Other World Language Conferences
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
The AATF will hold their 2021 Annual Conference in New Orleans!
July 19 - 22, 2021 at the Hotel Monteleone
“Laissez les bons temps rouler: Explorer la diversité du monde francophone.”
Visit the AATF Website for more information
Call for proposals due by December 15, 2020
July 19 - 22, 2021 at the Hotel Monteleone
“Laissez les bons temps rouler: Explorer la diversité du monde francophone.”
Visit the AATF Website for more information
Call for proposals due by December 15, 2020
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
The AATSP will hold their 103rd Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA!
July 8 - 11, 2021 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Keynote Speaker Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither
Celebrating diversity: Spanish and Portuguese
Celebrando la diversidad: El español y el portugués
Celebrando a diversidade: O espanhol e o português
Visit the AATSP Website for more information
July 8 - 11, 2021 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Keynote Speaker Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither
Celebrating diversity: Spanish and Portuguese
Celebrando la diversidad: El español y el portugués
Celebrando a diversidade: O espanhol e o português
Visit the AATSP Website for more information
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Dear Colleague,
I hope that you and your family, friends, students, and colleagues are doing well. As the springtime flowers appear, they seem the perfect metaphor for the hope that is blooming in 2021. Like all of you, we here at ACTFL are looking forward to returning to some of our favorite in-person activities.
As we look toward the ACTFL Annual Convention & World Languages Expo in November, we must continue to prioritize the health and safety of our members and staff, while providing the high-quality professional learning experience you have come to expect from ACTFL. After an exhaustive process working with the city of San Diego, surveying members and previous convention attendees, and reviewing health and safety guidelines, it became clear that holding a safe and productive in-person event this fall would be extremely difficult. Therefore, the ACTFL Board of Directors has voted to hold the Annual Convention virtually again this year.
While an in-person or hybrid event may have been attended by some, we can be certain that a virtual convention offers access to many more, especially in times of uncertainty around travel and safety. Making this decision more than two months earlier than last year allows all of us to build on last year’s successes and make the virtual convention even more meaningful. Your post-event feedback last year was invaluable and as a result, we are delighted to offer a more engaging learning experience with some exciting enhancements this year, including:
My Presidential message this year is “Reflect, Adapt, and Connect in order to Engage.” This decision represents much reflection on the part of the ACTFL staff and Board of Directors, and we are poised once again to adapt and improve ACTFL Virtual this year. As always, ACTFL is the place where, as our tagline states, “Language Connects.” The virtual connections we make across states and continents strengthen our profession, enrich our perspectives, and improve our instruction, for the benefit of our learners and ourselves. I look forward to engaging with you in this important work throughout the year and at ACTFL Virtual in November.
Sincerely,
Jessica Haxhi
ACTFL President
I hope that you and your family, friends, students, and colleagues are doing well. As the springtime flowers appear, they seem the perfect metaphor for the hope that is blooming in 2021. Like all of you, we here at ACTFL are looking forward to returning to some of our favorite in-person activities.
As we look toward the ACTFL Annual Convention & World Languages Expo in November, we must continue to prioritize the health and safety of our members and staff, while providing the high-quality professional learning experience you have come to expect from ACTFL. After an exhaustive process working with the city of San Diego, surveying members and previous convention attendees, and reviewing health and safety guidelines, it became clear that holding a safe and productive in-person event this fall would be extremely difficult. Therefore, the ACTFL Board of Directors has voted to hold the Annual Convention virtually again this year.
While an in-person or hybrid event may have been attended by some, we can be certain that a virtual convention offers access to many more, especially in times of uncertainty around travel and safety. Making this decision more than two months earlier than last year allows all of us to build on last year’s successes and make the virtual convention even more meaningful. Your post-event feedback last year was invaluable and as a result, we are delighted to offer a more engaging learning experience with some exciting enhancements this year, including:
- More than 500 total presentations
- An improved networking platform that allows participants to connect throughout the event
- For Simulive presentations, an enhanced Q&A feature to ask questions of presenters in real-time, in addition to the chat
- For On Demand presentations, a link will allow viewers to send a chat message to the presenters via the networking page
- More ways for attendees to connect with Exhibitors
- Exciting new social and self-care offerings
- All presentations will be available through February 28, 2022.
- Special registration rates for presenters and students
My Presidential message this year is “Reflect, Adapt, and Connect in order to Engage.” This decision represents much reflection on the part of the ACTFL staff and Board of Directors, and we are poised once again to adapt and improve ACTFL Virtual this year. As always, ACTFL is the place where, as our tagline states, “Language Connects.” The virtual connections we make across states and continents strengthen our profession, enrich our perspectives, and improve our instruction, for the benefit of our learners and ourselves. I look forward to engaging with you in this important work throughout the year and at ACTFL Virtual in November.
Sincerely,
Jessica Haxhi
ACTFL President
Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (CT-COLT)
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Extempore Summer PD Extravaganza
Hi,
We are excited to announce our largest event to date, the 2021 Extempore PD Extravaganza. This is an invite-only event series designed for current Extempore members and friends.
2021 PD Extravaganza The series will take place from July 8th through August 5th, showcasing 13 webinars (both live and on-demand), four multi-part in-depth workshops, and four language specific meet ups. All sessions will be available for free and will continue to be accessible after the event concludes on the virtual conference platform Sched.
Featured Webinars
If you have any questions regarding the format of the PD series, how to access Sched, or who to contact with questions please view this document.
We hope to see you there!
Thomas Murr
Sr. Marketing Manager
We are excited to announce our largest event to date, the 2021 Extempore PD Extravaganza. This is an invite-only event series designed for current Extempore members and friends.
2021 PD Extravaganza The series will take place from July 8th through August 5th, showcasing 13 webinars (both live and on-demand), four multi-part in-depth workshops, and four language specific meet ups. All sessions will be available for free and will continue to be accessible after the event concludes on the virtual conference platform Sched.
Featured Webinars
- Backwards Design for Better Assessments with 2021 ACTFL TOY Elena Kamenetzky (joint webinar with CSCTFL)
- Tasks for Purposeful Communication in Language Learning
- Ideas for using Extempore for Asynchronous / Routine Practice
- Using Extempore for All Three Modes of Communication (joint webinar with DECTFL)
- Incorporating Task Based Learning into World Language Classes, led by Dr. Claudia Fernández and Extempore Community Manager, Grant Castner
- Raising The Academic Bar With Heritage Language Learners*, with Alfredo Varela, M.A.T., M.S.
- Tackling Learner Anxiety By Diversifying Teaching and Assessment Strategies with Dr. Susana Perez-Castillejo
If you have any questions regarding the format of the PD series, how to access Sched, or who to contact with questions please view this document.
We hope to see you there!
Thomas Murr
Sr. Marketing Manager
Fluency Matters and The International Forum on Language Teaching (iFLT)
iFLT is going also virtual for an extended 5 day conference!
July 12 - 16, 2021
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Click here to register!
Join like-minded world language educators from around the globe for virtual iFLT!
Not only will it be possible to see every single LIVE session face-to-face, you can even watch them more than once!
All sessions will be recorded and available for viewing and reviewing for a period of 90 days!
Visit the Website for more information
July 12 - 16, 2021
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Click here to register!
Join like-minded world language educators from around the globe for virtual iFLT!
Not only will it be possible to see every single LIVE session face-to-face, you can even watch them more than once!
All sessions will be recorded and available for viewing and reviewing for a period of 90 days!
Visit the Website for more information
Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MaFLA)
MaFLA is offering a summer program that focuses on post-hybrid teaching. Join for 1 week or 2 weeks in August. Click Here for more information.
NECTFL's Conference 2021 Virtual Conference is available for attendees to stream until June 30, 2021 on Sched