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October 6 - October 8 The 2016 FLAVA conference will be held at the Williamsburg Doubletree Hotel in Williamsburg, VA from October 6th to 8th (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). The conference is designed to bring together world language educators who are interested in growing professionally. Proposals are now being accepted for the...

August 12 - August 13 Save the date and watch for more information coming soon about a World Language Institute to be held August 12-13th. This two day institute exploring the Core Practices in language teaching using the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) framework will be open...

June 26 - July 1 The K-12 Dual Language Academy aims to support new and existing Dual Language programs by digging in to the things that make Dual Language programs special: developing bilingual, bi-literate, and multicultural students. The format is like a well-integrated conference with multiple expert presenters and time...

May 30 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm The deadline to apply for a scholarship for the fully online course on SLA and Teaching Methods course is tomorrow, June 1st! Here is the form: http://goo.gl/forms/w32Zoh03ijp813Jx1 The scholarship covers 50% of the tuition for the course. They are also offering 2 other courses:...

May 7 More than 40 embassies will open their doors to DC visitors and residents Saturday, May 7. Participants can travel the world as they experience the food, art, dance, fashion, and music of different countries. In the past, visitors have been treated to karate demonstrations,...

The FLAVA Spring Conference at Washington and Lee University, April 16, 2016 from 8:00 am until 2:30 PM. Details Date: April 16 Time: 8:00 am - 2:30 pm Event Categories: Conference, Professional Development, Workshop Event Tags: professional development, teaching, Workshop Venue Washington and Lee University ...

Dates: March 11-13, 2016 Location: Georgetown University sites.google.com/site/gurt2016/ Theme: Assessment and evaluation offer considerable potential for helping educators understand, deliver, improve, and judge the effectiveness of language teaching, classes, and programs. On the one hand, assessment provides essential insights into the knowledge, abilities, and dispositions of language learners and users for...

March 4 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm VFLSA Annual Meeting for Language Supervisors The Virginia Foreign Language Supervisors Association (VFLSA) will meet Friday, March 4, 2016, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM., at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center in Henrico, VA Breakfast and lunch are included. If your division does...