Photo taken by Cheryl Kautz[/caption] The award honors members of the educational community who design and develop exciting and innovative courses that represent the best in technology and learning. [caption id="attachment_1318" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Mark Keith, Norah Jones, Isidoro Kessel[/caption] Mark Keith is the David Cox FLAVA Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching Award winner for 2013. This award recognizes a Virginia foreign language teacher in grades K-12 who has demonstrated excellence in foreign language instruction. Mark graduated...
[caption id="attachment_1446" align="alignleft" width="300"] Benjamin Cory Holec[/caption] In my presentation at FLAVA this year I led participants in playing a large scale strategy game that I have created over several years. The game is similar to Settlers of Catan, Risk, and Monopoly but is much larger...
[FeaturedArticles_PRO id="654"] As language teachers, we have included projects in our teaching for years before the expression “Project- Based Learning” made its debut in educational articles. We understand the value of projects, but we also know how time consuming they can be. Who wants to...
The Foreign Language Association of Virginia (FLAVA) presents webinar workshops during the school year, and I was able to attend the one whose title is above, presented by Dr. Kathryn Murphy-Judy, founder of BOLDD (Basic Online Language Design and Delivery) and a professor of French...
National Foreign Language Week is March 4-10 this year. The theme is "Languages lead us on a path to understanding other cultures." Click here for more information. amg_poster_2018 ...
The 2014 FLAVA Conference takes place Sept. 25-27, a great time to share ideas and get inspiration for the whole school year. Growing attendance has sent us to a larger hotel - the DoubleTree by Hilton in Williamsburg. Over 100 years old, FLAVA remains one of the most active and vibrant foreign language associations in the nation, and our conference is a big part of the reason why. You can propose a session through April 18, and you can now register and book your hotel. Virginia Beach Public School's discovery language committee has worked together annually to provide resources and support to help the district celebrate and educate the community on the benefits of foreign language. In recent years they have created a resource handbook for promotions during Discover Languages month...
Laur Warren[/caption] And what if the teacher said, “No”? Teachers, what do you think the students’ reactions would be? “Then why should I do it?” some would say. Or the more belligerent, “I’m not doing it.”