Catherine Ousselin is a graduate of the University of Kansas with an M.A. in French Language and Literature. She is a member of ACTFL, IALLT, WAFLT, and the AATF of which she is the current Region IX representative. Catherine is the AATF Social Media Manager and Curator, the Chair of the Technology Commission, an avid blogger on World Language curriculum development and technology integration as well as a frequent participant on #langchat and other Twitter Ed-chats. She teaches French at Mount Vernon High in Washington State where she serves as a Digital Literacy Coach for the school district. Catherine was the 2017 PNCFL Teacher of the Year and a finalist for ACTFL Teacher of the Year.

Arthur Chou is the founder and managing director at Academic Learning Company, SealofBiltieracy.org and DualLanguageSchools.org.  Starting the Seal of Biliteracy movement in 2009, Arthur has helped 30+ states establish the Seal of Biliteracy, promote dual language schools, and call attention to education equity and global citizenship. 

Foreign Language Education from a global and governmental perspective. This meeting will feature Dr. Dieter A. Waldvogel, a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and former senior Latin America Foreign Area Officer. Dr. Waldvogel also served in tours of duty under the Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs—Latin America, the System of Cooperation among the American Air Forces and the National Security Agency. He has traveled extensively throughout Latin America, Europe and Asia, including military deployments to South West Asia. Currently, Dr. Waldvogel serves as the AATSP Director of Operations and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 

Montevallo Ghost Walk 
Friday February 15 at 7:00-8:00 

From College Consensus: ...and truly, the University of Montevallo is one of the most haunted colleges in America – there are more ghosts in Montevallo than you can shake a stick at...

Join Associate Professor Carey Heatherly, Archive & Special Collection Librarian, for a tour of the haunted spots on the UM's campus!

Round 1 | 12:00-2:00 PM | Friday, February 15, 2019 

• Keeping It Authentic: Teaching Grammar in Context
  
• Generation Z: Using Role Play to Teach a New Generation
  
• Create, Review, Write, Read, Extend, Assess:  Low-Prep, Engaging, Replicable Cycles
  

Round 2 | 2:30-4:30 PM | Friday, February 15, 2019

• Keys to Efficient Proficiency-Based Assessment
  
• Piñatas! Get your students speaking after a hands on project.
  

AATF Spotlight Immersion Workshop

1:00-4:00 PM, Friday, February 15, 2019

• Part I: Engage ACTFL's 6 Core Practices: Thematic Unit Design and Instruction
  
• Part II: Thinking About Syncing? Engaging and Thoughtful Technology Tools for Each Mode
  

Both parts presented in French by Catherine Ousselin.

Campus Maps & Floor Plans Available in Conference Program

Thank you Sponsors and Exhibitors!

We look forward to seeing you next year in Mobile!