AAM

I just (okay, not just - I submitted on Friday afternoon) completed my first session proposal for an AAM event. I've been wanting to participate in the national conference for years and always had a reason not to submit a proposal - didn't have the funding to go, didn't have an idea to submit, or just plain missed the deadline. But after I heard AAM was in Denver this year, I knew I had to pull myself together and send in a proposal. I was surfing the web last Tuesday and thought I should check out the deadline for submissions - that would be last Friday - as in I had three days to pull an idea, presenters, and a coherent session proposal together. I've been working on a project that involves exhibition and curriculum development with several colloborators - including a museum, an educational not-for-profit and four public school teachers from different states. Seemed easiest to try to use this project as a case study and luckily every one was on board for presenting. Trying to pull all of the descriptions and ideas into 100 word chunks (per AAM requirements) was a bit tricky; but ultimately a great exercise in being concise. So, now I guess I wait to hear from the AAM committee...