Annual Conference

2025 KATE Conference

Conference date: September 26th, 2025

Location: The Club at UK's Spindletop Hall, University of Kentucky

Theme: Innovation in Teaching, Accreditation, and Community Partnerships

The Kentucky Association of Teacher Educators (KATE) invites educators, researchers, and practitioners to submit proposals for presentations at our annual conference. This year’s conference will focus on innovative teaching strategies, accreditation, and community partnerships that enhance educator preparation.

We welcome proposals on topics including, but not limited to:

✅ The Kentucky Teacher Performance Standards – Best practices for implementation in teacher preparation.
✅ Key Assessments for Accreditation – Strategies for meaningful assessment and program improvement.
✅ Community Partnerships in Education – How institutions collaborate with schools and organizations to support learning.
✅ Strategies in Teaching and Learning – Infusing High Leverage Practices to improve classroom engagement and instruction.
✅ Building Engaging Lessons – Practical techniques for designing lessons that inspire and motivate students.

Submission Deadline: August 1, 2025

We are also collaborating with the Kentucky Teacher Education Journal again this year.  Here's a copy of the Special Edition, which includes the presenters chosen from the 2024 KATE Conference.    

You may choose to offer either a panel or individual presentations. Panel presentations will include 2-3 presentations for a 50 minute session (15-30 minutes allotted to each presenter). Individual presentations will have one presentation per session (50 minutes allotted to the presenter).