2009 Wokshops and Sessions March7th

Saturday Morning Affiliate Business Meetings

AATF  (All teachers of French are welcome to attend.)

AATG  (All teachers of German are welcome to attend.)

AATSP (All teachers of Spanish and Portuguese are welcome to attend.)

JCL/GCA (All teachers of Latin and Greek are welcome to attend.)

SEALLT (All teachers interested in technology and language teaching are welcome to attend.)

NADSFL (All district and state level supervisors/coordinators are welcome to attend.)

NNELL (All teachers of K-8 are welcome to attend.)

 

Saturday Morning Sessions

Justo Lamas Concert: Spanish Educational Program: Justo Lamas

Humor as a pedagogical tool: James Davis, Western Kentucky University

BEST of WFLTA: Communication through Culture: Foreign Language Immersion: Sandra Dixon, West Virginia University

Designing an IPA Can Be Fun! Patricia Carlin, University of Central Arkansas

Activities for Moving Students Beyond the Classroom: Anna Love-Wild, Southside H.S., AR

Linking Spanish for Heritage Speakers to AP Courses: Steven DuPouy and Conway Clements, Meadowcreek High School (GA)

Developing the Target Language Voices with Web 2.0 Technology: Edwina Spodark, Hollins University (VA)

Empowering FLES Students in Real Life Projects: Gladys Lipton, FLES*

Cool Connections to Spanish Culture: New Ways to Build Deeper Understanding: Cathy Wilson (Exhibitor: Pearson-Prentice Hall)

Project-based Ideas for Exploring the French-speaking World: Jayne Abrate, AATF

Looking for Perspectives: Ethnographic Study: Sue Barry (Auburn University, AL), Svetoslava Dimova (Campbell H.S., GA), Lara Droms (Grayson H.S., GA)

Best of SCFLTA: Can You Teach the OPI?: Maria Spicer-Escalante, Utah State University; Lizette Mujica-Lauglin (University of South Carolina); Helen Hamlyn, Testing Language Institute

FLAP Grant in Chinese: Helga Fasciano and Ann Marie Gunter, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; Bobby Hobgood, LEARN North Carolina

Zuhören, verstehen, aufschreiben: Fortschritt mit Hörspielen: Horst Kurz, Georgia Southern University

Working Smarter with GSO and Collaborating Groups—Part I: Beth Caraccio, Jon Valentine, Elizabeth Webb—Georgia Department of Education

Language Lab Unleashed: Virtual Professional Development and Collaboration: Douglas Canfield, University of Tennessee

Original Latin Texts: Jennie Green, Columbia H.S. (GA)

Achieving Global Literacy in the Foreign Language Classrooms: Keltoum Rowland, University of Southern Mississippi

Using I-Pods and TV: Kelly Davidson, Emory University (GA)

Ants, bees, caterpillas, etc. in the FLES Classroom: Cornelia Okraski, British American School (NC)

Including All Learners in FL Learning and Teaching Contexts: Claudia Becker, North Carolina Central University

Spanish vs. French: Misconception about Language Difficulty: Carmen Rogers, Chestnut Hill College (NJ)

Let’s Get the Conversation Started, Peggy Boyles, Peggy Boyles & Associates (OK)

BEST of AFLTA: The Power of Pictures in a Language Class: Anna Love-Wild, Southside H.S. (AR)

Differentiation in the Arabic Classes: Eman Maaoum, Hana Arslan, and Djaouida Bensadoun, Amana Academy (GA)

AP German Strategies: Juan Carlos Morales, Miami Palmetto Sr. High School and Mary Ashcroft, University of Nevada at Los Vegas

Working Smarter with GSO and Collaborating Groups—Part II: Beth Caraccio, Jon Valentine, Elizabeth Webb—Georgia Department of Education

Clicker-Mania, Join the Fun: Raegan Lemmond, Auburn University (AL)

But it doesn’t make sense, Magistra!: Caroline Kelly, Covent Day School (NC)

Spanish Culture through Festival Calendar Projects: Maria Hellin, University of West Georgia

Collaborative Community for the i-generation students: Rosalie Cheatham, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Games & Activities That Have Everyone Talking: Rebekah Martin-Fong, Wesleyan School (GA)

Building Community: Outreach Activities with Hispanics: Paula Heusinkveld, Clemson University (SC)

Empowering Students through Community Service: Barbara Boyd and Valorie Larson, Pine Crest Academy (FL)

World Languages in Northern Kentucky: Carol Ann Constabile-Heming, Northern Kentucky University

BEST of FFLA: Better than Coffee: Geri Craven, (FL)

How to Get Them & How to Keep Them: Melanie Hutsell, Peachtree Ridge H.S., and Marcianne McHugh, University of Georgia

 

Musik, Spiele und andere Tips fur den Unterricht: Patrick Wallace, Griffin H.S. (GA)

Discover What Works in the Classroom of the ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year!: Marty Abbott, Director of Education, ACTFL;

Janine Erickson, ACTFL President; ACTFL Teacher of the Year, TBD

Really Cool Stuff for the Foreign Language Classroom: Georgia Schalau, College of Charleston (SC) and Barbara Kuczun Nelson, Colby College, (ME)

Using Electronic Translators: Zachary Jones, Chapel Hill H.S. (NC)

Latin Translation Strategies Part I: Robert Zaslavsky, Consultant (GA)

 

FLAG Awards Luncheon:  Speaker:  Dr. Beheruz Sethna, President of the University of West Georgia.

 

SEALLT Leadership Luncheon

 

Saturday afternoon sessions:

Fulbright-Hayes Grant: Culturally Authentic Teaching Units: Mary Risner, University of Central Florida, and Linda Markley, West Shore Jr./Sr. H.S. (FL)

Teachers, Students, and Power Point: A Powerful Combination: Karen Guffey, Gordon College (GA)

Student Learning and Student-Teacher Collaboration On-Line: Erica Dotson, Emory University (GA)

La Nostalgia: Evocando el pasado por musica y conversacion: Jorge Medina, Pickens County Schools (SC)

Keeping it Real: Diane Gluck, Cross Keys H.S. and Rhonda Wells, Dekalb County Schools, (GA)

Licensure Exams: Jana Sandarg, Augusta State College (GA) and Judith Schomber, Consultant (TN)

Building Your Own Website—One Year Later: Patrick Wallace, Griffin H.S. (GA)

Enhancing Instruction via Blogs and Websites: Carol Semonsky, Georgia State

University; Susan Boutier, McIntosh H.S. (GA); Zachary Jones, Chapel Hill H.S. (GA)

10 Tech Resources You Can’t Live Without: Patricia Early, Georgia State University

Tracking Difficult Grammar Points via Contextual Activities: Dennis Miller, Morehouse College (GA)

How to work with short media clips in the World Languages Classroom: Michaela Claus-Nix and Mark Hastings, South Forsyth H.S. (GA)

Songs & Rhymes for Fluency: Ann Lewis and Helen Stewart, Evansdale E.S. (GA)

Once upon a time Passe Compose and Imparfait lived happily ever after: Cindy Mollard, Peachtree Ridge H.S.  (GA)