We have added FLAVA (Foreign Language Association of Virginia) workshops throughout the school year to serve the professional development needs of Virginia educators and those of members of our sister state organizations in Virginia's two regional organizations, the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) and the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT). Each workshop provides one hour of credits toward license recertification. 

This year our registration process is a little different as we are opening our workshops to members of our sister states in Virginia's two regional organizations, the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) and the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT). You must register individually for each session and then a day or two before the workshop, you will receive a Zoom link. All times are Eastern.

1. Wednesday, September 20 at 4:30 PM Join ACTFL author and college professor Dr. Catherine Ritz to gain strategies for teaching grammar in context, one of the Guiding Principles for Language Learning in her workshop: Input-First & Meaning-Based: Rethinking our Approach to Grammar  REGISTER HERE

1. Tuesday, October 24 at 5:30 PM Imagine going to language class where the family unit is based on a family that doesn’t look like yours, learning to describe yourself knowing gendered descriptions don’t fit you, or being afraid to say “My girlfriend is pretty'' because nowhere have you seen female couples in an academic setting. LGBTQIAP+ students’ lives have long been underrepresented or even absent from curriculum and classroom materials. Join 2015 FLANC Teacher of the Year, Rosalyn Rhodes, as she shares her personal and professional journey towards more inclusive practices in her workshop:LGBTQIAP+ Inclusion in Our World Language Classrooms and Curricula REGISTER HERE

1. Thursday, November 9 at 5:30 PM We return to Glenda De Hoyos to check in and see how we have implemented the calendar routine she introduced in her August workshop. Join us for this interactive session: Calendar Routine in The World Language Class CollaborativeREGISTER HERE

1. Tuesday, December 5 at 5:30 PM Mental health has a direct impact on student learning, whether we're referring to our own mental health or that of our students’, which is why you will want to join us for 2015 FLANC Teacher of the Year and AATF North Carolina Teacher of the Year, Christen Campbell, for her workshop: Self-care is not selfish! Incorporating SEL in your life & your WL class  REGISTER HERE

Do you know a first year World Language teacher or professor? Submit their name so they can receive a FREE care package at the end of the 1st  nine weeks.

AWLEF/AATSP along with their new partnership with ICTFL in 2023 would like to provide support for new (first year) World Language teachers.

If you know of any new world language teachers or professors, please complete this form so that they  can welcome them and let them know that resources and support are available during the school year. They will send a welcome box filled with goodies and supplies along with information about AWLEF/ICTFL and their affiliate organizations and programs. For more information go to the N.E.W.B.I.E. website.