WVFLTA 2019

Achieving World-Readiness:

Making Multilingual, Culturally Competent,

& Empathic Students

Keynote Speaker:

Jim Wooldridge, “Señor Wooly”

The Highlands Event Center

Wheeling, WV

October 18-19, 2019

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Table of Contents: Sponsors & Attendee Thank you …………………………………………….. page 3

President’s Welcome……………………………….………………………… page 4

Meet the Conference Keynote Speaker: Jim Wooldridge “Señor Wooly”…... page 5

Master Schedule: Friday………………………………………..……………. page 6

Master Schedule: Saturday ………………………………………….……….. page 7

Concurrent Session Descriptions and Presenter Information .……..………… page 8

Information on Cultural Mini-grants ………………………………..….……. page 13

Poster Session Descriptions and Presenter Information ……..……..……….. page 16

Concord University & WVU Credit Information .…………………………… page 17

About the Strands…………………………………………….……………… page 18

Instructions for Uploading & Downloading Presentations……….……………. page 18

WVFLTA Outstanding Teacher of the Year 2018 -2019: Amelia Richter…. page 19

Previous West Virginia Outstanding Teacher Winners……………………… page 20

Winner of Cemanahuac Educational Institute Scholarship: Sarah Combs…... page 21

“Best of” WV 2018: Lynn Knowles ..………………………………………. page 22

“Best of” WV Selection Process and Code/Link for Session Evaluations….. page 22

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards & Certified Teachers.. page 23

Connect with the WVFLTA Committee Members………………..….……… page 24

Follow WVFLTA on social media …………………………………………... page 24

References …………………………………………………….……………... page 25

Future Events: ………………………………………………………….…… page 26

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WVFLTA & 2019 CONFERENCE SPONSORS:

2019 STUDENT DESIGNED LOGO:

Evan Miller 8th grade Spanish 1B Student of Gaby Bush at Suncrest Middle School

THANKS TO YOU!

Thank you for making this conference a success! Whether you worked behind the scenes as an executive

committee member, a volunteer, or as a session presenter, you are helping our WV students to be “World-

Ready”. We are thankful for sponsors, vendors, and exhibitors who have provided resources for our conference

participants. To the attendees, we thank you for prioritizing your time to be with us at WVFLTA 2019 and hope

you will stay active with our initiatives to increase language and cultural proficiency in WV. We want to

extend a special thanks to our keynote, Jim Wooldridge, who inspires, educates, and entertains through music.

The WVFLTA committee wants to especially thank President Amelia Richter for her diligent and

committed work to the West Virginia Foreign Language Teachers Association. This conference marks the end

of her term as president. We are grateful to continue to work with her at Past President. The work she has done

with the association, attendees, students, and contribution to global proficiency is paramount and of utmost

importance for the future of WV.

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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

Dear Attendees,

It means a lot that you have traveled here and have chosen to spend your weekend with us for this year’s

2019 West Virginia Foreign language conference, as it has been 29 years since the conference has been hosted in

Wheeling! We hope you find this time to be refreshing and impacting to your professional journey while you

collaborate and build comradery. WVFLTA is committed to the mission of advocating for world languages and

equipping teachers to build proficiency in the classroom. This year’s theme also encourages us to think of the

implications that world languages have on producing students who not only have communicative language but

are also empathetic and culturally rich individuals.

The WVFLTA is thrilled to have been able to invite Jim Wooldridge aka Señor Wooly as our 2019 Keynote

speaker. Many language teachers will attest that his contributions to language learning and engaging student

materials have already influenced teachers’ classrooms. We hope you find the same to be true for you. Do not

miss the opportunity to meet Senor Wooly and get a photo with him as well!

There will be so many opportunities to connect and reconnect with our “mini burst” sessions, poster

presentations, and Friday social. Additionally, teachers have an incredible opportunity to receive graduate credits

through WVU. So be sure to ask about that information, take lots of pictures to document your sessions. Likewise,

we are confident that you will experience a bit of that Wheeling Feeling through the delicious food prepared by

community vendors to help give you a taste of Wheeling on both Friday and Saturday. Join us Friday evening

for our Culture Comes Alive Social with heavy hors d’oeuvres in the form of tapas.

My friends and colleagues, it has been an honor to serve on the WVFLTA executive committee since 2014

first as a member at large, then as vice president and a year as president. The professional development,

connections, and expertise from the world-renowned keynote speakers have forever changed my classroom and

life as a whole. I am always amazed that our small and dedicated committee pulls off such amazing conferences

every year doing many things comparable to larger national conferences. I am confident in the direction of

leadership as I slide out of the role as president. I am even more proud of the pulse of our advocacy team, along

with like-minded members, who continue to equip educators to fight for world languages and pave the way to

bring the Seal of Biliteracy for the state of WV. We as language teachers know how crucial it is for students to have access to multiple languages at all levels and

thus WVFLTA is very active in advocacy.

Again, thank you for choosing to spend your weekend with

us. May you find that there is a place for you here to get involved in the

WVFLTA family, perhaps to present in the future, or to return to your

home base and be a voice about the importance of language learning at

all levels for the hope of producing multilingual, empathetically skilled,

students.

With sincere love and gratitude,

Amelia Richter President 2018- 2019

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MEET WVFLTA’S 2019 KEYNOTE SPEAKIER

Señor Wooly, Jim Wooldridge

Jim Wooldridge taught Spanish at a middle school in

Evanston, Illinois for nine years. During that time, he

found that the available educational materials were

lackluster – they either treated students as though they

were kindergarteners, or humorless adults. While his

students were beginners, they had trouble connecting to

simplistic, babyish stuff. What they craved was humor,

creativity, and absurdity – stories with unexpected twists.

Wooldridge didn’t find those stories available, so he

decided to make them himself.

He created the website Señor Wooly in 2009. Since then,

he has created over 30 well-known musical stories,

including Billy la bufanda, Guapo, ¿Puedo ir al baño,

Las Excusas, and Sé Chévere, among many others. The videos are now used in over 20,000

classrooms around the world. More recently, he has begun writing and publishing graphic novels.

His third book, Me llamo Víctor Parte 1, will be published at the end of October 2019.

Jim Wooldridge lives in Skokie, IL with his wife and two children.

Website: https://www.senorwooly.com

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Achieving World-Readiness:

Making Multilingual, Culturally Competent,

& Empathetic Students

WVFLTA MASTER CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Friday October 18, 2019

8:00-9:00 Registration & Light Breakfast      

Location: The Commons

9:15 -9:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks from WVFLTA President

Location: Main Conference Room    

9:30 -11:00 Featured workshop with Keynote Speaker, Señor Wooly

Location: Main Conference Room

11:00-11:15 Break & Light snacks and coffee

11:15 - 12:00 WV Chapters of National Language Association Meetings

AATSP, AATF, AATG, Classics, Chinese

Spanish – Main Conference Room, French- 209, German – 211, Chinese 213, Classics, ESL, Russian– Lobby

Guest Presentation by Representatives from the Embassy of Spain at AATSP Meeting

12:15 - 1:15 Teacher of the Year Luncheon

Location: Main conference room

1:30 -2:15

Concurrent

Sessions

1A Making FlipGrid Videos:

Sharing Student Voices and

Creating Cultural Empathy

Presenter: Jessie Roberts

Room 209

1B “Oh my gosh! I read a

BOOK!" Comprehensible

Input for New Language

Learners

Presenter: Ashley Stephens

Room 211

1C Let’s SPEAK UP for

languages NOW (before it’s too

late)!

Presenters: Terri Marlow

& Peggy Dolan

Room 213

2:15-2:30 Break & Light Snacks, Exhibit Time

2:30- 3:15

Concurrent

Sessions

2A Google Tools in the World

Language Classroom

Presenter: Katie Bordner

Room 209

2B “TALK" with your students

to provide Comprehensible

Input. Learn Card, Picture and

Art Talk.

Presenter: Bill Denham

Room 211

2C The What, How and Why

of Spoken Feedback

Presenter: Susan Braidi

Room 213

3:15-4:00 Poster Presentations & Vendor Exhibits

Location: Lobby, Posters will remain displayed Friday and Saturday

4:00-5:00 Break for Hotel Check In

5:00-5:30 Photos with Señor Wooly

Open to the public – local students etc.

6:00- 8:30

Culture Comes Alive Reception!

Music, Art, Games, Food presentation, & IPAs with IPAs, Pre-ACTFL meet up

Heavy Hors d’oeuvres, Music, & Conversations

Location: The Commons

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Achieving World-Readiness:

Making Multilingual, Culturally Competent,

& Empathetic Students

WVFLTA MASTER CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Saturday October 19, 2019

8:00- 8:30 Registration & Light Breakfast

Location: The Commons

8:45- 9:30 Pre session bursts

(CI 101, 1st years, Proficiency Intro, Proposal Demo, Donors Choose, NBCT, etc.)

Location: Main Conference Room

9:30-10:15 WVFLTA Annual Members Business Meeting

Updates from WV World Language Coordinator, Debbie Nicholson,

Spanish Summer Camp Information, Elections for WVFLTA Executive Committee & EC Photo

Location: Main Conference Room

10:15-10:30 Break & Light Snacks and Coffee

Poster Presentations on display

10:30- 12:00 Featured workshop with keynote speaker, Señor Wooly

Location: Main Conference Room

12:15-1:15 Lunch

Location: Main Conference Room

1:15- 2:00

Concurrent

Sessions

3A The Power of Circles in the

Language Classroom

Presenters: Lynn Knowles & Alyssa

Mick, Room 209

3B SLA task: to Improve

Grammar-based syllabus and

Adapt it to Students’ Needs.

Presenters: Varvara Kurylova &

Victor Gavriolv, Room 211

3C The Art of Presentation:

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Presenters: Nancy Ryan &

David Marlow, Room 213

2:00-2:15 Break & Light Snacks

Vendor Time & Poster Presentations on display

2:15- 3:00

Concurrent

Sessions

4A Bridging the intercultural gap

through the arts

Presenter: Irene Derzhko, Room 209

4B Reading strategies in FLES

classroom

Presenter: Mo, Wen Juan,

Room 211

4C Aula Dulce Aula: Creating a

class climate that fosters

language acquisition and

cultural competency.

Presenter: Erin Peralta, Room 213

3:00-3:30 Plenary Workshop: Advocacy Session and National Updates

Location: Main Conference Room

3:30-4:00

Closing plenary session:

Raffling of Conference Prizes, Conference Evaluations, & Thank you to Presenters

Location: Main Conference Room

4:00- 5:00 Executive committee meeting immediately following Closing Plenary

All officers and Committee Members.

Followed by Conference Clean Up

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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS & PRESENTER INFORMATION

Concurrent Session 1

Jessie Roberts

WV Virtual School

Spanish 1A, 1B,

1 & 2

1A: Making FlipGrid Videos: Sharing Student Voices and Creating

Cultural Empathy

FlipGrid is an app and website used for engaging and motivating students to create

videos about their learning and sharing them with a teacher or whole class. FlipGrid

can be integrated with MS Office 365 and Google Classroom and can be set up to use

a selected domain to log in to the video assignment for security. In this session, you

will see student and teacher-made examples of FlipGrid videos, create your own

account, and learn to make a first Grid (video assignment) that you can use

immediately with students. Please bring a smart device or laptop with a webcam to

create on!

Strands 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 Target Audience: Any/All Session Language: English Examples: English and Spanish

Jessie Roberts is currently an online Spanish instructor for the Virtual School in several Middle and High Schools. Now

in her 18th year as a teacher, she has worked half of that time teaching blended online courses and experiencing the

benefits and drawbacks particular to that learning environment. As a long-time integrator and presenter of technology,

she continually seeks opportunities for students to use technology to enhance learning beyond the content and its

respective delivery platform.

Contact Information: jroberts@k12.wv.us @sra__roberts

Ashley Stephens

Putnam Co Schools

Spanish MS

Exploratory

1B: “Oh my gosh! I read a BOOK!" Comprehensible Input for New

Language Learners

Can you imagine helping brand new language learners work through a chapter book

within the first few weeks of your class? If they realized they could READ a book in

the target language, how much more empowered would they be in all your other

classroom tasks? This year in my middle school FL Exploratory classes, we’ve done

just that, and I want you to be able to replicate it in your classrooms too. Watching

students own their learning and gain confidence in their abilities through this project

has been so encouraging for me and such an empowering experience for my students.

I can’t wait to share this exciting and transformative experience with you.

Strands 1, 9 Target Audience: MS, HS, Teaches in 1st 5 years or shifting to CI Language: English Examples: Spanish

A self-proclaimed nerd, Dr. Ashley Stephens has a BA in Education-Spanish, a MA in Teaching ESL, and an Ed.D. in

Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis in Educational Technology from Marshall University. She served rural

students in WV for four years through the June Harless Center and eight years through the WV Virtual School. She has

recently moved into the classroom, teaching middle school FL Exploratory in Putnam County at George Washington

and Poca Middle Schools. Her greatest professional joy comes from watching students surprise themselves with how

much they are capable of in both the target language and in life. She structures her classes to help students get excited

about the target language and feel empowered by their ability to use it effectively. The proficiency model has breathed

life and freedom into her curriculum design and teaching strategies.

Contact Information: astephens@k12.wv.us

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Terri Marlow

Emerita

(Parkersburg HS,

Spanish 1-3)

Peggy Dolan

Emerita

(Wheeling Park

HS, Spanish 1-5 &

French 1-4)

1C: Let’s SPEAK UP for languages NOW (before

it’s too late)! At this critical time, are you prepared to promote our profession

whenever and wherever the opportunity arises? In this

interactive, “how-to” session participants will: 1) develop a short

and potent WHY LEARN A LANGUAGE speech, 2) examine

ways to use language promotional materials and, 3) collaborate

on an effective pro-language campaign for WV. Let’s begin to

BUILD a POWERFUL BASE for language promotion - today!

Strands : Advocacy for

Languages

Target Audience: Any/All

Language and Examples: English

Terri taught Spanish, grades 8-12, for over 40 years in WV and two years at Michigan State University. As an

undergraduate she was fortunate to study for an academic year in Spain, and as an in-service teacher to complete study

programs as part of her personal continuing education, as well as to lead student groups to several Spanish-speaking

countries. Terri served as a College Board Consultant for 17 years including work with several Pre-AP programs. She

received National Board certification in 2004. Her professional activities include membership in ACTFL, OFLA (OH)

and WVFLTA, Central States and Northeast Advisory Councils, and participation in their conferences.

Peggy Dolan, NBCT, taught French and Spanish for 40 years, and took students on educational trips for 35 years. She

was an AP Spanish Language and Culture teacher/reader. Peggy has also assessed for National Boards. Peggy won the

Ashland Oil award in 1995, WVFLTA TOY in 2000 (finalist for SCOLT), Ohio County TOY and state finalist in 2004,

Wheeling Chamber of Commerce TOY in 2007, and was WPHS Educator of the Year in 2017. She has made

presentations on the local, state, regional and national levels and was a member of AATSP, AATF, ACTFL, NNELL

and WVFLTA. She continues to work in the profession as a member of the WVFLTA Advocacy Team, and as a

mentor/facilitator for WV National Board Candidates.

Contact Information: marlowt@suddenlink.net pegdolan@gmail.com

We hope you enjoy our variety of food and beverages from our

Ohio Valley vendors & sponsors:

If you have a guest with you, please see our treasurer to

purchase a guest meal pass for lunches or the Friday reception.

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Concurrent Session 2

Katie Bordner

City High

Alleghany Co.,

PA

Spanish 1

2A: Google Tools in the World Language Classroom

There are many tricks and hacks to engage students, maximize workflow, and explore the

world using Google Apps for Education (GAFE). This session will focus on free tools

connected to teacher and student GAFE accounts specifically for the World Language

classroom.

Participants should bring their electronic device as this will be an interactive session and

participants will vote on what tools we will cover. We will be using PearDeck to vote for

which topic the audience wants to focus on learning about.

Over 30 tools are included in the presentation. Not all will be covered but attendees will

have access to the presentation to browse. Potential tools include Google Earth, tips for

using Google Classroom, Google Chrome, Youtube, and Gmail hacks.

Participants: Please bring your device (computer, tablet, or phone)

Strands

4,6,8

Target Audience: middle, secondary, pre-service (student teaching etc),

Teachers within their first five years of teaching., teachers shifting to a

proficiency based classroom or new to CI

Language: English and Examples in Spanish Katie Bordner has been teaching students Spanish for 13 years. Additionally, she teaches an online course for World

Language educators on ways to integrate technology meaningfully in their classrooms. She is a Google for Education

Certified Trainer and Keystone Technology Innovator. She also helps coordinate her school's yearly service learning

trip to Costa Rica.

Contact Information: contact@msbordner.com , twitter @mskbordner

Bill Denham

Riverside High

School

Spanish 2-AP

2B: “TALK" with your students to provide Comprehensible Input.

Learn Card, Picture and Art Talk. In this interactive session, attendees will learn how to use Card Talks, Picture Talks and

Art Talks to provide comprehensible input to their students in a fun and engaging way.

“Talks” can help you keep input in the target language at the 90% plus range ACTFL

recommends. “Talks” are a world language teacher’s best friend because they can be used

as a bell ringer/starter, at the end of class, as a brain break and even for those times when

you just need something quick and easy that will still provide great comprehensible input

for students. The session will be fun and engaging with multiple examples of how to do

“Talks” as well as the myriad ways that they produce even more learning opportunities.

Strands 1,2,5.9 Target Audience: All

Language: English and English Bill Denham is from Arizona. After high school, he lived in Argentina for two years before attending Northern Arizona

University. After receiving a degree in Spanish from NAU, Bill went into commission sales in Phoenix, where sixty

percent of his customers were Spanish speaking. After moving to West Virginia, he became a teacher through the

Transition to Teaching program and it was at the state’s Spanish immersion camp that he was introduced to the concept

of comprehensible input. Bill has taught Spanish for ten years and created the Spanish Language learning website

profedenham.com. You can find him on Twitter @profedenham. Bill is the author of the “Berta la Cerda” Spanish

picture books series, an expert taster of BBQ and bourbon, and a loving family man.

Contact Information: wdenham@k12.wv.us @profedenham

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Susan Braidi

WVU Professor

English as a

Second Language

2C: The What, How and Why of Spoken Feedback Teachers have a variety of feedback methods to choose from, and teachers and students

alike have their preferred corrective (and non-corrective) feedback techniques.

However, not all techniques are equally effective in fostering language change. This

interactive session begins with a reflective questionnaire on the spoken feedback

practices of individual teachers. Session participants will then explore the different

implicit and explicit feedback techniques available (e.g., recasts, repetition,

metalinguistic feedback, explicit correction, elicitation, and clarification requests) and

will examine various research-based student reactions to these techniques (e.g., self-

repair, targeted response with repair still needed, or topic continuation). The session

concludes with a discussion of the diverse issues related to feedback choice and

feedback effectiveness with the goal of improving student spoken production.

Strand 6 Target Audience: All Language and Examples: English

Susan Braidi has been teaching language (English as a Second Language and Spanish), language teaching methods, and

linguistics for over 40 years. She currently teaches language teaching methods and linguistics at West Virginia

University (WVU). She is the recipient of two Outstanding Teaching Awards (from the WVU Eberly College of Arts

and Sciences and from the WVU Foundation). She is the author of The Acquisition of Second Language Syntax. Her

interests include the learning and teaching of grammar, reading, vocabulary, speaking, and pronunciation. She is

currently serving as the Interim Academic Director of WVU’s Intensive English Program.

Contact Information: not shared by presenter

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Concurrent Session 3

Lynn Knowles

Lincoln Park

Performing Arts

Charter School,

Spanish

Alyssa Mick

Oak Glen Middle

School

Head Principal

3A: The Power of Circles in the Language

Classroom

The presenters will briefly describe the process and research

underpinning restorative circle practice, with examples. Then

they will demonstrate how restorative circles can be used in

the language classroom to build community, support

intercultural understanding, and foster empathy while

remaining in the target language. The audience will participate

in a restorative circle, as well as activities that can be

transferred to the classroom immediately. Activities will be

conducted in English and simple Spanish.

Strand 8 Target Audience: All Language: English Examples: English and Simple Spanish

Lynn Knowles has spent her ten-year career teaching Spanish and ESL to grades 5-8 at Oak Glen Middle School in

Hancock County, West Virginia. She is a member at large on the board of the West Virginia Foreign Language

Teachers' Association (WVFLTA), was voted Best of WV at the 2018 WVFLTA conference, and presented a session

on Novels for Novices at the Southern Council of Language Teachers in March 2019. Lynn completed her BA in

Spanish language, English literature, and secondary education at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, and her MA in

Applied Linguistics through the University of Massachusetts Boston. She holds a graduate certificate in English as a

Second Language Pedagogy from Marshall University. Lynn is a National Board Certified Teacher. She is an advocate

for language instruction and the National Board process in the state of West Virginia and beyond, as well as an avid

supporter of language teachers who work to transition their classrooms to research-based, proficiency-focused methods.

Alyssa Mick is the head principal at Oak Glen Middle School in Hancock County, WV.

Contact Information: @ogmsespanol lynnknowles714@gmail.com amick@k12.wv.us

Varvara Kurylova

WVU TA &

Language Major,

Russian Beginner -

Advanced

Victor Gavrilov

WVU TA &

Language Ed Major

Russian Beginner –

Upper Intermediate

3B: SLA task: to Improve Grammar-based

syllabus and Adapt it to Students’ Needs.

The presenters will give a lecture combined with interaction

with the audience (questions, experience and opinions sharing).

From the session the audience will learn what they can do as

language teachers in order to keep students motivated and

interested in language learning, and make them enjoy their

language learning experience even if the program requires full

concentration, extremely hard work both in class and at home

and dull grammar drilling. The session is based on a real case

with the Russian program at WVU.

Attendees please bring notebooks or laptops for taking notes. Strands 2,3,4,8 Target Audience: All

Language and Examples: English

Varvara Kurylova has been teaching Russian at WVU since 2017 as a TA. At present she is receiving her second MA at

WVU and continues teaching.

Victor Gavrilov has been teaching Russian at WVU since 2018 as a TA.

Contact Information: varya.kurylova@yandex.ru vg0017@mix.wvu.edu

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Nancy Ryan

Emerita, Berkeley

County Schools WL

Coordinator

(Hedgesville HS

Spanish 1-AP)

David Marlow

Emeritus

(Parkersburg

HS Spanish 1-

AP)

3C: The Art of Presentation: The Good, the Bad, the

Ugly

Are you interested in doing a presentation but not quite sure how to

do it? In this informal and interactive session, you will get answers

to 2 important questions: 1) What makes a presentation attractive

for regional and national audiences?, and 2) How do effective

presenters engage and inspire their audiences?

Attendees, please bring items for note taking.

Strands: Other Target Audience: Everyone in K-12

and higher ed

Language and Examples: English

Nancy Ryan is a National Board Certified Teacher who taught 32 years as a Spanish teacher in Berkeley County

Schools and worked 3 years as a World Language Coordinator and Academic Instructional Mentor. Although currently

“retired,” she continues to work as a mentor for international guest teachers and as the county chairperson for world

languages. She serves as a NB mentor/facilitator for candidates in the eastern panhandle.

She has been fortunate to study in Mexico, Colombia, France and Spain, as well as to travel to numerous other

countries. She organized and hosted 3 CHISPA Spanish Immersion Festivals in Berkeley County.

Nancy was WVFLTA TOY in 2007, Berkeley County TOY and WV state finalist in 2008-09, and received the Arch

Coal Teacher Achievement Award in 2007.

David Marlow is a NBCT who taught high school Spanish for 37 years. He studied language, literature and culture at

the Universities of Madrid, Salamanca, and Santiago de Compostela. He received 2 NEH fellowships, won several

awards for using technology in the WL classroom, received various Embassy of Spain grants and is a King Juan Carlos

Scholar. David was an AP Spanish and Pre-AP WL consultant, national AP mentor in Spanish, and a reader/table

leader for the AP Spanish Exam.

He served on the WV Governor’s Commission on International Education, was secretary and VP of AATSP/WV, and

president of WVFLTA. In 2002 he was named WVFLTA TOY. David has presented/given workshops at WVFLTA,

SCOLT, NECTFL, CSCTFL, and ACTFL, and twice was the national presenter for AP Spanish Language.

Contact Information: nryan@k12.wv.us marlowd@mac.com

WVFLTA MINI-GRANT OPPORTUNITIES:

West Virginia World Language teachers have the opportunity to obtain Cultural Mini-Grants to

increase language and cultural proficiency in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Grants of up to

$300 per school for a total of up to $1500 will be awarded by the West Virginia Foreign Language Teachers'

Association during the 2019-2020 school year. West Virginia World Language teachers of grades pre-K to

adult are invited to apply. Funds will be awarded for cultural projects that lead to greater understanding of

the diverse cultures of the world. Recipients must present on their project at the subsequent WVFLTA

conference.

Applications will be accepted throughout the year. Complete the online form AND Email

WVFLTA@gmail.com to let us know you have applied. Applications will be reviewed on the 10th of each

month until all funds have been allocated or the end of the school year. Grants will be awarded on a rolling

basis for approved projects until funds have been exhausted.

We thank the WVU Department of World Languages for their generous

contributions to the WVFLTA Mini-Grant fund.

Application and additional details: https://tinyurl.com/WVFLTAmini19

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Concurrent Session 4

Irene Derzhko

WVU GTA

German 101 & 102

French 101 & 102

4A: Bridging the intercultural gap through the arts

Very often languages classes are exclusively oriented towards learning one single

language and its corresponding target culture(s). This leads to limited development of

cross-cultural awareness. World-Readiness Standards, however, suggest to broaden

students' horizons and understanding of others through comparisons and cultures. This

interactive session attempts to provide classroom methods and materials in a

contemporary intercultural environment. The session offers a series of activities based

on relating cultural practices, products, and perspectives to language and cultural

comparisons by means of artworks, songs, and short texts. Using such arts-based

tasks, the audience will communicate and make connections between their standpoints

and experiences and those of others. Participants will gain the tools for using cultural

comparisons in their classrooms.

Language: English Examples: French, German, English

Strand 8 Target Audience: any/all, Language teachers of young adult

students at Intermediate (High) level of proficiency and above After having worked for several years in the French public education sector and teaching from 3 to 18 years olds, Irene

is currently teaching German and French to undergraduate students at WVU and continuing her studies in Linguistics

and TESOL. She is interested in languages, the arts, and culture in general, as well as intercultural and cross-linguistic

experiences.

Contact Information: id0015@mix.wvu.edu

Mo, Wen Juan

WVU Student:

Language Education

Major, University TA,

K-12 World Language

Teacher of Chinese &

English

4B: Reading strategies in FLES classroom In this section, you will learn the reading strategies connected with teaching

Chinese in FLES classrooms.

Participants, please bring a phone or laptop.

Strand 7 Target Audience: elementary, Teachers within

their first five years of teaching

Language: English Examples: English and Chinese

Miss Mo worked as an English teacher in China for more than ten years. Then she taught Chinese at Ridgedale

Elementary, Morgantown, WV for three years. Now she is a graduate student at WVU majoring in Linguistic and

TESOL.

Contact Information: wm0018@mix.wvu.edu

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Erin Peralta

Musselman

Middle School

Spanish FLEX

and Level 1

4C: Aula Dulce Aula: Creating a class climate that fosters language

acquisition and cultural competency. This session will present best practices for establishing a classroom climate in which

language learners flourish. It will focus on two main topics. First, facilitating language

acquisition through creating an environment where learners feel language is accessible

and enjoyable. Second, promoting cultural competency through personalizing

experiences and hands on activities.

Strands 1,8,9 Target Audience: Any/All Language and Examples: English and Spanish

Erin Peralta has been teaching in Berkeley County Schools for 20 years. She has taught various levels of

Math, Foreign Language Exploration, and levels 1-3 in Spanish. She currently teaches Spanish 1 and FLEX

at Musselman Middle School. Erin has earned her National Board Certification in Spanish.

When not in school, Erin enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 children, watching movies, and trying

out new recipes.

Contact Information: eperalta@k12.wv.us

Opportunities for Students and Teachers The Embassy of Spain will be present this year at the Conference! María del Mar Fresno Benito, and Joan

Luís Ferrer Pérez, Education Advisors of the Embassy will give a presentation during the AATSP-WV

meeting.

The presentation includes information regarding:

-Teachers training (Formación de profesores)

-Summer classes in Spain (Cursos de verano en España)

-American Conversation Assistants (Auxiliares de conversación norteamericanos)

http://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/eeuu/portada.html

Learn about opportunities and conferences held in the North East

from NECTFL representative, Cynthia Chalupa. https://www.nectfl.org/

NSLI-Y is a U.S. Department of State program that provides merit-based

scholarships for eligible high school students and recent high school graduates

to learn less commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year

overseas immersion programs. https://www.nsliforyouth.org/

We

West Virginia is working to become a Seal of Biliteracy State!

Learn more about the Seal of Biliteracy: https://sealofbiliteracy.org/

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS & PRESENTER INFORMATION

Jenny L. Santilli - National Board Certification for Teachers: Is This the Year for Me?

Participants will learn about the four components that comprise National Board

Certification, the underlying core propositions candidates must demonstrate, where

candidates can find support throughout the process, and the timelines for certifying. The

presenter will offer frank and unvarnished answers to any questions participants may

have.

Dra. Santilli, NBCT teaches Spanish at Bridgeport High School and Fairmont State University.

This is her 39th year of teaching. She was named the 2015-16 WVTOY, representing the state at

the SCOLT conference. She mentors FSU pre-service teachers at her high school and novice

teachers through ACTFL. She also mentors NBCT candidates and is a co-author of National Board Certification for

Teachers: Mapping Your Journey.

@jennysantilli1 jennysantilli@hotmail.com Bridgeport HS & Fairmont State University

Strand: Prof. Development

Gaby Bush - Mi Voz Verde. Bringing Environmental Awareness to the Classroom

This poster session will show how Mi voz verde, a Costa Rican initiative for environmental

awareness is being implemented in the Spanish classroom.

Gaby Bush is the WVFTLA Secretary and the AATSP- WV Vice President. She is a Costa Rican

teacher, currently teaching at Suncrest Middle School in Morgantown. She has a Master's degree in

TESOL from WVU and a degree in International Cooperation from Universidad Nacional de Costa

Rica. She worked in the public and private schools in Costa Rica, she also worked as a Spanish-

English interpreter for several years. Six years ago, she came to WV to pursue her Master's Degree.

Teaching has become her passion through the years, her experience as an exchange student at an early

age motivated her to teach Spanish and share her culture with others. She believes that through language teaching,

teachers and students have an opportunity to explore in class different and relevant topics that affect the world and

become more educated, more curious and more sensitive global citizens.

anagabrielabush@gmail.com Suncrest Middle School Strand #8:

Jennifer La Casella – Dyslexia and Second Language Learning

I will present an overview of what dyslexia is and how it affects the process of 2nd language

learning. I will also share techniques that may be helpful to ensure the success of dyslexic

2nd language learners in the classroom as well as assistive technology resources for dyslexic

students.

Jennifer holds her B.A. and M.A. from Arizona State University, where she earned the Outstanding

Student Teacher and the España Awards. Jennifer is a former Fulbright Teaching Assistant who

spent two years teaching middle and high school level English in France, and spent seven years in Mexico City where she

taught college level English, provided private English tutoring for adult learners, designed English and French courses for

the Escuela Bancaria y Comercial, and operated her own translation business. Jennifer has been a Virtual Spanish

Teacher at the West Virginia Virtual School for the past 10 years and currently teaches middle and high school Spanish.

jlacasella@k12.wv.us West Virginia Virtual School Strands: 3,5,6,9

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS & PRESENTER INFORMATION

Casie Fox - Teacher Self-Care

As passionate as we all are about teaching world languages, too often we are teetering

on the edge of teacher burn out. High demands and expectations (internal and external),

low pay, constant worry, and lack of adequate rest can all combine to leave us feeling

inadequate, stressed, and even depressed. In fact, a study conducted by the American

Federation of Teachers in 2017 shows that 61% of teachers feel stressed out. In this

session, we'll share ideas on how to self-care no matter how much, or little, free time

you have.

Mx. Fox has been teaching languages for nearly a decade and has gained experience both in the U.S. and abroad. Mx.

Fox holds three degrees from West Virginia University (B.A. in Spanish and English, M.A. in Spanish, M.A. in

Secondary Education) and has taught a variety of academic levels including elementary, secondary, and collegiate. Mx.

Fox also taught fitness classes for 12 years before retiring from the field to pursue roller derby, as both a coach and an

athlete.

casie.fox@k12.wv.us West Virginia Virtual School Strand: 8

Sarah Combs - La Belleza de México y Otros Recuerdos—Memories of our trip to Mexico

2019 Cemanahuac scholarship recipient

Sarah will share pictures and reflections from her study at the Cemanahuac

Spanish immersion program in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

Sarah Combs studied Spanish at WVU, and then participated in the Transition-to-

Teaching program. This is her tenth year teaching. She spent the first four years teaching Spanish in

Mingo County. After teaching in southern WV, she moved back to her hometown of Parkersburg to

teach at Jackson Middle School and Parkersburg High School. The following year, she accepted a full-

time position at PHS, and she’s been there ever since.

Sarah and her husband love traveling, and they had the amazing opportunity to visit Mexico for two weeks this past

summer. They attended Spanish classes every morning and explored most afternoons. Sarah looks forward to sharing her

experiences with her colleagues and her students.

scombs@k12.wv.us Parkersburg High School Strand: 9

EARN NON-DEGREE GRADUATE CREDIT

Earn up to six hours of Non-Degree Graduate Credit for $198 – 3 from Concord University and 3 from West

Virginia University. Concord’s Credits are $99 while the WVU World Language Department is subsidizing the

WVU Credits so teachers will only have to pay $99.

You must have an undergraduate degree to earn these credits. Please see Leah Devine or Amy Thompson on

Friday to register and pay for credits. Both courses require full conference attendance and a written assignment.

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ABOUT THE STRANDS:

The strands are based on the Core Practices of the American Council on the Teaching Foreign Languages, or

ACTFL. Presenters submitted proposals and posters indicating on which Core Practices the presentation

focused or if their topic focused on using the language beyond the K-12 classroom. Strand #1: Use the target language as the vehicle and content of instruction.

What strategies can teachers use to provide target language input at 90%+? How can teachers, regardless of their own

proficiency level, provide target language input at 90%+?

Strand #2: Design and carry out interpersonal communication tasks for pair, small group, and whole class

instruction.

How can teachers design interpersonal communication activities around meaningful topics? How can teachers help

students negotiate and interpret meaning? How can teachers create a “communicative classroom?”

Strand #3: Design lessons and tasks that have functional goals and objectives, to include activities needed to

support and meet communicative objective.

How can language teachers use the “Backward Design” model to plan lessons with functional goals and objectives?

Strand #4: Teach grammar as a concept and use it in context.

How can teachers help students focus on meaning before form? What are some strategies teachers can use to present

grammar as a contextualized concept? What do errors indicate about a student’s level of proficiency?

Strand #5: Design and carry out interactive reading and listening comprehension tasks using authentic cultural texts

and follow-up tasks that promote interpretation.

How do the quality of reading and listening exercises increase a student’s measurable written and spoken communication?

What is the role of scaffolding in understanding the authentic cultural texts?

Strand #6: Provide appropriate feedback in speech and writing tasks.

What is effective feedback that increases a student’s proficiency? Is error correction effective? How can students self-

monitor their proficiency?

Strand #7: Beyond the K-12 Classroom*

Topics in this strand help those in higher education and K-12 classroom settings to examine issues in world and classical

language programs in West Virginia and beyond.

Strand #8: Promoting cultural, global, & empathetic competence.*

Strand #9: Shifting from a traditional based to a proficiency based classroom.*

*WVFLTA Specific Strands not from ACTFL

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ONLINE:

Presenters: If you would like your presentation uploaded to the WVFLTA site send it to

jroberts@k12.wv.us and CC wvflta@gmail.com with the subject: WVFLTA Presentation 2019

within a week after the conference and it will be added to our website https://wvflta.com for

teachers to view/access.

Attendees: Check our website for conference resources; presentations will be available by

November 1st.

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A REFLECTION FROM WVFLTA 2018-2019 WVFLTA

OUTSTANDING TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Amelia Richter

Being named WVFLTA Teacher of the Year (TOY) has been the greatest professional

achievement to date. Through the process, I learned the immense network of world language

associations and educators throughout the country. This process caused me to dive into

researching the trends and issues that world language teachers and students face. Between the time of being named WVFLTA TOY at the fall conference and the spring

conference at SCOLT, I prepared a portfolio that included a personal teaching reflection,

student samples, analyzations of my student samples, and letters of

recommendation. Additionally, I readied myself for a rigorous interview that would take place

with an impressive panel of respected world language leaders. The Announcing of Teacher of the Year Ceremony: This was an experience I will never forget. State by state, we were invited to the stage while

a one minute audio clip played of what advice we would give our colleagues. We anxiously

awaited to hear the results as we stood before thousands of conference attendees. While this seems like a competition (I

mean, I often wondered how I possibly would stand out when being up against La Maestra Loca!), my fellow TOY’s from

the other states and I built camaraderie with the shared mission to advocate world languages at the national level.

The legacy of this achievement: The announcing of the winner wasn’t a means to an end for me. I came out of this process with a solid conviction of what

is a solution for disheartening trends facing world language educators in our state and country. What I learned from the

research I encountered is that passion doesn’t create or sustain WL programs. If it did, we have a state and country full of

passionate WL educators. But still students are being limited to the levels and languages that they have access to. WL

teachers are being spread thin, often servicing multiple schools and multiple classrooms without a classroom to call home.

Fewer universities offer an array of WL or teacher prep programs to graduate WL teachers; hence it is hard for administrators

to find qualified WL teachers to fill vacancies. With graduation requirements for students to complete a couple years of a

FL, early language programs are cut in attempts to have to fill these vacancies. World languages are being replaced with

what policymakers deem as more important or innovative. Every content and opportunity is good for our students but not

at the expense of reducing WL opportunities. We as WL educators have so many good points justifying the benefits of studying another language but in the end, tests

scores in core content speak the loudest. So my thoughts turned to asking, “ how does foreign language fit into where

funding and focus already are?” My personal answer through studying research was in dual language programs. When

world languages are seen as the thread throughout all content areas, then we start seeing how we equip students to be

bilingually proficient in science , math and ELA. And talking about test scores, I have found research consistently supporting

that students who are enrolled in a dual language programs, far out-perform their non immersion classmates in Science and

Math. How conflicting it was for me to come to these realizations and sad that these opportunities weren’t offered to my

students. I game-planned how I could build this in WV realizing that it was VERY possible, but would take a long time.

My heart and hope for WL in WV has not changed. I hope that you will be inspired to be vigilant to recognize the efforts

of your WL peers by nominating TOY’s. It isn’t about a nice plaque. It’s about postulating WV as a state worthy of the

advancements that multilingual and multi level world languages programs offer so that maybe YOU will represent us next!

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WEST VIRGINIA OUTSTANDING

WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHER OF THE YEAR (TOY)

1982-PRESENT

Year Honoree K-12 Honoree College & University

1982 Roger Smith, Ripley HS

1983 Clara White, Fairmont Sr. HS

1984 Terri Marlow, Parkersburg HS

1985 Robin Snyder, St. Albans HS

1986 Eniko Pfunder, Bridgeport Jr. HS

1987 Janet Rea, St. Mary's HS

1988 Ede Ashworth, Brooke HS

1989 Paulette Metcalf, Morgantown HS

1990 Margaret Ragni, Linsly School

1991 Bernice Husk, Mt. de Chantal

1992 Denise McNeel, Pocahontas Co.

1993 Gertraud Irwin, Morgantown HS

1994 Joyce McGeehan, Brooke HS

1995 Kelly Moore, Mt. de Chantal

1996 None

1997 Joanne Fawcett, Magnolia HS Pauline Nelson, Bethany College

1998 Brad Martin, Elkins HS

1999 Teresa Law, Parkersburg HS Mary Frye, WV State University

2000 Margaret Dolan, Wheeling Park HS Juergen Schlunk, West Virginia University

2001 Debora Nicholson, Bridgeport HS

2002 David Marlow, Parkersburg HS

2003 James Cimino, Fairmont Senior HS

2004 Nicoletta Villa Sella, Linsly School

2005 Joseph McBride, Woodrow Wilson HS Sandra Dixon, West Virginia University

2006 None

2007 Nancy Ryan, Hedgesville HS

2008 John Averill, Summers Co. HS Valerie Lastinger, West Virginia University

2009 Marchetía Bailey, South Charleston HS Rebecca Conner, WV State University

2010 Blanca Skaggs, Taylor Co. MS Harald Menz, Bethany College

2011 Anna Megyesi, WV Virtual School Maria Amores, West Virginia University

2012 Mary Jane Williams, Richwood HS Angel Tuninetti, West Virginia University

2013 Shirlene Groseclose, Pocahontas Co. HS Julie Sellers, Fairmont State University

2014 Michelle Leversee, Morgantown HS Del Chrol, Marshall University

2015 Jenny Santilli, Bridgeport High School

2016 Liz Daigle, Greenbrier East High School

2017 Leah Devine, WV Virtual School

2018 Amelia Richter, Warwood MS, Wheeling Park HS

2019

Please nominate an outstanding colleague for the 2020 WVFLTA TOY!

Nominees must submit an online portfolio to the WVFTLA TOY Committee.

The WVFLTA TOY Committee is currently seeing volunteers.

What happens when someone is named TOY at the WVFLTA state conference? The WVFLTA TOY begins their journey to what could lead to becoming the national ACTFL TOY.

Each year, ACTFL, American Council for Teachers of Foreign Language, names one national teacher of the year from the

following 5 regional associations: Pacific Northwest PNCFL, Northeast NECTFL, Central states CSCTFL, South West

SWCOLT, and South East SCOLT. The TOY from WVFLTA is sent to SCOLT to represent WV and interview for regional

TOY alongside the other TOY’s from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North

Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia & the Virgin Islands.

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CEMANAHUAC EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sarah Combs, 2019 Cemanahuac Scholarship Recipient

This summer, my husband and I had the unique opportunity to spend

two weeks in Mexico studying Spanish and exploring Cuernavaca and

the surrounding areas. Each day we would emerge into a crisp,

refreshing morning and continue through the picturesque courtyard

into the kitchen of our hostess. We would discuss our plans for the day

with Marilu while she cooked us breakfast. We walked to school,

where we studied the Spanish language for two hours and culture for

two hours. The classes were very intense, and our teachers were

wonderfully patient. After class, we’d walk home to lunch with

Marilu. In the afternoons, we’d either go on an excursion, explore the

Zócalo (town square), or work on homework and prepare for the next

day. We got to climb multiple pyramids, see new animals, and try

many different foods and drinks.

I’m excited to share all of my experiences with my students! Most of

my students have very limited travel experience and exposure to

Spanish-speaking opportunities. I want to inspire them to be brave enough to use Spanish with native speakers

and seize opportunities to travel abroad. I also feel more informed about Mexican culture and the country itself.

I can now answer questions like, “Do they have McDonald’s?” without Googling it. If you see me around, ask

me about my trip—I’d love to tell you more!

Check out Sarah’s poster and session presentation about her experience participating in

this Spanish immersion program in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

Each year the Cemanahuac Language School generously provides a scholarship for one

West Virginia Spanish teacher with limited travel experience. Additionally information

will be sent via our ListServe. Applications will be accepted during Winter 2020; Winner

announce Spring 2020.

Learn more about Cemanahuac Language School & consider enrolling in a course:

http://www.cemanahuacspanishschool.com

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“BEST OF” WV 2018

Lynn Knowles

“Novels for Novices”

As voted by colleagues during the WVFLTA 2018 Conference, Lynn Knowles presentation was chosen as

“Best of” WV. Lynn presented at the Southern Conference on Language Teaching in March 2019 on "Novels

for Novices".

It was an honor to be selected Best of WV at last year's WVFLTA

conference. As Best of WV, I had the opportunity to present my

work at SCOLT, the Southern Council on Language Teaching, this

past March in Myrtle Beach, SC.

I had no idea that I would meet some of my teacher heroes in the

flesh. I spent time with CI experts, ACTFL officers, researchers,

and language advocates. I found that SCOLT is very much like our

own WVFLTA: everyone is kind, helpful, and passionate about

language teaching. I came away refreshed and ready to reapply

myself in my Spanish classroom!

Should you have the opportunity to attend a larger language

conference like SCOLT, I strongly recommend the experience.

There is no feeling like being surrounded by compassionate people

who care about high-quality language instruction and love their

students.

“BEST OF” WV SELECTION PROCESS

The Best of WV is selected based on session evaluation and feedback from conference

attendees. The presenter must be a West Virginia Language Teacher and can be from the K-12

or collegiate setting. Please complete an evaluation of each of the 4 concurrent sessions you

attend as well as your conference evaluation. The Best of WV has the opportunity to represent

West Virginia by presenting at an upcoming regional conference.

Concurrent Sessions are 1:30pm & 2:30pm on Friday and 1:15pm & 2:15pm on Saturday.

At the end of each concurrent session,

please take a few minutes

to evaluate the session.

QR Code or https://tinyurl.com/y6mum6wf

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NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION IN WV:

Every student deserves to be taught by an accomplished teacher. National Board Certification was

designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in

schools nationwide. It is the most respected professional certification available in K-12 education.

Created by teachers, for teachers, the National Board Standards represent a consensus among educators

about what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. Board certification is available in 25

certificate areas spanning 16 disciplines from Pre-K through 12th grade.

The certification process requires that teachers demonstrate standards-based evidence of the positive

effect they have on student learning in alignment with the Five Core Propositions. They must exhibit a deep

understanding of their students, content knowledge, use of data and assessments and teaching practice. They

must also show that they participate in learning communities and provide evidence of ongoing reflection and

continuous learning.

NBTC in WV:

More than 118,000 teachers across the United States have achieved Board certification. West Virginia has a

history of strong support for National Board Certification. To date, 943 West Virginia teachers have achieved

National Board Certification. Reference: http://www.nbpts.org/

World Languages Other Than English/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood

Gusta Arrington, Jackson Co School District, Ravenswood, WV

Maria Baxter, Marion Co School District, Farmington, WV

Robert Crawford, Kanawha Co School District, Charleston. WV

Margaret “Peggy” Dolan, Ohio Co School District, Wheeling, WV

Tracy Fauber, Wood Co School District, Williamstown, WV

Deanna Garrett, Harrison Co School District, Bridgeport, WV *Most Recent Recipients in WV!

Kelly Hendrickson, Wood Co School District, Williamstown, WV *Most Recent Recipients in WV!

Lynn Knowles, Hancock Co School District, New Cumberland, WV

Michelle Leversee, Monongalia Co School District, Morgantown, WV

David Marlow, Wood Co School District, Parkersburg, WV

Theresa “Terri” Marlow, Wood Co School District, Parkersburg, WV

James “Brad” Martin, Randolph Co School District, Elkins, WV

Robin Peck, Kanawha Co School District, S Charleston, WV

Erin Peralta, Berkeley Co School District, Bunker Hill, WV

Leigh Anne Pierson, Monongalia Co School District, Morgantown, WV

Nancy Ryan, Berkeley Co School District, Hedgesville, WV

Jenny Santilli, Harrison Co School District, Bridgeport, WV

Blanca Skaggs, Taylor Co School District, Grafton, WV

Marjorie Snyder, Putnam Co School District, Eleanor, WV

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CONNECT WITH WEST VIRGINIA FOREIGN LANGUAGE

COMMITTEE & ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

President (2018-2019): Amelia Richter

Email: arichter@lexington1.net Twitter: @laproferichter

Facebook: Amelia Murray Richter Facebook Page: Español con Señora Richter

Instagram: @muchogustorichter Blog: raisingpolyglots.blogspot.com

President Elect (2018-present): Leah Devine Email: ldevine@k12.wv.us Website: https://sites.google.com/view/WVSraDevine

Secretary (2018-Pressent): Gaby Bush

Email: ana.bush@k12.wv.us

Treasurer (2009-present): Shirlene Groseclose Email: sgrosecl@k12.wv.us

Immediate Past President (2016-2018): Bill Denham Email: wdenham@k12.wv.us Twitter: @profedenham

WVDE Representative: Deborah Nicholson Email: dlnichol@k12.wv.us

Higher Education Faculty Representative:

Dr. Amy Thompson, amy.thompson@mail.wvu.edu

Higher Education Student Representatives:

Cheryl Romine, Chromine@mix.wvu.edu

Julie Schiffer, jmschiffer@mix.wvu.edu

Members at Large:

Nicoletta Sella Email: nsella@linsly.org (2015-present)

Lynn Knowles Email: lynnknowles714@gmail.com (2017- present)

Meri Cummings, meri.cummings@k12.wv.us (2018-present)

Beth Novotny, bnovotny@k12.wv.us (2018-present)

Arabic Representative: Fathiyya AbdelWahhab

Email: fabdelwahhab@bethanywv.edu

Classics Representative: E. Del Chrol Email: chrol@marshall.edu Volunteers:

Jenny Santilli, jsantilli@k12.wv.us

Chinese Representative: Representative needed Webmaster:

Jessie Roberts, jroberts@k12.wv.us

French Rep (2017-present): Elena Shimanskaya TOY Comittee:

Email: elena.shimanskaya@mail.wvu.edu Blanca Skaggs, bskaggs@k12.wv.us

Anna Megyesi, annamegyesi@hotmail.com

German Representative: Heiko Ter Haseborg Maria Contreras, maria.contreras@k12.wv.us

Email: Heiko.TerHaseborg@mail.wvu.edu Advocacy Committee:

Terri Marlow, marlowt@suddenlink.net

Spanish Representative: Lola Contreras David Marlow, marlowd@mac.com

Email: Contreras.lola@gmail.com Peggy Dolan, pegdolan@gmail.com

Nancy Ryan, nryan@k12.wv.us

WVFLTA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow @WVFLTA on social

media! Tag your fun moments with

colleagues, quote session presenters,

and share inspirational messages

from keynote, Señor Wooly with the

hashtag: #WVFLTA2019.

Twitter: @WVFLTA

Facebook: WVFLTA

Instagram: @WVFLTA

Website: https://wvflta.com/

Join the executive committee, elections Saturday morning. Volunteers always welcome!

We seek an officer, language reps, a higher education rep, and an elementary rep.

The language associations shall each select a representative to the committee.

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WVFLTA COMMITTEE 2018-2019

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REFERENCES:

AATSP- WV https://wvflta.com/wv-aatsp/

ACTFL https://www.actfl.org/

Cemanahuac Language School http://www.cemanahuacspanishschool.com/

Concord University https://www.concord.edu/

Edgar Rene’ http://www.justolamasgroup.com/

Fluency Matter https://fluencymatters.com/

National Board Teacher Certification http://www.nbpts.org/

NECTFL https://www.nectfl.org

SCOLT http://www.scolt.org/

Señor Wooly https://www.senorwooly.com/

WVDE https://wvde.us/

WVFLTA https://wvflta.com/

WVU Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

. https://worldlanguages.wvu.edu/

L-R Cheryl Romine, Julie Schiffer, Nicoletta Sella, Fathiyya AbdelWahhab, Lynn Knowles,

Elena Shimanskaya, Gaby Bush, Amy Thompson, Bill Denham, Lolo Contreras, Beth

Novotny, Heiko Ter Haseborg , Meri Cummings, E Del Chrol, Leah Devine, Amelia Richter,

Shirlene Groseclose

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Please complete your conference

evaluation here before leaving:

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