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Thursday March 21, 2019 8:00am - 6:00pm EDT
Level 1 Convention Center

9:00am EDT

Break Out of the Silos: Get Students to Use Multiple Tenses Confidently (W-4)

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This workshop offers participants concrete, discrete steps and examples of methods teachers can use to promote students’ improved output in the target language. In this session, we will discuss the steps we follow to prepare students to respond to both interpersonal and presentational prompts with higher levels of language. Participants will learn and practice how to get students to respond with more complex target language, which provides a base for moving between tenses with ease.

Speakers

Stephanie Madison Schenck

PhD Candidate, Literacy, Language, & Culture, Clemson University

Erin Carlson

Instructor of Spanish, PhD student in Language and Literacy, University of South Carolina

Former HS teacher, current university instructor. Passionate about curriculum, instruction, second language literacy, and more!

Thursday March 21, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
104

Host Organization University of South Carolina and Clemson Univeristy
Strand Learning Resources/Tools
Core Practice(s) Teach Grammar as Concept
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

9:00am EDT

CANCELED: Creando una comunidad: Heritage Speakers in High Schools (W-5)

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As the Hispanic population continues to grow, schools receive greater numbers of students who are native or heritage speakers of Spanish who come to us with diverse cultural backgrounds and widely varying linguistic abilities. This workshop will address the variation found within this population as well as information on the contributions they bring to the classroom. We will discuss ways to create a positive environment where Hispanic students feel welcomed and comfortable, regardless of background or prior language knowledge.

Speakers

Kelsey Dominguez

Thursday March 21, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
105

Host Organization Knightdale HS of Collaborative Design
Strand Learning Resources/Tools
Core Practice(s) Provide Appropriate Feedback
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

9:00am EDT

Incorporating Literacy Strategies in the DLI Classroom (W-7)

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Need to integrate more literacy into your DLI curriculum? Drawing from a wealth of experience as immersion teacher and instructional coach, this workshop provides the opportunity for you to create and practice strategies that will help grow students’ language and literacy in the L2. We will also discuss how to coach DLI teachers in the areas of language and literacy. You will leave this workshop with activities and strategies to immediately use in the classroom or for professional development.

Speakers

Jennifer Hood

Kindergarten Spanish Immersion Teacher, Lexington One School District

I have been an immersion teacher for 13 years. I taught first grade for 9 years and have taught kindergarten for almost 4 years. I was one of the pilot teachers when Lexington One started a DLI program back in 2006. I am passionate about language learning and literacy.

Dr. Liza Speece

Coordinator of World Languages and Immersion, Lexington One School District

I am the Coordinator for World Languages and Immersion in Lexington School District One. I previously was the Teacher Support Specialist and before that I taught 3rd grade Spanish immersion.

Thursday March 21, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
208

Host Organization Lexington (SC) District One
Strand Dual Language Immersion
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) DLI
Language(s) All

9:00am EDT

Innovation in YOUR Classroom: Learning, Adapting, Risk-Taking, & Courage (W-3)

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What do teachers do after workshops and conferences? How can we apply new strategies in our classrooms? Participants will be able to expand their teaching tool kit through discussion and demonstration of multiple non-textbook resources. Attention will be given to innovative practices involving but not limited to original procedures, games, novels, and technology that are can be applied immediately in their classrooms. The workshop will explore how risk-taking can lead to engaged learning, greater student success, and increased teacher satisfaction.

Speakers

Bertha Delgadillo

Spanish Teacher, Woodville Tompkins Technical & Career High School

Bertha Delgadillo is a high school Spanish teacher to intermediate students in Savannah, Georgia. Originally from Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico & a National Board Certified teacher, Bertha currently shares best practices & professional development for World Language teachers through... Read More →

Maribel Gomez

Spanish Teacher, Woodville Tompkins Technical & Career High School

Thursday March 21, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
108

Host Organization Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
Strand Learning Resources/Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

9:00am EDT

Ready, Set, Engage! (W-6)

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Participants in this workshop will interact with various social media platforms and website design tools, discuss their classroom applications and potential pitfalls, as well as create an activity using a platform of their choice. For a hands-on experience, participants should bring their own devices, but it is not a requirement.

Speakers

Stacey Powell

Raegan Lemmond

Univeristy of Alabama

Thursday March 21, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
206

Host Organization University of Alabama and Auburn University
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology/Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

9:00am EDT

CANCELED: Understanding Georgia's DLI Revolution: A Family Affair (W-2)

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The growth of Georgia’s DLI programs in the past four years has been dramatic. This session will explore the people and programs at all levels that set the DLI model in motion in Georgia, sustain its development and the family of stakeholders engaged in advocating, supporting and promoting the model.

Speakers

Patrick Wallace

GaDOE staff, Georgia Department of Education

Thursday March 21, 2019 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
107

Host Organization Georgia Department of Education
Strand Dual Language Immersion
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) DLI
Language(s) All

9:00am EDT

Developing Performance from Novice to Intermediate (W-1)

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What do learners need to demonstrate to move out of Novice and into the Intermediate level and beyond? Unpack the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements and analyze learners’ language samples to find out. Experience strategies for instruction that develop and assess learners’ ability to function at an Intermediate level in Interpersonal and Presentational Communication; explore strategies for learners to practice using language to investigate, explain, and reflect on topics through authentic resources; and examine effective assessment strategies to chart learners’ progress

Speakers

Paul Sandrock

Director of Education, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Let's share what works for language learning - from planning for learning, guiding learning with effective strategies, sharing with learners how to reach higher levels of proficiency, and charting that progress with assessments of performance. As ACTFL Director of Education, this... Read More →

Thursday March 21, 2019 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
106

Host Organization ACTFL
Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

12:00pm EDT

Leadership Luncheon

Leadership Luncheon

Thursday March 21, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
101

Leadership Luncheon

12:00pm EDT

Exhibits Setup

Exhibits Setup

Thursday March 21, 2019 12:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Exhibit Hall

1:00pm EDT

Arts Integration in the World Language Classroom (W-10)

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Have you ever asked yourself what exactly arts integration means? Have you ever wondered how you could implement both visual and performing arts regularly in your classroom? Our workshop provides an overview of what arts integration looks like. We will also share sample lesson plans and teaching tips. Participants will create an arts integrated lesson or improve one so that you will return to your classroom ready to integrate the arts in to your teaching.

Speakers

Victoria Schmoyer

Victoria Schmoyer, Aimee Falk

Thursday March 21, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
105

Host Organization R. J. Reynolds High School (NC)
Strand Learning Resources/Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

1:00pm EDT

Focusing on Language Development in a Dual Language Immersion Classroom (W-12)

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Sometimes in a DLI classroom, it can be easy for all the focus to be on teaching the content at the expense of developing language skills. Are you focusing enough on developing communicative competence? Are you familiar with the ACTFL standards that can guide your instruction? This workshop will showcase strategies for increasing interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication in a DLI classroom while teaching the content. Participants will have time to develop their own ideas on how to increase communication.

Speakers

Charlotte Hancock

Thursday March 21, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
208

Host Organization Union County Public Schools and UNCC
Strand Dual Language Immersion
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

1:00pm EDT

InstaCommunity (W-9)

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How to design an online platform for students to become advocates for each other by designing a virtual community with real world personas and real world application through SeeSaw and/or Flipgrid. Hook your students into your curriculum and have them investigate the target culture by creating a virtual Instagram account and have meaningful, engaging interaction in and outside of the classroom. Applicable to all communicative languages and adaptable to all levels. Examples will be in Spanish, Russian, and Latin but activities can also be extended to French, German, Mandarin, and other languages as well!

Speakers

Jessica Kelly

World Language Teacher

Spanish and Russian teacher from South Carolina with an addiction to classroom technology and fun.

Thursday March 21, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
104

Strand Innovative Uses of Technology/Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

1:00pm EDT

Learn! Leap! Repeat! How to Make the Shift to Proficiency (W-8)

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We owe it to our students to grow professionally, but where do we start? Growth is learning AND acting upon the new learning! Participants will learn what it means to teach for proficiency and make an action plan to transition to proficiency-based classroom practices.

Speakers

Sara Gilliland

World Language Curriculum Specialist, Oak Ridge High School

Thursday March 21, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
108

Host Organization Lexington (SC) District
Strand Program Models
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

1:00pm EDT

Tech for Teachers (W-11)

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The internet is a wealth of resources. Join us in this workshop to explore various free resources on the World Wide Web that can be used to foster language learning. Participants will discuss, create, and evaluate learner-centered activities using these resources as both resources and production tools. In addition to learner-centered activities, we will also discuss resources useful for teachers. For a hands-on experience, participants should bring their own devices, but it is not a requirement.

Speakers

SEALLT

SEALLT is the Southeast Association for Language Learning Technology, we are a regional group of the International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT). SEALLT represents Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina. Through the organization we seek to... Read More →

Thursday March 21, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
206

Host Organization University of South Alabama and Northwest Middle School (MS)
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology/Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

1:00pm EDT

Leadership Luncheon Workshop

Leadership Luncheon Workshop

Thursday March 21, 2019 1:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
102

Leadership Luncheon Workshop

1:00pm EDT

SCOLT Teacher of the Year Interviews

SCOLT Teacher of the Year Interviews

Thursday March 21, 2019 1:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
207

7:30am EDT

Continental Breakfast in Exhibitor Areas

Friday March 22, 2019 7:30am - 8:30am EDT
Exhibitor Area

7:30am EDT

Exhibits Open

Friday March 22, 2019 7:30am - 5:00pm EDT
Exhibitor Area

8:00am EDT

SCOLT First Timer Session

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Speakers

Tom Soth

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Friday March 22, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
101

8:00am EDT

Registration Open

Friday March 22, 2019 8:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Level 1 Convention Center

8:30am EDT

Opening General Session and Awards

Friday March 22, 2019 8:30am - 10:00am EDT
Exhibit Hall A

Opening General Session

10:00am EDT

Exhibits Break

Friday March 22, 2019 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Exhibit Hall

10:30am EDT

"Leer es Poder" Strategies for Using Mini-Novels to Increase (1-5)

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Reading is another technique that helps students to acquire a language. As an alternative to the traditional classroom that explicitly teaches grammar and vocabulary, reading stories presents lexical components contextualized in a comprehensible, meaningful, and compelling way. This session will present pre-reading ideas, literary strategies while reading, post-story reflective ideas, and overall ideas on how to build students' confidence and success in using reading to build their proficiency.

Speakers

Amelia Richter

World Language Teacher for Ohio County Schools, WV, SCOLT TOTY nominee 2019, WV TOY 2018, “Best of WV” 2017, WVFLTA President

Passionate about multilingualism, early Lang, advocacy, CI, Proficiency, Krashen, raising polyglots in my home & in my classroom. Most recently in my teaching journey I have incorporated novels to acquire the language in context and spark interpersonal communication naturally. I... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
107

Session - Friday, Best of WV

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Assessing Communication Among Native Speakers & Learners in an Oral Portfolio (1-13)

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This session will examine the creation of an oral portfolio in which students collect & assess their communication with native speaker partners. Students enrolled in a French conversation class participated in two video conferencing conversations with native speakers. The conversations were recorded, & students assessed their oral production. Many students reported feeling capable of producing more language & articulating more complex ideas. Pedagogical implications for self-assessment & the use of oral portfolios in second language teaching will be discussed.

Speakers

Alison Clifton

Assistant Professor of French, ROANOKE COLLEGE (VA)

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
209

Session - Friday

Host Organization English and French
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Beyond the Textbook: Proficiency-Based, Communicative Classroom Planning (1-6)

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Planning in a communicative, proficiency-based classroom can often seem daunting. This session will give you practical tools to plan using student interest, as well as give you confidence to stray from the textbook while improving language levels! By creating threads and progressions, we can create a foundation using our students as the driving force of content. Each participant will create his/her own topic web then share and collaborate. For each progression, we will include themes of literacy, flow, and post-planning.

Speakers

Emma Bricker

Organic World Language

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
108

Session - Friday

Host Organization English
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Conversation Circles 2.0 (1-4)

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Engage all learners in the world language classroom with this immersion style speaking activity! Scaffold language acquisition in meaningful dialogue chunks to help students build confidence in engaging others in the target language. Learn how to foster personalized, varied responses in everyday conversation and more. Take your students to the next level grammatically by strengthening and building intermediate oral proficiency by extending responses with increased complexity in a fun way!

Speakers

Lawrence Land

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
106

Session - Friday, Best of NC

Host Organization German
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & German

10:30am EDT

Empower Students with Words and a Mirror (1-10)

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How do Can Do Statements, backwards design, and rubrics empower students? They open the door to opportunities for students to reflect their individual Path to Proficiency. Motivate students to own their learning through the power of reflection.

Speakers

Beckie Bray Rankin

French Teacher, Lexington High School

Beckie began her teaching career at a charter network in Washington, DC after completing undergraduate studies at Boston University where she earned a BA in French and a BS in Teaching Foreign Languages. She served as District Coordinator and French teacher there for 2 years. Beckie... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
205

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & French
Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) Middle School/High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Four Steps to Encourage Transformative Learning in L2 (1-2)

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Transformative learning occurs when individuals critically examine their assumptions and the resulting beliefs and points of view. L2 instruction is particularly suited for such introspection as learners analyze and evaluate how other cultures handle social aspects that they might have never questioned in their own culture. This presentation provides steps to provide students with dissonant information so that they might want to take the intellectual and emotional risks to construct lasting alternative meanings and gain more autonomy in their lives.

Speakers

Birgit Jensen

Assoc. Prof. of German, East Carolina University

Ask me about Flipped Learning 3.0.

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
102

Session - Friday

Host Organization English
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) Middle School/High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Going Deskless in the World Language Classroom (1-7)

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Simplify & energize your classroom by going deskless! Learn how the deskless classroom facilitates multiple aspects of teaching a world language including direct instruction, cooperative learning & classroom management. Discover how removing the physical barriers of desks will promote more target language communication & collaboration for both teacher & students!

Speakers

Kathryn Bartlett

Spanish Teacher, Horry County Schools

The 2018-19 school year is Profe Bartlett's 16th year as a Spanish teacher and 4th year at Green Sea Floyds High School. She has worked in many educational settings, including urban and rural, public and private, large and small. She graduated with her B.A. in Spanish from Truman... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
202

Session - Friday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Program and/or Educator Effectiveness
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Leaving Lasting Footprints on the Next Generation (1-11)

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Who will take your place in the world language classroom? Who will carry on your legacy? As Christa McAuliffe said, “We touch the future; We teach.” As a language teacher you leave lasting footprints, shaping your students’ future and the profession. Join Vista Higher Learning in this session on advocacy on how to inspire the next generation of language teachers. Take away motivational strategies to connect and maximize your students’ potential beyond the classroom; relevant to all languages & levels.

Speakers

Ken Stewart

Duke University, Vista Higher Learning

Duke University Spanish Instructor; world language consultant, avid traveler, global citizen

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
206

Session - Friday

Host Organization English
Strand Leadership / Advocacy
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Powerful Lessons with Salsa! (1-1)

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In this session, we are going to find different ways to blend together language and culture in one lesson. How to incorporate different skills in a meaningful class activity. From a paper to the dance floor. From listening to a class discussion. This is the real way to experience culture and language in motion.

Speakers

Luis Giron

Raul Joven

Paola Morales

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
101

Session - Friday, Best of FLANC

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) Spanish & English

10:30am EDT

Richland One: One Language Coordinator's Quest to Build a Global Travel Program (1-3)

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Come learn how Richland One's World Language Coordinator, Ernesto Bernal, is expanding international travel opportunities for all of the language students in his district. He will share best practices and how he partners with other educators to help students see the world. The room will also be open to discussion so everyone can learn from other attendees who have traveled with students in their school/district/county.

Speakers

Ernesto Bernal

Language Coordinator

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
103

Session - Friday

Strand Languages Beyond the Classroom
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

10:30am EDT

The Impact of Oral Interaction with Native Speakers & L2 Macro-Linguistic Skills (1-9)

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This study measures the impact of consistent & sustained oral interaction (via remote interaction) with native speakers of the target language on macro-linguistic skills of learners studying intermediate Spanish. Participants belonged to either the TalkAbroad-7 group or the TalkAbroad-2 group. Using the Avant Stamp Test, learners’ macro-language skills (i.e., reading, writing, listening & speaking) were quantitatively measured before & after treatment. Results of the data suggest that consistent & sustained oral interaction with native speakers significantly impacted learners’ listening skills.

Speakers

Laurie Massery

Randolph Macon College

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
204

Session - Friday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Using Short Videos to Motivate & Engage Students (1-8)

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Short videos are a means with which to motivate & engage students in language learning & improve their intercultural awareness by providing authentic listening practice. Participants will learn how to use short animated videos with no sound, as well as cortometrajes from Spanish speaking countries, to engage students. Come participate in activities that accompany each video shown & learn how to find & evaluate videos for class use & to create activities to go with them.

Speakers

Julie Wilhelm

Senior Lecturer, Spanish, Iowa State University

I teach Spanish and am director of a semester study abroad program in Cáceres Spain and a six week summer program in Valencia, Spain.

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
203

Session - Friday

Host Organization English, Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Using the Francophone World to Promote French Programs (1-12)

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The presenters will discuss new resources disseminated through the AATF that can be used to promote French locally, taking advantage of local heritage sites, historical archives, and celebrations that can be used to demonstrate that French is all around us and is not only a global language of the future but a key to our own history. Examples from the AATF conventions in St. Louis and Martinique will be used.

Speakers

Jayne Abrate

Executive Director, AATF

The AATF is the largest national professional association devoted exclusively to French. We provide services to help our members promote French and develop and defend programs. The AATF publishes the French Review and the National Bulletin, sponsors the Grand Concours and National... Read More →

Catherine Danielou

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Past AATF President Catherine Daniélou (Ph.D. Michigan State) is Associate Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has been active with state language teaching organizations and enjoys working with K-12 teachers in immersion workshop settings... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
207

Session - Friday

Host Organization French
Strand Exhibitor
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) French

10:30am EDT

Teachers' Lounge

The Teachers' Lounge is a place to continue discussions, rest, and network. Come in and make a new friend!

Friday March 22, 2019 10:30am - 5:00pm EDT
104-105

Teachers' Lounge

11:30am EDT

Access to a Seal of Biliteracy - Solutions for ALL Learners (H-2)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Patrick Wallace

GaDOE staff, Georgia Department of Education

Friday March 22, 2019 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
203

Hot Seat Round A

11:30am EDT

Can-Do's for Language and Intercultural Communication (H-7)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Ruta Couet

Friday March 22, 2019 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
208

Hot Seat Round A

11:30am EDT

Every Day's an IPA (H-5)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Norah Jones

Friday March 22, 2019 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
206

Hot Seat Round A

11:30am EDT

Facilitating Target Language Comprehensibility (H-8)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Paul Sandrock

Director of Education, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Let's share what works for language learning - from planning for learning, guiding learning with effective strategies, sharing with learners how to reach higher levels of proficiency, and charting that progress with assessments of performance. As ACTFL Director of Education, this... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
209

Hot Seat Round A

11:30am EDT

Managing the Madness: Strategies for Classroom Management and Target Language Engagement (H-1)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Bethanie Drew

Teacher, curriculum creator, presenter, Broughton Global Magnet High School

Friday March 22, 2019 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
202

Hot Seat Round A

11:30am EDT

The Role of Grammar: Lead or Support? (H-6)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Greta Lundgaard

Consultant, Consultant

Still enjoying sharing new ideas, strategies, and learning with language educators!

Friday March 22, 2019 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
207

Hot Seat Round A

11:30am EDT

Tidying Up Your Curriculum: Does the Unit Spark Joy? (H-4)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Megan Smith

Blogger + Thinker, Creative Language Class

Blogger and teacher trainer passionate about real communication inspired by the target culture. Working to share resources, ideas, and solutions to help make language learning more engaging and meaningful to students.

Friday March 22, 2019 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
205

Hot Seat Round A

11:30am EDT

What’s Trending in the World Language Classroom? (H-3)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Carmen Scoggins

Spanish Teacher, Watauga High School

Carmen Scoggins teaches Spanish at Watauga High School in beautiful Boone, North Carolina where she is also an adjunct Spanish and Foreign Language Methodology instructor at Appalachian State University. She earned a BS and MA in Spanish Education from Appalachian State and is a... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
204

Hot Seat Round A

11:30am EDT

Lunch A

Friday March 22, 2019 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
Exhibit Hall

12:15pm EDT

Authentic Resources at All Levels (H-15)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Mara S. Cobe

K-12 World Languages Specialist, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Friday March 22, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
208

Hot Seat Round B

12:15pm EDT

Comprehensible Input with Proficiency in Mind (H-11)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Fluency Matters

Carol Gaab, President / iFLT Director, Fluency Matters

Fluency Matters offers an expansive selection of comprehension-based readers specifically designed to facilitate acquisition. Stories are written with a manageable number of unique words, making them highly comprehensible, even to novice-level learners. We offer the widest selection... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
204

Hot Seat Round B

12:15pm EDT

Creating and Sustaining Programs Across All Levels (H-13)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Jon Valentine

Director of Foreign Languages, Gwinnett County Public Schools

Virin Vedder

Friday March 22, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
206

Hot Seat Round B

12:15pm EDT

From Traditional to Comprehensible Input: Transition Lenses (H-9)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Pam Benton

PreK-12 World Languages Specialist, Pinellas County Schools

Pam Benton has served as the Pinellas County Schools PreK-12 World Languages Specialist in Pinellas County (St. Pete/Clearwater), Florida since 2015. Pam began her teaching career in 1989 and has taught Spanish, French, and English in Pinellas and Leon Counties in Florida, at Berlitz... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
202

Hot Seat Round B

12:15pm EDT

Social Media in the Classroom (H-14)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Raegan Lemmond

Univeristy of Alabama

Friday March 22, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
207

Hot Seat Round B

12:15pm EDT

Staying in the Target Language 90%+ (H-16)

Speakers

Jamie Patterson

Program Specialist, Fulton County Schools

I am the World Language Specialist in Fulton County, a large, metro-Atlanta school district with over 200 WL teachers across 8 languages. We are a proficiency-based department with identified targets by language and level. We administer AAPPL and ALIRA measures to gather data... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
209

Hot Seat Round B

12:15pm EDT

Talking It Up! - World Language as a Vital Skill (H-12)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Linda Egnatz

Executive Director, Global Seal of Biliteracy, Frankfort, IL

I'm passionate about teaching for proficiency and supporting recognition of student language learning by promoting a Seal of Biliteracy for ALL language learners.

Friday March 22, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
205

Hot Seat Round B

12:15pm EDT

Tips and Tricks to Implement Technology (H-10)

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In a comfortable, informal setting, experts in the field across roles and languages will be put in the "Hot Seat" to field questions from participants. With a pre-determined, broad topic, conversations in this Q&A are intended to be lively, candid, and organic, stemming from authentic issues in world language classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Bobby Hobgood, Ed.D.

Director, Language Resource Center/SCOLT President, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Dr. Bobby E. Hobgood is the Director of the Language Resource Center in the Department of Languages and Culture Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In his role, he supports the integration of technology by both faculty and students in the study of languages and... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
203

Hot Seat Round B

12:15pm EDT

Lunch B

Friday March 22, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Exhibit Hall

1:00pm EDT

Authenticity: How to Use This Legitimate Resource in the Language Classroom (2-14)

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Authentic materials are those intended for native speakers. No authentic materials should be disqualified as long as there is proper selection considering the class proficiency level. But how do we choose authentic materials for the different student proficiency levels? What can we use? What can we do with them? This session will provide ideas on how to create activities using these materials with no translation at all language levels to subvert assumptions and engage students in the learning process.

Speakers

Ana Capanegra

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
209

Session - Friday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) Middle School/High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

1:00pm EDT

CANCELED: Supporting an Engaging, Interactive, and Student-Centered Learning Environment (2-8)

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This session will focus on a more natural, authentic and (almost) stress free approach to teaching world languages. Keeping student engagement, motivation, and learning success high is possible by utilizing appropriate tools, methods, and strategies at the right times and for the right tasks. Presenter will share organizational tricks and concrete examples of small group instruction, station rotation, flipped instruction, CI, and PBLL for levels 1 - AP.

Speakers

Karin Woodrum

World Language Teacher - German, Lafayette High School

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
203

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & German
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) Middle School/High School, Supervisors, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English & German

1:00pm EDT

Fostering Innovation & Interculturality with PBLL (2-9)

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This session will demonstrate how high-quality Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) in the community college classroom empowers students to use the target language in inquiry before sharing their final product with an authentic audience (our local community). Starting with the question, "How can we raise awareness of influential Spanish-speaking cultural icons among our local community using multimedia tools?," students devised interesting ways to present their learning, including use of various tech tools, to engage the audience and share their work.

Speakers

Stacy Amling

Professor of Spanish, DMACC

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
204

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & Spanish

1:00pm EDT

Just GOOGLE Classroom it! (2-7)

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The teacher of today has to keep track of many students all with different needs. Google Classroom will help you put all that information in one place. Tests, assignments, projects, speaking assessments, rubrics and more can be stored and done here. Students can upload their work from anywhere, even a snow day can still be a day of learning. During evaluations the teacher can show proof of differentiation to the administrator without going through all the paperwork on their desks.

Speakers

Cindy Cabral

Angela Dabney

James Phillips

French Teacher/ World Language Department Chair, Southwest DeKalb High School

I have been teaching French since 2000. I have helped to rewrite the curriculum for our county. I have been a Reader for the AP French exam . This year i and my colleagues are presenting on the benefits of using Google Classroom.

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
202

Session - Friday

Host Organization Various
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

1:00pm EDT

Language in the Palm of Your Hand: Breaking Open the Toy Box (2-4)

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Using inexpensive and practical manipulatives and activities to create an engaging and motivated language learning enviroment while staying in the TL. Be inspired to scavenge through toys and tools at home and elsewhere for cheap treasures that will create priceless experiences in learning!

Speakers

Mary Domenech

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
106

Session - Friday, Best of SC

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Dual Language Immersion
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English and Spanish

1:00pm EDT

Lead Powerful Learning (2-13)

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Our best advocacy is empowering ourselves to be proactive in creating powerful learning. Focus on your arenas of influence and how to guide language learning, support every learner, and showcase learners’ gains in proficiency. Apply high-leverage teaching strategies to boost learners’ performance. Learn from successful examples of guiding learners to make global connections. Every educator is a leader for languages.

Speakers

Lisa Ritter

Paul Sandrock

Director of Education, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Let's share what works for language learning - from planning for learning, guiding learning with effective strategies, sharing with learners how to reach higher levels of proficiency, and charting that progress with assessments of performance. As ACTFL Director of Education, this... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
208

Session - Friday

Host Organization English
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

1:00pm EDT

Let Me Google that for You - Using Google to Inspire and Engage Students (2-1)

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Google loves educators and students. They have a number of tools available for educators that are especially helpful to World Language educators. In this session learn how to take a virtual field trip, create an interactive map and share museums around the world with your students.

Speakers

Jane Debroski

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
101

Session - Friday, Best of FLANC

Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy

1:00pm EDT

Not Just Literacy - Bringing Numeracy to the World Language Classroom (2-10)

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Numeracy and math skills are important in the world language classroom at all levels. How can we integrate numeracy skills into the curriculum, make them relevant and interesting to our students, and tie it all to culture? Numeracy skills including currency conversion, basic statistics, comparisons of equality and inequality, and interpreting graphs will be discussed. Examples will come from Spanish courses, level 1 through AP.

Speakers

Carol Owens

HS Spanish Teacher

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
205

Session - Friday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Languages Beyond the Classroom
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) English

1:00pm EDT

Novels for Novices (Best of WV) (2-5)

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Lynn will briefly discuss her transition from textbook and grammar-based instruction to novel-based instruction. She will share the instructional sequence she uses to guide students through a chapter, with examples in Spanish. Materials are readily adaptable for all languages and levels.

Speakers

Lynn Knowles

I teach exploratory and level 1 Spanish to grades 5-8 in Hancock County, West Virginia (ask me about the WV hand map!). I also teach ESL K-12 as needed. I'm an advocate for National Board certification. I began transitioning from traditional grammar-translation teaching methods to... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
107

Session - Friday, Best of WV

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Program Models
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) English

1:00pm EDT

Personal Interest for Performance: A Path to Lasting Proficiency (2-2)

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As learners are challenged to engage regularly in discussing relevant topics in areas of personal interest they enhance performance in culturally authentic contexts & can demonstrate improving proficiency. In this session participants acquire specific techniques, suggested activities & projects for intermediate & advanced courses that motivate & enable learners to utilize authentic interpretive input to develop & produce their own ideas on real world issues of interest to them. Assessment rubrics for performance evaluation leading to higher proficiency are provided.

Speakers

Rosalie Cheatham

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
102

Session - Friday

Host Organization French & English
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) High School, Supervisors, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

1:00pm EDT

Pre-Reading: Priming the Pump! (2-6)

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In this interactive session, participants will experience powerful techniques to prepare students for a reading. Learn how to pique interest and build familiarity with vocabulary and concepts through a variety of strategies that will leave you empowered and your students dying to start reading! Discover how to prime your students for optimum acquisition before you even crack open a book.

Speakers

Fluency Matters

Carol Gaab, President / iFLT Director, Fluency Matters

Fluency Matters offers an expansive selection of comprehension-based readers specifically designed to facilitate acquisition. Stories are written with a manageable number of unique words, making them highly comprehensible, even to novice-level learners. We offer the widest selection... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
108

Session - Friday

Host Organization Various
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

1:00pm EDT

The World Languages Methodology Course: The Theoretical & the Practical (2-11)

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World Languages Methodology is arguably the most important course in the World Languages Education major. While it is important for future teachers to learn the pedagogy that guides world language instruction, it is equally important that they enter the profession equipped with practical strategies that they can actually use in their classrooms to motivate students to learn and that are based on best practices. During this session, we will discuss how to make this course relevant both theoretically and practically.

Speakers

Ben Coates

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
206

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Teacher Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) Post-Secondary
Language(s) English & Spanish

1:00pm EDT

Translanguaged Paideia Seminars: Dual Language Discussions (2-12)

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Do you want to see increased communicative competence in your reluctant speakers? This session focuses on the interchange of languages (translanguaging) in student-led discussions (Paideia Seminars). This teaching method is applicable for ESOL, dual-language learners, and intermediate/advanced world language students. The presentation includes how to set up Paideia Seminars, choosing texts to foster multilingual dialogues, actual student results, and classroom resources to prepare YOUR class to be a dynamic space where English and your world language work in harmony.

Speakers

Joy Hamm

Joy has a BA in Spanish Education and an M.ed in TESOL. She is passionate about language learning and has ten years of teaching experience in K-5, adult, and currently 6-12th education. She is a National Board Certified teacher and spends her free time reading/thinking about classroom... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
207

Session - Friday

Host Organization English, Spanish
Strand Dual Language Immersion
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) DLI/Middle School/High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

1:00pm EDT

Venez rencontrez EntreCultures: The Only Truly Proficiency-Based Textbook (2-3)

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Traditionally, publishers haven’t given teachers what they need to teach for proficiency. That’s why EntreCultures is different--come see the only truly proficiency-based French program designed with the end in mind. Each unit is thematically structured around essential questions and contains a summative IPA, formative performance assessments, grammar and vocabulary in context, and approach language and culture through the lens of interculturality. And if that’s not enough, embedded can-do statements help guide students in setting goals and documenting evidence of growth.

Speakers

Jay Ketner

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
103

Session - Friday

Host Organization French
Strand Exhibitor
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School, Supervisors, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

2:00pm EDT

5 Tips to a 5: Classroom Tested Strategies for AP Spanish Language & Culture (3-3)

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In this interactive sharing session, participants will be equipped with some strategies to help them prepare their students for the AP Language & Culture exam—including in pre- AP classes. From podcasting & current events to peer editing & culture logs, participants will leave with ideas they can implement immediately. Teachers of any level leading up to AP are welcome & encouraged to attend.

Speakers

Bethanie Drew

Teacher, curriculum creator, presenter, Broughton Global Magnet High School

Kristy Rogers

World Language Teacher (US)

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
103

Session - Friday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) High School
Language(s) English & Spanish

2:00pm EDT

A Complete Digital CI Curriculum for Spanish 1-4 (3-2)

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A demonstration of Voces Digital online curriculum designed to help students achieve an Intermediate proficiency level. See how our authentic resources, short stories, and IPAs can prepare your students for real-world language use. Come see how easy it is to implement CI into your classroom in a way that will prepare your students to receive a seal of biliteracy.

Speakers

Kelsey Lewandowski

Customer Service/Sales, Voces Digital

Stop by to ask me how Voces Digital can be seamlessly integrated into your current lesson plans. Find out more about the different levels, customization options, and to get a free trial. I love talking about your students and their needs, and I love showing you ways we can make your... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
102

Session - Friday

Host Organization Spanish, French
Strand Exhibitor
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) English

2:00pm EDT

Amplifying Student Voice in the World Language Classroom (3-5)

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Are you looking for ways to amplify student voice in your classroom? In this session, participants will discuss why it is important to make thinking visible in the classroom and how making thinking visible helps the students learn. Participants will explore various technology tools, such as Flipgrid, Book Creator, Adobe Spark, Padlet, and Screencastify, that will engage students and promote student voice. Participants will leave this session with strategies that are sure to make thinking visible.

Speakers

Heidi Trude

FLAVA President, Loudoun Valley High School

Heidi Trude is a French teacher at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Virginia. She has 15 years of experience teaching every level of French from French 1 through AP French Language and Culture. She created an international partnership between her school and Lycée-Bazin... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
107

Session - Friday

Host Organization French
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

2:00pm EDT

Authentic Spanish Resources to Build Proficiency: Spanish 1 through AP (3-8)

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This session explores how to use authentic resources in the Spanish classroom starting at level 1 and taking them all the way through AP. We will discuss ways to support different types of students with appropriate tasks and focus on instructional strategies that use of authentic resources to build students’ proficiency in Spanish. Join us to see how the use of authentic resources can motivate our students to use Spanish in and beyond the classroom

Speakers

Lucy Amarillo

Educational WL Consultant, Pearson

Proud to be a language educator, military wife and mom.

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
203

Session - Friday

Host Organization English and Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) English and Spanish

2:00pm EDT

Culture in the Chinese Classroom (3-12)

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How do you teach culture in a Chinese language classroom? What does engagement look like in a culture-rich language classroom? Come and learn strategies to create meaningful, purposeful, and learner-centered contexts that empower students, build intercultural communication competence, and improve students' language proficiency.

Speakers

Trish Yu

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
207

Session - Friday

Host Organization Chinese
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & Chinese

2:00pm EDT

Engaging Language Learners Through Storytelling (3-6)

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Looking for ways to engage your students while teaching a second language? Try storytelling!! The presenter will share some strategies to use while telling a story. Jump on the wagon of teaching grammar (and vocabulary) in context! Also, the presenter will share some engaging Spanish novels too. Leave a long lasting impression on your students by being excited while teaching them! Create your "brand footprint" by engaging them while they acquire a language!

Speakers

Ana Velazquez

Spanish Teacher, Overhills High School

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
108

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & Spanish

2:00pm EDT

Grouping Students Intentionally, Easily, and Secretively (3-10)

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Differentiation. We all know it is important, but also daunting and often considered implausible. The first steps to effective differentiation are effective grouping and efficient assessments.However, with some simple and easily used strategies for grouping students, we can make differentiation a natural part of the classroom.

Speakers

Benjamin Bradshaw

Spanish Teacher, Klett World Languages

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
205

Session - Friday

Host Organization English, Spanish
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Provide Appropriate Feedback
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) English & Spanish

2:00pm EDT

Homework Hotline (3-13)

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Homework is something students dread, but we can make homework more enjoyable and still beneficial. Offering homework choice allows students to engage in their learning and explore their interests using the target language, while allowing teachers to reinforce the three modes of communication and help build student’s interculturality. The session will help participants find ways to incorporate choice in their homework assignments and troubleshoot potential issues.

Speakers

Laura Parker

I am a French and Creative Writing teacher at Burns High School in Lawndale, NC.

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
208

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & French
Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) English & French

2:00pm EDT

It’s All About Me, Isn’t It? Interaction in the Language Classroom! (3-7)

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Use the curriculum to connect with students? You betcha!! Students stay engaged and motivated when the class seems to center around them and their interests!! Come to a hands-on engaging workshop guaranteed to give you ideas and activities to bring back to your classroom! Language is alive! Let’s bring that excitement to our classes with expert questioning techniques, high-frequency language and humor. Led by two highly-experienced teachers and trainers and designed for today’s students.

Speakers

Rochelle Barry

Retired teacher; presenter/coach

I am a retired French/Spanish teacher with 35 years experience, mostly in Upstate NY, currently living in Bolivia, NC. I have language materials published, both hard copy and online, and am a trained presenter and coach for comprehensible input-based instruction. Still in the game... Read More →

Laurie Clarcq

Spanish teacher, presenter, consultant, coach curriculum writer., Hearts For Teaching

Teacher at heart. Always looking to encourage, support, and befriend other teachers! Languages are acquired and Comprehensible Input+Love are the powerful keys to acquisition and growth. Love to talk about reading, curriculum, music and reaching kids' hearts. Also how to connect with... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
202

Session - Friday

Host Organization Various
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English&

2:00pm EDT

Let’s Teach! From Form and Function to Testing and Talking (3-4)

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In this presentation, educators will learn how to design a new language course from the ground up for free. Using examples from a new German course taught with open educational resources at the University of Mississippi, this presentation introduces educators to an inexpensive, coordinated approach to language proficiency training and assessment. Participants will receive access to a digital toolkit for building a new language course in German, including a syllabus, assignments, grammar tutorials, vocabulary decks, in-class assessments and presentations.

Speakers

Dylan Goldblatt

Instructional Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
106

Session - Friday, Best of MS

Host Organization English and German
Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Provide Appropriate Feedback
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

2:00pm EDT

Make Lasting Footprints: Structure Class for Student Buy-in & Language Growth (3-11)

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Working with proficiency, have you ever felt like it's a struggle to keep students engaged and in the target language (TL), while simultaneously applying the ACTFL levels in class? Student buy-in is a challenge that can be impacted by the structure of the class and relevancy of the content. This interactive session will demonstrate formats that achieve maximum engagement and TL use. We will also uncover ideas for incorporating appropriate level prompts that reinforce and improve language levels.

Speakers

Darcy Rogers

Keynote Speaker/Facilitator, OWL Founder, Lead Educator, Organic World Language

Organic World Language (OWL) offers in-person professional development trainings, virtual trainings and resources that provide innovative ideas and strategies to foster proficiency-based, student-directed classrooms. As an individual teacher, you can attend one of our OWL hosted events... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
206

Session - Friday

Host Organization Chinese & Spanish
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

2:00pm EDT

Motivating Learners Through Virtual Linguistic/Cultural Exchanges (3-14)

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In this presentation I will share how we set up a linguistic and cultural exchange between DLI children from the U.S. with two bilingual schools in Costa Rica and the impact that this exchange had in the learner's motivation towards learning the language and culture of their partner language (English for C.R. children and Spanish for U.S. children).

Speakers

Lou Tolosa-Casadont

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
209

Session - Friday

Host Organization English
Strand Dual Language Immersion
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

2:00pm EDT

“Is This How They Really Talk?” Teaching Non-Standard Language (3-9)

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Students often express a desire to learn how people *really* speak a language, but many teachers feel that they must teach only “correct” language, so that students can succeed academically. This session presents the results of a research study in which French, Spanish, and ESL teachers were asked to reflect, through interviews with other teachers, on their approach to teaching standard and nonstandard language. Results shed light on the importance of teaching culture embedded in language and language attitudes.

Speakers

Laurel Hodges

Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Southern Mississippi

I'm a linguist and Associate Professor of Spanish at USM. Some of my current research interests include social justice in world language education and the pedagogy of linguistics.

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
204

Session - Friday

Host Organization Various
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

2:50pm EDT

Exhibits Break

Friday March 22, 2019 2:50pm - 3:10pm EDT
TBA

3:10pm EDT

Deutschlandjahr: Building Bridges Across the Atlantic and Across the US (4-2)

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The German government’s Deutschlandjahr USA/Year of German-American Friendship focuses on providing high-profile visibility of German language and culture in the US. The campaign aims to establish and expand transatlantic networks. AATG is leading three national projects. Learn how to turn this national campaign into promotion of your German program. Also come learn from one of the 2018 AATG Outstanding German Educator Award winners.

Speakers

AATG

Keith Cothrun, Executive Director, American Association of Teachers of German

AATG supports the teaching of the German language and German-speaking cultures in elementary, secondary and post-secondary education in the United States. The AATG promotes the study of the German-speaking world in all its linguistic, cultural and ethnic diversity, and endeavors to... Read More →

Lisa E Worthington-Groc

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
102

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & German
Strand Leadership / Advocacy
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & German

3:10pm EDT

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: The Double-edge of Using Multiple Choice in L2 Classes (4-9)

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In communicative language classes, we strive to focus student participation and assessment on activities that closely mirror 'real-world' use of the target language, and choosing a response from multiple choices doesn't usually fit that bill. With the right knowledge and appropriate set-up, L2 teachers can incorporate multiple choice, T/F, etc. in both their formative and summative assessments in a manner that maintains our communicative goals while easing the teachers' workload.

Speakers

Erin Carlson

Instructor of Spanish, PhD student in Language and Literacy, University of South Carolina

Former HS teacher, current university instructor. Passionate about curriculum, instruction, second language literacy, and more!

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
205

Session - Friday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Provide Appropriate Feedback
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

3:10pm EDT

Engaging Students Through Popular Chinese Apps (4-13)

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Instead of saying “ Put away your cellphone," I’d say “Pick up your cellphone! Let’s learn Chinese!” This section will share with teachers how we can make good use of some popular Chinese Apps both inside and outside of the WL Classroom.

Please download WeChat and create an account before the session and scan 2 QR Codes listed below with the app. We will have some interactive activities using the app.

Speakers

Shuyu Liu

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
209

Session - Friday

Host Organization Chinese
Strand Languages Beyond the Classroom
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) Chinese & English

3:10pm EDT

Fostering & Assessing Second Language Development in DLI Programs (4-10)

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Are you aware of national proficiency outcome averages for Dual Language Immersion learners of languages other than English? This session will present these foreign language-specific findings & what they mean—what DLI learners should be able to do in the foreign language compared to national averages for 2nd & 5th graders. The session will conclude with tips from research findings on how to boost students’ foreign language proficiency while teaching content instruction.

Speakers

Kyle Ennis

Paula Garrett-Rucks

Georgia State University

I am passionate about the teaching and learning of cultures and languages and teacher advocacy.

Dawn Samples

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
206

Session - Friday

Host Organization English
Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Provide Appropriate Feedback
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

3:10pm EDT

From Authentic Resource to Authentic Assessment (4-3)

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The use of authentic resources provides opportunities to connect learners to both the language and the cultures under study. Such materials offer a window into the everyday lives of people who speak the target language. They allow learners to engage in authentic interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational tasks that can provide formative or summative feedback on student performance. This session examines different kinds of authentic resources available along with a variety of task-types which lend themselves to authentic assessment.

Speakers

Deborah Espitia

Instructional Strategist, Wayside Publishing

As an Instructional Strategist for Wayside Publishing, and lead author on EntreCulturas 3, I love world languages, proficiency, interculturality, and global perspectives. But, I'm also an avid fan of anything to do with technology. I believe strongly that learning languages is for... Read More →

Jay Ketner

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
103

Session - Friday

Host Organization French, Spanish
Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

3:10pm EDT

Improving Oral Communication in the Target Language (4-14)

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This session will focus on how oral communication enhances students’ ability and comfort, promoting effective communication and increased listening comprehension. This session will empower participants by providing ready-to-use activities to implement in class. These activities focus on timed presentations, and peer and small group tasks to increase proficiency in interpersonal communication. The presenters will share ways to evaluate oral participation and their experience with the Modified Oral Proficiency Interviews at lower and the middle school levels.

Speakers

Cesar Salazar

Spanish Teacher MS, Hutchison School

Hi, I’m Cesar! It's a pleasure to meet you at SCOLT 2019 in Myrtle Beach SC. I'm a Spanish teacher in Hutchison Middle School in Memphis, TN. I'm so excited to share our classroom experiences focusing on proficiency along with my colleague Kenna Chelsoi in our presentation -Improving... Read More →

Kenna Chelsoi

Hutchinson School

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
204

Session - Friday

Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) All

3:10pm EDT

Keep Them Talking! Moving Beyond Memorized Vocabulary (4-4)

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As exploratory language instruction is offered to ever-younger students it is crucial to implement effective methodologies that encourage success, fostering lifelong learning and global citizenship. Learn how to employ well-known strategies in innovative ways to maximize time through student experimentation using language modules in both predictable and unpredictable settings by dynamic use of children’s literature, technology, music, drama, movement, imagination, and more.

Speakers

Liza Heath

K4-4th Grade Spanish Teacher, UMS-Wright Preparatory School

Liza Marilyn Heath is a dedicated language educator from Puerto Rico that has been teaching pre-school through 5th grade students in their L2 through L4 since 2003. Her experience teaching foreign languages includes teaching English, Spanish, and Latin in Puerto Rico, Miami, Morocco... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
106

Session - Friday, Best of AL

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Program and/or Educator Effectiveness
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

3:10pm EDT

Planning for Proficiency with the Brain in Mind (4-12)

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Want to shake things up in your classroom? Deepen your understanding of the learning brain. Knowing more about the brain and how it learns equips teachers to plan for and implement instruction in a way that responds to the way learners process instruction - making a direct impact on language acquisition, student target language use and proficiency growth. This session addresses classroom applications of key research findings that will make a difference!

Speakers

Greta Lundgaard

Consultant, Consultant

Still enjoying sharing new ideas, strategies, and learning with language educators!

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
208

Session - Friday

Host Organization English
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

3:10pm EDT

Planting the Seed of Program Articulation: Pen Pals to Fortify Community Bonds (4-11)

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Find out how one pair of schools worked together in grassroots advocacy of program growth, using pen pal exchanges and meet-ups. Hear examples of how to develop student leadership and establish/strengthen ties between cluster schools. Understand how to provide opportunities for program growth across all levels. Emphasis is on pen pal exchanges between L2 learners in the classroom.

Speakers

Melanie Hutsell

French Teacher / Dept chair, Peachteee Ridge High School

Melanie Hutsell is a French teacher and the Instructional Coordinator for foreign languages at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Ga. A teacher for 24 years, Melanie has participated in curriculum development, exam writing, and the development of new teachers. Melanie has... Read More →

Cindy Mollard

GCPS

Art in the classroom. Middle school French,

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
207

Session - Friday

Host Organization French
Strand Articulation and Collaboration
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) English

3:10pm EDT

Preparing Students to Be Attentive Listeners (4-7)

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We take for granted that students know "how" to listen to the range of input source they encounter in a given class. And while listening accounts for 45% of daily communication in a given class (1995, Burley-Allen), we rarely teach listening strategies that help students process both bottom-up and top-down listening. This session is designed to help educators rethink the student experience before, during, and after listening activities.

Speakers

Bobby Hobgood, Ed.D.

Director, Language Resource Center/SCOLT President, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Dr. Bobby E. Hobgood is the Director of the Language Resource Center in the Department of Languages and Culture Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In his role, he supports the integration of technology by both faculty and students in the study of languages and... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
202

Session - Friday

Host Organization Various
Strand Program and/or Educator Effectiveness
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

3:10pm EDT

Reaching and Teaching iGen: Challenges and Strategies for the L2 Classroom (4-8)

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While you have certainly heard of Millennials and Generation Xers, what about iGen learners who are currently sitting in your classrooms? They have different motivations, attitudes, and ways of interacting with one another that may be challenging for today’s teachers. This presentation will explore opportunities for classroom innovation and interaction and encourage teachers to rethink their practices to meet the diverse needs and aspirations of this generation, which in turn may lead to longer engagement with language study.

Speakers

Katie Angus

Assistant Professor of French

Come chat with me about French, traveling, language acquisition, going up for tenure, graduate student professional development, Pennsylvania, podcasts, and how hot/humid it is outside!

Joanne Burnett

Professor of French and Second Language Acquisition, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (MS)

Professor of French and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Southern Mississippi. Expertise in second language acquisition, teacher education, and teaching French and Francophone cultures.

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
203

Session - Friday

Host Organization French & English
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

3:10pm EDT

Secret Formula=Effective Communication+Brain Breaks+Multiple Intelligences (4-1)

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Secret formula: A pinch of effective communication, 2 tablespoons of brain breaks and 3 cups of multiple intelligences. If you are active and you know it or want to explore it, come to our session! Get a taste of how to connect multiple intelligences, brain breaks and effective communication. Come and try the secret recipe! Get ready to be actively involved in one of the "FLANC Top 10"!!!

Speakers

Carolina Herrera

Diana Vargas

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
101

Session - Friday, Best of FLANC

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & Spanish

3:10pm EDT

The Climb: Differentiated Instruction & Choice in the Language Classroom (4-5)

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This presentation will focus on the preliminary implementation of a leveled instructional approach to teaching and learning in an intermediate Spanish classroom. Using grammar concepts as examples, I will share how I have been able to implement curriculum that allows for a student-centered progression through content that supports both low and high achieving students. By learning concepts at their own speed and with the help of their classmates, students have increased agency in the language acquisition process.

Speakers

Hannah Sullivan

Language Dept. Head; Spanish Teacher, Tuscaloosa Academy

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
107

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Provide Appropriate Feedback
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) English & Spanish

4:10pm EDT

10 Reasons to GO PRO-ficient. The SEAL of Biliteracy as a GAMEChanger (5-6)

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This session is all about COACHING your team to language proficiency. You will learn 10 reasons why Students will want to GO PRO-ficient and 10 ways that Teachers benefit when the Seal of Biliteracy becomes the Goal. Finally, Learn 10 quick Game-Changing Tips to break the Novice to Intermediate barrier and determine your next play. Working as a team, we can WIN this Game!

Speakers

Linda Egnatz

Executive Director, Global Seal of Biliteracy, Frankfort, IL

I'm passionate about teaching for proficiency and supporting recognition of student language learning by promoting a Seal of Biliteracy for ALL language learners.

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
108

Session - Friday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Program and/or Educator Effectiveness
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) High School
Language(s) English

4:10pm EDT

Comprehensible Input Versus Standardized Testing: What Can Novices Achieve? (5-9)

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Language teachers and administrators may resist implementing Comprehensible Input approaches, including Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), fearing that students’ performance on standardized assessments will lag behind learners in more traditional classrooms. This presentation reports results from practitioner research that compared CI and traditional instruction among U.S. middle schoolers using quantitative and qualitative methods. Whereas CI learners matched the county average on ACTFL’s AAPPL listening and speaking portions, they reported far greater satisfaction and confidence with TPRS.

Speakers

Dr. Amanda Lanier

Program Director / Faculty, Michigan State University

Dr. Amanda Lanier is the director of the FLT graduate programs at Michigan State and faculty in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement. She is an applied linguist who focuses on social and cultural aspects of language learning, teacher cognition, and corpus-based analysis of... Read More →

Alona Shupe

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
204

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Program and/or Educator Effectiveness
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School, Supervisors
Language(s) English & Spanish

4:10pm EDT

Creating an IPA to Include Community Engagement for a Portfolio-Ready Project (5-3)

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Do you struggle with trying to fit everything into your course that you want for your students to experience? Incorporating a Community Engagement element into an IPA is the perfect time-saving way to make an assessment both meaningful & useful. See examples of student videos & learn about free online tools that they can utilize. Not only will your students be communicating in all three modes, but they will also enjoy the experience & have a project that is portfolio-worthy.

Speakers

Stephanie Langston

Lecturer, Georgia State University Perimeter College

I teach Spanish online and face-to-face. I frequently train other language educators in best online practices and in how to teach utilizing the Supersite, Vista HIgher Learning's online platform. I have my own company, Hands on Spanish, which customizes nationally accredited Spanish... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
103

Session - Friday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) DLI/High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

4:10pm EDT

Creating Conversations: Supporting Students Across the Online Course Spectrum (5-7)

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Online learning often poses challenges, such as time management, anxiety & loss of interest. An effective combination of synchronous & asynchronous activities can guide students toward increased proficiency & a lower affective filter. In this session, the presenters will share examples of student support techniques in different types of online courses: Beginner & Intermediate Spanish Conversation, French Culture, and Foreign Language Pedagogy. Structured group work will explore how these theories & best practices can be implemented in an individual way.

Speakers

Karen Acosta

Kelly Davidson

Associate Professor, French and Foreign Language Education, Valdosta State University

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
202

Session - Friday

Host Organization Various
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

4:10pm EDT

Effective Strategies from the National Language Teacher of the Year (5-11)

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Spend an hour in the classroom of the ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year. Experience language learning that engages and motivates students. Acquire differentiation strategies to support all learners to connect language and culture, develop collaboration and critical thinking, and showcase growth in language performance. Be inspired with ideas ready to apply and adapt for all languages and levels.

Speakers

Rebecca Aubrey

Paul Sandrock

Director of Education, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Let's share what works for language learning - from planning for learning, guiding learning with effective strategies, sharing with learners how to reach higher levels of proficiency, and charting that progress with assessments of performance. As ACTFL Director of Education, this... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
208

Session - Friday

Host Organization English
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

4:10pm EDT

How Does Language Teaching Differ Between the U.S. and Spain? (5-12)

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Teacher candidates in an M.A.T. program in Foreign Language Education (Spanish) participated in a 5-week summer study abroad program where they took methods courses alongside native Spaniards who were training to teach Spanish as a foreign language abroad (similar to TESOL courses in the U.S.). The presenters will describe the study abroad program/coursework, they will share instructional techniques and strategies that are commonly used in Spain, and they will discuss how this experience impacted their perspective on language teaching.

Moderators

Valdosta State University's Summer Study Abroad in Cádiz, Spain

Associate Professor, Valdosta State University

Valdosta State University's Summer Study Abroad Program in Cádiz, Spain, is open to all pre- and in-service Spanish teachers. Dates: June 22 - July 25, 2021* Full room & board with host family Coursework alongside native Spaniards 5 overnight excursions and 2 Saturday excursions... Read More →

Speakers

Jackie King

Hilaria Taft

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
209

Session - Friday

Host Organization English with Spanish examples
Strand Teacher Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) Middle School/High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

4:10pm EDT

Musik der DDR - Dance Dance Revolution oder Friedliche Revolution? (5-4)

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This presentation will explore the music scene of East Germany, especially the last decade before the “Wende.” As a witness of this time, Anja Moore gives a very personal account of her experiences from behind the iron curtain. Join this session to gain a deeper understanding of the time leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall as it will be narrated through the lens of music.

Speakers

Anja Moore

Teacher, Chesapeake Public Schools

Ich spreche Deutsch.

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
106

Session - Friday, Best of VA

Host Organization German
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) German

4:10pm EDT

Seeing is Believing: Using Virtual Reality in the World Language Classroom (5-5)

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Do you want to take your students on trips around the world? In this session, participants will learn how virtual reality can be used in the language classroom. Participants will have the opportunity to use virtual reality viewers and create authentic learning experiences for their students.

Speakers

Heidi Trude

FLAVA President, Loudoun Valley High School

Heidi Trude is a French teacher at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Virginia. She has 15 years of experience teaching every level of French from French 1 through AP French Language and Culture. She created an international partnership between her school and Lycée-Bazin... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
107

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & French
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & French

4:10pm EDT

Teach Me How To Rate My Students' Work Using the ACTFL Guidelines (5-2)

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Come learn about a new alternative to becoming certified in proficiency rating using the ACTFL scale with Avant ADVANCE: all online, self-paced, and a fraction of the cost of traditional training sessions. Once certified, instructors continue to have access to training modules to remain calibrated, allowing teachers to be confident in their rating of student responses. Research shows that skill-based abilities, like accurate rating of student responses, occurs best with an established practice and feedback process.

Speakers

Nicole Hines

Regional Sales Manager, Avant Assessment

Avant is a leader in improving student outcomes in immersion and world language programs by providing data from its online, adaptive, real-world language assessments.

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
102

Session - Friday

Host Organization Various
Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Provide Appropriate Feedback
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

4:10pm EDT

Technology in the Immersion/Bilingual Classroom (5-10)

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Are you ready to transform your classroom? Have you been thinking about how to "Blend" your classroom? Worried because you only have a few computers, laptops or iPads? Let us show you how WS/FCS, DLI, and DBE classroom teachers are taking digital blended learning to the next level! Digital portfolios, increased student engagement, efficient parent participation and communication are just a click away! Learn how to App Smash with green screen, ClassKick, SeeSaw, intro to robotics, & Google classroom now!

Speakers

Diana Castano

Bilingual Programs Instructional Coach, Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
206

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) DLI/Elementary
Language(s) English & Spanish

4:10pm EDT

What is TEXT? Exploring Text-Dependent Tasks in the World Language Class (5-8)

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The word "text" often evokes images of the printed word. Everything is a text. Literacy in the World Language class starts with interpreting everything one can see, hear, touch, smell or taste from the target culture. Learn how to create performance tasks based on culturally authentic texts that can be adapted for any language or level.

Speakers

Mara S. Cobe

K-12 World Languages Specialist, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Michele Henriquez

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
203

Session - Friday

Host Organization English with resources from various languages
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

4:10pm EDT

Why Aren’t They Getting It? Make Input Comprehensible (5-1)

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The focus of this session is to understand what comprehensible input is and how to use a variety of instructional strategies to make input comprehensible in the world language classroom. Teachers will leave with concrete strategies that they can implement in their classroom immediately.

To see the presentation, click the link: Why Aren't They Getting It? Make Input Comprehensible.

Speakers

Melissa Perez

District World Languages Coordinator, Durham Public Schools

I am the World Language Coordinator for Durham Public Schools and a private World Language Consultant. I have 17 years as a World Language educator. I spent 12.5 years in the classroom teaching all levels of Spanish and French in middle and high school. I have degrees in Spanish... Read More →

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
101

Session - Friday, Best of FLANC

Host Organization Various
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

5:30pm EDT

S&P Reception and Business Meeting

This event is reserved for Sponsors & Patrons only. Be sure to bring your S&P Reception Invitation that's in your ivory-colored folder.

Friday March 22, 2019 5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
Soho, 407 21st Street North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

S&P Reception and Business Meeting

7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast in Exhibitor Areas

Saturday March 23, 2019 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Exhibitor Area

7:00am EDT

Registration Open

Saturday March 23, 2019 7:00am - 11:00am EDT
Level 1 Convention Center

7:30am EDT

Exhibits Open

Saturday March 23, 2019 7:30am - 2:00pm EDT
Exhibitor Area

8:00am EDT

#AuthRes for the Novice Language Learner (6-3)

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Best of FLAG: Finding appropriate authentic resources for novice learners can be a challenge. In my session, I will share sources for authentic listening, reading, and video resources in Spanish, as well as ideas for designing activities which are appropriate and engaging for novice learners of any language. Examples will be primarily in Spanish, but strategies can be adapted for any language.

Presentation slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1R8OVsSYUc9QPDIgtBWK-q6Ff8P4_Dzf9w9T2aHznuCA/edit?usp=sharing

Speakers

Andrea Brown

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
108

Session - Saturday, Best of GA

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

8:00am EDT

Authentic or Stereotypical? "teaching Culture" in the World Language Classroom (6-6)

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Fill in the blank: “All Americans __________.” Not so easy, is it? And yet, we frequently provide input and request student output like: “Spanish people eat tapas.” or “Chinese people do kung-fu.” With goals to develop intercultural competence as well as language proficiency in our classrooms, how do we train students to think critically and dispel instead of create stereotypes about the target culture? Join us in a discussion of strategies focusing on eliminating stereotypes in the world language classroom!

Speakers

Matt Coss

STARTALK (National Foreign Language Center)

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
204

Session - Saturday

Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All
Language(s) All

8:00am EDT

Intercultural Can-Do Statements: Investigate, Interact, and Reflect (6-8)

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Examine the new NCSSFL-ACTFL Intercultural Can-Do Statements, a two-part tool that allows deeper exploration in the target language of both our own and other cultures. Self-assess your intercultural competence and experience firsthand how the statements clarify the inextricable link between language and culture. Come away with examples of age-appropriate activities for investigation, intercultural interactions and reflections for learners.

Speakers

Ruta Couet

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
206

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Various
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School, Supervisors
Language(s) English

8:00am EDT

La Cuisine Martiniquaise: Des Influences Globales (6-9)

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Thanks to its geographic location, Martinique and its cuisine have experienced influences ranging from continental French, tropical to maritime as well as traditions and ingredients brought by waves of invaders and immigrants. The presenter will give an overview of the geography and history of the island and how they have contributed to create a rich and diverse cuisine.

Speakers

Jayne Abrate

Executive Director, AATF

The AATF is the largest national professional association devoted exclusively to French. We provide services to help our members promote French and develop and defend programs. The AATF publishes the French Review and the National Bulletin, sponsors the Grand Concours and National... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
207

Session - Saturday

Host Organization French
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) French

8:00am EDT

Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry: Using Compelling Video to Build Proficiency (6-2)

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Our emotions & the stories we tell are strongly linked to learning, memory, & especially attention. Using short films as our guide, we will look at how we can leverage high interest, reaction-provoking media to engage students in language learning. Participants will leave with examples of proficiency-building activities that they can use in their classrooms immediately as well as skills to adapt the activities for other stories. This session is BYOT--bring your own tissues!

Speakers

Bethanie Drew

Teacher, curriculum creator, presenter, Broughton Global Magnet High School

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
102-103

Session - Saturday, Best of FLANC

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) English & Spanish

8:00am EDT

Motivation Sweeps the Southeast: Seals of Biliteracy in GA, NC, SC and VA (6-7)

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The Seal of Biliteracy is an award that can motivate learners on the path to proficiency, as well as signal evidence of a student’s language and global competence. Participants in this session will learn about the Southern Atlantic Language Collaborative (SALC), discover how the Seal of Biliteracy looks in the states of GA, NC, SC, and VA, and explore how to use the Seal of Biliteracy to advocate for quality programs and extended sequences of study.

Speakers

Ann Marie Gunter

World Languages Consultant, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Lisa Harris

World Languages Coordinator, Virginia Department of Education

Virginia Department of Education

Wendy Stephens

Education Associate, Office of Research and Data Analysis, South Carolina Department of Education

The Data Collection Team with the Office of Research and Data Analysis at the South Carolina Department of Education works daily to provide leadership and support so that all students graduate prepared for success. Our team's priorities include enhancing infrastructures, resources... Read More →

Patrick Wallace

GaDOE staff, Georgia Department of Education

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
205

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English
Strand Leadership / Advocacy
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

8:00am EDT

Role-Play, Relevancy, and Rigor (6-4)

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At the intersection of role-play, relevancy and rigor, meaningful language experiences abound. In this session, we will explore several applications of role-play and pretending to engage high school students in rigorous activities that replicate real-world situations in which they will encounter the target language. Bring your own ideas to share.

Speakers

Nina Hidalgo

Spanish Teacher, Peachtree Ridge High School

Nina is a Michigan native who graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, Spanish and Museum Studies. She spent a year at Universidad Austral de Chile where she studied language, culture and literature. Nina earned a teaching degree from Saginaw... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
202

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Languages Beyond the Classroom
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

8:00am EDT

The Army Language Program: Case Study of the Training Efficacy for the OPI (6-10)

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This study reveals instructors' and students' perceptions about the efficacy of the language program at an Army Special Operations training center to propel students to the 1+ or higher level of proficiency on the ILR Scale. Instructors' and students' perceptions questionnaires revealed that the curriculum established by DLI at the school is successful at this task. Information gathered through focus groups and anonymous questionnaires revealed somewhat conflicting points of view between the students and the instructors, however, results are fascinating.

Speakers

Caro Gray

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
208

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English
Strand Program and/or Educator Effectiveness
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

8:00am EDT

What, Why, and How: The "Purposeandfunful" Classroom! (6-5)

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Are you ready to move out from traditional grammar based methods and still achieve your grammatical goals? Are you all in to engage your students in a dynamic language acquisition experience? In this session you will be provided with a handful of communicative tools, techniques and strategies to design your lessons quickly and efficiently and develop your students' enthusiasm. Samples of performance tasks, projects and video projects with scoring guides will be provided.

Speakers

Claudia A. Kechkian

World Language Consultant, CK Language in Action

Claudia A. Kechkian holds a Master of Arts in the teaching of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures from the University of Alcalá in Spain. As a life-long learner, she is now working on her doctoral degree at the School of Linguistics, Literature and Theater Studies at this... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
203

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Armenian & Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

8:00am EDT

What’s New at the AATSP? (6-1)

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This session highlights AATSP programs that promote the study of Spanish & Portuguese to your students. Come learn about the upcoming annual conference (San Diego 2019), expansion of national examination opportunities, honor societies, publications, scholarships, & awards, from the AATSP’s new leadership. Let’s connect with each other & the community to promote Spanish & Portuguese! Participants will also have the chance to win a free AATSP membership.

Speakers

AATSP

AATSP

Founded in 1917, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) is the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive language-specific professional association in the United States. Our nearly 10,000 members are educators from PreK-16+ who endorse our mission to... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
101

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Exhibitor
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

9:00am EDT

Raise a Fist in the Air: Social Justice and Counter-Narratives (Encore)

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Language teachers are in a unique position to have linguistic and cultural diversity as fundamental components of our classes. However, when students come with beliefs that may or may not be grounded in truth, how can teachers best navigate the conversation? This session will offer examples of how to add a social justice lens to commonly taught units, as well as introduce the power of offering a counter-narrative in a post-truth world.

Speakers

LJ Randolph

Associate Professor of Spanish and Education, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Associate Professor of Spanish and Education

Stephanie Madison Schenck

PhD Candidate, Literacy, Language, & Culture, Clemson University

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
202

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

9:00am EDT

Achtung Translation! On Using Translations in FL Lit Classes (7-8)

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That translations have limitations is a truism, however, students may not be aware of what those might be, and thus often use them without reservations, regardless of whether instructors permit or discourage this. A poem will serve to show how students can be sensitized to the issues by demonstrating the implications of performing and using translations. An exercise that participants can apply to texts of their choice to accomplish the same results will be outlined.

Speakers

Horst Kurz

Professor, Georgia Southern University

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
207

Session - Saturday

Host Organization German
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

9:00am EDT

Activities to Promote Target Language Usage (7-3)

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This presentation will include the demonstration of hands-on activities used to encourage students to use target language in the classroom. Participants will also have time to share engagement strategies from their own classrooms.

Speakers

Barbara Chaves

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
108

Session - Saturday, Best of FL

Host Organization Various
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

9:00am EDT

Engaging and Empowering Language Learners (7-9)

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Tap learners’ motivation, empowering them to use language to collaboratively explore meaningful content and build relationships. Shift from learning about the language to using language to learn: engage learners in tasks to develop interculturality, examine critical issues, use technology to collaborate and learn, and design purposeful tasks and assessments. Use high-leverage teaching strategies to build learners’ performance and autonomy.

Speakers

Lisa Ritter

Paul Sandrock

Director of Education, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Let's share what works for language learning - from planning for learning, guiding learning with effective strategies, sharing with learners how to reach higher levels of proficiency, and charting that progress with assessments of performance. As ACTFL Director of Education, this... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
208

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

9:00am EDT

Fear, Curiosity, and Belief: The Power of Emotions in an L2 Classroom (7-4)

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In this session we will tap into three key emotions that define the journey of the L2 learner. First, we will delve into how to address, work and minimize the fear that inhibits many L2 students. Second, we will look at the connection between curiosity and memory consolidation and outline ways to spark this emotion for deep learning. Third, we will review how a learner’s belief in their language capabilities determine their success and present ways to build their self-confidence.

Speakers

Rocío Zalba

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
203

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Program and/or Educator Effectiveness
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

9:00am EDT

I Want Language and I Want It Now! (7-1)

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We want students to leave day one believing that they can understand and speak a new language, but how? This session identifies interactions in the target language that can be used in class immediately, with guaranteed student comprehension! These activities can be used successfully to kick-start interactions any time! Regardless of the age of your students, this workshop will provide you with activities that are engaging, personal and fun!

Speakers

Rochelle Barry

Retired teacher; presenter/coach

I am a retired French/Spanish teacher with 35 years experience, mostly in Upstate NY, currently living in Bolivia, NC. I have language materials published, both hard copy and online, and am a trained presenter and coach for comprehensible input-based instruction. Still in the game... Read More →

Laurie Clarcq

Spanish teacher, presenter, consultant, coach curriculum writer., Hearts For Teaching

Teacher at heart. Always looking to encourage, support, and befriend other teachers! Languages are acquired and Comprehensible Input+Love are the powerful keys to acquisition and growth. Love to talk about reading, curriculum, music and reaching kids' hearts. Also how to connect with... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
101

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Various
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English&

9:00am EDT

Igniting the Language Classroom with HOT Strategies (7-7)

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Comprehensible Input is the key to facilitating language acquisition, and compelling input is the key to maintaining student engagement. Learn how to keep input comprehensibly compelling and how to simultaneously enhance acquisition by inspiring students to use high-order thinking skills- in the Target Language! Discover practical, yet powerful strategies to make HOT part of your daily routine from day one!

Speakers

Fluency Matters

Carol Gaab, President / iFLT Director, Fluency Matters

Fluency Matters offers an expansive selection of comprehension-based readers specifically designed to facilitate acquisition. Stories are written with a manageable number of unique words, making them highly comprehensible, even to novice-level learners. We offer the widest selection... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
206

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & Spanish

9:00am EDT

Lasting Teachings or Teaching for the Long-Term Memory (7-5)

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Have you ever heard “I studied Spanish for 2 years and I don’t remember anything!”? In this session we will explore concrete methods to address the underlying issues surrounding lack of lasting knowledge retention. We will address strategies to move learning from short-term to long-term memory. Presenters will share results observed in their classrooms when using such strategies. Teaching so that students will remember is possible.

Speakers

Krista Chambless

University of Alabama

Associate Professor of Spanish, French and FL MethodologiesPresident of SCOLTPD Director of AWLA2022 ACTFL/DL SIG Award for Excellence in Online Teaching2021 ACTFL Wilga Rivers Award for Leadership in WL Education2013 Educator of Excellence

Sandrine Hope

Adjunct Associate Professor, The University of Alabama at Birmingha

French professor (asynchronous, online) Co-Host of the podcast Step into Mondays! Content creator for Teachers Pay Teachers (Scarlet and Friends) Editor for the National Bulletin Potter (find my creations and videos about them on Instagram: French Frog Pottery)

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
204

Session - Saturday

Host Organization French and Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

9:00am EDT

Learn to Speak "Student" (7-2)

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Creating a space where students feel engaged and empowered is critical to a successful learning environment. Students have their own interests, strengths and motivators and need to have a voice in your classrooms. Think about it - memes, snaps, DMs, and gifs sound like a different language! Why not capitalize on what your students love by simply listening to them. Teach “your” language by incorporating it into “their” language and experience it all from the students’ point of view!

Speakers

Carmen Scoggins

Spanish Teacher, Watauga High School

Carmen Scoggins teaches Spanish at Watauga High School in beautiful Boone, North Carolina where she is also an adjunct Spanish and Foreign Language Methodology instructor at Appalachian State University. She earned a BS and MA in Spanish Education from Appalachian State and is a... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
102-103

Session - Saturday, Best of FLANC

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) English

9:00am EDT

The Fourth P – PUBLICITÉ! (7-10)

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How do we get our students, from beginning levels on, to build their understanding of the THREE P’s: Products, Practices and Perspectives? Let’s look at how we can increase our student’s ability to express their understanding of another culture by using advertising to both motivate language production and broaden cultural understandings. By using both print ads and commercials from the early levels, students can learn Interculturality through the four P’s and the language needed to compare and contrast them.

Speakers

Melanie Ryan

Melanie Ryan teaches all levels of high school French in Massachusetts. She loves collaborating with colleagues, especially Deanna Scheffer!

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
209

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Various
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & French

9:00am EDT

Using Visuals to Promote Intermediate Language Production (7-6)

Educators have long used pictures to deliver or reinforce instructions. However, we tend to misuse such visuals in teaching. Most teachers use flashcards to cram in a ton of vocabulary. Yet, the human brain is not programmed to absorb isolated information. If students were to memorize vocabulary by parts of speech, they would find it painful and with minimal retention. We will show you how to properly use pictures to help students retain long-term memory by prompting immediate language output.

Speakers

Tiffany Zhang

QTalk

QTALK is a groundbreaking language learning method that accelerates language acquisition by increasing comprehensible input and promoting immediate language production. Our digital learning platforms make the classroom interactive, keeps students engaged, and generates results exceeding... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
205

Session - Saturday

Strand Exhibitor
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Language(s) All

9:50am EDT

Exhibits Break

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:50am - 10:30am EDT
TBA

10:30am EDT

Classroom in Motion: Empowering Students to Use the Language (Encore)

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Go beyond textbooks and worksheets to create an interactive, motivating classroom where all students are communicating and achieving proficiency through community and a sense of solidarity. In this exciting, hands-on session, participants practice strategies that lead to classrooms with high student engagement, where students help each other stay in the target language! Participants will experience what it feels like to be a learner in class, and will learn techniques that guide acquisition.

Speakers

Brooke Rosell

Spanish Teacher, Cape Hatteras Secondary School

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
209

Encore, Best of FLANC

Host Organization English
Strand Program Models
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Creating LGBT+ Affirming Classes with Language and Content: No One Walks Alone (8-5)

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Students are more aware and more conscious of using appropriate language around issues that affect the LGBT+ community. As youths openly identify as LGBT+ earlier, appropriate vocabulary for students to describe themselves and others is essential to developing meaningful language proficiency. Additionally, research demonstrates that positive school climates, including the integration of LGBT+ voices in curricula, can moderate the negative effects of anti-LGBT+ bias. Language classrooms which provide appropriate LGBT+ affirming language benefit students' learning for proficiency and school experiences.

Speakers

Joseph Parodi-Brown, Ed.D.

Dean of Academics, Marianapolis Preparatory School

Joseph Parodi-Brown is the Dean of Academics and Director of the SHIELD Program at Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, CT. His undergraduate and Master's degrees are in Spanish Language and Literatures and he holds an Ed.D. in Leadership from Creighton University, for which... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
203

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English & Spanish

10:30am EDT

Embedded Reading: Scaffolding for Success (8-4)

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Embedded Reading is a scaffolded approach to literacy that builds confidence, promotes fluency and develops higher order thinking skills at any level of instruction. Designed by classroom teachers for student success, Embedded Reading can help teachers make authentic materials comprehensible and accessible as well as provide a vehicle for teacher-written materials. In the past eight years, Embedded Reading has become a useful tool for teachers around the globe. Come and see what it can do for your students!

Speakers

Laurie Clarcq

Spanish teacher, presenter, consultant, coach curriculum writer., Hearts For Teaching

Teacher at heart. Always looking to encourage, support, and befriend other teachers! Languages are acquired and Comprehensible Input+Love are the powerful keys to acquisition and growth. Love to talk about reading, curriculum, music and reaching kids' hearts. Also how to connect with... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
202

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Various
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English&

10:30am EDT

Evidence-Based Pedagogy: Using Data to Address Learners’ Level-Specific Needs (8-6)

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We will present survey and focus group data that examined French, German, and Spanish language students’ experiences with and attitudes toward learning a second language in college. We will discuss specific trends that will help instructors better understand how students approach the language classroom in this educational environment. Thanks to these findings, we will facilitate a brainstorming session in which attendees design pedagogical strategies that align with students’ needs at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Speakers

Marianne Bessy

Stephanie Knouse

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
204

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Various
Strand Program Models
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Inserting Student Interests with Non-Targeted Comprehensible Input (8-2)

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What better way for students to insert themselves into a lesson than to integrate their interests and their "world" into the classroom? Let's explore comprehensible input strategies that foster an organic approach to learning language. Participants will experience what it is like to contribute to the learning targets of a lesson. We'll explore the balance of form versus function through kinesthetic, collaborative, and reflective activities. Experiential learners are encouraged to attend!

Speakers

Bobby Hobgood, Ed.D.

Director, Language Resource Center/SCOLT President, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Dr. Bobby E. Hobgood is the Director of the Language Resource Center in the Department of Languages and Culture Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In his role, he supports the integration of technology by both faculty and students in the study of languages and... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
102-103

Session - Saturday, Best of FLANC

Host Organization Various
Strand Program and/or Educator Effectiveness
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Let's Get 'Em Speaking (8-8)

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Are your students speaking in the target language to complete meaningful tasks? Are students collaborating in the target language? This session looks at tips & activities designed to get students excited about the target language & culture. An OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview)-trained, veteran teacher shares how she designs her class so students are motivated to speak the target language.

Speakers

Sheri Plath

Spanish teacher, Paul Duke STEM High School in Gwinnett

I have been passionately teaching language for 20 years now in various places around the world (Georgia, Arizona, Dubai, South Korea, Chile) and have participated in some really great professional development (OPI training, working with language consultant Greg Duncan, MYP/DP IB... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
206

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Program and/or Educator Effectiveness
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

More Isn’t Always Better: Refocus with High Leverage Teaching Practices (8-10)

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Ever feel like the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe? You're given so much advice on how to be a good teacher, you don't know what to do? This session explores High Level Teaching Practices, referencing two major frameworks: The ACTFL Core Practices and the STARTALK Principles for Effective Teaching. Join the conversation as we refocus with purpose.

Speakers

Ellen Hart

Instructional Director, NC Virtual

Ellen Hart is the Instructional Director for the World Language and CTE Teams of the North Carolina Virtual Public School. Mrs. Hart has served in education since 1994 both in the classroom as a business and marketing teacher for the Alamance-Burlington School System (ABSS) and... Read More →

Greta Lundgaard

Consultant, Consultant

Still enjoying sharing new ideas, strategies, and learning with language educators!

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
208

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Teaching Beginning French Online: A Successful Experiment! (8-9)

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In this session, applicable to any language, we discuss the results and positive outcomes on teaching two beginning French courses (FREN 1110 and 1120) online with "Portails" and "VoiceThread". We will first describe the courses' structure, methodology and communicative activities, share students' oral and written samples and finally, analyze their overall results and class evaluations. We end our presentation with a general discussion on the rewards, challenges and surprising benefits of teaching beginning language courses fully online.

Speakers

Juliette Parnell

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
207

Session - Saturday

Host Organization French
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) High School, Supervisors, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

Teaching the Methods Course in a Post-Method World (8-1)

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This presentation will describe the thought process & results behind the redesign of a Methods Course for graduate students in their first year teaching language. This course often receives split reviews: those who love it, & those who completely misunderstand its goals & intent. In order to increase student satisfaction & help graduate students not just survive but fall in love with teaching, a complete redesign was needed. Two ACTFL publications & an open online resource are used as texts.

Speakers

Brenna Byrd

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
101

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Various
Strand Teacher Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) Supervisors, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

The Great CI Umbrella (8-3)

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A common misconception amongst language teachers exploring new methodologies is that Comprehensible Input (CI) is Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS). TPRS is just one component of the great CI umbrella! Come hear about some of the MANY strategies teachers across the world are using to build student's communication, confidence and proficiency through compelling CI! All while meeting ACTFL’s expectation that we are spending 90% of our class-time in the target language!

Speakers

Annabelle Williamson

Keynote Facilitator, Spanish Educator, Bricolage Academy

Annabelle Williamson (La Maestra Loca), 2018 Louisiana's FL Teacher of the Year, is a passionate 3rd-5th grade Spanish teacher at Bricolage Academy in New Orleans, Louisiana, a public charter school in Orleans Parish. She’s taught for 4 years in Louisiana. She is passionate about Mi... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
108

Session - Saturday, Best of LA

Host Organization Chinese & Spanish
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School, Supervisors, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

10:30am EDT

What Goethe Can Do for You? (8-7)

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The Goethe-Institut, Germany's official cultural institution, supports and engages K-16 German teachers, students, programs and administrations. This session provides an overview of our activities in these areas with a focus on recent additions and program highlights projected for 2018/2019.

Speakers

Eileen Sellman

Goethe-Institut

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
205

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English & German
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & German

11:20am EDT

Exhibits Break

Saturday March 23, 2019 11:20am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA

11:30am EDT

SCFLTA Awards Luncheon

Saturday March 23, 2019 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
106-107

SCFLTA Awards Luncheon

1:30pm EDT

AIM Language Learning - Learning and Having FUN in the Classroom (Encore)

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This hands-on AIM curriculum, incorporates words, actions, and gestures for K-12. Story plays build language acquisition with grammatical concepts intuitively, teaching 1500 fundamental words per kit. Raps help students learn grammar concepts. Gestures reinforce language acquisition using hand signals. These enable learning vocabulary through plays, presenting the language visually and kinesthetically for students who learn better with multi-sensory involvement. Reading, writing, listening, and speaking make up this amazing program.

Speakers

Joann Nabb

Head of language department-retired, Aim Language Learning

How to enjoy and engage students in the classroom, involving them in speaking within the first few weeks where they actually enjoy participating. AIM is a creative intuitive method that works like mini-units of immersion, with maxi results.

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
209

Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) Chinese, French, Spanish

1:30pm EDT

A Technology Curmudgeon’s Guide to Twitter (9-3)

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We see it at every conference; the Twitter bird and the conference hashtag. But what’s the big deal? Our session will go through the nuts and bolts of how Twitter works, why it is helpful as a form of note-taking and information sharing at conferences, and how you can use Twitter to develop your own professional learning community, especially if you are the only person in your department. Come tweet with us!

Speakers

Laura Parker

I am a French and Creative Writing teacher at Burns High School in Lawndale, NC.

Stephanie Madison Schenck

PhD Candidate, Literacy, Language, & Culture, Clemson University

Laura Sexton

Spanish teacher, South Point High School

Laura is a project-based, passion-driven language educator and has been a Spanglish teacher for over a decade. @SraSpanglish

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
108

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Spanish, French
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

1:30pm EDT

Empowering Students Lightens Our Load (9-7)

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As teachers, we are often people who do it all. But, are we doing our students a disservice? Let’s explore some ways in which students can be incorporated into preparation, content selection, and assessment. With carefully-designed and clear directives, we can empower students to take ownership in their world language learning while simultaneously reducing teacher workload in an effective and engaging way.

Speakers

Klett USA, Inc.

National Sales Director

Welcome to Klett USA, your trusted partner for German Language textbooks and educational materials! Our mission is to provide high-quality authentic German educational materials that foster intercultural understanding, inclusivity, and communicative competence, and to serve as a resource... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
205

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English & German
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & German

1:30pm EDT

Exploring Cultural Masterpieces is Like Making a Great Sandwich (9-6)

Don't skip ART to teach grammar! Use it to get them talking, writing, reading, and listening to a time period's cultural 'sandwich.' Imagine the literature as lettuce, the music as cheese, the history as bread, the paintings as lunchmeat. It is all interconnected. Through my method of sharing masterpieces with musical accompaniment, students learn what made that artist's creation 'trend' back then. The day of flavorless art lectures must end. Bring your sandwich fixin's and an appetite for something new!

Speakers

Effie Hall

German Teacher/WoLa Chair, Loudoun County Public Schools

This is my 32nd year teaching and I still LOVE it! I grew up in the county where I teach and feel great responsibility to grow our students' proficiency as well as overall esteem. I transport my immersion classroom with me to where ever my students see me--the hall, the library, the... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
204

Session - Saturday

Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) All

1:30pm EDT

Fluency Through Comprehensible Input Based Methods (9-1)

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Make target language come alive for everyone, in such a way that students effortlessly acquire the target language via powerful strategies that have proven to increase comprehension, boost emotional engagement, and accelerate acquisition. Learn how to easily and effectively implement Circling, Personalization and Comprehensibility into your classroom, as we share tips and tricks for smooth execution and experience a live Storyasking.

Speakers

Michel Baker

Spanish Teacher Grades 1-4, River Ridge Elementary School

Hi! It will be wonderful to grow together with you at the beach! What a wonder to see you and to know that I am part of such an enormous, enthusiastic and outstanding family of professionals. May God richly bless us all as we return home to put into practice all that we will learn... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
101

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Japanese
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) English & Japanese

1:30pm EDT

Fostering Introspection and Articulating Learning Through Critical Reflection (9-5)

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Come learn techniques to encourage students to articulate what they are learning and why it matters. Through critical reflection, learners engage in the work of inquiry, discernment and self-discovery, as they examine their motivation, assess their progress, and identify areas for improvement. Providing students with a space to reflect on their experience learning another language and encountering diverse cultures helps them to think intentionally about how to cultivate skills and seek opportunities to enhance their learning.

Speakers

Angeli Leal

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
203

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Level(s) Middle School/High School, Supervisors, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English & Spanish

1:30pm EDT

Friend or F.O.E.? Getting the Most from the Final Oral Exam (9-9)

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What challenges have you faced in designing and administering a final oral exam in your introductory-level courses? Are your students unclear about expectations or too nervous to produce? Are you overwhelmed by how to grade this final speaking assessment? Please join us as we demonstrate our model for assessing content knowledge, speaking and listening skills at the end of the semester. Leave with an approachable framework you can institute in your college-level world language classroom.

Speakers

Elizabeth Castellow

Kate Kiec

Associate Professor Spanish

Hilda Salazar

Wake Tech

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
207

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Assessment and Feedback
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

1:30pm EDT

Need to Publish? Meet the Editors! (9-4)

Feedback Survey

This presentation includes an overview of the editorial process from submission to publication in scholarly journals with examples from Dimension (SCOLT) & Learning Languages (NNELL). Tips for writing manuscripts, responding to reviewer feedback, & revising & resubmitting manuscripts are offered. Information about becoming a reviewer is also provided. Come with your questions about publishing.

Speakers

Kelly Davidson

Associate Professor, French and Foreign Language Education, Valdosta State University

Paula Garrett-Rucks

Georgia State University

I am passionate about the teaching and learning of cultures and languages and teacher advocacy.

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
202

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English
Strand Leadership / Advocacy
Core Practice(s) Provide Appropriate Feedback
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

1:30pm EDT

Nous Avons Besoin de Vous! Join AATF Now! (9-10)

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Are you the only French teacher at your school? Do you yearn to have a French teaching buddy? Well look no further! The American Association of Teachers of French is HERE!! We are the only organization devoted to French teachers & the promotion of French language in the country! Get involved in the AATF & help lead our profession. Presenters will be joined by Regional Representative Deanna Scheffer & other state representatives. Come expand your horizons & join our crew!

Speakers

Jeremy Patterson

Deanna Scheffer

teacher, Allen D. Nease High School

Heather Tedder

French teacher, Watauga High School

I love teaching French and talking about proficiency-based learning, interpersonal communication, and cool music, books, and chocolate! Talk to me about getting involved in French activities in North Carolina. I was FLANC Teacher of the Year for 2020 and am AATF Regional Rep for Region... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
208

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English & French
Strand Leadership / Advocacy
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & French

1:30pm EDT

The Communicative Approach to Language Teaching (9-2)

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Are you looking for ways to motivate & engage your students in the target language? The communicative approach is for teachers who want to provide opportunities in the classroom for their students to engage in real-life communication in the target language. The session participants will take part in various activities that demonstrate how teachers' & students' roles differ in this method of teaching & learning.

To access the presentation use the link: The Communicative Approach to Language Teaching

Speakers

Melissa Perez

District World Languages Coordinator, Durham Public Schools

I am the World Language Coordinator for Durham Public Schools and a private World Language Consultant. I have 17 years as a World Language educator. I spent 12.5 years in the classroom teaching all levels of Spanish and French in middle and high school. I have degrees in Spanish... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
102-103

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Various
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

1:30pm EDT

Using Role Plays to Build Proficiency at the Intermediate Level (9-8)

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Frustrated with 2nd/3rd year students that are not progressing? Come explore the use of role plays for pushing students through the intermediate proficiency sub-levels. Attendees will participate in the role-play process to experience first-hand how to implement it. We will review the characteristics of intermediate learners and learn to craft role plays that push students towards the next level. Leave with the knowledge necessary to implement role plays next week, and with sample prompts in English, Spanish, French, and Arabic.

Speakers

James McCullough

Consultant, Organic World Language

I have been teaching Spanish in Atlanta, GA for 20 years and for the past five years have been using the Organic World Language (OWL) method and am eager to share this amazing methodology with as many teachers as possible.

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
206

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Various
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) Post-Secondary
Language(s) English

2:30pm EDT

Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry: Using Compelling Video to Build Proficiency (Encore)

Our emotions & the stories we tell are strongly linked to learning, memory, & especially attention. Using short films as our guide, we will look at how we can leverage high interest, reaction-provoking media to engage students in language learning. Participants will leave with examples of proficiency-building activities that they can use in their classrooms immediately as well as skills to adapt the activities for other stories. This session is BYOT--bring your own tissues!

Speakers

Bethanie Drew

Teacher, curriculum creator, presenter, Broughton Global Magnet High School

Saturday March 23, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
206

Encore, Best of FLANC

Strand Learning Resources/Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) English & Spanish

2:30pm EDT

A Better Way to Vocabulary Acquisition (10-6)

Speakers

Jay Ketner

Deborah Espitia

Instructional Strategist, Wayside Publishing

As an Instructional Strategist for Wayside Publishing, and lead author on EntreCulturas 3, I love world languages, proficiency, interculturality, and global perspectives. But, I'm also an avid fan of anything to do with technology. I believe strongly that learning languages is for... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
204

Session - Saturday

Strand Learning Resources/Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) All

2:30pm EDT

Georgia's Online Proficiency Training Pilot - A Portal to Proficiency Training (10-5)

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Leveraging Georgia's online GaLearns platform and in cooperation with ACTFL and NCSSFL, Georgia has launched a pilot online program to introduce teachers statewide to the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements. The courses are free to all Georgia teachers and can be used by individual teachers or as part of a comprehensive PD program. This presentation will review the completed pilot program, the stages of its development and feedback on the program following its pilot phase in the fall of 2018.

Speakers

Patrick Wallace

GaDOE staff, Georgia Department of Education

Saturday March 23, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
203

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Planning with Backward Design Model
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

2:30pm EDT

I Can Do Interculturality! (10-2)

Feedback Survey

Interculturality is a big word and an even bigger concept. Join this session to explore the revised NCSSFL-ACTFL Can Do Statements, including the Intercultural Can Do's. Participants will gain an understanding of interculturaility, the revised Can Do documents, and strategies for application with students. This is an introductory session about the Can Do statements, designed to provide participants with a basic understanding of how the new statements are arranged and can be used in planning and instruction.

Speakers

Leslie Baldwin

Executive Director, SCOLT

The mission of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching is the advancement of the study of modern and classical languages and their literatures and cultures at all levels of instruction. Stop by to visit this year's Silent Auction!

Saturday March 23, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
102-103

Session - Saturday, Best of FLANC

Host Organization Various
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

2:30pm EDT

Inspiring Curiosity in World Language Classes (10-1)

Feedback Survey

How do we get our students curious about the world? How does curiosity impact language learning? When students are motivated to find out more, it's easy to get them investigating the target culture, reading and listening to the target language, and communicating with a purpose. This session will show a variety of lessons that start with a question and a communicative goal and lead to independent investigations that students actually want to talk about!

Speakers

Megan Smith

Blogger + Thinker, Creative Language Class

Blogger and teacher trainer passionate about real communication inspired by the target culture. Working to share resources, ideas, and solutions to help make language learning more engaging and meaningful to students.

Saturday March 23, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
101

Session - Saturday

Host Organization various
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) Middle School/High School, Supervisors
Language(s) English

2:30pm EDT

Ready, Set, DRAW! How to Stay 100% in the Target Language Using Drawing (10-7)

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ACTFL standards require a minimum of 90% target language input. This can be difficult, especially at the lower levels. Come to this session to learn how to use DRAWING to help you stay in the target language from day 1! Learn skills you can use in your classroom to help your students understand you when you speak in the target language. From classroom expectations to folktales, drawing can make you comprehensible to your students! Even for the drawing impaired!

Speakers

Erin Anthony

Saturday March 23, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
205

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Standards-Based Instructional Design
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

2:30pm EDT

Skype in the Classroom: From Textbook Unit to Inspiring Virtual Collaboration (10-4)

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This session explores the transition from a traditional textbook unit about city life through a 4 week project utilizing Skype in the Classroom. The presenter will show you how to integrate virtual collaboration experiences into thematic units in order to globalize your lesson plans. The focus is on the importance of real-world activities, applicable in our daily classrooms to provide students with meaningful, lasting and enjoyable lessons. Pictures and student–generated products are shared and perused for clarification.

Speakers

Clara Maria Di Gennaro

Instructor, Edward Waters College

Yaneth Villaroel

Saturday March 23, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
202

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English, Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English

2:30pm EDT

Writing and Reviewing the ACTFL/CAEP Accreditation Report (10-3)

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This session will provide an introduction and review of the ACTFL/CAEP accreditation report. Participants will learn about the purpose and benefits of accreditation and will gain an overview of writing and reviewing the report.

Speakers

Shawn Morrison

Saturday March 23, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
108

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English
Strand Teacher Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention
Level(s) Post-Secondary
Language(s) English