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The Teaching and Learning Conference is a unique meeting in which APSA strives to promote greater understanding of cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies for the political science classroom. The conference provides a forum for scholars to share effective and innovative teaching and learning models and to discuss broad themes and values of political science education--especially the scholarship of teaching and learning.

The 2010 conference will take place on February 5-7, 2010 at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please join us for this important meeting.

2010 Conference Featured Speakers

Pi Sigma Alpha Keynote Address
Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania

The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Rogers M. Smith will be the 2010 Pi Sigma Alpha Keynote Speaker at the Teaching and Learning Conference. Dr. Smith is a former member of the Vice President of the APSA Council and is the Christopher H. Browne Distinquished Professor in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania  and is the Chair of the Penn Program for Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism. Throughout his career, Rogers has received numerous teaching and mentoring awards and has chaired many dissertation committees.  More on Dr. Smith »

Opening Session Address
Bob Graham, Director, Graham Center for Public Service, Univeristy of Florida, Former U.S. Senator and Governor of Florida

Senator Bob Graham is the former two–term governor of Florida and served for 18 years in the United States Senate. This is combined with 12 years in the Florida legislature for a total of 38 years of public service.  Senator Graham is committeed to promoting the value of civic participation and public service through education. Currently, Senator Graham serves as the chair of the Board of Overseers of the Graham Center for Public Service. This Center, with a home at the University of Florida, commenced programs in the fall of 2007 in the areas of Public Service, Homeland Security, and The Americas, subjects in which he has been deeply involved during his public career. More on Bob Graham »

Reflections from Previous TLC Attendees »

Registration

Early registration is now open until December 1, 2009. Register during early registration to take advantage of the lower registration rates.  Register Today!

Call for Proposals

The call for proposals is now closed. Proposals are currently being reviewed and decisions will be announced in early November. If you submitted proposal, you will recieve a email notification at this time.

• Themed tracks: Using the working group model, all meeting participants attend only one themed track for the duration of the conference.
  
• Workshops: In addition to traditional working groups, the conference also features special workshops that focus on practical issues related to teaching.  In these workshops participants can interact with political scientists outside of their assigned themed track. 

Questions about the APSA Conference on Teaching and Learning in Political Science?  See frequently asked questions », or contact teaching@apsanet.org.