Welcome Address: Lena Hill, PhD, Dean of the College Introductions: Dick Kuettner, FLAVA President Guest Speaker: Sharon Scinicariello, Advocacy Chair Awards and Sponsors Announcements: Executive Board
Set the foundation for language learning and enjoyment early by creating an elementary outreach program in which high school students teach elementary students language basics. You will hear from a teacher and a high school student about their Latin program, but it could be applied to any language.
Audience: Latin/Middle, Secondary Language of Presentation: English Location: 104 TELL Correlations: Collaboration
The presentation will outline the structure, characteristics, strategies, authentic materials and the best ways to engage with native and heritage Spanish Fluent Speakers of all levels. We will also allocate time for questions and contributions from attendants.
Audience: Spanish/All Levels Language of Presentation: Spanish Location: 114 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools, Professionalism
"Welcome to Parry McCluer Airlines and Tours, I'm Ms. Brotherson and will be your guide as we visit (place) today!" Bring culture to life by creating an in-class cultural experience using Nearpod, Google, and more. Bring a computer as there will be time to start creating your own.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 115 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools
Let's practice with strategies to build student confidence in interpreting authentic resources from day 1. We will also explore how to build towards more proficient interpretive reading, listening, and viewing strategies across proficiency levels.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 134 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools
BEST OF FLAVA SESSION Using the language as a student brings fluency in natural & fun ways. Walk away with resources, strategies, digital tools, and incentives (intrinsic and extrinsic) to equip your students (even beginners) to say whatever they want to say, retain it and create long-lasting collaborative resources.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 203 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools
In this workshop, you will discover ideas to motivate learners by appealing to the 5 senses. This will teach you new methods to diversify your teaching strategies in the French classroom.
Audience: French/All levels Language of Presentation: French Location: 211 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools, Professionalism
Participants in this session will discuss the why and how of advocating for world language instruction in the classroom, the community, and at the state and national level. After a brief update on FLAVA’s advocacy team, they’ll explore useful resources and strategies to promote language instruction.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 214 TELL Correlations: Collaboration, Professionalism
Do you want to teach with Comprehensible Input but don't know how to get started? Let me help! In this session we will discuss what CI means and ways to start using it in your classes. I'll share my experiences and help you with your questions. Let's talk CI!
Audience: All Languages/Elementary, Middle, Secondary, Post-Secondary Language of Presentation: English Location: 246 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools
BEST OF FLAVA SESSION In this workshop both English and Latin will be spoken and enjoyed. Participants will explore ideas for the use of story-telling (and story-asking!) in our target language to provide comprehensible input for students at all levels, from Latin I to AP. No spoken Latin experience is required!
Audience: Latin/All Levels Language of Presentation: Latin/English Location: 104 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools, Professionalism
This session will feature exemplars of best practices for guiding students on the Language Learning Journey. Participants will leave with resources to promote active target language use toward learning goals to make the most of classroom time. Come learn how to hand the keys to your students.
Audience: All Languages/All levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 115 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools
We will present on some technology that one can use in a foreign language classroom. Our focus is on ASL, but any foreign language can use these things! We will talk about using an iPad in the classroom, and show several APPs one can use to make language exciting and show how they work.
Audience: All Languages/Middle, Secondary Language of Presentation: English with ASL Examples Location: 134 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools
BEST OF FLAVA SESSION How can we establish a culture conducive to building students’ conceptual understanding? How do we help students make their thinking visible? This session will introduce Concept-Based Curriculum and strategies for enhancing students’ interdisciplinary skills including higher order thinking skills.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 203 TELL Correlations: Planning, Professionalism
In the spirit of collective wisdom, attendees share favorite ideas, resources, approaches, anecdotes, etc. in an interactive, “Speed Dating” format where you walk away empowered & newly-equipped with practical, engaging, and time-saving ideas to implement right away with your French learners.
Audience: French/All levels Language of Presentation: French/English Location: 211 TELL Correlations: Planning, Professionalism
This session shares two IPA units, created for Chinese and German respectively. As a group, presentations demonstrate how formative IPAs, rooted in authentic cultural materials, elicit linguistic interaction that furthers learning for all five "C" goal areas.
Audience: All Languages/Secondary, Post-Secondary Language of Presentation: English Location: 214 TELL Correlations: Performance and Feedback
Grants, school funding, and Donors Choose are great ways to build your library. But, what if those are out of your reach? In this session we will talk about the three ways I build my classroom library with only the brains and school supplies I already have in my room.
Audience: All Languages/Elementary, Middle, Secondary Language of Presentation: English Location: 246 TELL Correlations: Collaboration
The transition from scripted or adapted Latin to authentic literature can be difficult for Latin students. It is important to find and use authors and texts which are appropriate and meaningful for students, and the Vulgate, the Latin version of the Bible, works nicely to make a smooth transition.
Audience: Latin/Secondary, Post-Secondary Language of Presentation: English Location: 104 TELL Correlations: Planning
This session introduces two vocabulary lessons for beginning Spanish, using poetry for a collaborative CBI experience in the classroom. Participants will receive complete lesson plans for each activity. At the conference, they will have a chance to join the activities from a student's perspective.
Audience: Spanish/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 114 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools
When World Language teachers do not take care of themselves, it affects the way one teaches. What can you do when you are tired all the time and cannot get over the lunch hump? There are simple exercises for your classroom that will be demonstrated. Attendees will also learn how to eat properly to have the extra power to teach for a full day.
Audience: All Languages with ASL Examples/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 134 TELL Correlations: Professionalism
Do you incorporate music into your world language classroom? Join us to learn some engaging strategies that we use to incorporate music into our classes regularly. You will leave with strategies and activities to incorporate on Monday. Examples will be given in Spanish, French and German.
Audience: All Languages/Middle, Secondary Language of Presentation: English Location: 203 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools, Planning
Attendees will learn how to design an environmentally-themed, text-based course focused on learner reflection. The talk discusses a university course about water and French literature but has wider implications for content-based instruction across levels and languages.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 211 TELL Correlations: Professionalism
In this session the participants will discuss the challenges of students with disabilities. A new Virginia Department of Education document titled will provide immediate strategies and suggestions for supporting students with disabilities.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 214 TELL Correlations: Planning, Professionalism
Do you want to use more real life instruction or encourage the use in your district? Unpack the four types in practical ways for all levels. Start small or think big.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 246 TELL Correlations: Performance and Feedback
Build Intercultural Competence exploring the role of Indigenous people in the Americas. After an introduction to literary resources, you learn how Indigenous climate activists, women, film-makers, and rap singers fight for their communities today. You will leave with lesson plans, multi-level readings and a wealth of online resources.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English with French and Spanish Examples Location: 114 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools, Planning
Are you looking for a new way to review vocabulary and engage all learners? In this session, participants will learn how PearDeck creates a student-centered approach to learning that is guaranteed to engage all students. You will leave the session with activities and ideas you can use the next day!
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 115 TELL Correlations: Learning Tools
Have you felt that your students' writing is choppy, robotic, or inconsistent? Then this is the session for you. We will focus on specific writing techniques and implementation strategies that can help your students become more confident and competent writers in the target language.
Audience: Romantic Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 134 TELL Correlations: Professionalism
BEST OF FLAVA SESSION As we continue to focus on proficiency-based standards, it is important that we implement PBL (Project-Based Learning) into our classrooms in order for students to be more prepared for the future post-graduation. In this session we will learn about and CREATE PBL assessments and activities.
Audience: All Languages/Middle School, Secondary Language of Presentation: English Location: 203 TELL Correlations: Performance and Feedback, Planning
What's happening in Virginia in the area of world language policy and practice? The VDOE World Language Specialist shares new regulations and initiatives in the areas of World Language graduation requirements, Seal of Biliteracy, Dual Language/Immersion, and more. Q/A time included.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 214 TELL Correlations: Professionalism
Schools are places where educators nurture both knowledge and social competencies in future citizens. This session will address how social and emotional learning can be taught in the World Language classroom to improve outcomes in the target language.
Audience: All Languages/All Levels Language of Presentation: English Location: 246 TELL Correlations: Environment
