1. Preparing Your Presentation
EDUC 600
Spring, 2015

2. Preparation Guidelines
Audience: Educators including prospective and practicing teachers, administrators, WVU faculty.
Time: Each session is 1 hour. Each of the 3 presenters scheduled has 15 minutes for his/her individual presentation. There is a 15 minute question and answer period at the end of the session for all 3 presentations.

3. Preparation Guidelines
Length of powerpoint: slides
The session facilitator will introduce you, then you will present for 15 minutes. Time for questions occurs after all 3 presenters have finished.
If you are presenting with a partner, decide who will do what at each step of your presentation.

4. Preparing Your Powerpoint
Title Slide: Name & Study Title
Why did I study this topic?
Methodology
Research Question and Subquestions
Context: School, Classroom, Participants
Teaching strategy—a description of what you implemented
Data sources

5. Preparing Your Powerpoint
Results & Conclusions
Summarize data analysis
Answer each research question
Interpret results
Implications
What I learned from AR that will interest other teachers
How I will change my teaching – future plans for teaching
Future research Wonderings/Questions that emerged from my study—These may serve to guide the discussion at the end of the session.
Acknowledgments

6. Formatting Font: Arial, Helvetica Font Size: This is 32 pt
Keep number of text lines to a minimum
Each text line should be short….a phrase, key words
Use upper and lower case letters
Keep font colors to 2
Mix visuals and text

7. Powerpoint Development
Determine slide template
Type in titles for each slide
Type in supporting text
Add visuals
Check animation features…keep to a minimum
Consistent effect for each slide
Consistent slide transition