Call for Proposals: 2026 Workshop-Conference
The AAPT invites proposals for interactive, pedagogy-focused sessions at the 2026 Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, July 23-26, 2026, at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI. This conference will be a celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization, which was founded in 1976 to improve the quality of philosophy instruction, promote scholarship in philosophical pedagogy, and support teachers.
Topics
We are seeking interactive sessions related to teaching and learning philosophy at any educational level. We encourage creative approaches to individual or panel workshops on:
- The past and future of philosophy education
- Creative uses of instructional technologies
- Diversity and inclusion in our classrooms or our discipline
- Innovative and successful course design, assignment design, or teaching strategies
- How work in other disciplines can improve the teaching of philosophy
- Professional issues connected to teaching
- Teaching in non-traditional settings
- The impact of AI or other technologies on philosophy education
Proposals should include:
- Session title
- Length of the proposed session: 30-minute, 60-minute, or 90-minute session
- Abstract: 100-200 words; should be suitable for the conference program
- Description: 1-3 pages; should describe the session goals, the interactive elements of the session, any planned handouts, etc.
- Relevant Sources: should list any relevant sources
The AAPT is a community of teacher-scholars dedicated to sharing our lived expertise regarding reflective and responsible student-centered teaching and learning. We value authentic, creative, and insightful approaches to pedagogy that exhibit what philosophy does best: thinking through problems both independently and collaboratively. At present, we judge that the use of generative AI conflicts with these values. Therefore the use of generative AI in preparing proposals and in the content of presentations is prohibited. If you believe an exception should be made for your use of generative AI, please disclose how you have used it and why an exception should be made for your use.
Please send submissions, via email, to Andrew Mills (andrewpmills@gmail.com) by Monday, January 12, Friday, February 2026.
Model proposals from past years
