[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 ...
During the past year, the Virginia chapter of the American Association of German (AATG) was involved in a host of interesting activities. Our Immersion weekend April 27-28,2013 at the Center for the Liberal Arts at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA featured two topics: a...
The CLTA-VA fall 2013 workshop was successfully held at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, on Oct. 12, 2013. We thank for Professor Neil Kubler of Williams College and Professor Liang Hsin-hsin of UVA and Professor Ann Kun of Randolph College to give us...
Our spring CAV meeting will be held at the College of William and Mary on Saturday, May 3, 2014. There will be long and short presentations, an auction, awards and recognitions along with a luncheon. Undergraduate and graduate students are welcome, and they receive free...
The year is already off to a fast start with lots of happenings in Foreign Language education. Below are some of the topics that we have been working on at the Virginia Department of Education; as well as some “news you can use” from the...
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...