If you are a world language teacher interested in project-based language learning (PBLL), we invite you to join our live, in-person PBLL Summer Institute, 26-30 July, 2021 at the Monroe Park campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA! Information about the Summer Institute can be found......
09 June, 2021 No comment 2 LikesWant to make an impact? Join our team! Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS), located in the heart of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, RCPS is hiring a French Teacher for the 2021-2022 school year. Located in one of the Top 100 Places to Live, according to Livability.com,......
09 June, 2021 No comment 1 LikeHenrico County Public Schools is seeking dynamic Spanish and French teachers for the 2021-2022 school year. We are also searching for a Kindergarten Spanish Immersion teacher for our Dual Language Program. Interested Dual Language Immersion applicants should be eligible or hold an Elementary endorsement, and......
09 June, 2021 No comment 0 LikesThe FLAVA Executive Board has two openings; one for the position of President-Elect and one for Communications Coordinator (formerly known as Secretary).
You may nominate a member (with nominee’s permission) or you may self-nominate. Either you or the self-nominee must complete the linked application by midnight on 15 July 2021. Applicants must be current FLAVA members.
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Rachel Thompson, 2020 David Cox Award Recipient
Virginia World Language Teacher of the Year
David Cox Award – Rachel Thompson, Spanish Teacher at Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Marshall Brannon Award – Dr. Luis Guadano, Associate Professor of Spanish and World Cultural Studies, Old Dominion University, Norfolk
Helen Warriner Burke Award – Dr. Ruth Ferree, retired professor of Education at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education and former French teacher at Albemarle High School, Charlottesville
We are a growing, dynamic organization of professionals in education and business, students, and all those who have a common interest in promoting and utilizing world languages to accomplish their various goals.
We advocate for world language education on behalf of members at the local, state, and federal levels. We promote online opportunities to educate the public about the benefits and issues related to language learning.
For almost a decade, FLAVA has offered interactive, online workshops through the auspices of the Washington & Lee University’s Global Discovery Laboratories, webcast throughout the region as part of our mission for professional growth.
Our fall conference serves as a primary means of fulfilling our mission in gathering the community around the association’s business, and our spring conference provides an opportunity to recharge and learn the latest theories and practices in language learning.
