The Illinois Accounting Teachers Conference offers an annual conference for full-time and adjunct faculty. Its objective is to encourage excellence in teaching that meets the needs of students. The conference includes presentations on teaching techniques and skills as well as information on how to adjust to changes in the profession. The conference also provides essential information on available resources for accounting teachers and promotes dialogue between four-year and two-year colleges.
The Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges, a networking group for teachers of accounting, offers a yearly conference aimed specifically toward the issues pertaining to accounting teachers at two-year colleges. The conference's goal is to foster creative and innovative teaching and curriculum and to advance the accounting profession in general. The conference features more than 50 sessions on topics such as student retention and engaging students with team-based learning.
The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants offers an annual Accounting Education Conference. The conference gives both college and university teachers the chance to collaborate, discuss teaching strategies, examine accounting curricula and other issues pertinent to the accounting profession. The conference also includes information on special resources for accounting educators, after-conference networking opportunities, handbooks and career guides.
The Conference on Teaching and Learning, offered by the American Accounting Association, is held annually and directed toward accounting teachers who want to improve their teaching. The conference includes such topics as teaching with technology and preparing for class. It also includes roundtable discussions in which faculty from both two- and four-year colleges share their favorite teaching and technology strategies. The conference ends with discussions on what was learned and recommendations for future conferences.