The mission of the Alabama World Languages Association is to motivate educators to contribute to
and to advocate for improved world language education for all students at all levels.
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2025 AWLA CONFERENCE!
A huge thank you to the University of North Alabama (UNA) hosts for collaborating with AWLA to make this conference a great success! Your dedication and hard work truly made a difference, and we appreciate all the effort that went into creating such a valuable experience for everyone involved. A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Claudia Vance, Dr. Scott Infager, Dr. Stephanie L. Coker, Dr. Alejandra Alvarado-Brizuela, Dr. Andrea Nate, and Dr. Rebecca Linam for going above and beyond! We had an incredible time learning, sharing, collaborating, networking, and simply enjoying every moment together!
OUR FIRST GAWLA! On Friday, January 31st we hosted our first GAWLA and it was a huge success! Everyone was so elegant! We held our business meeting, which was followed by a reception. it was great to see old friends and make new friends. SCOLT CONFERENCE ALABAMA WORLD LANGUAGES NEWSLETTER | GAWLA VIDEO! SHOUT OUT! Randolph School teacher, Rosa Elena Almodóvar, will be presenting at the SCOLTL conference in March! Her presentation is an introduction to the United Nations Sustainable Development goals and how they can be incorporated in our curriculum. A variety of technological tools to support lessons about the global challenges that the world faces will be shared. Examples of communicative tasks that will encourage understanding, communication, and action will be shared. These tasks align with the ACTFL standards of communication. Congratulations Rosa! We once again congratulate Hannah! She is the 2024 recipient of the AATSP Outstanding Service Award. She teaches at Spain Park High School in Hoover, Alabama. Hannah Rae's longstanding record of service to the profession includes founding the N. E. W. B. I. E. project (which gives welcome boxes for 1st year world language teachers), serving as President of the Alabama Association of Teachers of Spanish in Portuguese, and being a member of the Alabama World Language Associations! |
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