Conferences
The WAFLT Spring Regional Conference will take place Saturday, March 29th at Pacific Lutheran University. The conference theme is Linguistic Diversity: Embracing Diverse Language Backgrounds In Our Classrooms and Communities. Proposals are being accepted until March 7, and the proposal form is online. Pre-registration is due March 17th, 2008, and includes lunch and 6 clock hours. On-site registration is available, but meals are not guaranteed. The proposal submission form is ready now. Please click here for the online submission form. The registration form and map with directions are also now available. Click here to download them.
Click here to view WAFLT Spring Regional 2008 – Program At-a-Glance
Every October, WAFLT sponsors a conference featuring presentations and demonstrations by prominent state national members. Locations are chosen that best serve the needs of the entire state. Every second or third year the fall conference is a joint conference with our colleagues from Oregon in COFLT. Features of the fall conferences include:
- Extensive publisher's exhibits of the latest language teaching aids from national and local sources
- Keynote addresses and workshops by regionally and nationally recognized leaders in language learning/teaching
- Recent state developments
- Meetings of specialized groups such as the AATG, AATF, AATSP, WATJ, frequently with guest speakers in those languages
- Displays of state poster contest winners
- A general membership meeting
This fall's conference will take place October 10-11, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel & Convention Center, in Vancouver, Washington. This is a bi-state year and Oregon's COFLT is the host organization. Further information and details will be posted as they become available.
If you are a first year teacher or a full-time university student in the last year of pre-service education, who plans to be teaching a language next year, you may qualify for a WAFLT Beginning Educator's stipend. These stipends are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, as long as the budgeted funds last. The stipend covers WAFLT dues and registration fees to the WAFLT fall conference and spring regional conference.
Last update: January 11, 2008