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2023 WAFLT Fall Conference

11/2/2023 - 11/4/2023

Conference Timetable

Thursday, November 2, 2023
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Conference Kickoff Reception
Friday, November 3, 2023
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
FW-01: A Novel Guide to the Novice Classroom
FW-02: Authentic Stories: On Purpose With a Purpose!
FW-03: Best Practices for New Teachers
FW-04: Engagement Hacks!: Keep them coming back for more!
FW-05: Japanese Incarceration: How can we take responsibility for things that happened in the past?
FW-06: Persian Letters, Persepolis, and Protests: Including Iran in French Class
FW-07: Refresh The Magic In Your Classrooms!
FW-08: Stations lead to Individualize Student Work
FW-09: Oh, the places we can go! Unpacking language proficiency to help students reach higher levels.
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
P-01: Chat with a Bot!
P-02: DPI Office Hour
P-03: Why WAFLT?
P-04: Leveraging Resources with WIRC
P-05: WI-NELL Networking Session
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Friday Luncheon
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
A-01: AATSP-WI Cultural Immersion Session
A-02: Bucky is Multilingual: UW-Madison Language Education and Outreach
A-03: Career and Community connected learning in the world language classroom.
A-04: Chatbot: Friend or Foe of the World Language Educator?
A-05: ENBrain Breaks: Boosting Engagement, Proficiency, and JOY!
A-06: Focus on Functions: Moving from Unit Plan to Effective Lessons
A-07: German Idea Share
A-08: Leveraging Resources with WIRC
A-09: Reflections on Marquette University’s STARTALK program “Computer Science Enhanced Chinese Language Learning”
A-10: Storybooks and Book Reports in the World Language Classroom
A-11: Surviving the first few years: Tips and tricks for beginning teachers
A-12: Teaching the Cultures of Southern France
A-13: The Role Mindfulness and SEL Play in Comprehensible Input
A-14: WAFLT Renaissance Roundtable
A-15: Storytelling Numbers - Data Speaks
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
B-01: Al-Ándalus: Spain of Yesteryear, World of Today
B-02: World Languages Fair for Recruitment and Retention of Students
B-04: Just Ducky! Get Your Ducks in a Row for Better Teaching (and a Healthier Life Balance)
B-04: Retired but not Tired, Round Table Discussion
B-05: National Boards: Reflective P.D
B-06: Power of Positivity and Prioritizing Boundaries!
B-07: Leverage Reading to Develop Learners’ Proficiency
B-08: Sharable Travel to Costa Rica Thematic Unit
B-09: Speak easy: How to scaffold the AP Simulated Conversation into Lower Language Levels
B-10: Using interactive and collaborative strategies and technology to enhance writing in Chinese as a foreign language
B-11: What do you know about German cuisine? – A mini lesson for the German classroom
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Wine & Cheese Social
Saturday, November 4, 2023
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
C-01: AP Language & Culture Exam Success
C-02: Assessing speaking & comprehension with Flipgrid
C-03: Circle Talk: An Inclusive Practice to Build Community, Proficiency, and Global Competence
C-04: How to Manage Google Translate and ChatGPT in the World Language Classroom
C-05: Japan-US Virtual Language Tables: Open-COIL Approach for Language Teaching and Learning
C-06: WLTA Networking Session
C-07: Say Yes to Ouisconsin
C-08: Service Learning Collaboration: Connecting students across the state
C-09: SN302 at NMU--Proficiency and Peru
C-10: SOS, WAFLT!
C-11: Using Interactive Videos to Teach Language and Culture
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
D-01: PACE: Sit back, relax, and let students figure it out!
D-02: "I did not even notice I was learning!" Meaningful, engaging, and motivating (warm-up) activities for German students
D-03: AATF Share session!
D-04: Creating Cultural Connections and Improving Oral Proficiency
D-05: I CAN move from traditional gradebook to evidence based.
D-06: IB Collaboration Session
D-07: Latina Vivat! The Promotion of Latin
D-08: Learning that Lasts: The Power of Brain-based Strategies
D-09: Teacher Clarity in the Foreign Language Classroom - ¿Es su clase "más claro que el agua"?
D-10: The Value of Videos: Make the Most of What you Show
D-11: Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TiLT) for the Language Class
D-12: Becoming a Blue Ribbon Department
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LM-01: AATF Business meeting
LM-02: AATSP-WI Annual Business Meeting
LM-03: WACLT Chinese Teacher Networking Session
LM-04: WI-AATG Business Meeting
LM-05: WLTA Business Meeting
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Saturday Luncheon
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
E-01: A unit based on a single grammar point? Yes you can!
E-02: When The End Is Just The Beginning
E-03: Let's Hit the Target Language Target
E-04: Novel Engagement: KISS (Keep It Simple Strategies)
E-05: Proficiency and Performance: The AAPPL Model for Task Design
E-06: Punto com: Renewing Our Love of Technology in a Post-Pandemic Classroom
E-07: Same Story, Different Ending: Classroom Management Strategies that Work!
E-08: Student Reflection Strategies for Fostering Independent, Motivated Learners
E-09: Virtual Exchange for Engaged Global Learning
E-10: WACLT Share Fair