Making Space: Expanding Pedagogies, Practices, & Partnerships

Dates: February 6-8, 2025

Location: Callaway Resort & Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA

Making Space: Expanding Pedagogies, Practices, & Partnerships

We are teaching, learning, and living in a paradoxical time. While technology expands our access to information, expression, and each other, it can also allow individuals to self-isolate in their own social, emotional, and intellectual silos. Additionally, while English/Language Arts scholarship promotes the importance of authentic learning, multimodality, and an expanded literary canon, many classrooms are restricted by standardized, politicized, and sanitized curricula and practices. In light of the current tensions around the practice of English Education, this year's GCTE Conference will investigate practices and pedagogies aimed at making space for innovation and diverse ideas, honoring individuality and lived experiences, and growing meaningful communities through new partnerships.

Call for Proposals:

Presentation submissions for the 2025 GCTE Conference are now being accepted.  Please click here to access the presentation submission form. All session proposals for the conference are due no later than Monday, September 16, 2024.

• We encourage new and prior presenters to consider submitting proposals for this year's conference.  
• Specific information on this year's Call for Proposals can be found here.
• Please use the information & rubric in this document to help guide the development of your proposals.
• In addition, this short video contains further guidance, tips and tricks for developing a successful proposal.

Registration:

Registration for the 2025 GCTE Conference is now open!  Please click here to register. 

Lodging:

Callaway Resort and Gardens has blocked rooms at a discounted rate for the conference. There are several options available including:

• Lodge rooms with either a single King or two Queen Beds beginning at $189/night
• 2 Bedroom Cottages which include 4 queen beds and a common area beginning at $319/night

Please use this link to access group rates at Callaway Resort. If you're looking for a roommate for the conference, please contact dcrovitz@kennesaw.edu for possibilities.

For more information on the registration process, click here.

The cut off date for all group rate reservations is 01/07/2025.

Sponsors/Exhibitors:

Individuals & Organizations interested in running an ad in the conference program, sponsoring a conference coffee break, or purchasing an exhibitor's table in the conference hall please click here for more information or contact the conference directors via email.