Rural Schools: Making a Difference

Rural Schools: Making a Difference is the theme for the Eighteenth National Congress on Rural Education Canada in recognition of what schools and school districts are doing to make a difference in the lives of children and youth that attend schools in rural settings. This Congress focuses attention on the many and varied innovative practices that support learning for rural students. Although there are many challenges facing rural schools that need to be overcome including geographic and demographic issues, rural schools tend to have met these challenges by developing creative solutions to recruitment and retention, programming, instruction, resourcing and partnerships. Although the context may be different from province to province, rural schools throughout Canada are unique in how they find ways to ensure that their students are receiving a quality education that will serve them well in the future.

The Congress this year will focus on what rural schools are doing to make a difference for students through leadership, programming, technological advances and instructional practices.

Please submit your presentation proposal on the form below. The deadline for submitting proposals is Monday, January 14th 2013. You will be notified within two weeks if your proposal has been accepted. A copy of your paper/power point will be required by February 11th, 2013 for inclusion on the USB memory device that all participants receive. As well, please forward photographs of yourself if we don’t have a photo on file. Presenters are encouraged to register as full participants for the Congress and will receive a $100 discount on their registration fee.

Sub-themes
Building Effective Partnerships UsingTechnology for Improved School Programming Supporting Schools through Parent and Community Involvement Diversity and Rural Schools First Nations Schools: Making a Difference Leadership for Improved	Recruitment and Retention of Professional Staff EffectiveGovernance andTrustee Leadership Developing Student Leadership Developing Effective School and Community Councils StudentAssessment and Evaluation: Focus on Learning
Small group presentation and interaction is 70 minutes. Poster presentations will be assigned a 70-minute time block for multiple interactions.