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PAST CONFERENCES

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Collegiality

among all WV
WorldLanguage Teachers K-16

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Communicative Skill

for all WV
World Language
Students

2007

Performance
in the
World Language Classroom

2008

Understanding

Real-World Language

2008 CONFERENCE

CELEBRATION

WVFLTA PRESIDENTS CELEBRATE 4O YEARS OF SERVICE
TO WV WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHERS

David
Marlow
2006-08

Marilyn Phillips
Carpenter
1968-1974

Brad
Martin
2008-10

Valèrie
Lastinger
2004-06

FRIDAY
WORKSHOPS

APPLE, Inc.

Apple Northeast
Development Team

Learn how to enhance your
classes with APPLE
technology - from the experts!!

APPLE personnel will give instruction
in three applications of its technology,
and then guide participants in
hands-on practice.

Focus on Literacy:

Laura Terrill

French teacher and former Coordinator of FL and ESL
in Missouri

Become adept at

Engaging Students with the Text

and helping them become
A.C.T.I.V.E. readers using techniques researched and practiced by a leader in the field.

Teaching Cultural Perspective

Robert Ponterio, French

Jean LeLoup*, Spanish

SUNY Cortland

Discover the "why" of products and
practices via the interactive exercises devised by two of our profession's most creative presenters and the founders/
co-moderators of FLTeach.

*currently Distinguished Visiting Professor
of Spanish at the US Air Force Academy


Members of the Apple Northeast Development Team instruct, explain, demonstrate, and assist as attendees experiment with Apple's solutions.
	Teachers also had a chance to work with the technology during the Apple "Playground" on Saturday.

Laura Terrill
involves her listeners in
discussion and practice
with a multitude of
strategies to facilitate
reading comprehension.


Bob Ponterio and Jean LeLoup entertain and involve their audience with insights into how to help students develop cultural understanding.

RECEPTION

Colleagues and friends - long-time and new - enjoy snacks,
pleasant surroundings and time to chat.

Geoff Schoolar and Harald Menz share a table with a group
of German exchange students currently studying
in Bethany College.

The WV Chinese program, including all nine
guest teachers, was well represented.

A meeting of Parkersburg
HS colleagues -
Marilyn Carpenter (left - retired), David and Terri Marlow (right), and former student, Lora Rice - a new WV Spanish Teacher.

Members of the Apple
Northeast Development Team enjoy a leisurely evening after a day full of activity.

Peter Oyler, Apple, Inc.
delivers the Friday evening session, discussing the
power of technology to
engage young people
in the learning process.

SATURDAY
September 20

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Jon Averill, K-12

Valérie Lastinger, Higher Ed.

Outstanding World Language Teachers, 2008
David Marlow, President, and Sandra Dixon, Chair of the
Teacher of the Year Committee, congratulate our winners.

SESSIONS

Reach Out Via Video-Conferencing!
María Paola Cuecha,
Cheat Lake MS

Be Ready on Day One:
Using Continuous Storyline Video/Level 1
Brad Martin,
Elkins HS

Hear Me Now: Motivating Students to Listen Actively
María Amores,
West Virginia Univ.

Make the Mark: Achieving Standards Without Killing
the Teacher !
Christina Huhn,
Marshall University

Get Real: Podcasts for Proficiency !
Anna Magyesi,
WV Virtual School
Marchetia Bailey, Nitro HS

EXHIBITS


Major textbook companies and other related organizations display their materials,answer questions, and offer samples.
WVFLTA members could browse, question, examine and experiment with a variety of products.


Marilyn Barrueta (2007 guest speaker), generously donated part of her personal collection to WVFLTA and Spanish teachers had the opportunity to "shop" for classroom materials.
Joanne and Mark Fawcett are the heroes who delivered the treasure.

BIRTHDAY PARTY!!

	Nancy Ryan created a festive atmosphere with colorful decorations to greet participants as they entered the dining area....
...and serve themselves from the pasta buffet.

Marilyn Phillips Carpenter,
the first president of WVFLTA,
gave the luncheon address.

She told us about our beginnings,
congratulated us on our
accomplishments, ...

...encouraged us to
continue our efforts, and
entertained us
with song.

Best wishes for another forty productive years!!

2007 CONFERENCE

Teacher of the Year

President, David Marlow
presents the K-12 Award
to Nancy Ryan,
Spanish teacher at
Hedgesville HS.

Guest Speakers

Bill Heller- Perry, NY
Bill presented a Workshop -
Process Writing, and gave a session
on how to develop and use rubrics.

Marilyn Barrueta- Arlington, VA
Marilyn addressed the group
during the Friday evening
session, and reflected
on her 50-year teaching career
after lunch on Saturday.

FRIDAY WORKSHOPS

In their Workshop,
"Let's Make a Movie!",
Lisa Dunn and Sandra Schoder
explain how to enhance language
learning using technology.

Bill Heller, guest speaker from NY,
discusses "Process Writing" -
how to facilitate student
ability in written expression.

In her Workshop, "Cultural Connections",Paola Cuecha
demonstrates how to
incorporate the Seven Types
of Intelligence in a lesson
based on the Columbian
singer, Shakira.

Conversations - Entertainment - Sessions



Marilyn Barrueta presents "What to do with Literature Besides Read and Answer the Questions".	Brad Martinanimates the crowd with his original composition, "Calibrate".

EXHIBITS - bigger than ever!

SATURDAY SESSIONS

Guitarist, Eduardo Canelón,
entertains at lunch and
stimulates an impromptu dance.

WV World Languages
Coordinator, Robert Crawford
talks about Lingua Folio
on Saturday.

2006 CONFERENCE

WELCOME

Valerie Lastinger, President,
and David Marlow,
Vice-President, (left)
greet Ken Stewart,
ACTFL'S first
Teacher of the Year.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Ken Stewart addresses

the conference on the

"Power of Language"

SESSIONS

Leslie Hamilton discusses "The Use of Bell Ringer Activities".

Mike Lastinger demonstrates the use of podcasting.

Mark Moore of

WV Department of Education

presentsSAS inSchool

Anna Megyesi explains

how she uses

Carlos Fuentes',

El Espejo enterrado,

to integrate culture in

the communicative

language class.

LUNCHEON PHOTOS

FRIDAY WORKSHOPS

"Latin American Dance" -- Paola Cuecha & Blanca Skaggs
"Articulation HS/College" -- Cynthia Chalupa
"Discovering PowerPoint" -- Roman Olynyk of WVU
& a demo of classroom use by Peggy Dolan & Terri Marlow

Ken Stewart presented a variety of activites for "Bridging the Articulation Gap"
to close Friday's sessions.

Comments and suggestions may be sent to:
Mark Carl Fawcett, Webmaster: fltadmin@wvflta.org