Conferences
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
For the first time in a few years, WAFLT is proud to host TWO spring regional conferences! Our spring regional conferences are excellent professional development opportunities for all world language teachers around the state, in a smaller setting than our main fall conference. WAFLT members get a discount on registration, and all registered participants can earn FREE clock hours. In addition, there will be a $10 discount if you attend both conferences!
On March 20th, with our hosts at CWU, we will hold our conference in Ellensburg. The theme is "Engage the World", and our keynote speaker will be Dr. Ralf Greenwald, assistant professor in CWU's Psychology department. The call for proposals for the March 20th Spring Regional in Ellensburg is now open. Please click here to submit a proposal. Proposals are due March 1 but we encourage you to get them in early to assist in our conference planning. If you have any questions about the CWU conference, please contact Bridget Yaden at byaden@plu.edu.
On April 10th, we will hold our conference "New Decade, Renewed Engagement in World Languages" at the University of Washington, generously co-sponsored by the Canadian Studies Center of the University of Washington and the AATF, Northwest chapter. The call for proposals is now available. You may submit your proposal online here. If you have questions regarding the UW conference, please contact Misa Bourdoiseau at mizab@hotmail.com.
Please consider attending and presenting at BOTH conferences--there will be a $10 discount for those attending both!
To download the registration form for the CWU conference, click here. To download the registration form for the UW/Canadian Studies conference, click here.
WAFLT-COFLT's Bi-state Conference 2010 will take place October 7-9, 2010 in the SeaTac Doubletree Hotel. The kickoff Welcome Reception will be Thursday evening, Oct. 7, so plan to arrive then. Sessions start Friday morning, October 8. The team of joint conference chairs is already hard at work organizing a quality experience for all involved. Our regional association, PNCFL, will also be participating. The conference presents sessions that are offered by volunteers from our state organizations. Please consider sharing with your colleagues! The online proposal submission form will be available soon!Keep checking the website for ongoing updates!
Last update: February 8, 2010