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Winter Issue 2009Volume 40, Issue 2

WINTER FFLAN 2009 — VOLUME 40, ISSUE 2

Florida Foreign Language Association, Inc. Newsletter

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

2008 – 2009 FFLA, INC. BOAR

REGIONAL DIRECTORS’ CHART

AVAILABLE FFLA, INC. BOARD

FFLA, INC. PAST PRESIDENTS

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER

Happy New Year! I am honored to serve as the 41st FFLA President. It has been a

special year for FFLA under the excellent leadership of our 40th President, Jan

Kucerik. Not only was it the 40th birthday year for the formation of FFLA, we also had

a joint conference and the logistics of planning this shared conference are quite

complicated. But, through Jan’s efforts, she and the 2008 FFLA Board made it look

easy. All who attended were struck by the cohesiveness and efficiency of our Florida

Foreign Language Association. This was due in large part to Jan’s organizational skills.

What a perfect person to bring our organization onto

the national stage at this joint ACTFL/FFLA conference! Jan represents the best of

Florida’s very special community of World Language educators and supporters. Her

professionalism and positive attitude inspire all who have had the opportunity to

work with her. Luckily, Jan will still be on the 2009 Executive Board as Past

President. Her experience and expertise will be invaluable as we plan for 2009.

The 2009 FFLA Annual Conference will take place on October 15-17 at the

Renaissance Resort at the World Golf Village. The Local Committee, co-chaired by

Jacki Cinotti-Dirmann and Cheryl Thingvold, is already at work making plans to

continue the birthday celebration to mark the 41st year since the first FFLA

conference.

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2009 FFLA, Inc. ConferenceOctober 15-17

Renaissance Resort @World Golf Village

St. Augustine

The theme of the 2009 Conference will be “Foreign Languages: Present, Past and

Future”. Not only will we be focusing on the changing face of foreign language

over the years, we will be celebrating all of our members — past, present and future.

If you have any photos, contributions or memories of past or present FFLA

members, please send them to me at [email protected]. Also, please voice

your hopes and expectations for the future of foreign languages and the future role of

our organization. We plan to include these photos and statements in our conference

program. To all 2009 Board members, I look forward to working with you, as we plan this very special event.

I encourage all of you to visit our FFLA website frequently at www.ffla.us. On this site, you will find a variety of

awards available to you and your students, as well as announcements, information about the upcoming conference,

FFLA professional publications, job opportunities, legislative initiatives, and much more. If you have any suggestions

or items to post on our website, contact our Executive Director/Internet Coordinator Gudrun Martyny at

[email protected].

And so, I look forward to an exciting year working with and for all of you! As 2009 FFLA President, I will continue to

seek ways to increase membership, to expand opportunities for teacher grants and student scholarships, and to provide a

quality conference experience for our members. The study of World Languages is more important than ever and I

especially look forward to increased participation by those organizations representing the teaching of critical languages

such as Chinese, Russian and Arabic. Together, we can promote the study of languages and culture in our state as we

advocate for the expansion of existing programs, the addition of new programs, the recognition of the need for early

language learning and the articulation of K-16 language sequences.

Judy McDermott, FFLA Inc. President

mailto:[email protected]

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~ 2008-2009 FFLA, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ~

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President Judy McDermott [email protected] President/JNCL Rep Jan Kucerik [email protected]/SCOLT Rep Fernando Mayoral [email protected] Director Gudrun Martyny [email protected] Secretary Marie (Pequeno) Girardeau [email protected] Cheryl Thingvold [email protected] Committee Co-Chair Jacquelyn Cinotti-Dirmann [email protected] Committee Co-Chair Cheryl Thingvold [email protected]

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

Region 1 Director Laura Arguea [email protected] 2 Director Sylvia Black [email protected] 3 Director Gale Jones [email protected] 4 Director Annamarie Cairo-Tijerino [email protected] 5 Director Marcela van Olphen [email protected] 6 Director Livia Wein [email protected] 7 Director Kandyce Ericson [email protected] 8 Director Sherry Zacharkiw [email protected] 9 Director Atiba Senghor [email protected] 10 Director Becky Youngman [email protected] 11 Director Mario Nuñez [email protected] 12 Director Linda Markley [email protected].

ASSOCIATED LEAGUE REPS

AATF-FL (French) Deanna Scheffer [email protected] (Japanese) Marci Muench [email protected] (Latin) Geoffrey Revard [email protected] (Spanish) Dora Ramos [email protected] (American Sign Language) Alysse Rasmussen [email protected] (German) Kate Pritchard [email protected] (Italian) Annalisa Mosca [email protected] (Chinese) Lisa Podbilski [email protected] (College Instructors) Mary Risner [email protected] (Supervisors/Coordinators) Tamara Salgado [email protected] (Early Language Learning) Sylvia Amaya [email protected]

BOARD APPOINTEES

DOE Rep; Elections Chair Lori Rodriguez [email protected]/FAISA Rep Minnie Cardona [email protected] Coordinator Linda Markley [email protected] School Liaison Mary Virginia Fisher [email protected] Coordinator Gudrun Martyny [email protected]/Legislative Liaison Jan Kucerik [email protected] (Newsletter) Editor Jacquelyn Cinotti-Dirmann [email protected] (Journal) Editor Dr. Betty Green [email protected] Dr. Jane Govoni [email protected] Emeritus Dr. David Gurney [email protected]

SPECIAL APPOINTEES

Special Appointee Juan Carlos Morales [email protected] Appointee Alice Hill [email protected] Appointee Lizza Disher [email protected] Appointee John Fields [email protected] Appointee Fran Pettigrew [email protected]
















































~ FFLA, INC. REGIONAL DIRECTORS’ CHART ~

The “X” indicates the year in which each position becomes vacant.

Region Counties Director 2008 2009 2010

1Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa,Santa Rosa, Walton & Washington

Laura Arguea X

2Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf,Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty,Madison, Taylor & Wakulla

Sylvia Black X X

3Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia,Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Nassau,Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee & Union

Gale Jones X

4Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist,Lafayette, Levy & Volusia

Annamarie Cairo-Tijerino X X

5Hillsborough, Lake, Marion, Sumter& Polk

Marcela van Olphen X

6 Pasco, Hernando & Pinellas Livia Wein X X

7Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades,Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee,Manatee & Sarasota

Kandyce Ericson X

8 Orange, Osceola & Seminole Sherry Zacharkiw X X

9 Broward Atiba Senghor X

10 Palm Beach Becky Youngman X X

11 Dade & Monroe Mario Nuñez X

12Brevard, Indian River, Martin,Okeechobee & St. Lucie

Linda Markley X X

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~ FFLA, Inc. Board Positions Available ~

There are positions available for FFLA, Inc. Regional Directors. The two-year term will begin inOctober 2009 and end in October 2011. The areas that have regional directorships available are:

Region 1 Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and Washington

Region 3 Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns,Suwannee and Union

Region 5 Hillsborough, Lake, Marion, Sumter and Polk

Region 7 Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee and Sarasota

Region 9 Broward

Region 11 Dade and Monroe

If you live in these areas and would like a more active role in FFLA, please read and fill out theapplication (available in this issue of FFLAN and for download from the website) and send it nolater than August 15, 2009.

E-mail completed applications to: Fernando Mayoral, FFLA, Inc. President-Elect [email protected]

~ FFLA PAST-PRESIDENTS ~

Here’s to the men and women who have helped keep FFLA strong throughout the decades!

1968 Paul Dickson 1982 Karen Lee Singh 1996 Jane Govoni

1969 William G. Altman 1983 Angel Bustelo 1997 Doris E. Rodríguez

1970 Tom Ackerman 1984 Sandra Preston 1998 Beatrice K. Palls

1971 Ron Bryant 1985 Linda Gaskin 1999 Meruchy Haedo

1972 Manuel S. Couto 1986 Ivy Mitchell 2000 Kristen Warner

1973 Frank M. Figueroa 1987 Carol Cargill-Vroman 2001 David González

1974 Mary G. Johnson 1988 Christa Kirby 2002 Karen Verkler

1975 Rosa Rabell 1989 Jo Anna Hallman 2003 Tony Erben

1976 Clem Hallman 1990 Pearl Bennett Chiari 2004 Louis Lillard

1977 Mary Jones 1991 Vilma Díaz 2005 Jacquelyn Cinotti-Dirmann

1978 Ernest A. Frechette 1992 Jan Bonggren 2006 Becky Youngman

1979 David Gurney 1993 Carine Feyten 2007 Margie Guerzon Fox

1980 Otto Johnston 1994 Aurela Ogles 2008 Jan Kucerik

1981 Arnhilda González-Quevedo 1995 Joe Gilpin



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~ REGIONAL DIRECTOR APPLICATION ~

Any member of the Florida Foreign Language Association, Inc. may apply for appointment by the Board ofDirectors to serve a two-year term.

According to the Constitution:“There will be one director for each district with the number of Regional Directors not to exceed twelve.” Inaddition, “a selection committee appointed by the Board will review applications. Even-numbered regionswill become vacant on even-numbered years and odd-numbered regions will become vacant on odd-numbered years.” (See chart on page 4)

The responsibilities of Regional Directors include:

Disseminating information Promoting membershipMaintaining and updating files of members in areaActing as liaison between K-12 schools, community colleges, colleges and universities, both public

and private, and FFLA Submitting information about their region to be published in the FFLANWorking with affiliate associations and language associations in the region as well as with the county

language coordinator/supervisorActing as liaison with other Regional Directors’ to coordinate activitiesAssisting the President in planning the annual conferenceAssisting with foreign language advocacy effortsAttending the Board of Directors’ meeting in October, January and MayOther duties as determined by the FFLA, Inc. Board of Directors

The Regional Directors should report, on a regular basis, to the FFLA President and should present a fullreport (on regional issues, concerns, and accomplishments) at all Board of Directors’ Meetings.

Applicants should send the completed form and curriculum vitae to the President-elect under whom they willserve.

Name

Work Location

Title

Work Telephone Home Telephone

E-mail address

Please describe any experiences that you have had that relate to the responsibilities required of thisposition.


~ REGIONAL UPDATES ~

Region 2 LAURA ARGUEA, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

FFLA welcomes the new Region 1 Director, Laura Arguea!Please contact Laura at [email protected] with news.

Region 2 SYLVIA BLACK, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

At Leon HS, Colette Clarke is doing a fantastic student-exchange and has students getting ready to go to Thionville,France in June. Students from there were here last April. Janet Taylor is planning a field trip next semester to St.Augustine with her AP Spanish Language students. Oakley Van Oss is planning to go to Costa Rica.

Big congratulations go out to Lincoln HS Latin teacher Jenna Altherr and Spanish teacher Christina Cosio for theirhard work in preparing their students for the AP exams. Last year was Jenna’s first time teaching the AP class and awhopping 93% of her students passed! Last year was Christina’s second year teaching the AP class and 91% percent ofher students passed! Congratulations also to Sylvia Black for achieving National Board Certification. Sylvia also spentfour weeks in Costa Rica as a sponsor for the College for High School Study Abroad program through the Florida StateUniversity International Programs.

Kristen Kenney Youngblood, Latin teacher at Rickards HS, and her JCL students have been doing lots of Certamencompetitions. Her IB Latin Literature kids have conducted a mock archaeological dig at a local elementary schoolwhich teaches students all about classical archaeology.

The Big Bend Foreign Language Teachers Association will be hosting the 8th annual Modern Language Exposition tobe held February 28th at Lincoln HS. In the past, students studying French and Spanish from Leon, Gadsden andWakulla counties have participated in impromptu speaking, declamations and short plays or skits. Last year we hadover 150 students participate.

Region 3 GALE JONES, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

As I look back now at the FFLA/ACTFL Conference at the Swan & Dolphin Resort in Orlando, I can only say, “Wow!”It was a great conference and everywhere I went from the workshop sessions to the exhibitor hall, people were sayingpositive things about Florida. We certainly gave everyone a warm reception in spite of the late autumn chill that no onewas expecting. I am very proud of everyone in FFLA, Inc., especially our President, Jan Kucerik. We had over 50teachers from our region attend the conference and it was great to have many of you join us for the Foreign LanguageEducators of Northeast Florida (FLENEF) luncheon.

During the conference many educators from Region 3 were presented with awards and honors. Most of the honoreeswere recognized on Friday morning during the FFLA Hall of Fame Awards Breakfast. The following teachers werenamed Most Valuable Teachers for 2008: Melissa Cash (Darnell-Cookman MS/HS); Jacki Cinotti-Dirmann(Oceanway MS); Mary Virginia Fisher (St. Johns Country Day School); Holly Fitchette (Fleming Island HS); GaleJones (Fletcher HS); Craig Leavitt (Ed White HS); Judy McDermott; Kate Pritchard (Episcopal HS); LesleySilvestris (Sandalwood HS); and Cheryl Thingvold (Orange Park HS). In addition, Deanna Scheffer (Episcopal HS)was one of only 3 educators statewide to be inducted into the FFLA Hall of Fame and Cheng-mei Rothschild (TheBolles School) was named Florida’s Chinese Teacher of the Year. Finally, on Saturday afternoon at the FFLA Businessmeeting, Jacki Cinotti-Dirmann was honored with the prestigious Irving Wershow Award for Excellence inLeadership. Congratulations to all our winners!!

EF kicked off its annual Fall Workshop Series inmber with Melissa Cash (Darnell Cookman MS/HS)ting Using TPRS in the Foreign Language

room, followed in October by John Fields (FCCJCampus) presenting That's Edu-tainment! Games

echnology to Capture and Keep Students' Attention.workshops were well attended and well received.you so much to our fabulous presenters! We will

ude our workshop series on January 24th with Let’srate National Foreign Language Week: A Swapfacilitated by Jacki Cinotti-Dirmann (Oceanway

nd Dawnielle Jacobson (Orange Park HS).

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Region 3 (continued)

Just prior to the FFLA/ACTFL conference, hundreds of Spanishstudents and their teachers enjoyed a concert by Argentine singerJusto Lamas. Thanks to Fletcher HS for hosting the event thisyear. The students had a great time singing in Spanish, dancing,and watching the DVD presentation. Students also enjoyedinteracting with Justo, who signed autographs and posed forphotos after the show. He even went out to lunch with one of theschool groups! Students were thrilled to be able to speak inSpanish with Justo and get to know him a little better.

There are many new faces in the classrooms in Northeast Floridaand it is exciting to see the “rookies” joining the ranks of veteransin professional development. FLENEF was recently awarded an FFLA, Inc. grant of $500 to implement a newprofessional development training called Foreign Language Teaching à la carte: A Teacher Institute in 3 Courses.The first course was served on Saturday, December 13, 2008 and focused on planning. The other two courses will beoffered in January and February, focusing on instruction and assessment respectively. Woven throughout the training isthe theme of differentiation. Participants will be attending all day workshops presented by different instructors from theregion. They will have the opportunity to earn professional development points for use toward re-certification. Withthis new initiative, Region 3 continues its tradition of supporting its teachers with education and camaraderie. Weespecially thank Jacki Cinotti-Dirmann and Cheryl Thingvold for the many hours they put in planning andorganizing this institute.

The annual FLENEF Holiday Luncheon was a huge success, with a record number of members attending. We had agreat time socializing and once again gathered dozens of toys that were then donated to the Hispanic Ministry ofJacksonville.

The 3rd Annual Northeast Florida World Language Festival will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Orange ParkHS. Students from ASL, Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish classes will be invited to participate in thismulti-county event. This year we are expanding the event to include college students in beginning level French andSpanish classes. Please contact chairman Cheryl Thingvold for more information at [email protected].

As 2009 arrives, we in northeast Florida are beginning to plan the FFLA conference in October at the RenaissanceResort at the World Golf Village. The “Home Team” is already meeting under the leadership of FFLA President, JudyMcDermott to host another great conference. Don’t forget to save the date!

Region 4 ANNAMARIE CAIRO-TIJERINO, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

During the FFLA/ACTFL Joint Conference in Orlando, both Spanish teachersfrom P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School (UF) were honored. During theFriday morning awards breakfast, Grisell Santiago received an FFLA Teacher ofPromise Award and Annamarie Tijerino was named Florida’s Spanish Teacherof the Year.

The P.K. Yonge Spanish Department was also recently awarded a technologygrant from business partner Chic-Fil-A to purchase MP3 Players for classroomuse. In December, Annamarie Tijerino was also the named a recipient of a mini-grant from the Foreign Language Educators of Northeast Florida (FLENEF) forher project I-PODS in the Spanish Classroom. She will be utilizing this popularpiece of technology in her classroom in an effort to differentiate instruction andimprove student performance on listening tasks and assessments.

Region 5 DR. MARCELA VAN OLPHEN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Please contact Marcela at [email protected] with news.

Justo Lamas (left) teaches students some dancemoves during his concert in Jacksonville.

Jan Kucerik, Grisell Santaigo, andAnnamarie Tijerino at the awardsbreakfast during the conference




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Region 6 LIVIA WEIN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Pasco County schools, in partnership with Pasco County Government, is beginning a new relationship with the Landrat(county administrator) of Germersheim County, Germany. In its second year of student exchange with the IntegrieteGesamtschule Kandel, Pasco students were welcomed by the Landrat, who has initiated a new level of culturalexchange with our community.

Pinellas County will hold its annual International Day March 7, 2009, at Meadowlawn MS. More than 500 students,teachers and community members, including students from the University of South Florida, are expected to participatein the event, which celebrates the study of languages and cultures. Students participate in a variety of speaking events,including extemporaneous declamations, memorized passages and dramatic presentations. They also enjoy dozens ofhands-on cultural workshops presented by the Pinellas teachers of world languages. The event, which begins with a“Parade of Nations” and an opening assembly, is coordinated by the World Languages Association of Pinellas County.

New technology labs are being installed in Pinellas highs schools. The labs, Renaissance 2200 Systems, provided byStevens Learning Systems, Inc, are designed to enhance the teaching and learning of languages by integratinginstructional technology into daily lesson plans. Assessment tools for oral performance allow students to practice oralskills regularly. Each teacher has a laptop computer on which they are able to store student recordings. On-screenscoring rubrics, designed by the Pinellas teachers, will be used to easily score students’ oral performances.

The partial immersion and dual language programs in Pinellas County, made possible by a FLAP grant awarded in2006, continue to exceed expectations. Students in a partial immersion program spend 50% of their day learning thecontent of their grade level curriculum in the target language and the other 50% of the day in an English class. Thepartial Spanish immersion program was started in a first grade, gifted class in 2007. The Spanish classroom teacher,2008 “Teacher of Promise”, Ashleigh Smith, from Day 1 taught in Spanish and only speaks to the students in Spanish.She integrates science, math, social studies, and language arts into her daily lessons. This year she was joined byColleen Wapole, a second grade immersion teacher. Students in the program are reading at or above grade level inSpanish, with a high level of comprehension.

Also in Pinellas County, a dual language program was started during the 2006-2007 school year with two kindergartenclasses. Last year, the program extended to first grade, and new students were enrolled in the Kindergarten level. Thisyear, the program expanded to second grade as it welcomed another new group of kindergarten students. Students in adual language program are combined with native Spanish speakers and English speakers and spend 50% of the daylearning the grade level curriculum in Spanish and the other 50% in English. English speakers learn Spanish and theSpanish speakers learn English while retaining their first language with pride and self-confidence. Children in theseclasses are achieving test scores above the district’s expectations. One of the Spanish teachers in the program, YadiraVega, was this year’s FFLA “Early Language Teacher of the Year”. Also contributing greatly to the success of theprogram are kindergarten teacher, Jackie Lopez, and second grade teacher, Mildred Garcia. Pinellas County is veryproud of the teachers and students in these programs and would like to take this opportunity to invite anyone interestedin seeing the partial immersion program or the dual language program to please call Sylvia Amaya at (727) 588-6084.

Jeannine Pursley, French teacher at East Lake HS in Pinellas, continues to serve as the district’s TPRS demonstrationteacher. Jeannine opens her classroom to visitors interested in seeing the method in action and provides ongoing trainingand mentoring for Pinellas teachers.

Another Pinellas French teacher, Annette Coller, Pinellas Park HS, continues to lead the district’s teachers of worldlanguage in its standards-based instruction and assessment model. Annette, also a mentor for new teachers, providesongoing training during which she models engagement strategies. She also consults with teachers using parallelassessments designed to ensure student mastery of essential skills and concepts. A group of Pinellas teachers continue tocreate and revise assessments based on these essential skills and concepts.

Pinellas is very proud of its own Geri Craven, Spanish teacher at Seminole HS. Geri’s workshop, “Better than Coffee”,“Best of Florida 2007”, was once again a huge success when presented at ACTFL 2008. Geri will represent FFLA atSCOLT this year and was also invited to present in February at the South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers’Association (SCFLTA). Congratulations, Geri.


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Region 7 KANDYCE ERICSON, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

FFLA welcomes the new Region 7 Director, Kandyce Ericson!

Lee County School District teachers saw the Lee County Foreign Language Association (LCFLA) revitalized withthe first meeting on Monday, November 3, 2008. The old board, which met Monday, September 29, presented a slate ofnew officers to the membership, which they unanimously approved. Newly elected LCFLA Board Members arePresident: Louis Lillard, Vice-President: Paula Yaniglos, Secretary: Rebekah Williams, Treasurer: Claudia Viloria,Historian: Rocío Broyles, Webmaster: Carol Santana, Artistic Director: Lindsey Cook, News Editor: SusanLaffitte, Program Directors: Debbie Alexander & Janice Karkis, and Community Liaison: Evelyn Rivera. OurBeginning Teacher Resource Contacts are for Spanish: Yvette Garvalosa, French: Cindy Taymont, and for German:Debbie Alexander. Our District Advisor: Kandyce Ericson.

The first meeting of the re-established LCFLA was a workshop presented by Paula Yaniglos (Lehigh HS) on how todevelop World Language portfolios. A follow-up session was held on December 10th during which teachers were tobring examples of how they are using this information to improve performance in their own classrooms. Severalteachers shared their favorite “Best Practice” lesson plans. Lessons sent electronically are posted on our districtwebsite. The success of the workshop was measured by the fact that many teachers joined our professional teachers’organization as the workshop closed. We were pleased to have FFLA President-Elect Fernando Mayoral from EdisonState College at the meeting. Our next general meeting featured lessons on “How to Spend the Month of July in Parisfor Free” and “Powering Up Your Lessons with PowerPoint”. Those in attendance brought wrapped Christmas gifts thatwere donated to a local charity.

Lee County’s very own Fort Myers HS was the number one diploma-earning IB program in the American/Caribbeanregion as well as the third-ranked IB school on the planet for the 2007-2008 school year. More than 80% of FMHSstudents earned IB diplomas. Spanish and French levels 1-3 are Pre-IB and levels 4 and 5 are IB.

Congratulations to Lee County’s Foreign Language Teachers of the Year 2007-2008: Laurie Nelson (Ft. MyersHS); Nadine Kellams (Trafalgar MS); and Andrea Hollan (Allen Park ES).

Foreign language teachers at Riverdale HS organized a World Language Fall Festival, which took place Monday,October 13, 2008. The purpose was to merge Hispanic Heritage month with National German Week and NationalFrench Week. Student productions included plays or skits; presentations of songs; dance lessons of Salsa andMerengue as well as poster displays and technology presentations. The event took place from 6:30-8:00pm and parentsand other community members brought several Hispanic dishes for the evening’s festivities. Immediately preceding theWorld Language Festival, the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica held its induction service. Students and parents createdan ambience of success by their attendance. Several students created a foreign language quiz bowl, which produced anafter-school experience in the target language.

Region 8 SHERRY ZACHARKIW, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Seminole County is implementing a foreign language program in some elementary schools beginning this winter.Seminole also offers Japanese and Chinese in some high schools and Latin in one middle school. Seminole CountyPublic Schools World Languages Festival will take place on January 31, 2009 with competitions, food, andentertainment from various cultures.

Orange County sponsored the 7th Annual Certamen de Oratoria sponsored by Seguros Múltiples de Puerto Rico. Theelementary winners were Eileen Gelpi, first place, Matthew Villegas, second place and third place winner wasAlejandro Chaparro. At the middle school level the winners in order were Alexandra Munoz, Monica Cruz, andNatalie Albert. The high school winners were Juan David Cueto, Emmanuel Chacin, and Rafael Diaz. First placewinners received $200 and a 5 day all expense paid trip to Puerto Rico with an accompanying adult to attend the finals,participate in cultural activities, visit cooperatives, and tour the island with other finalists from Central and SouthAmerica. Second place winners received $150 and third place winners received $100.

The OCPS World Language Department received a mini grant to pay for registration for 25 teachers who attendedthe ACTFL/FFLA convention in Orlando, Florida. The remaining monies will be used to purchase resources forprofessional learning. OCPS will offer the World Language staff an opportunity for a collaborative group learningproject which will focus on teaching strategies. This group project will last an entire school year and will award theparticipants 60 points upon successful completion.


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Region 8 (continued)

Timber Creek HS is pleased to announce that Chinese now offers an AP course and Arabic I has been added to thecurriculum this year. Hispanic Heritage Month was celebrated at TCHS on October 14th with several traditional dancesperformed by two teachers, Mr. Reyes and Miss Richman. Mrs. Saborio’s group of performers danced merengue andcumbia dances. There were musical treats and table displays on famous writers and amazing places of Latinoamérica.The Saborio dancers also participated in a multicultural activity at Avalon ES. This is their second performance andthey have been invited back for next year. Timber Creek’s Latin students are raising funds by selling fudge from RockyMountain Chocolate Factory. The funds will be used for club activities and continued restoration of the VillaVergiliana in Cuma, Italy. The villa is a mecca for study groups and classical scholars. The Verona Exchange willtake place from Feb. 9-21, 2009. An English class of 16 girls and two teachers will visit Orlando. This is our fourthFlorida exchange with Italy. Finally, congratulations to Timber Creek’s department chair, Gudrun Martyny, whoreplaces Linda Santiago as Executive Director of FFLA in January.

Region 9 ATIBA SENGHOR, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

The district held its annual Magnet Showcase at the Broward County Convention Center where parents and studentswere able to get a first hand view of all the various magnet programs offered at schools in the district. The responsefrom the public was extremely overwhelming and every one was quite enthused with the various foreign languageprograms offered at these schools.

As technology has become an integral part of foreign language teaching, Tera Bias, Spanish teacher at Coral SpringsHS, has been whipping up her students’ interest by using pod casting to liven up her Spanish classes.

Hector Varas, a teacher at Crystal Lakes MS, has been named Hispanic Middle School Teacher of the Year.

All high schools in the district are gearing up for the annual Foreign Language Academic Competition on February 7,2009, at Plantation HS. The competition covers languages such as French, Italian, Japanese, Latin and Spanish andcaters for students in level 1 through AP.

Region 10 BECKY YOUNGMAN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

FFLA welcomes the new Region 10 Director, Becky Youngman!

Students in Palm Beach County have real-time virtual exchange interaction with students from Spain, Ecuador, Chileand Costa Rica. Additionally, details are currently being worked out to connect with Jining, China.

According to Edwin Arrieta, Instructional Specialist in charge of Global Studies, a group of ten Palm Beach Countyteachers completed the Master’s Program at the University of Salamanca and are currently working on theirMemoria.

Teacher resources in Spanish and French (including TE’s, transparencies, workbooks and self-assessments) are nowavailable on Learning Village via the district website at: http://learningvillage.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/lv/admin/login.jsp

The Foreign Language Teachers’ Association of Palm Beach County (FLTAPBC) has a $500 grant available. Teacherscan apply for the grant for special projects that directly benefit students. Applications are available on the association’swebsite www.fltapbc.com.

Many of you knew Teresita Bertot by virtue of her longtime involvement with the Foreign Language Teachers’Association of Palm Beach County, FFLA and AATF. We are sad to report her passing last summer. In honor of hermany years of dedicated service, a $100 scholarship will be awarded to a student planning to attend the 2008-2009Congrès de la Culture Française en Floride. Applications are available on the FLTAPBC website and are due February1st to Carey Slesigner at Park Vista HS.

Upcoming events: French Immersion Weekend for Students: February 6-8, 2009 at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in Ft.

Lauderdale. Contact Caron Morton of Park Vista HS at [email protected] or visit the FLTAPBCwebsite for details.

Palm Beach County Foreign Language Fair: March 20-21, 2009 at Palm Beach Central HS. Details andregistration forms are available on the FLTAPBC website.

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Region 11 MARIO NUÑEZ, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Please contact Mario at [email protected] with news.

Region 12 LINDA MARKLEY, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

FFLA welcomes the new Region 12 Director, Linda Markley!

Congratulations and best wishes to the former Region 12 director, Tracy VelerKnick, who recently took a position with the Department of Defense inWestern Europe as their World Languages Resource Teacher. Tracy and herhusband and son now live in Germany, but she maintains close contact with allher WL friends here in the States. She will be missed!

The new Region 12 director is Linda Markley. Linda is a Spanish teacher inBrevard County and recently has also taken on the added responsibility of actingas a liaison and resource teacher for the world language teachers in that district.At a recent district department chair meeting, teachers worked on verticalteaming, greater articulation between feeder schools and also learned aboutcreating and implementing IPA’s (Integrated Performance Assessments).

Here are some of the exciting things happening in world languages classroomsaround Brevard County:

Rockledge HS, Cocoa HS and Bayside HS participated in the Puerto Rican McNair MS received a technology grant of $1000. Stone MS received a technology grant to buy special software to help stude

Four Titusville HS German students have applied for the Bundestag Scholastudents from their sister school in Germany.

Space Coast Jr./Sr. HS French students led a Relay for Life.

Rockledge HS and West Shore Jr./Sr. HS collected toys and volunteeredfor the migrant farm families in Fellsmere.

West Shore Jr./Sr. HS not only raised international awareness at theirUNICEF” drive, but they also raised over $600. These type of activities haChapter of the Year Award for Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica for the pa

Odessey Charter School Spanish students have established an e-mail excPeru. The also started a new chapter of the national Sociedad Honoraria Hi

Jefferson MS had a parent training and enlightenment workshop on hsuccessful in learning a second language.

Kennedy MS has established a connection and mentoring program between

Clearlake MS re-enacted a Quineañera

Viera HS had an International Night for parents and community members

Bayside HS re-enacted a Spanish wedding and their French and GermanArts program to prepare and present ethnic dishes in a restaurant setting

DeLaura MS re-enacted Día de los Muertos and did special projects associ

Spanish teacher Montse Bray at Cocoa Beach HS, has become certifieddifferent schools around the district, which is always wildly popular with the

Students at Palm Bay HS are also getting a work out as they learn LatiLaws.

So, as you can see, there are many, many activities going on in Region 12! We invhave been doing as we can all learn and benefit from each other. [email protected].

Jan Kucerik, Linda Markley and TracyVeler Knick at the Awards Breakfast at

the FFLA/ACTFL Joint Conference

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~ ASSOCIATED LEAGUE UPDATES ~

AATF-FL (Florida Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French) DEANNA SCHEFFER

Bonne Année!! What a treat it was for me to have the chance to meet so many wonderful Florida French professors andteachers who attended the ACTFL conference and/or our recent chapter meeting on November 21st. In addition, it was apleasure to have the following guests at our Beaujolais nouveau celebration: Cathérine Pétillon, Attaché Culturel fromthe French Embassy in Washington, D.C.; Robert Duffort and Martine Johnston, Attachés from the Miami Embassy;Brigitte Dagot, Honorary Consul, Orlando; Marie-Christine Koop, AATF President; and Jayne Abrate, AATFExecutive Director.

Quant au Séjour, it looks like most of those who have attended in the past have alreadyturned in their registrations! Several of you have let us know that your registrations areon the way, and so it looks like we will once again be having a wonderful time atCrystal Lake, January 16-18, 2009. Our caterers are busy planning another repasformidable for Saturday noon, and Chef York has also again promised to prepareanother delicious dish to send with Marci for Saturday evening. Please don’t be put offby the term “rustic” for our accommodations; we included this description before wehad spent the night, and it looks like all the non-campers still keep returning! We'vehad inquiries about carpooling from both south and west Florida, so let us know if youwould like help organizing a convoy.

Notez bien: it's not too late to get your students involved in Le Grand Concours (theNational French Exam) and Congrès (the state French competition). Visit our websitefor links.

Want to travel this summer? Honor a colleague? Give your students the chance to goabroad on a scholarship or meet other French language learners? Please go towww.frenchteachers.org for professional development opportunities, scholarships, andhonors. Many deadlines are fast approaching.

Félicitations to Shannon McKenna, the 2008 Florida French Teacher of the Year!Not only an amazing French teacher and advocate for French teachers everywhere, butour very own www.flaatf.com webmaster. Please check out all that she has put on oursite to help you and she is more than ready to make changes and add information asneeded. In addition, we will soon have our very own Wiki!

AFTJ (Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese) MARCI MUENCH

Please contact Marci at [email protected] with news or for association information.

CAF (Classical Association of Florida) GEOFF RIVARD

Please contact Geoff at [email protected] with news or for association information.

FAATSP (Florida Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese) DORA RAMOS

It has been an honor to serve as your president for the 2007-2009 term. I want tothank every member who supported FAATSP and welcome the new membersunder the new board. The Executive Board has been very productive during itsterm. We joined forces with AATSP in restructuring our organization and ourwebsite. We also had a FLES Elementary/Middle poster submission.

FAATSP successfully awarded 15 scholarships at the 52nd Florida State SpanishConference (FSSC) in April 2008. Join us for the 53rd FSSC to be held in OrlandoApril 2-4, 2009. One lucky teacher member will be receiving their AATSPmembership free. Check our website for the winner! Contact our host school andgo to the FSSC website www.thefssc.org for more information. Please rememberthat you must be a member of AATSP to participate in the conference.

We are pleased to announce that the 2008 Spanish Teacher of the Year isAnnamarie Cairo-Tijerino of P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School,Gainesville. Congratulations!

Shannon McKenna receives theFrench TOY Award from AATF-FL President Deanna Scheffer at

the FFLA/ACTFL JointConference in Orlando.

Annamrie Tijerino (center) receives theSpanish TOY Award from FAATSP

President Dora Ramos and FFLAPresident Jan Kucerik.

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Please check our website www.faatsp.com for association news, professional development, upcoming grants andNational Spanish Exam news.

Congratulations to our new Executive Board:President: Pam BentonVice President: Ana GilliamSecretary: Amarylis Heard

Treasurer: Cari GIbsonWebmaster: Gudrun MartynyFlorida NSE Coordinator: Alejandro Avendaño

Dates to Remember April 2-4, 2009 – FSSC in Orlando July 9-12, 2009 – 91st AATSP Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico October 15-17, 2009 – 40th Annual FFLA Conference in St. Augustine

FASLTA (Florida American Sign Language Teachers’ Association) ALYSSE RASMUSSEN

The coming months are going to be very exciting for Florida ASL teachers. Below is a month-by-month highlight ofFASLTA events. We especially hope you will come join your colleagues and peers at the 20th Annual FASLTAConference in West Palm Beach February 13-15, 2009.

January: K-12 ASL teachers who need to complete their FL-DOE endorsement courses by July 2009 will be able tosign up for 2 online offerings through Valencia Community College (www.valenciacc.edu). The courses are EDG 2935Methods of ASL and EDG 2935 ASL Literature (which will feature ASL poetry this time around). If you know of othercolleges and universities that offer these courses, please contact the FASLTA News/Media editor,[email protected], so that we can let others know where they can earn their endorsements.

February: Take advantage of the long Presidents’ Day Weekend (February 13-15, 2009) and come to FASLTA’s 20th

Annual Conference: Visualize & Communicate! in West Palm Beach, FL. To register for the conference, go towww.faslta.org and/or http://www.faslta.org/2009FASLTAConfReg&Memb.pdf. For reduced rates at the conferencehotel, contact the Holiday Inn (www.hiwestpalmbeach.com; code: FAS).

Beginning Friday evening and continuing through until Sunday noon, there will be 10 or more workshopscovering a wide range of topics from Assessment to Intercultural Sensitivity to Interactive Teaching to Task-Based Learning activities. On Saturday, FASLTA will hold its Annual Business Meeting during lunch. Laterthat evening, Gallaudet University’s Dr. Lynn Jacobowitz, a renowned ASL storyteller, will entertainconference attendees with a her one-woman show.

Also on Saturday, a second track, open by invitation or petition only, will allow a limited number ofparticipants to participate in a 5C’s Focus Group directed by two members of the ASLTA National StandardsCommittee. This is an important step forward in national recognition of ASL in all academic venues.

Lastly, concurrent with our annual conference, FASLTA has arranged for an ASLTA Professional EvaluationTeam to schedule one-on-one performance interviews with 4 Professional Evaluators. FL-DOE acceptsASLTA Professional Certification in lieu of the FL-DOE endorsement courses.

March: ASLTA and FASLTA will join together at Deaf Expo and present mini-workshops that will help provideProfessional Development hours for individuals seeking ASLTA certification. Since many of you will be traveling toDeaf Expo with your students, you can now take advantage of the opportunity to earn a few hours while your studentsenjoy the Deaf cultural immersion experience and, best of all, you can model life-long-learning for your students.

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, or if you’d like to lend a hand in planning additional activities thatwill improve FASLTA’s benefit to you, please contact Alysse Rasmussen, FASLTA President at [email protected].

FATG (Florida Association of Teachers of German) KATE PRITCHARD

FFLA welcomes the new FATG President, Kate Pritchard!

FATG is very excited to be hosting its annual Immersion Weekend for Teachers of German at Rollins College inWinter Park Florida from January 16-18. This year's topic is the environment, and Edwin and Laura Dehler-Seter from the Waldsee Biohaus in Bemidji, Minnesota will be demonstrating ways that teachers can include hands-onprojects dealing with issues related to nature and the environment into German classes.

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FATG (continued)

We are also looking forward to our Spring Meeting, which will be held on Saturday, March 21st. Mohammed Esa fromMcDaniel College will be joining us after our Business Meeting to share his expertise about Musik im Unterricht. Youwill certainly have materials to use that following Monday in class.

FATI (Florida Association of Teachers of Italian) ANNALISA MOSCA

Please contact Annalisa at [email protected] with news or for association information.

FCTA (Florida Chinese Teachers’ Association) LISA PODBILSKI

FFLA welcomes the new FCTA President, Lisa Podbilski!

During the ACTFL/FFLA Conference in November, the role of President of FCTA wasofficially transferred from Cheng-mei Rothschild to Lisa Podbilski. I will serve asFCTA president for two years. Thank you, Cheng-mei, for your steadfast dedication tothe promotion of Chinese in the state of Florida.

As a wonderful conclusion to Cheng-mei Rothschild’s term as president, I am happyto report that she was this year’s recipient for Florida’s Chinese Teacher of the Year.I am thrilled that Cheng-mei’s hard work and commitment to Chinese language andculture has not gone unnoticed. Here are comments from two FCTA members:

“Cheng-mei has successfully initiated and led three Florida State-wide ChineseCompetitions, which have received overwhelmingly positive feedback. All of my studentswho have participated are so motivated, encouraged and are eager to attend it again.”

“Cheng-mei is a wonderful mentor to the Chinese teachers state-wide. She is always thereand willing to help, to share her teaching strategies, to provide materials and givesuggestions. She is a valuable and hard-to-find resource for all the teachers in Florida. I,as a new teacher, have benefited from her greatly.”

FFLICU (Florida Foreign Language Instructors in Colleges and Universities)

FFLICU is proud to announce great news for several of its members. Fernando Mayoral, of Edison College, will be the 2010 FFLA President. Judy Haisten, of Central Florida Community College, has recently received her

from Walden University. Laura Arguea, of the University of West Florida, is now President of the NW

Director for the FFLA Board.

FFLICU will hold its annual board meeting and workshop on January 31, 2009. ThiDaytona State College. The business meeting will be held in the morning followed by aHigher Learning. The afternoon will feature presentations on service learning, study abroathe classroom. Faculty presenters will represent Valencia Community College, Centraland University of Florida. The day will culminate in a reception and visit at the Southlocated on the Daytona State campus. For more information on the day’s events, [email protected] or Mary Risner at [email protected].

FLAME (Foreign Language Association for Managers in Education)

FFLA welcomes the new FLAME President, Tamara Salgado!

FLAME is pleased to announce two honors recently recognized. At the FFLA/ACTBlanca Guerra was named the FLAME Supervisor of the Year. Since becoming FSpecialist for Broward County Public Schools in 2002, Blanca has been involved in lelocal, state and national levels. She has been active in writing grants to enhance foreigninstruction. She has been instrumental in organizing Foreign Language competitions and mCounty Schools. Blanca has also been a true innovator in the development of Curriculumthe state in teaching foreign languages to our students. She has also contributed to the udifferent language skills and cultural competence.

FCTA Past-President Cheng-meiRothschild was named Florida’s

2008 Chinese Teacher of the Year.

MARY RISNER

doctorate in Higher Education

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Tamara Salgado, World Languages Coordinator for Polk County Schools, is the new FLAME president. Tamara hasvast experience in overseeing the development of language programs and a keen interest in initiatives to bring themmore fully into the life-long learning of Florida's school children. We look forward to her leadership and goal setting.

FL-NNELL (Florida Chapter of the National Network for Early Language Learning) SYLVIA AMAYA

FFLA welcomes the new NNELL State Representative, Sylvia Amaya!

Greetings! My name is Sylvia Amaya, and I am your new NNELL State Representative. Stepping down from thisposition is Maria Wyatt, who has done an outstanding job for many years. One of her many accomplishments andgoals was to “keep the lines of communication open within Florida’s NNELL members”. If you are a member, youwere sure to have received e-mails from her. We will miss her on the board and I know Maria will be an active memberof NNELL for many years to come.

NNELL was very active at the FFLA/ACTFL conference in November. On Saturday morning, NNELL’s Swap ShopBreakfast was attended by more than 100 teachers. Some of the most prominent names in our profession attended theSwap Shop: Helena Curtain and Carol Ann Dahlberg, authors of Languages and Children: Making the Match; NancyRhodes, Center for Applied Linguistics, and Terry Caccavale, Past President of NNELL. Janet Glass, ACTFL’s 2008Teacher of the Year, was the guest speaker and demonstrated an interactive lesson with us. Each participant receivedmany lessons, activities, and ideas during the Swap Shop.

At the workshop, ‘Música, Maestro’, NNELL membership forms were given as part of their handout. In this issue of theFFLAN, you will also find a membership form. If you are teaching, involved in early language learning or support andbelieve in early language learning, I urge you to support this organization. Let’s demonstrate a strong support from thestate of Florida. Join NNELL today and receive…

Two issues of Learning Languages, published biannually in the fall and spring. Access to a network of hundreds of earl language educators, parents and decision-makers. Access to the members’ only section of the website which provides print and electronic resources,

announcements, updates and advocacy tips. Three issues of the NNELL National Networking Newsletter that keeps our members up to date on current

news and announcements in our field.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MARY VIRGINIA FISHER

Teacher News: Congratulations to these independent school teachers who were among those recognized by FFLA:Most Valuable Teachers: Mary Virginia Fisher (St. Johns Country Day School, Orange Park)

Hervé Le Guillloux (Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park)Kate Pritchard (Episcopal HS, Jacksonville)

Hall of Fame inductee: Deanna Scheffer (Episcopal HS, Jacksonville)French Teacher of the Year: Shannon McKenna (Bishop McLaughlin Catholic HS, Pasco County)

Student News: 2007-2008 FFLA Ambassador Award recipient Thomas John Weaver, graduate of St. Johns CountryDay School in Orange Park, was selected by the Florida Department of Education as Clay County’s Florida BrightFutures Academic Top Scholar for the 2008 graduating class, an award earning him a yearly $1500 scholarship fromthe Florida Department of Education. Currently a Fellow in Latin American Studies at the University of Miami, Thomasis studying Spanish, French, and Chinese and plans to pursue a career in international business law.

Next FFLA, Inc. Board MeetingSaturday, January 10, 2009

Renaissance Resort @ World Golf VillageSt. Augustine

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~ 2008 FFLA TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS ~

Congratulations to the 2008 FFLA Associated LeagueTeacher of the Year Award Winners

Chinese Teacher of the YearSponsored by:

Florida Chinese Teachers Association (FCTA)

Cheng-mei Rothschild

Early Language Teacher of the YearSponsored by:

Florida Chapter of the National Network for Early Language Learning (FL-NNELL)

Yadira Vega

French Teacher of the YearSponsored by:

Florida Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF-FL)

Shannon McKenna

German Teacher of the YearSponsored by:

Florida Association of Teachers of German (FATG)

Gabriele Kieren-Moghani

Italian Teacher of the YearSponsored by:

Florida Association of Teachers of Italian (FATI)

Barbara Cornacchia

Japanese Teacher of the YearSponsored by

Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese (AFTJ)

Mako Nozu

Latin Teacher of the YearSponsored by:

Classical Association of Florida (CAF)

Catherine Sturgill

Spanish Teacher of the YearSponsored by:

Florida Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (FAATSP)

Annamarie Tijerino

Foreign Language Supervisor of the YearSponsored by

Florida Foreign Language Association for Managers in Education (FLAME)

Blanca Guerra

Irving Wershow Award for Excellence in Leadership in the Profession

Jacquelyn Cinotti-Dirmann


~ 2008 TEACHER OF PROMISE AWARD WINNERS ~

CONGRATULA

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The FFLA Teacher of Proutstanding new teachers.second or third year of teaforeign language education

We would like to recognizeeach level: elementary, minomination information in

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TIONS TO THESE RISING STARS WHO RECEIVED A

8 FFLA TEACHER OF PROMISE AWARD

GRISELL SANTIAGOSPANISH TEACHER

P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL

REGION 4

ASHLEIGH SMITHSPANISH TEACHER

RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

REGION 6

BETTY RIOUXFRENCH & SPANISH TEACHER

BAY POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL

REGION 6

LINDSEY COOKSPANISH TEACHER

MARINER HIGH SCHOOL

REGION 7

KAREN COLONDRESSPANISH TEACHER

SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

REGION 10

omise program was developed by FFLA to recognize our profession’sThese awards are designed for teachers who have completed their first,ching and who show promise to be exceptional teachers and leaders in.

up to four Teachers of Promise from each region of the state—one fromddle, secondary and post-secondary—for a total of 48 winners. Look forthe spring and summer issues of the FFLAN or on the FFLA website.


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~ 2008 MOST VALUABLE TEACHER AWARD WINNERS ~

Congratulations to these FFLA members who were recognized at the 2008 conference as

MMOOSSTT VVAALLUUAABBLLEE TTEEAACCHHEERRSS

Pam Benton, Boca Ciega HS

Diana Cano, Tarpon Springs HS

Melissa Cash, Darnell-Cookman MS/HS

Jacquelyn Cinotti-Dirmann, Oceanway MS

Roberto Conde, Cypress Creek HS

Mary Virginia Fisher, St. Johns CDS

Holly Fitchett, Fleming Island HS

Margie Fox, Orange County Public Schools

Esther Gonzalez-Wright, John Hopkins MS

Herve LeGuilloux, Trinity Prep

Carmen Hape, Robinson HS

Sandy Hammond, Petersburg HS

Connie Heiselmann, Boone HS

Cheryl J. Henry, Legacy MS

Gale Jones, Fletcher HS

Denise Kuiper, Dr. Phillips HS

Craig Leavitt, Ed White HS

Lillian Lewis, Perkins ES

Rebekah Lindsey, Campbell MS

Pat Lopez, Buchholz HS

Gudrun Martyny, Timber Creek HS

Judy McDermott, Fletcher HS (retired)

Ada Melendez, University HS

JC Morales, Miami Palmetto Sr. HS

Gloria Muñoz, St. Petersburg HS

Kate Pritchard, Episcopal HS

Sandra Rosado, Perkins ES

Aixa Ruch, St. Petersburg HS

Linda Santiago, Lakewood HS

Lesley Silvestris, Sandalwood HS

Cheryl Thingvold, Orange Park HS

Kelli Whitley, Perkins ES

Maria Wyatt, Perkins ES

Becky Youngman, Palm Beach Schools

Sherri Zacharkiw, Timber Creek HS


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~ 2008 FFLA TEACHERS’ HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES~

Special congratulations to these FFLA members who were inducted into the

FFLA Teachers’ Hall of Fame

Susan MahonGerman Teacher, F.W. Springstead High School

Linda MarkleySpanish Teacher, Westshore Jr/Sr High School

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~ PAMELA BENTON NAMED FFLA’S 2008 TEACHER OF THE YEAR ~

FFLA is pleased to present to the membership Pamela Gene Benton, Florida’s 2008 Teacher of the Year.Like the esteemed colleagues who preceded her as recipients of this recognition, Juan Carlos Morales(2005), Tracy Veler Knick (2006) and Linda Markley (2007), Pam will represent Florida in the regionalTeacher of the Year program at the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) conference March5-7, 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Pam is a National Board Certified teacher of Spanish who has been a teacher of middle school and highschool Spanish since 1992. She taught in both Pinellas and Leon counties. She currently teaches Spanish 1-5 and Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Advanced Placement Spanish Literature at Boca CiegaHigh School in St. Petersburg. She was a semi-finalist this year for Pinellas Outstanding Educator of theYear.

In addition to her traditional classroom experience, Pam hastaken advantage of numerous opportunities to stretchprofessionally and to experience the world of teaching andlearning outside of Florida. She taught English as a foreignlanguage in Nagano, Japan as an exchange teacher in theClearwater-Nagano Sister Cities Exchange Program in 1992-1993. She was an editor, compiler and writer for the Centerfor Applied Linguistics/National K-12 Foreign LanguageResource Center in Washington, D.C. from 1995-1996. Shealso served as a Country Instructional Supervisor, MethodsTrainer, and teacher of English and Spanish with the BerlitzKorea Company, Ltd., in Seoul, Korea from 1997-2000.

Pam continuously seeks new opportunities to serve. She wasan Organizational Consultant for Orange and Osceola CountiesService Unit (FEA/NEA/AFT) from 2001-2003. She is currentlUniversity College for High School Programs through which sheprograms during the summers of 2007 and 2008.

Always active in district, regional and state activities, Pam serveTeachers’ Association of Pinellas County and was the parliamenin 2008, as well as a member of the ACTFL local planning comm

Pamela Benton has been described by colleagues as “an amazDirector of International Programs for Florida State University, caand all around outstanding educators I have ever seen.” Casselsachieving, because of the high standards set and the fun and eclassroom. Pam genuinely loves and cares about her students. Sobvious that they respond to her creative methods of teachingtechnology in her classroom, enabling her students to continue learings.

A true professional and exemplary representative of FFLA, Pamtalents. She is always willing to exchange ideas with colleagueseagerly provides training for her fellow language teachers in Pinlearning. FFLA is proud to have Pamela G. Benton represent thethe state of Florida at the regional competition at SCOLT in Marc

Pam (front right) was a permanent fixture at the FFLAbooth during the joint conference, selling jewelry and

raffle tickets to raise funds for grants and scholarships.

y a program advisor with the Florida Statesupervised Intensive Spanish in Costa Rica

s as the secretary for the World Languagestarian serving the FFLA Board of Directorsittee.

ing teacher”. Joan W. Cassels, Assistantlls her “one of the most effective, energetic

goes on to describe Pam’s students as high-njoyment that is part of learning in Pam’she always has time to talk to them, and it is. Pam effectively and efficiently utilizesrning and exploring long after the class bell

is generous in the sharing of her time andand to share materials she has created. Sheellas on the use of technology to enhanceoutstanding teachers of world languages inh.


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~ FFLA MINI-GRANT PROGRAM REPORT ~

LINDA MARKLEY, FFLA GRANT COORDINATOR

Congratulations to Cheryl Thingvold of Orange Park HS in Clay

County! She was the 2008-2009 FFLA Grant recipient of $500 to

support her project “Foreign Language Teaching à la Carte: A

Teacher Institute in Three Courses”. Cheryl is the President of the

Foreign Language Educators of Northeast Florida (FLENEF) and

their project, a multi-district initiative, is a unique professional

development opportunity for teachers in their first five years of

teaching. It is designed to provide real-life solutions to reach all

students as well as address teacher retention and training problems

through ongoing and extensive support in order to “leave no teacher

behind”! The institute will be divided into three individual monthly

courses: planning, instruction and assessment, with an emphasis on differentiation in each area. Local

educators and community members have agreed to take part in the institute and serve as mentors to the

participants. The grant will help pay for materials and other resources for the institute.

Thank you to all who bought raffle tickets at our recent joint conference with ACTFL in November. The

funds raised from the basket raffle helps fund our FFLA grant program, which in the current economic

climate of education, is even more necessary and appreciated! So, don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets to

help support the program and also to possibly win a basket full of “goodies”. As well, if you or someone you

know in your district has a special project that would benefit students and/or the world languages

community, please apply for a FFLA grant. Applications are available now, and the deadline for electronic

submission is September 2009. Be sure to check the website and/or upcoming issues of the FFLAN for more

details.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THE SPRING ISSUE OF THE FFLAN

All information to be included in the Spring newsletter must be submitted by March 15, 2009

to FFLAN Editor Jacquelyn Cinotti-Dirmann at [email protected]. Files should

be sent as attachments in MS Word in Times New Roman size 12 font. Thank you!

~ REMINDER ~

The Winter and Spring Issues of the FFLAN are sent out in electronic format only.

The Summer issue will be sent out both in hard copy and electronic format.

FLENEF President Cheryl Thingvold acceptsthe grant during the FFLA/ACTFL Joint

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INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL(S): (CIRCLE AS MANY AS APPLY)

ELEMENTARY MIDDLE/JR. HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL POST SECONDARY

DUES: REGULAR MEMBERSHIP $30.00 FULL-TIME STUDENT $ 10.00

IF STUDENT, NAME OF INSTITUTION YOU ATTEND________________________________

(MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: FFLA, INC.)

MAIL TO:Gudrun Martyny, FFLA Executive Director

2615 Silver River TrailOrlando, FL 32828

DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE

MEMBERSHIP PAYMENT: _______________ CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: _______________

LATE PAYMENT: ________________ TOTAL PAYMENT: _______________

CHECK # _____________ AMOUNT ________________ CASH _______________ DATE_____________________

DEPOSIT #_____________________ BANK ___________________________________________________________

FLORIDA FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION, INC.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FORM

2008-2009


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~ SCOLT/FLAG/SEALLT 2009 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT ~

~ FLORIDA FOREIGN LANGUAGE JOURNAL (FFLJ) CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS ~

The Florida Foreign Language Journal (FFLJ) is an annual refereed publication servingclassroom instructors, researchers, language education majors, and administrators concernedwith the teaching of foreign/second language at all levels of instruction.

The editor and editorial board welcome research and review-oriented articles in the area of: foreignlanguage education and technology, program articulation, ESOL, culture, film, travel, FLES,national certification, multicultural instruction, multilevel teaching, diversity, foreign languageadvocacy, international programs and initiatives, availability of career positions etc.

We encourage you to submit previously unpublished articles for publication in our journal thatfeature pedagogical concerns, strategies, and successes in the language classroom, as well asmethodologies, teacher preparation, National Board Certification, and/or culture and diversity.

A double-blind review process will be followed, in which submitted manuscripts are distributed bythe editor to 2-3 reviewers with expertise in the areas addressed in each manuscript. Writtencomments by reviewers and a recommendation on acceptance are returned to the editor, who thenwill communicate the comments and decision on acceptance to each author.

Please follow the manuscript guidelines and send your submission by June 15, 2009 to:

Dr. Betty Nielsen Green, EditorFlorida Foreign Language Journal771 West River Oak DriveOrmond Beach, FL 32174-4641and via e-mail at [email protected]



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~ FFLJ SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS ~

Manuscripts must:

1. Appeal to the instructional, administrative, or research interests of foreign/second languageeducators at K-16 levels of instruction.

2. Be substantive and present new ideas or new applications of information related to current trendsand teaching in the language field.

3. Be well written, clearly organized, and carefully proofed.

4. Include a complete reference list at the end.

5. Be formatted according to guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American PsychologicalAssociation, 5th Ed. (2001). APA Style Resource

6. Be no longer than 12-15 double-spaced pages in 12 pt. Times New Roman typeface, with 1½inch margins, black text on white paper.

7. Be sent in triplicate (3 copies are necessary for review purposes).

8. Be submitted with no authors' names indicated (for review purposes).

9. Include a cover letter with the name, postal and e-mail addresses, and phone number of the firstauthor (or other contact person) clearly noted.

10. Include an abstract of no more than 150 words.

11. Be sent with a biographical statement of 50 words or fewer for each author, includinginformation on current job or title, institution, degrees held, professional experience, and any otherrelevant information.

12. Be sent in both hard copy and electronic formats. The electronic version must be saved as aMicrosoft Word, .txt or .rtf document. Electronic versions may be submitted on a 3.5" PC-compatible diskette or CD, or as an e-mail attachment.

13. Include any figures and tables in camera-ready format. Photographs, graphics, figures and tablesmust contribute to article content. Please be absolutely certain that all materials are complete withcaption/credit information. Figures and Tables must be appropriately labeled in the article.

14. Not have been published previously and may not be under consideration for publicationelsewhere.

Manuscripts submitted to FFLJ cannot be returned, so authors should keep a copy for themselves.Submissions will be acknowledged within one month of receipt. The editor of FFLJ reserves theright to make editorial changes in any manuscript accepted for publication to enhance clarity orstyle. The author will be consulted only if the editing has been substantial, though the author will beable to review the article prior to publication.


~ NNELL MEMBERSHIP FORM ~

ENROLL or RENEW!Dear Friends: Thank you for your continued interest in early language learning. Membership in the NationalNetwork for Early Language Learning (NNELL) expires July 31. Please send in the form below to join or torenew your membership. Your participation helps give NNELL a strong voice in promoting quality languageinstruction for young children. Thanks!

Robin HawkinsNNELL Membership Secretary

Questions regarding your membership? Please contact Robin at [email protected] or (336) 758-5341.

MEMBERSHIP FORM

Please renew/enroll me as a member of the National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL).NNELL membership includes a subscription to two issues (fall and spring) of Learning Languages and threeissues of NNELL E-Notes which will be sent to the email address you provide.

Please check one of the three membership options below.

___ 2007-2008 Regular Academic Year Membership. US Residents $30.00 (Non-US Residents $40.00)___ 2007-2008 Full-time Student Academic Year Membership. Students must submit a photocopy of a

valid student ID with their advisor’s signature. US Residents $15.00 (Non-US Residents $25.00)___ 2007-2008 Retiree Academic Year Membership. Please note district and retirement year. US Residents

$15.00 (Non-US Residents $25.00)___ Lifetime Membership including a lifetime subscription to Learning Languages. US Residents $900.00

(Non-US Residents $1,200.00)

Payment may be made by check or money order (payable to NNELL). No purchase orders please.

Name

Preferred Mailing Address

City, State Zip

Title and Grade Level School or Org.

Check whether this address is: Home □ School □

Telephone: Day Evening

Email (Important! Please include to receive E-Notes):Please print clearly

Renewal __ New Member__

___ Please check if you are a World Languages Other than English National Board Certified Teacher

_________ Year received

Mail this form and your check (or money order) to:National Network for Early Language Learning

Attn: Robin Hawkins, NNELL Membership SecretaryWake Forest University

P.O. Box 7266

26

Winston-Salem, NC 27109



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~ LESSON PLAN COMPETITION ~

Teaching US and World History with Caribbean Primary ResourcesA Lesson Plan Competition

Join us in our mission to promote Caribbean studies in K-12 education. The Digital Library of the Caribbean(dLOC) is working with diverse partners to provide free, online access to Caribbean documents. Now we wouldlike to develop an open access repository of ready-to-use lesson plans to help busy teachers incorporate theseresources into the classroom.

EligibilityThis competition is open to university, public and private school teachers, home school educators, and universitystudents pursuing degrees in Education.

How to participate Review the dLOC collections at www.dloc.com in search of connections between the materials and your

curriculum. Review the submission guidelines and prepare a lesson plan for the competition Test the lesson in a classroom Complete the Competition Write-up and submit by March 16, 2009 Applications will be reviewed and award recipients notified by April 27, 2009

Awards Two (2) First Prizes of $1000 each Four (4) Second Prizes of $500 each Five (5) Third Prizes of $200 each Unspecified number of Honorable Mentions (no cash award)

DetailsThe Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is building a cooperative open access, online resources from andabout the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean to provide scholars, students, and citizens around the world withaccess to Caribbean cultural, historical and scientific materials. The Caribbean comprises a diverse mix ofcultures, histories and peoples, and developing innovative approaches to teach students about the interactionsbetween the Caribbean and the United States will encourage greater understanding of the interconnected nature ofthe world and its history.

To promote the development, sharing and application of lesson plans that will facilitate the use of these newlyaccessible resources in K-12 education, dLOC is offering an opportunity for University, public and private schoolteachers, university students pursuing degrees in Education, and home school educators to submit lesson plansbased on material(s) found at the project’s website (www.dloc.com). The lessons should engage students in ameaningful examination of the resource and link the resource(s) with its historical context (see the rules for moreinformation).

A team of qualified reviewers will judge the lesson plans, and will award the prizes. The lesson plans that receiverecognition from our judging panel will be made available on dLOC’s website with full credit of authorship givento the teacher and recognition of his/her school.

All applications must be sent electronically to [email protected] before March 16, 2009 to be considered for thiscompetition. We welcome lesson plan submissions after the deadline for possible inclusion in the TeacherResources section of the project website. Award recipients will be notified via email by April 27, 2009

http://www.dloc.com/

http://www.dloc.com/



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~ LESSON PLAN COMPETITION (CONTINUED) ~

Contest RulesI. Participation: We welcome lesson plan submissions from any subject area incorporating content from dLOC

from University, public and private school teachers, university students pursuing degrees in Education, andhome school educators.

II. Deadline: All submissions must be submitted electronically and received by March 16, 2009 for consideration.

III. Content: The lesson plan should focus on one or more of the resources available through dLOC and provideactivities that facilitate the critical examination of the resource while placing the lesson in its Caribbean,United States, and World (if appropriate) historical context.

IV. Submission Guidelines: Please label each section with the number and titles below. Submit the lesson plansin 12 point Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri fonts, single spaced, in either MS Word or pdf format. Pleasesign, scan and send with your application the Certification statement. If you have questions or concerns,contact the project coordinator at [email protected].

1. Cover Page – Home and school contact information, including home address and phone number, andschool name, address and phone number, and participant’s email address.

2. Title and Overview – Provide a brief (100 word) summary of the lesson plan.

3. Lesson Goals and Objectives – 10 pointsIdentify the concepts and/or skills addressed in the lesson. Reference the National and/or StateStandards that the lesson meets (please clearly identify the source of the standard).

4. Historical Background – 10 pointsProvide a brief summary (500 – 1500 words) of the historical background related to the lesson. Placethis summary in the context of the Caribbean, the United States and the World.

5. Target Audience – 10 pointsList the grade levels and subject areas that are appropriate for the lesson.

6. Required Materials – 10 pointsInclude the references for the dLOC resources (at least one) as well as any other materials required tocomplete the lesson.

7. Teaching Activities – 30 pointsOutline the activities and the time required so that the lesson can be easily implemented by anotherteacher.

8. Grading Assessments – 10 pointsAddress at least one strategy for assessing the student’s learning that results from this lesson.

9. Measured Impact of Lesson Plan– 10 pointsInclude a one page report that addresses your (or another teacher’s) experience implementing thelesson in the classroom.

10. Certification Statement: I certify by my signature below that the information I have provided hereinis true and correct. I further agree to allow the Digital Library of the Caribbean to make public any orall of the information provided within these pages with full credit for authorship afforded to theteacher(s) and school.

Teacher signature________________________________________________Date_______________

Administrator signature___________________________________________Date_______________



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~ SCOLT/FLAG/SEALTT 2009 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM ~

E m p o w e r m e n t t h r o u g h C o l l a b o r a t i o nAtlanta, Georgia March 5-7, 2009

Complete this form and return with payment for on-time registration by mail postmarked NO LATER THAN February 2, 2009.Payment after this date will be considered LATE payment. This form must be accompanied by full payment: check or money ordermade payable to SCOLT—NO purchase orders or credit cards are accepted. Cancellations will be handled for a $15 fee until February18, 2009, after which date there can be no refund of payments. Payments (whether made by individuals or by school systems) mustaccompany this registration form; unaccompanied forms will be returned. Please PRINT or TYPE; this form may be photocopied.General conference registration is required of all conference and workshop participants. Registration forms mailed after February18, 2009 CANNOT be processed in time for the conference; after this date, participants must register on site.

Name____________________________________________________________ [ ] Under which letter should last namePrint or Type your name as you wish it to appear on your name badge. (if hyphenated) be alphabetized?

Home Address____________________________________________________________________________________Mailing address City State Zip

Home Phone ( ) _____________________________ Work Phone ( ) _____________________________

School Name_____________________________________________________________________________________For Name Badge

School Address___________________________________________________________________________________City State Zip

E-mail __________________________________________________________________________________________(Confirmation & correspondence are sent by E-MAIL; please provide an address that accepts outside correspondence. Please print clearly.)

Language(s) you teach___________________________________________________

Level: (Circle all that apply) Elementary Middle/Jr. High High Higher Ed Administration Retired Consultant

REGISTRATION AMOUNT ENCLOSED

REQUIRED: Select ONE of the Following CategoriesRegistration postmarked BY February 2, 2009 $70Late registration postmarked AFTER February 2, 2009 $85SCOLT Patrons and Sponsors (have paid for 2008) $20Registration: Saturday only (March 7, 2009) $35Full-time student-form must be accompanied by professor’s letter $35

OPTIONAL: Select Either a Full-day Workshop, 2 Half-day workshops or 1 Half-day workshop.Workshops occur only on Thursday at the times indicated and are not repeated.Workshop #1 CARLA Sponsored: Assessing What Matters: Incorporating Assessment into Your Units:Ursula Lentz & Donna Clementi Full Day (8:30 AM – 3:30 PM)

$50

AM Half-day workshop/ circle one: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (8:30AM – 11:30 AM) $25PM Half-day workshop/ circle one: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, (12:30PM – 3:30 PM) $25PM Half-day FLAG workshop #17 @ GSU (transportation provided) $25SEALLT workshops: You must check the boxes for free lunch and transportation.#8 (at GSU includes box lunch & transportation / 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM)#15 (at Conference Hotel & includes box lunch / 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM)#16 (at GSU includes box lunch & transportation / 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM)If you have requested a box lunch, please indicate vegetarian non-vegetarian

$25$25$25

OPTIONAL: Meal Functions

SCOLT Awards Luncheon (Friday 3/6 @ Noon) vegetarian non-vegetarian $30FLAG Luncheon (Saturday 3/7 @ Noon) vegetarian non-vegetarian $30District & State Supervisors Breakfast & Meeting (Saturday 3/7 @ 7:30am) Free if checked ( )

Membership--OPTIONALSCOLT Advisory Board Membership — Check one: 2008 Sponsor $40 2008 Patron $50 — OR — 2009 Sponsor $40 2009 Patron $50 Note: Patrons’ names and institutions and Sponsors’ names andstates are listed in the conference program and the SCOLT journal, Dimension.

$40 Sponsor

$50 Patron

Hotel Registration: Deadline for conference rate is February 2, 2009. You can register on-line at the following link:http://mariott.com/atlbr?oupCode=scjscja&app=resvlink or by phone: 1-800-228-9898. Ask for 2009 Joint Conference.Confirm that your registration is at the $105 rate for the SCOLT/FLAG/SEALLT Conference (does not include taxes).

SCOLT EIN # 23-701-7288 [See SCOLT website for complete conference information www.scolt.org]

Mail to: Lynne McClendon / SCOLT Executive Director / 165 Lazy Laurel Chase/ Roswell, GA 30076

http://mariott.com/atlbr?oupCode=scjscja&app=resvlink


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~SCOLT 2009 MEMBERSHIP FORM ~

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE TEACHING (SCOLT)2009 MEMBERSHIP FORM

January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009 (due prior to December 1, 2009 for names to appear in publications)

[ ] Individual Sponsor.............................................................................................................$40.00

(Name and State in 2010 conference program and 2010 Dimension)

********************

[ ] Institutional Patron (1) .......................................................................................................$50.00

[ ] Institutional Patrons (2) ...................................................................................................$100.00

representing: ______________________________________________________

(Name and institution/organization in the 2010 conference program and 2010 Dimension)

Note: Only the sponsor or patron’s name that appears below is entitled to the benefits of membership presented below

Membership on the SCOLT Advisory Council of Sponsors and Patrons for 2009 entitles you to:

reduced registration fee of $20 at the 2010 SCOLT/FLANC Conference, Winston-Salem, NC eligibility for nomination for election to the Board of Directors free copy of Dimension, the proceedings of the annual conference participation in the evaluation and planning of the annual meeting voting privileges in the election of members of the Board of Directors listing for you and your organization as a Sponsor/Patron in Dimension 2010 and in the conference program participation in the Advisory Board meeting and reception

Name (1) ___________________________________ Name (2) ___________________________________

Institution___________________________________ Institution___________________________________

Preferred Mailing Address + ZIP

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

Preferred Mailing Address + ZIP

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

Work phone ( )____________________________ Work phone ( )____________________________

Home phone ( )____________________________ Home phone ( )____________________________

Language(s) taught ___________________________

___________________________________________

Language(s) taught ___________________________

___________________________________________

E-mail _____________________________________ E-mail _____________________________________

Make checks payable to Southern Conference on Language Teaching or SCOLT

Mail to:Lynne McClendon, SCOLT Executive Director165 Lazy Laurel Chase, Roswell, GA 30076

SCOLT is a non-profit organization; EIN: 23-701-7288


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FEBRUARY IS DISCOVE

For great ideas for activities forvisit www.disco

Discover Languages .

~ “LANGUAGES FOR CAREERS” RESOURCE AVAILABLE ONLINE ~

The Center for International Business Education and Research at the University of Florida has

produced a video promoting study abroad and the study of foreign languages. The video is entitled The

Business of Learning Languages and Cultures. The video could be a useful tool for “Career Day” activities

and other classroom projects promoting internationalization of the curriculum. The video can be viewed at

the following link: http://wwwdev.cba.ufl.edu/sb/intlprograms/

If you have any questions on business language resources or would like a CD of the video, please contact

Mary Risner at [email protected].

National Foreign

March 2 –

"Many Hands, Many

Visit http://www.lacitycollege.edu/acade

R LANGUAGES MONTH!!

your classroom, school or district,verlanguages.org

1

. . Discover the World!

Language Week

8, 2009

Voices, One World"

mic/honor/amg/nflw.html for more info!

http://www.discoverlanguages.org/

https://webmail.duvalschools.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://wwwdev.cba.ufl.edu/sb/intlprograms/


http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/honor/amg/nflw.html


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~ CALLING ALL MEMORIES! ~

In preparation for the 2009 FFLA Conference

“Foreign Languages: Past, Present and Future”

we are calling all memories!

Celebrate FFLA and our 40th annual conference by sharing photos and

memories of former as well as present FFLA members or

conferences. Please send them to FFLA President Judy McDermott at

[email protected].

We would also appreciate your ideas on the future of

our world languages and the role of FFLA. Watch the website and

future issues of the FFLAN to find out how you can contribute!

Congratulations to 2008 FFLA President Jan Kucerik, the

Local Committee, and the FFLA Board on their outstanding job

as Co-Sponsors of the 2008 ACTFL Conference!

Our heartfelt thanks to Linda Santiago for her years of dedication

and service as FFLA Executive Director. ¡¡Muchísimas gracias, Linda!!



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