Mark your calendars for free virtual learning with FLAVA throughout the 2025-26 school year! Join your fellow educators for learning that meets your needs. Each FLAVA Teacher Education Workshop delivers one hour of credit toward license recertification in an interactive, welcoming environment. Nationally recognized presenters engage and inform on a variety of topics and offer ideas and resources that you can use right away in your classroom. Register individually for each session using the links below.
Workshops – School Year 2025-2026
Spanish for the Workplace: Partnering with CTE and Your Community – Olivia Exum
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 5:00PM PRESENTATION (Passcode:2g!..wW7)
Learn how to design a Spanish course that reaches students often missing from traditional classes—by connecting language learning directly to their career goals. Built with students, CTE programs, and local businesses, this customizable model blends authentic workplace communication with cultural relevance. You’ll leave with a ready-to-adapt course framework, strategies for forging community partnerships, and a hand to hold on your clear path from proposal to launch.
Bio:
Olivia is a Spanish teacher at a rural high school in Goochland, VA. In addition, she serves as World Languages Division Lead Teacher, representing her district in VOWLS. She won Honorable Mention in 2023 for the Best of FLAVA presentation.
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Using AI to Optimize “Special Person” Interviews – Taron Ware
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 5:00 PM PRESENTATION (Passcode:F!c.8N&Z)
In this workshop, we will explore how to use AI to enhance “Special Person” interviews by generating personalized stories, follow-up questions, and proficiency-aligned assessments based on student interests. These ideas can be applied to any language and any level!
Bio:
French Teacher at
Christ Church
Episcopal School, SC
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¿Cómo se dice? Language comprehension and running records in the target language – Stephanie Bellot-Donaldson
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 5:00 PM REGISTER
Join us for an examination of translanguaging as a platform for advocacy in world language programs. 2025 SCOLT Teacher of the Year and Third Grade Spanish Dual Language Immersion Teacher, Stephanie Bellot-Donaldson, will explain the Fountas and Pinnell Continuum of Literacy alignment to grade level benchmarks and ACTFL target language proficiency levels. Participants will create universal screeners to track their students’ progress with Fountas and Pinnell. This provides a lens for advocacy to compare apples to apples with literacy acquisition to stakeholders.
Bio:
My name is Stephanie Bellot-Donaldson, and I am honored to be the 2025 SCOLT Teacher of the Year, 2024 Kentucky World Language Association Teacher of the Year, and 2024 Kentucky NNELL Teacher of the Year. I am a first-generation American from Argentina and currently teach Spanish Literacy at Hawthorne Elementary DLI in Louisville. I am a National Board Certified Early & Middle Childhood Literacy Teacher (2019). In 2023, I renewed my certification, highlighting my work in dual-language acquisition alongside my Dyslexia Certification through the Kentucky Department of Education LETRS Cohort.
Connections via Communication – Lauren Paz Soldan
Thursday, January 22, 2026 5:00 PM REGISTER
Language is all about communication and connection, come learn some strategies to get kids up and doing both! Attendees will learn different interpersonal activities that build community, support target language use, and incorporate natural movement breaks. Everyone will leave energized with ideas (and editable templates!) to use in class on Monday!
Bio:
Lauren Paz Soldan, M.Ed., NBCT, is a Spanish teacher and World Languages Department Chair at Annandale High School in Fairfax County Public Schools. A passionate educator with over a decade of classroom experience across four states, Lauren specializes in acquisition-driven instruction, equity centered teaching, and teacher leadership. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and was named both Annandale High School’s 2024 Teacher of the Year and the recipient of the 2024 FLAVA David Cox FLAVA Excellence in Teaching Award.
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Expanding & Applying Vocabulary – Nathan Campbell
Wednesday, February 18. 2026 4:00 PM REGISTER
Guide your students to think critically, work collaboratively, and synthesize vocabulary and grammar in thoughtful ways. Join us for this webinar that will share strategies for engaging students in contextualized learning and language production at all levels of instruction.
Bio:
Nathan Campbell is a National Board-Certified Teacher who has taught Spanish in Lancaster County for the past 21 years. He earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Spanish education from Millersville University. Nathan currently serves as the World Languages Department Chair at Manheim Central School District, vice president of the teachers’ association, and a member of the district’s academic committee, where he helps guide curricular decisions. Since 2019, he has also served as co-editor of the Pennsylvania Language Forum, PSMLA’s premier language journal. In 2025, Nathan was honored as the NECTFL Teacher of the Year.
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Instagram: senorsopa
BlueSky: @natecampbell.bsky.social
Working with Undocumented Youth – Jeremy Aldrich
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 5:00 PM REGISTER
This workshop equips world language teachers with knowledge and skills to support undocumented youth or students in mixed-status families who are impacted by the changing legal landscape around immigration. We’ll examine common areas of needed support, legal boundaries for educators, and college and career preparedness.
Bio:
Dr. Jeremy Aldrich is a former world language teacher and currently an administrator in Harrisonburg City Public Schools. He has been actively involved in FLAVA, VOWLS, VADLEN, and Global Virginia and is proud to help create a multilingual and multicultural future for the next generation.
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@jeremyaldrich.bsky.social
Level Up Language Learning: Classroom Games That Build Skills & Connection – Amanda Morgan
Tuesday, April 14 2026 5:00 PM REGISTER
Join me for a fun and practical virtual workshop where I’ll share some of my favorite go-to games that promote language learning, boost student engagement, and foster a strong sense of classroom community. Whether teaching beginners or advanced learners, you’ll leave with a toolbox of adaptable, student-approved games ready to bring energy and connection into your own classroom.
Bio:
Amanda Morgan has been teaching in Henrico County for the past 12 years and is deeply passionate about language and cultural learning. She was honored with the Best of FLAVA award at the 2024 Fall FLAVA Conference, recognizing her innovative and engaging approach to teaching. Amanda is known for creating a fun, interactive classroom environment where students feel motivated to take risks and collaborate. She loves sharing her ideas with fellow educators and is always looking for ways to make language learning meaningful, memorable, and full of joy.
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Top Ten Tips from a TOY! – Kei Tsukamaki
Wednesday, May 20 2026 6:00 PM REGISTER
Learn from the best of the best around the USA! In this session, the presenter will share the top 10 tips, techniques, tricks, and teaching tools she has learned from attending the five regional conferences and various state conferences in the past year. Walk away with new or renewed ideas to rejuvenate and revitalize your teaching practices.
Bio:
Kei Tsukamaki (she/her) is a 3rd generation Japanese American and a 15-year teacher of Japanese and Spanish. She is the 2025 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year and has served as President of the Washington Association of Teachers of Japanese. Her professional interests are in curriculum design and ensuring accessible and meaningful professional development for language teachers. Outside of teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband and her dog.
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Instagram @tsukamakisensei