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Colonial Heights Public Schools, located just 20 miles from Richmond, Virginia, has an opening at our High School for a French Teacher. Candidates must hold or be eligible for a Virginia Department of Education Teachers License with a French endorsement. Please apply at https://www.colonialhts.net/departments/human_resources/employment_opportunities ...

Did you know that our regional language associations, both SCOLT and NECTFL, offer awards, scholarships, and leadership programs for language educators at the secondary and post-secondary levels? Click on each organization to be linked to more info. Some have deadlines coming up in January so don't delay! Please...

Hello FLAVA, Please note the following: Workshop, 10 December 2020, 4 – 6 PM, Virginia 2019 World Language Teacher of the Year, Amy Petersen, “Personalize for Engagement.” There is still time to register. Invite a friend, colleague, in-service student, new teacher. Let’s take over the Internet and make it...

We are looking to hire a part-time Mandarin and a part-time Arabic instructor for next year. Both positions are fully-online (even in non-pandemic times!). Instruction is synchronous and classes are small. More information can be found here: https://www.wtmacademy.com/careers/...

The next FLAVA Teacher Workshop is scheduled for Thursday, December 10, 2020 (4PM - 6PM) via Zoom. In this workshop, 2019 Virginia World Languages Teacher of the Year, Amy Petersen (Latin Teacher), will explore ways we can expand the use of personalization to motivate students to listen, speak, read, and write in...

The Emory & Henry College Foreign Languages Department invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2021. We seek candidates to teach all level courses for Hispanic Studies and Spanish – Teacher Preparation programs. The faculty member will be...

Hello FLAVA, The Foreign Language Association of Virginia is now accepting proposals for its annual spring conference, Languages: Beyond Boundaries. Proposals will be accepted immediately, continuing through 11:59 PM, Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Because Languages do take us Beyond Boundaries, we encourage all to submit a proposal for this, the...

Virginia Beach Schools is looking for a long-term substitute to teach high school French. Candidates can click on this link to read about it and create a profile to apply. Email Danielle Gish, the admin assistant at the school with questions. Danielle.Gish@VBSchools.com ...

Hello, FLAVA! Many thanks to all who were able to attend and lead in FLAVA’s first virtual conference for language educators. What a theme -- Beyond Languages! What we learned this last weekend only reinforces the importance of possessing communicative skills in languages other than our native tongue and...

Congratulations to the Award Winners of FLAVA 2020! Video of award presentation   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,...