AAE 375: AENJ Conference Proposal Assignment

This assignment provides you with a chance to practice writing a proposal for the AENJ conference. Although you are not
required to actually submit the proposal to AENJ online, it is strongly recommended. (Note: Recent graduates stated
interviewers were very impressed with them presenting!)

Conference: Call for ProposalsAENJ Proposal Submission Form: http://www.aenj.org/pages/conference

Thank you for volunteering to share your talents by submitting a proposal to present at The AENJ Conference! Please fill out the
fields below and click submit (online). One presentation per form.

1. Your Name
Rachel Bouton

(Main Presenter):

2. Description of Presentation:

(for conference booklet - 30 words or less) * * Please adhere to the word count

requirement

How can we get students in the intermediate school to get more involved in caring for the planet
around them while creating fun and amazing art? Heres how!
3. Title of Presentation:
Swimming Through Printmaking!Addressing Ecological Issues in the Intermediate Classroom
4. Detail Purpose/Objectives of Presentation:

(100 words or less) Use this space to explain your presentation

in detail.

With todays rapid global climate change, pollution, and overfishing resulting in the deaths of millions
of fish and the bleaching of 90% of the worlds largest coral reef, something needs to be done before
our planet is beyond saving. The lesson presented will show how to get students involved in current
ecological issues by examining and incorporating specific ecological events into a collage. Inspirational
materials focus on the works of contemporary artist Robert Rauschenberg, with some other images
from more traditional printmakers like Katsushika Hokusai.
5. Select Audience

(select one)

_____ Secondary
_____ Higher Ed
_____ All Audiences

_____ Elementary
_x_ Middle

6. Session Formatting (select one)

_____ Best Practice Lecture (50 Minutes)
_____ Hands-On Workshop (1 Hour and 30 Minutes)
_x_ Student Roundtable Event (for student presenters only)
7. Select FIRST preference for day and time of presentation
choice slot.)

_x_ Sunday Afternoon

(AENJ will do its best to give you your first

_____ Tuesday Morning

_____ Tuesday Afternoon
_____ Sunday Student Roundtable
(go to
http://aenj.org/pages/student_chapter)

_____
_____
_____
_____

Sunday Evening
Monday Morning
Monday Afternoon
Monday Evening

8. Select SECOND preference for day and time of presentation

_____ Tuesday Morning

_____ Tuesday Afternoon
_____ Sunday Student Roundtable
(go to
http://aenj.org/pages/student_chapter)

_____ Sunday Afternoon

_x_ Sunday Evening
_____ Monday Morning
_____ Monday Afternoon
_____ Monday Evening

9. Are you willing to repeat your presentation?

_____ Yes
__x_ No
10. AV Needs

(You must supply your own LED Projector and proper adapters. Internet access is limited and can NOT be

guaranteed.)

_____ Screen
11. Name of Co-Presenter #1
N/A

(If there is someone presenting with you)

12. Name of Co-Presenter #2

N/A

(If there is someone presenting with you)

13. Job Title (For Main Presenter)

__x_ Student
_____ Educator
_____ Vendor/Exhibitor
_____ Administrator
_____ Other:
14. Email Address
boutonr1@tcnj.edu
15. Cell Phone
(201)-406-8439
16. Have you presented at an AENJ conference before?
_____ Yes
_x_ No, this will be the first.
17. If you have presented before, what years(s) did you present?

(within the last 5 years)

18. If you have presented before, what was the title of your presentation(s)?

19. Are you currently a member of AENJ?

present.

_____ Yes
_x_ No
Click Submit on the online form

You must be an AENJ member or a participating vendor in order to