c reate, s hare, i nspire: gathering evidence of lote excellence

Create, Share, Inspire:Gathering Evidence of LOTE

Excellence

2014 NYSAFLT Annual Rochester

Regional ConferenceMarch 8, 2014

Nazareth College     

Executive Committee 2014

Marie Campanaro Francesco L. Fratto Michelle Shenton-Mong Second Vice President President-Elect Secretary-Treasurer

Candace R. Black William Anderson John D. CarlinoFirst Vice President President Executive Director

NYSAFLT Headquarters Staff

John Carlino - Executive Director

Ken Hughes - Director of Social Media & Technology

Barbara Patterson - Assistant Director

Brian Page – Administrative Assistant

WNY Regional Directors

http://nysaflt.org/regions

NYSAFLT Rochester Regional Planning Committee

Co-Chairs:

Erica Kortepeter-Ragan, Allendale Columbia

School

Heidi Connell, Canandaigua MS Committee Members: Nancy Barnett, Empire State College Candace Black, Eastridge HS Marie Campanaro, Cosgrove MS Véronique Cheniaux, Canandaigua Academy Mark Critelli, Pittsford Sutherland HS Lucy Ferruzza, East Irondequoit MS Katrina Kastberg, Eastridge HS Barbara Kruger, Finger Lakes Community

College Mireille Le Breton, Nazareth of Rochester

College Ida Wilder, Greece Athena HS

Behind the scenes committee

members:

Birgit Deir, Nazareth College of

Rochester

Annamaria Falzarano, Greece

CSD

Anne Lutkus, SUNY Geneseo

Regional Planning Committee

The Rochester Regional Planning Committee meets once a month from September to April @ Nazareth College.

If interested, please provide your name and contact information in the comment section of the YELLOW evaluation form found in your folders.

Mark your calendars!

It’s all @ NYSAFLT.org

Advocacy

◦Federal and State opportunities to

advocate for LOTE

◦Position statements

◦Materials

◦How-to guides

◦Video updates

◦And more!

Professional support programWebinarsForeign Language Website of the YearPublication archivesParents as Language Partners pageStudent recognition certificatesListserv archives (Members and Job

Placement)

Conference informationAwards, scholarships, and grantsInformation for administratorsPodcasting/Videocasting via iTunesFLESMerchandiseJob placement assistanceAnd much, much, more!

Membership – Best deal around!

• $55 - Regular

• $35 - Associate (part-time/unemployed)

• $25 - Retiree

• $15 - Full-time student

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Special Payment OptionsTwo easy payments

Auto-renewal

Conference Schedule

8:00 — 8:30 Registration / Exhibits / Coffee

8:30 — 9:00 General Session / Awards

9:00 — 9:50 Workshop Session A

9:50 — 10:15 Exhibitor Session & Refreshments

10:20 — 11:10 Workshop Session B

11:20 — 12:10 Workshop Session C

12:10 — 1:00 Luncheon / Exhibitor Session / Raffle

1:10 — 2:00 Workshop Session D

Exhibits are available throughout the conference as well as during the two Exhibitor sessions in the Exhibit Hall (gym).

 Coffee, tea and refreshments will be available in the Exhibit Hall from 7:30-10:30 a.m.

A buffet lunch will be available at 12:00 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall. Vegetarian and gluten free options available.

Vendors & ExhibitorsWe sincerely thank the following vendors and exhibitors:

K12 Books

L & L Enterprises

Magnabilities

Passports Inc.

Proficiency Press

Programa de Intercambio Cultural Internacional

Rochester International Film Festival

Vista Higher Learning

Alliance Française de Rochester

American Association of Teachers of French

(AATF)

Association of Teen-Age Diplomats (ATAD)

Carole D. Fredericks Foundation, Inc.

Chester Technical Services Inc.

Cool Bean Perks

El Buen Amigo

Houghton Mifflin

RafflesRemember to attend both Exhibitor sessions at 9:50 and 12:10 during which time we will hold raffles with great prizes from:

Workshop feedback

Use your smart phone or tablet to scan this QR Code to rate the workshops you

attend today or go to www.nysafltrochester.wikispaces.com!!

Handouts & materials

We’re going GREEN! Many of the presenters have uploaded

their workshop materials and PowerPoint presentations to

www.nysafltrochester.wikispaces.com

for convenient access for conference

attendees.

Conference evaluation

You can also find the online conference evaluation form at:

www.nysafltrochester.wikispaces.com

(paper copies are available in your folders – turn these in at the Registration desk or

wherever you see a marked box)

2014 Friend of Foreign Language Award

Rochester International Film Festival ( Movies on a

Shoestring, Inc. )Josephine Perini

The NYSAFLT Rochester Regional Planning Committee

sincerely thanks

for 44 years of continued supportin providing meeting and conference facilities for our organization and the

teachers of the Rochester area.

NAZARETH COLLEGE

Keynote workshop

Mary Holmes is a French and Spanish

language teacher in the New Paltz Central

School District. She has presented

nationally, for Blaine Ray Workshops,

regionally, and state-wide, winning the

NYSAFLT Best of Show workshop in 2011.

She just completed a term on the executive

committee of NYSAFLT, serving as

President in 2012. Mary is a former

Associate for LOTE at the New York State

Education Department.

Session A: Creativity & the Common Core