Workshops – School Year 2024-2025
Let’s Grow! Feedback, Rubrics, and Self-Evaluation – Lisa Bartels
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 4:30 PM PRESENTATION (Passcode: 6pbX%V%=) SLIDE DECK
All teachers provide students with feedback and rubrics, but do students truly know how to use these tools to improve their proficiency? A few simple adjustments to instructional practices can yield huge improvements in students’ understanding of their own learning. In this session, participants will examine techniques for using rubrics more effectively, ideas to implement feedback, how to manage their grading load, and ways to increase student buy-in, leading to improved performance across the curriculum. With effective use of feedback, student-friendly rubrics, and a classroom culture of reflection, every student will be ready to grow in language proficiency!
Bio:
Like many of her students, Lisa’s first language learning experience was in 10th grade. Inspired by an amazing teacher, Lisa majored in French in college with a Spanish minor which opened opportunities to travel all over the world, to teach in international schools in Africa and in the Philippines, and to build bridges with international families and students here in the US. Lisa has over 20 years’ teaching experience, holds an M.Ed., and is a National Board Certified Teacher. She is past president of the NC-AATF and was named 2023 AATF Outstanding Chapter Officer and the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina 2023 Teacher of the Year. Lisa is immensely grateful to her four children and to her husband Mike who, for over 25 years, has cheerfully encouraged her intense obsession with language instruction!
Social Media:
Email address: lisa@explorecurriculum.com
Website & blog: www.explorecurriculum.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/explore-curriculum
Twitter: @explorecurric
Decolonizing: starting with resources – Beckie Bray Rankin
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 4:30 PM
The act of decolonizing curriculum can start from a mind shift of prioritizing underrepresented voices over those who are often heard. Together, we’ll find small and big ways to include visual and performing artists outside of the European canon in our lessons, from street art to sports to slam.
Bio:
Beckie’s passion for teaching French evolved from a love of travel, music, food, and new ideas. Now teaching and running exchanges at the HS level in Lexington, MA, she focuses not only on instilling lifelong learning into her students, but also embedding social justice and francophone culture at the core of the curriculum. Professionally, she serves on several organizational boards and, personally, she loves to sail and dance.
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Leveraging Literacy Strategies in World Language – Sally Barnes & Beth Slocum
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 4:00 PM PRESENTATION (Passcode: S55hqv+y)
Are you leveraging the power of language learning to strengthen literacy skills across the content areas? Visual literacy is about language, communication and interaction. Participants will examine the power of ideas and images in targeted literacy instruction. Share big ideas with language learners through the power of visual literacy.
Beth Slocum
Sally Barnes
Bios:
Sally Barnes has been a World Language teacher for 20 years, teaching French and Spanish to grades 5-8 teaching in her home town of Croton-on-Hudson, north of New York City. She has been actively involved in NYSAFLT (New York State Association for Language Teachers) since 2005, serving on the Board and the Executive Committee, and as President in 2021.
Elizabeth (Beth) Slocum is a French and Spanish teacher in Western New York with over 25 years of experience teaching at the middle, high school and community college levels. She is a past president of the New York State Association for Language Teachers (NYSAFLT) and currently serves on the NECTFL Board of Directors.
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Using Materials in Context to Prepare Students for Speaking and Writing Proficiency Tests – Jessie Creech & Allison Price
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 4:30 PM REGISTER HERE
Do you prepare students for a proficiency-based test? This session will present strategies we used to encourage student proficiency in context on production tests at different levels of language. We will discuss the aspects of writing and speaking that we use to prove proficiency at different levels and what types of activities encourage student growth. Participants will exchange ideas on how they already do this in their classrooms and how to improve existing activities.
Allison Price
Jessie Creech
Bios:
Allison Price
Allison Price is a Spanish Teacher at Mountain Brook High School in Birmingham, AL. She has a degree of Master of Spanish Education from Auburn University. Allison established the AP Spanish Language and Culture course at her previous school and taught the course for five years.
Jessie Creech
Jessie Creech serves as a Spanish Teacher at Mountain Brook High School in Birmingham, AL. In her role, she teaches AP Spanish Language and Culture as well as AP Spanish Literature and Culture. Collaborating with fellow educators, Jessie has implemented and advocated for the State and Global Seals of Biliteracy within her school community. Beyond the classroom, she actively contributes to A+ College Ready, an educational initiative in Alabama whose mission is to expand access to rigorous coursework, ensuring every student reaches their full academic potential.
Social Media:
@alliprice
@jhcreech
Grading You’ll Love: Reinvent Student-Centered Assessments Using ACTFL Standards – Hannah Rae Joseph
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 5:30 PM REGISTER HERE
Do you dread grading hundreds of quizzes and tests every unit? Do your students dread test days just as much as you? Learn to make your assessments more authentic, engaging, and easy to grade! Experience first-hand ACTFL standards-based assessments that reduce stress and that teenagers have dared to call “fun!” Learn how to apply new techniques to your tests for easier grading that provides more awareness of your students’ proficiency levels! Leave with templates and ideas applicable for all languages!
Bio:
My name is Hannah and I’m in my 10th year of teaching Spanish at Spain Park High School. I majored in both psychology and Spanish at the University of Montevallo and earned my Master’s in Education in Spanish at Samford University. I became a National Board Certified Teacher in Spanish in 2022. I am the Past-President of AATSP-AL and currently serve as our Alabama Poster Contest Coordinator. This is my 5th year attending SCOLT and I was the recipient of the Bostick Award for new teachers in 2017 as well as the Alabama Teacher of the Year representative in 2022. In 2019 I started the N.E.W.B.I.E. Project for first year World Language teachers where I mail every world language teacher in Alabama and Illinois a care package after their first nine weeks of teaching!
Social Media:
Instagram: @the_newbie_project
Instagram Personal: @lasrtasonriendo
Get Ready to Embark on “The Amazing Race! – Shane Goodpasture
Wednesday, April 3, 2025 5:o0 PM REGISTER HERE
Your students are ¨about to embark on a race around the world¨ for fun & engagement! Come learn how to incorporate elements and challenges of the popular television show The Amazing Race into your world language classroom. Whether you are teaching new material, wrapping up a lesson, or need something just for fun, The Amazing Race can engage any class and any language. This session is CI and textbook friendly (and anything in between)! Help brainstorm with fellow teachers and walk away with ready to use ideas for your own Amazing Race with your students. ¨Is everyone ready?¨
Bio:
Shane Goodpasture is a high school Spanish teacher and World Language Department Chair in Marion, VA in rural Southwest Virginia. He enjoys teaching with CI methods and trying out new, exciting strategies with his students. He serves as the Beta and Key Club advisor and coaches Scholastic Bowl as well. He also enjoys planning student trips abroad for his students. He has presented at FLAVA (where he was named “Best of” for his presentation on the Amazing Race), SCOLT, and ACTFL. He currently serves as the FLAVA Mentor Program Chair.
Social Media:
Instagram: @sr.gp.spanish
Twitter/X: @shane_good_89
Service Learning That Inspires: Building Impactful Community Connections – Bertha Delgadillo
Wednesday, May 9, 2025 6:00 PM REGISTER HERE
How can we build impactful community connections straight from our classrooms? Let’s explore how service projects and community service can thrive anywhere, whether your school is in a big city or small town. Connect with ways to find, network, and create service-learning opportunities that inspire students to grow their language and intercultural skills while making a lasting impact.
Bio:
Bertha Delgadillo is a dedicated National Board Certified Spanish teacher with a profound commitment to empowering students through the transformative power of language education. For over a decade, she has inspired learners in Savannah, Georgia, teaching Spanish levels 2, 3, and AP Spanish Language & Culture. Known for her creative and student-centered approaches, Bertha has also contributed to the professional growth of her peers as the lead facilitator for Georgia’s high school Spanish professional learning community (2021–2024), a program under the Georgia Department of Education’s World Language & Global Workforce Initiatives.
In addition to her classroom work, Bertha facilitates training and observations for new teachers in her school district. She finds joy in empowering educators by sharing practical strategies for engagement and student agency, helping them stay connected to their passion for world language teaching while prioritizing students at the center of the learning experience.
Her work has been widely recognized: Bertha was named Georgia World Language Teacher of the Year in 2023 and SCOLT Teacher of the Year in 2024, culminating in her selection as one of five finalists for ACTFL’s 2024 Teacher of the Year. Currently pursuing a doctoral degree at Augusta University, Bertha remains committed to advancing excellence in language education while fostering a love for learning in every student she teaches.
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profesoradelgadillo/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profesoradelgadillo/
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bertha-delgadillo-nbct-52200746/
X: https://twitter.com/profedelgadillo