Call for Presentations
Urbs in Horto

President Jennie Luongo, the Board of Governors, Executive Director Sherwin Little, and our hosts from Loyola University
of Chicago’s Department of Classical Studies warmly invite you to Chicago, Illinois, for the 78 th Annual American Classical
League Institute. A variety of sessions and all plenaries available live will also be part of a virtual program for those that
cannot attend in person. Along with the varied program offerings, attendees may enjoy what Chicago, the Second
City/Windy City/ Urbs in Horto has to offer.

The Program Committee of Dennis Dickerson, Ellen Lee, Amy Rosevear, Lindsay Sears, Ryan Sellers, Shonda Tohm, Nicole
Wellington, and Bryan Whitchurch welcomes proposals appealing to all levels of instruction on a wide variety of topics
(listed below).

We welcome proposals for Pre-Institute workshops lasting either three or six hours through Sunday, December 15, 2024.
Proposals for presentations at the Institute proper, including panels, posters, workshops, round table discussions,
special interest groups, and affinity groups are welcome through January 17, 2025.

We hope to see you all next June in Chicago!

Sincerely,
Mark Pearsall
Vice President for Programming and Impact
American Classical League

General Topics for Institute Proposals

● Assessment and Feedback: describes formative or summative, unit level or program level assessments to
provide feedback to improve performance, to measure learner progress, or to revise instruction.
● Content and Reception: emphasizes the dynamic cultural products, practices, and perspectives that underpin
language learning and intercultural communication and how Latin and Greek, classical literature, and the
classical world more broadly has been translated, adapted, and appropriated in eras after antiquity.
● Instructional Design: curriculum design, instruction and pedagogy including methodology, classroom practices,
and innovative use of technology.
● Outreach, Equity, and Advocacy: addresses topics such as student and teacher recruitment, broadening the
appeal of classics to a more diverse population, striving for equity in the classroom, developing relationships
with key stakeholders, and public relations for your program as well as teacher preparation, professional
development, and mentoring.