AATF NAtional Convention

The AATF National Convention is underway! The theme of this year’s convention is “Laissez les bons temps rouler: Explorer la diversité du monde francophone.”,  and is taking place virtually.  Many topics will be addressed during these exciting sessions including sessions on professional development, instructional practices, program growth and advocacy, just to name a few.

The main sessions of the convention will take place June 29^th through July 15^th on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Sessions begin at 10am.

In addition to the mains sessions, Pre-Convention Workshops will take place June 15^th, 22^nd & 24^th. Dates for Post-Convention Workshops are July 27^th, July 31^st, August 10^th and August 12^th.

Special events include a “Welcome to the Convention Evening”on June 29^th, An Evening Concerton July 6^th and a “Soirée Divertissante” (Awards Ceremony) on July 15^th.

Earmark Wednesday, June 30^th at 11:30 am EST as our own webmaster, Kimberley Harter will be presenting her version of National French Week.

Also, on Thursday, August 12^th at 5:00 pm SHF president Regina Symonds, and SHF Teacher Representatives Tracy Rucker and Kimberley Harter will be hosting a back-to-school workshop for SHF sponsors.

Information regarding the full program and registration can be found by clicking on the link below:

https://frenchteachers.org/2021-convention-program/

The AATF National Convention is free to all AATF Members. 

SUMMER INSTITUTE 2021

https://nysaflt.org/summer-institute-2021/

THE NYSAFLT WEBINAR SERIES 2020–21

Rethinking Grading Practices in a

Communicative Classroom

Monday, March 22nd - 4:00pm (1 hour)

Presenter: Melanie Thomas, Spencerport CSD, Spencerport, NY

As teachers shift their classrooms to focus on communicative proficiency, we need to look at our grading practices. How can we modify our grades to reflect students’ skills and abilities with the language? Students need to be graded on what they know and can do in the target language. Do our grades reflect that?

Melanie Thomas teaches Spanish at Spencerport CSD. Her experience includes levels I, III, IV and V in conjunction with Syracuse University. She holds her WL National Board Certification. Her MATL from the University of Southern Mississippi focused on the knowledge, skills, and theories in language, language acquisition, and language instruction. This background in SLA supports her strive to teach with Comprehensible Input to help learners acquire the language they study. @senoramthomas
senoraMThomas.blogspot.com Find me on YouTube: bit.ly/CIvids

Please click below to learn more and register for this webinar:

https://nysaflt.org/webinars-current-series/

Joshual Cabral - World Language C lassroom

Language and Culture: The Path to Global Citizenship

Virtual Workshop: March 20th  - March 30th, 2021

https://wlclassroom.com/language-and-culture/

NYSAFLT Spring Conference

AKA - NYSA-Fair  Online Conference

Friday, March 5th from 4:00pm to 5:00pm and 

Saturday, March 6th from  9:00am -3:30pm

Live and Pre-Recorded Sessions

Please click below to learn more and register for this webinar:

https://nysaflt.org/springconference/

THE NYSAFLT WEBINAR SERIES 2020–21

Thursday, February 25 — 4:00 p.m. (1 hour)

Anchor Standard 2: Accessing Culture through Language Functions

Presenters:
Joanne O’Toole, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY
Bill Heller, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY

“Use the language to…” are the words that both introduce Anchor Standard 2, Culture, and define the relationship between language and culture embedded in the revised New York State Standards. Examine how joining the key language functions with content from authentic resources provides a cultural context for communicative tasks in any mode. Explore how the performance indicators inform culturally-contextualized target-language task design at each proficiency checkpoint.

Joanne O’Toole, Ph.D., is a Professor of Modern Language Education at SUNY Oswego. She has held several world language leadership positions, including NYSAFLT President and NECTFL Director. She currently serves on the NYSED OBEWL Content Advisory Panel Executive Committee. She is a regular presenter at local, state, and national conferences. She previously taught secondary Spanish for 16 years.
Bill Heller has taught students at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels for 40 years including 24 years as the high school Spanish teacher at Perry Central Schools. He has been a methods and Spanish instructor at SUNY Geneseo since 2001. He has done workshops, preconferences and keynotes at local, state, regional and national conferences for World Language teachers. He is currently serving on the Executive Committee of the NYSED Content Advisory Panel for World Languages. Bill has served on the NYSAFLT Board of Directors and as Conference Chair for the 2017 Northeast Conference (NECTFL). He and his rescue pup, Sadie, live in Warsaw, NY.

Please click below to learn more and register for this webinar:

https://nysaflt.org/webinars-current-series/