World Language Teacher Summit 2.0

Looking for answers on how to keep students engaged and focused in this highly chaotic and distracting world? Worried about making sure that your class is appreciating culture and being reflective of the enormously diverse population around the world? Searching for secrets to seamlessly switching instruction without becoming confused whether you're in-person, hybrid, or 100% online teaching?

We’ve got you covered! Overwhelm is the norm right now with distance learning. Find out how to engage your students with some rigor and relevance without overwhelming them or their families.

MODULE 1: THE SLIPPERY SLOPE: L2 (Staying in the Target Language)

1. Strategies for Increasing Target Language Use by Sheri Plath
2. How does the AIM (Accelerated Integrated Methodology) Rapidly Develop Proficiency by Wendy Maxwell
3. Creativity in the World Language Classroom by Diego Ojeda
4. Boom Cards: The Hottest New Trend in Language Learning by Sherry Sebesta
5. Facilitating L2 Output with Socratic Seminars by Christina Margiore
6. Managing your Management in the Target Language by Nathan Bynum

MODULE 2: INSPIRING GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

1. Global Citizenship Education and Culturally Responsive Teaching by Elizabeth Porter
2. Cultivating Curiosity in the World Language Classroom by Christina Rocha
3. Relating to Your Students by Jenniffer Whyte
4. World Language Strategies Through Intercultural Lenses by Tracy Rucker
5. Get Your Head in the Game: The Power of Learning in Teams by Carmen Scoggins

MODULE 3: TIPS FOR REAL LANGUAGE INTERACTIONS

1. Scaffolding Writing for Novice Learners by Kaitlin Leppert
2. Teaching with Novels by Allison Wienhold
3. Interpretive Tasks for In-class and Distance Learning by Lisa Shepard
4. Engagement and Proficiency Through Writing by Katherine Brownlee
5. Story-gami (Another Way to Tell Stories in the Classroom) by Hélène Colinet
6. Games and Brain Breaks to Keep the Class Moving by Fadi Abughoush

MODULE 4: BUILDING BLOCKS OF SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMMING

1. 3 Teacher Proven Ways to Build and Sustain a Successful World Language Program by Bertha Delgadillo
2. Create Engaging Lessons with Digital Applications by Jenelle Fernandez-McDuffie
3. The Thing-a-ma-bob That Does the Job: Rubrics by Beckie Bray Rankin
4. Passions, Professions, and Proficiency by Megan M. Smith
5. Data Driven Advocacy for World Language by Tanya Schubert
6. Create Your Own Website by Adriana Gutierrez
7. 3 Strategies to Support Student Output & Build a Strong Community by Claudia Elliott
8. Designing a Year-Long Approach to Language Learning by Beckie Bray Rankin

MODULE 5: ENGAGEMENT BOOT CAMP

1. How to Integrate Student Created Content in the Classroom by Rebecca Perantoni
2. Skyrocket Student Engagement with Charlala by Rachel Lucas
3. The Mighty Choice Board by Joshua Cabral
4. Creating a Culture of Learners by Shelley Roy
5. Optimizing Student Motivation for World Language Learning by Dave Stuart Jr.
6. Using Music and Magic as Pathways to Proficiency by Richard de Meij
7. Super Slides: Going Beyond Presentations with Google Slides by Larissa Aradj
8. Create Interactive Google Slides by Katherine Bluemel