Final Call for Proposals – OTESSA Online
This is the Final Call for Proposals for the Online OTESSA Conference
Proposals Due MAY 6, 2026
Online Conference, June 8-9, 2026
OTESSA invites you to share your research and innovation as part of OTESSA 2026!
Note: Non-presenters will be welcome to join the online site with a $50 community pass.
What to Submit
- Proposal: Maximum 300 words.
- Research, practice, or workshop submissions welcome.
- 20- or 50-minute sessions including panel discussions.
- .OPTIONAL (can be submitted anytime):
- short papers (1000-2000 words) for publication in the OTESSA Proceedings.
- full papers (4000-7000 words) for publication in the OTESSA Journal.
- Both the Proceedings and Journal are indexed through EBSCO Education Source Ultimate, ERIC, Google Scholar, OpenAlex, and Sherpa Romeo.
Any late submissions will be processed based on available space.
Keynote Speakers
Invited Speakers
Invited speaker information coming soon. Early announcements include:
- Hannah Grossman on Trauma-Informed Instruction
- Emma Irwin on Digital Sovereignty
- Royce Kimmons
Join an Information Session
- We invite you to join us for an Information session in Zoom.
Topics might include:- ideas for a successful conference presentation,
- workshop topic brainstorming,
- to learn more about the conference proceedings or journal,
- how to partner with OTESSA,
- ways OTESSA can advocate for you,
- creative ideas for professional learning,
- how to get involved, and
- strategies for the 2027 conference!
Register for your preferred time below.
OTESSA Publication Pathways
OTESSA was recently awarded $156,000 by the Government of Canada (SSHRC), which will greatly impact our service and speed for publications.
There are two options for publishing your work:
- OTESSA Proceedings
- Research or practice short papers (1000-2000 words).
- May be submitted alongside your proposal or added at any time.
- Publishing a proceeding does not preclude your ability to publish a full article in the OTESSA Journal.
- OTESSA Journal
- Research, conceptual, practice, or discourse papers (4000-7000 words).
- Should be submitted through the OTESSA Journal link.
- All articles are published Open Access (CC-BY) with no Article Processing Charges (APC).
- See OTESSA Journal Submission Guidelines.
