waflt

2024 WAFLT Fall Conference

10/31/2024 - 11/2/2024

Conference Timetable

Thursday, October 31, 2024
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Conference Kickoff Reception
Friday, November 1, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 AM
FW-01: Bobo, Stachelbär, die Maus und du!
FW-02: What the Hack? Developing habits & using tools to work smarter (not harder)
FW-03: How to Collaboratively Discuss Learner Performance
FW-04: High School Visitors Program: Colleagues of the Future
FW-06: Beyond the Play Button: Rethinking Music's Role in Language Learning
FW-08: Inquisitive and Interested: Facilitating Inquiry in the Language Classroom
FW-09: Navigating the AI Frontier: A New Era of Language Teaching and Learning
FW-10: Assessing Learners’ Performance to Provide Evidence of Proficiency Growth
10:30 AM - 11:30 PM
National Board Certification: Is it right for you?
P-01: Why WAFLT?
P-02: Language, Projects, and Visual Presentations
P-03: Fulbright Teacher Exchange Programs
P-05: DPI Office Hour
P-06: Classroom mangagement
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
A-01: ¡Vamos! Build a thriving Spanish Club!
A-02: How a Department of One Can Become a Department of Many
A-03: Masters of the Brush: Empowering Students with Innovative Chinese Character Teaching Methods
A-04: Sinti and Romani: Bringing a national minority's voices and experiences into the German classroom
A-05: Touchstones, Contemporaries, and Comparative Literature
A-06: A new approach to TPRS: animated film and storytelling
A-07: Enhancing Teaching Methodologies: Integrating AI for Language Classes
A-08: Francisco de Goya: An Artist of His Time and for All Times
A-09: Esperanto - A Teaching Model for All Languages
A-10: Pedagogies of Joy in the Language Classroom
A-11: WI-NELL Networking Session
A-12: Has Language Education Gone Flat?
2:20 PM - 3:10 PM
B-01: High-interest Drop-in Units for Spanish Class
B-02: Sound, Form and Connotation: Learn Chinese Characters Through Reading, Writing and Analyzing -- A study of the methods of Teaching Chinese characters
B-03: Empowering Cultural Legacies: Strategies for Heritage Chinese Teachers in the US to Boost Enrollment and Program Promotion
B-04: Teaching Language and Literature with OER
B-05: Intercultural Communicative Competence: An Essential Skill for 2024 and Beyond
B-06: Teachers share with teachers
B-07: Presenting Language that is Comprehensible and in Context
B-08: Integrating art and storytelling
B-09: Anchored in Learning: Innovative Approaches to Portuguese Teaching Resources
B-10: Planning your World Language Lessons with SEL in Mind
B-11: "Taking your students around the world- Exploring languages in the Middle School"
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
Wine & Cheese Social
Saturday, November 2, 2024
8:10 AM - 9:00 AM
C-01: Celebrate Your Students Success with the Seal of Biliteracy
C-02: Goal Setting in the World Language Classroom
C-03: Empowering Language Learning: Harnessing Podcasts for Authentic Listening Resources
C-04: Taking Creative Risks in the Language Classroom
C-05: Interpersonal Communication: An Essential Real-World Skill
C-06: Dive into Career-Connected Learning
C-07: Francophone Brain Breaks and Stumpers
C-08: The role of AI in content creation, curation, and recommendations
C-09: Addressing the Spanish Language and Cultural needs of Native and Heritage Speakers
C-10: “What Do You Want From Me?” Communicating Clear Expectations From Learning Targets To Assessments And Everything In Between
C-11: Using AAPPL assessment data to evaluate and inform programming and practic
C-12: Releasing the Reins: Building Agency in the Language Classroom
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM
D-01: Programs, Policies, Practices and Partnerships for Language Learning
D-02: Exploring Experiential Learning and Foreign Language Teaching: Chinese Instructors' Perspectives and Experiences
D-03: Turning Drill & Kill into Chill & Thrill
D-04: Escape Room for the Win!
D-05: We all can learn from evidence based grading
D-06: Academic Reading Circles for Inclusive Learning Environments
D-07: Put Your Students in the AI Driver’s Seat!
D-09: AP= Advancing Proficiency
D-10: Looping the 4 modes of communication
D-11: IB Collaboration Session
D-12: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
10:10 AM - 11:40 AM
LM-01: WACLT
LM-02: WI-AATG German Networking and Idea Share
LM-03: WiATJ
LM-04: AATSP-WI Business Meeting
LM-05: WLTA Business Meeting
LM-06: AATF-WI Business Meeting & Share Session
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
E-01: Creating an Engaging and Fun Learning Experience: Using an Interactive Tool 'Genially'
E-02: DEEP Learning: Diversity, Exploration, Expression, Partnership in Chinese Class
E-03: Using weekly activities to build classroom community
E-04: Why Language Matters: Modeling through Language Classes the Skills of Learning
E-05: Get them Speaking: Strategies to use to increase oral communication
E-06: Voyageons en Afrique francophone
E-07: AI as an Ally: Competencies that Empower Students
E-08: Fruitful Differentiation Without Going Bananas
E-09: Teaching glocal languages: how to embrace language diversity in American schools today
E-10: When's our next test? Everyday proficiency assessment in the World Language Classroom
E-11: My head is full! Let's Just Speak French!
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
F-01: Plugged In and Empowered!
F-02: Assessment and beyond: Integrating ePortfolios into Language Education Curriculum
F-03: Games and Play in the German Language Classroom
F-04: Creating Joyful and Mindful Learning Environments
F-05: From Finals to Badges: The Impact of Proficiency-Based Testing
F-06: Non-France-centric Authentic Materials: Tools for Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
F-07: Empowering High School Teachers with AI Tools
F-08: Our Path to Proficiency (shifting our focus from grammar to communication)
F-09: Put the Ball Back in Their Court
F-10: Retired and Ready
F-11: Revitalize Your Teaching Toolkit: Easy-to-Implement Activities to Enhance Instruction and Ignite Student Engagement
F-12: Connect Your Students to the Community and Beyond - Collaborate!