Archive of Past Workshops
FLAVA Interactive Workshops 2020-2021
June 15, 2020 Meeting the Challenges of Instruction, Practice, and Feedback in World Language Teaching Online Avant MORE Learning, featuring Allison Carneiro da Silva, Dr. Rebecca Fox, and Rhode N’komba Link to presentation
September 17, 2020 Achieving World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages through Social Justice Education Stephanie Knouse Link to presentation
October 29, 2020 Virginia World Language Updates with Dr. Harris Virginia World Languages Specialist, Dr. Lisa Harris Link to presentation
December 10, 2020 Using Personalization to Increase Student Engagement Amy Petersen
FLAVA Interactive Workshops 2019-2020
October 24, 2019 ¡Habla en español, tio! – Changing teaching styles to engage Generation Z students effectively Javier Buenadicha Gomez
December 5, 2019 Moving Towards Proficiency Eric S. Jaworski
January 30, 2020 Designing Activities for Meaningful and Spontaneous Interpersonal Communication Lily Anne Goetz
FLAVA Interactive Workshops 2018-2019
October 18, 2018 Arts in the World Language Classroom Allison Carneiro da Silva Link to presentation
November 29, 2018 Promoting Student Voice and Creativity in the World Language Classroom Heidi Trude
January 31, 2019 Blended Learning: Where Virtual Instruction Comes Face to Face with Classroom Practices to best Prepare 21st Century Students Leah Devine Link to Presentation
March 7, 2019 Virginia LinguaFolio Online – The Power of Portfolio Assessments Stephanie Knight
FLAVA Interactive Workshops 2017-2018
Oct 26, 2017 ¿ Hablas Minecraft? Gamification in the World Language Classroom Glen Irvin
Dec 7, 2017 Can-Do Statements for Intercultural Communicative Competence: Investigate, Interact, Reflect. Kathy Shelton
Feb 15, 2018 Integrating STEM Topics in the World Language Classroom Nathan Lutz
May 3, 2018 Using Technology to Enhance Your Comprehensible Input Classroom Maris Hawkins
FLAVA Mentorship Training
FLAVA Interactive Workshops 2016-17
Workshop 1: October 20th – Foreign Language for All: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners Presenters: Dr. Lisa A. Harris, Specialist for Foreign Languages at the Virginia Department of Education, and Dr. Teresa S. Lee, Educational specialist for the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) in the Office of Special Education Instructional Services.
Workshop 2: December 8th – Yes, we are reading teachers! Presenter: Karen Heist. The session will focus on how we can help our students become proficient in a second language through reading. Topics such as: affect, attitude, motivation, comprehensibility, background knowledge, pre-reading, during reading and post-reading strategies will be discussed. Potential problems and possible solutions to reading dilemmas will be shared.
Workshop 3: February 23rd – Engaging All Language Learners at All Times. Presenter: Michaela Claudia-Nix, Program Specialist for World Languages and Work Force Development, Georgia Department of Education
Workshop 4: March 23rd – Engaging Technology Tools for the Foreign Language Classroom, Presenter: Heidi Trude, selected French Future Leaders Fellowship program participant and Google Certified Educator Trainer
Workshop 5: May 4th – Why is Interculturality at the Heart of Learning Languages? Presenter: Janet Parker, the College of William and Mary, Foreign Language Supervisor to undergraduate and graduate students in the world language cohort.
FLAVA Interactive Workshops 2015-2016
Workshop 1: PALS 2.0: The Fairfax Interpersonal Speaking Assessment and Writing (22 October 2015) video
Workshop 2: Ready, Set …. Wait (12 November 2015) video
Workshop 3: Personal, Engaging, Portable: Multimedia and Digital Stories in the World Language Classroom (4 February 2016) video
Workshop 4: Engaging Students with Language Learning through Technology: Focus on the Interpretive Mode (17 March 2016) video
FLAVA Interactive Workshops 2014-2015
Workshop Leaders: Khadijah Luqman and Alice Ann Mahoney.
Workshop Leader: Warren Warsaw
Workshop Leader: Marleny Perdomo.
Workshop Leader: Paul Sandrock
FLAVA Interactive Workshops 2013-2014
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 4, Winter 2014, “Ten Take-Home Activities to Engage and Inspire your Language Students” Ginny Ogden describes practical activities and related websites that teachers can incorporate into their curriculum planning at all proficiency and learning levels. Recorded March 20, 2014. Click here.
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 3, Winter 2014, “Using the Target Language in Meaningful Contexts with Success” Ellen Mayock explains methods for using the target language to teach language, literature, culture and civilization, as well as encouraging the use of target language outside the classroom. Recorded February 27, 2014. Click here.
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 2, Fall 2013, “Making Technology Have Relevance in the Language Classroom: Moving Toward Proficiency” Kathryn Murphy-Judy discusses infusing lessons with increasing digital proficiencies and applying these ideas across a broad range of language proficiency-based lessons. Recorded November 7, 2013. Click here.
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 1, Fall 2013, “Grading for Proficiency” Jennifer Carson tells how to update your gradebook to correlate with ACTFL proficiency guidelines and Virginia SOLs at Washington and Lee University on September 17, 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2ptPCBUEsE
FLAVA Interactive Workshops 2012-2013
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 1, Winter 2013, “Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning: More Than Just a Concept” Dr. Lisa Harris discusses “Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning: More Than Just a Concept” at Washington and Lee University on February 7, 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4TAF-bZ2sc
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 2, Winter 2013, “Why Assessing Your Students Beings with Assessing Yourself” Sheila Cockey discusses Why Assessing Your Students Beings with Assessing Yourself at Washington and Lee University on February 28, 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N1Sy6X_JP8
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 3, Winter 2013, “Planning for Success in the Language Classroom” Ms. Helen Small discusses “Planning for Success in the Language Classroom” at Washington and Lee University on March 26, 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Co7nhhb858
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 4, Winter 2013, “Teaching the Lesson with Meaningful Input Strategies”
Dr. Sharon Hahnlen discusses “Teaching the Lesson with Meaningful Input Strategies” at Washington and Lee University in late April 2013.
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FLAVA Interactive Workshops 2011-2012
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 1, Fall 2011, “Tried and Proven Conversation-Building Activities”
Peter Vlaming discusses Tried and Proven Conversation-Building Activities for Language Learning at Washington and Lee University on October 11, 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CjEnClVJxM&feature=plcp
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 2, Fall 2011, “Learning Activities for the Inhibited Language Learner” Norah Jones discusses Learning Activities for the Inhibited Language Learner at Washington and Lee University on November 10, 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABv-2gMz6Zs&feature=plcp
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 3, Winter 2012, “Teaching Language With (Not Through) Film”
Katie Chenoweth discusses Teaching Language With (Not Through Film) at Washington and Lee University on January 19, 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed9IMhIfkNs&feature=plcp
FLAVA-FLTWS Workshop 4, Spring 2012, “Kessel and Waggoner: True Differentiated Instruction” Presenters: Isidoro Kessel and Annette Waggoner. Although planning and delivering “one size fits all” instruction may be convenient for teachers, it does not meet the learning needs of students. The workshop helped to develop a greater understanding of differentiating instruction to analyze methods of assessing students as a means of designing instruction to increase student achievement and to establish a foundation for continued work on differentiation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzqjaWhYMD4&feature=plcp