Presenting Opportunities

SDE works with hundreds of top-quality presenters from across the country. We are looking for emerging presenters as well as established national presenters. As an SDE presenter, you:

• Are an independent contractor
• Gain national exposure
• Have a flexible work schedule
• Work with some of the country’s top educational presenters
• Impact thousands of teachers, who in turn, impact tens of thousands of children
• Benefit from SDE’s national marketing power at no cost to you
• Are marketed on brochures to thousands of educators across the country and through our Web site
• May be hired for additional consulting work by schools, districts, or staff development organizations that work with our onsite training division, On-site Training Services.
• Are given consideration of your book manuscripts for publishing by Crystal Springs Books
• Work with a great team dedicated to the improvement of children’s education

SDE is dedicated to enhancing children’s lives through staff development. SDE organizes over 1000 professional development engagements each year through:

• State and Regional Conventions
• Seminars
• National Conventions
• On-site Training Services (in-service training)
• Crystal Springs Books
• eSEMINARs

The mission of SDE is to enhance the quality of children’s education by providing highly effective and timely professional development, resources, support, and encouragement for all educators. To become a part of this outstanding team, SDE requires that you have:

• Classroom teaching experience
• Education training or presenting experience
• Presentations with practical ideas and proven strategies for educators
• The ability to motivate, interest, and involve the participants in your presentations
• The ability to customize your presentation for the audience
  

If presenting is new to you, please submit a Practitioner Showcase application. A practitioner showcase is a practicing teacher who has exciting ideas to share with their peers.

If you are interested in becoming a presenter for SDE, please complete the Presenter Application and Information Form and submit to SDE with the required materials. Once we have received all of your information, it will be carefully reviewed, and you will be contacted by a member of the Presenter Review Committee.

Contact Information:
Presenter Recruiter
SDE
Ten Sharon Road, PO Box 577
Peterborough, NH 03458

E-mail: wmaggs@sde.com
Phone: (800)-924-9621 ex. 258

Required Submissions:

• Completed SDE Presenter Application & Information Form (Download this form. It is a Microsoft Word format file)
• Professional resume
• A two-three paragraph presenter bio (sample)
• Written descriptions of the workshops that you present (sample). Each workshop description should:
  • Include a clear title
  • Specify the grade levels on which you can present
  • Be 100-200 words
  • Specify the length of time for which you could present: 75 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours, Other

Recommend Submissions
(not required but will greatly expedite the review process):

• Testimonials (from past workshop participants)
• Video/DVD of presentation to educators
• List of authored publications, materials, CD's etc…
• List of recent presentations
• List of upcoming presentations

Submission Information:

• Submissions can be attached to an email to wmaggs@sde.com
• Please return the requested information to the address below:

Attention: Presenter Recruiter
SDE, Inc
Ten Sharon Road, PO Box 577
Peterborough, NH 03458

Only completed applications with necessary submissions will be reviewed.

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• How do I become a presenter for SDE?
  

  Your first step is to complete the Presenter Application & Information Form and provide the requested materials. After SDE receives and reviews this information, we will do one of the following:

  • invite you to conduct an unpaid session at an upcoming SDE conference in order to observe you
  • set up a time to observe you presenting at your own engagement
  • hire you to present
  • inform you that we cannot utilize your talents as a presenter at this time
    
• When will I hear back from you?
  SDE will contact you no later than two months after receiving your materials.
• How often can I expect to present?
  

  The number of presentations varies greatly. How often you are asked to present depends on the following factors:

  • the demand for your workshop topics
  • the quality of your presentations
  • your availability and interest in presenting for us
  • how the daily stipend you request compares with the current “market” rate for presenters who conduct similar workshops
• Can I still present workshops for other groups and on my own?
  When presenting for SDE, you remain an independent contractor and may present for other organizations. If you are presenting at an SDE conference or seminar, we require that you do not present a workshop on the same topic within 60 days and within 60 miles of the SDE workshop unless the engagement is scheduled through our onsite training division, On-site Training Services.
• What do I do with leads for future or follow-up work that I get at an SDE seminar, conference, or on-site training?
  Whenever you work for SDE, you are working with our customers who are there as a result of our marketing efforts and expense. Therefore, any requests for future or follow-up work at any SDE engagement must be referred back through SDE. When possible, we will keep your interests in mind when awarding this work. However, you always retain the right as an independent contractor to accept or reject any of this follow-up work offered by SDE.
• How far in advance will I be notified about my presenting dates and my schedule?
  

  SDE conferences are booked six to twelve months in advance. Once we print your name on a brochure and you sign a memorandum of agreement, you must conduct the presentation.

  SDE’s On-site Training Services contracts presenters to present for schools, districts, and other organizations. Lead time for an on-site training engagement can vary dramatically, but is typically between one month and one year. Once you sign the presenter confirmation letter, you must conduct the presentation.

  If an emergency situation arises, you may be contacted and asked to fill in for another presenter on a few days’ notice. As is the case with all our presentations, it is up to you to decide whether or not you wish to agree to do the engagement.

• What audio-visual equipment is provided by SDE at seminars and conferences?
  SDE provides a presentation room with an overhead projector and screen for your workshop presentation(s). Should you require additional equipment, you must provide it yourself.
• Do I provide my own handouts, overheads, and workshop materials?
  

  You are required to provide a master set of handouts prior to any engagement for SDE.

  These handouts must be fully proofed, with no typographical errors, and be ready to duplicate. You are responsible for providing proof of permission for any materials that are not original. It is SDE’s responsibility to ensure that your handouts will be duplicated and sent to the presentation location.

  Overhead transparencies and display materials that you need are your responsibility. If you require other supplies and materials for your workshop, you must provide and pay for these additional materials unless you have written permission from SDE.

• How much can I expect to get paid?
  Your stipend will be based on presenting experience as well as current market value.

(For emerging presenters)

Have you read the Presenting Opportunities Outline and FAQ information?

Staff Development for Educators is seeking proposals from teachers with innovative ideas to present 75-minute “Practitioner Showcases” at upcoming conferences and conventions.

To be considered for a Practitioner Showcase, please download and complete this form (requires MS Word) and return it along with a videotape (if available) of your presentation, a resume, and evaluations or testimonials (if available) from participants from your previous presentations. If your proposal is selected, you will receive free tuition to the event at which you will be presenting.

Please Note: Each presentation room will have a display table, an overhead projector, and a screen. You must provide any additional equipment or materials that you require at your own expense.

Please return your complete proposal, a copy of your resume, a video (if you have one) and testimonials/evaluations to:

Attn: Programming Department
Staff Development for Educators
10 Sharon Road, Box 577
Peterborough, NH 03458
Phone: (603) 924-9621
Fax: (603) 924-4329