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Waves of Change in the Year of Languages:
No Language Teacher is an Island

March 11-12, 2005
Jekyll Oceanfront Resort and Spa - Jekyll Island, GA

Program-At-A-Glance (Tentative)

Please note: this is tentative and subject to change! * Updated: 11/17/2004

Workshops & PLU Classes are Listed Here!

Friday, March 11, 2005

4:15 p.m. - 5:05 p.m. - Interest Session A

Technology+Spanish=An "Inspiration" for "Timelines"
Presenter(s):Susana Grass and Deborah Marker, Osborne High School
Focus:Spanish
Audience:All Levels

Enhancing Reading Skills in the Proficiency-Oriented Foreign Language Class
Presenter(s):Christine Anton, Berry College
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Post Secondary

Writing Letters and Business Correspondence in Spanish
Presenter(s):Liliana Dávila, Dacula High School
Focus:Spanish
Audience:Secondary

Planning for Purpose not Grammar: Meeting Needs of the Middle School Learner
Presenter(s):Melissa Blankenship, Warner Robins Middle School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Middle Grades

5:15 p.m. - 6:05 p.m. - Interest Session B

Exploring Key Components of Successful Middle School Programs in Foreign Language
Presenter(s): Dr. Julia E.B. Hanley, Georgia State University, Dr. Phil Carroll, Snellville Middle School, Lynn Gant, McConnell Middle School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Middle Grades, Post Secondary, and Supervisors

Canta con la tuna
Presenter(s):Jana Sandarg, Ph.D., Augusta State University
Focus:Spanish
Audience:All Levels
Language of Presentation:Spanish

The No Stress More Learning Multi-Level Language Class
Presenter(s):Sara Leikin Wilson, Alexander High School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Secondary

"Got Echo boomers?" Teaching on the Cutting Edge
Presenter(s):Clarissa Adams Fletcher, Dunwoody High School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:All Levels

Buleria, Corazon Latino y Ave Maria: medios para ensenar el presente de indicativo
Presenter(s):Dr. Antonio Serna and Dr. Maritza Bell, Georgia Southern University
Focus:Spanish
Audience:Supervisors
Language of Presentation:Spanish

Saturday, March 12, 2005

7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Registration continues
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Exhibits
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - PLU Classes (continued)
8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Interest Session C

Tell me More Education, Language Learning Software
Presenter(s):Bill Swope, Auralog
Focus:All Languages
Audience:All Levels

Building L2 Reading Skills and Confidence
Presenter(s):Marcia Wilbur, The College Board
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Middle Grades, Secondary, Supervisors, & beginning Post-Secondary

Closing the Class with Canciones
Presenter(s):Melyn Roberson, Campbell High School
Focus:Spanish
Audience:Secondary

Fun-Filled Activities in Five Minutes or Less
Presenter(s):Beatriz Alvarado-Heath, The Lovett School
Focus:French and Spanish
Audience:Middle Grades

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Academic Alliances

Academic Alliances and the Year of Languages
Presenter(s):Jacqueline Konan, Columbus State University
Focus:All Languages
Audience:All Levels

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Exhibit Break / Refreshment Break
9:50 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. - Interest Session D

Deutsch mit Loriot
Presenter(s):Horst Kurz, Ph.D., Georgia Southern University
Focus:German
Audience:All Levels
Language of Presentation:German

Reading Selections for Intermediate High School and University Students
Presenter(s):David Alley, Ph.D., Georgia Southern University
Focus:Spanish
Audience:High School and Post-Secondary

Le Monde francophone: culture, littérature, langue
Presenter(s):Jacqueline Konan, Columbus State University, and Jim Chesnut, North Georgia College and State University
Focus:French
Audience:All Levels
Language of Presentation:French

Fun Activities for Learning in the FLES Classroom
Presenter(s):Jamie Patterson and Selina Pawson, Findley Oaks Elementary School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Elementary

Complements Through Hands on Activities, Flash cards and More
Presenter(s):Maria D. Benitez, Stephenson High School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Secondary

From QCC to GPS: New Standards for Language Learning in Georgia
Presenter(s):Elizabeth L. Webb, Georgia Department of Education
Focus:All Languages
Audience:All Levels

Living Latin: the Cambridge Latin Course
Presenter(s):Norah Lulich Jones, Cambridge University Press
Focus:Latin
Audience:All Levels

10:40 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. - Exhibits Break
10:40 a.m. - 11:25 p.m. - Affiliate Meetings (AATSP, AATF, AATG, GCA, GATJ)
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. - Interest Session E

Paraguay & Puerto Rico Folklore, Dances & Games
Presenter(s):Enrique Vázquez, Academy of Richmond County, and Matilde Pettengill, Greenbriar Middle School
Focus:Spanish
Audience:All Levels
Language of Presentation:Spanish

No Language Student is an Island:  Collaboration and Oral Proficiency through Literature.
Presenter(s):Elizabeth Combier, North Georgia College & State University
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Secondary and Post-secondary

Assessing Elementary and Middle School Spoken and Written Language
Presenter(s):Carol M. Semonsky, Ph.D., Georgia State University, Elyse Bashman-Darlis, Morris Brandon Elementary School, Donna Efferth, Fulton County Schools, Rita Sampson, Christ the King School, and Gregg Winters, Renfroe Middle School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Elementary and Middle Grades

Motivation and Language Development Through Telenovelas!
Presenter(s):Yvonne Cadiz, National Language Arts, ESOL and Foreign Language Consultant, Pearson Education/Prentice Hall
Focus:Spanish
Audience:Middle Grades and Secondary

Laugh a Little, Laugh a Lot: French and Francophone Humor in the Classroom
Presenter(s):Dr. Rosa Bobia, Ernesto Johnson, Ann Shook, and Renée Rushton, Kennesaw State University
Focus:French
Audience:Secondary and Post secondary

Using the Latin Classroom as a Model for Teaching About Diversit
Presenter(s):Winfred Harris, University of Georgia
Focus:Latin
Audience:All Levels

Survival Kit for the Language Teacher
Presenter(s):Marie Bruner, Harrison High School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:All Levels

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
FLAG Luncheon/Business Meeting/Awards Reception
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Exhibits
2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. - Interest Session F

Changing the Mood in the Classroom: Puppets-Not just for FLES!
Presenter(s):Margita Haberlen, Austin Elementary School, and Christa Anders, Rowland Elementary School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:All Levels

German (or any world language) via Video Conferencing
Presenter(s):Lola Boell-McCracken, Ph.D., Wheeler High School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Secondary

Mare Insulis Crebrum: Creating a Latin Archipelago for Grades 6-12
Presenter(s):Robert Patrick, Central Educational Center, Coweta County Schools
Focus:Latin
Audience:All Levels

Reading Strategies that Work!
Presenter(s):Dr. Teresa Carrera-Hanley, McDougal Littell
Focus:French and Spanish
Audience:Secondary

Integrating Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom
Presenter(s):Gloria Wood, The Bolles School
Focus:Spanish
Audience:All Levels

The Ceiling's the Limit! - 2 hours (This session will continue during Interest Session G)
Presenter(s):Dot Kemptner, Northview High School
Focus:All languages
Audience:All Levels

Spice Up Your Connection Class!!
Presenter(s):Ana E. Johnson, Rising Starr Middle School, Evelyn Johns, J.C. Booth Middle School, and Pam Middlebrooks, Fayette Middle School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Middle Grades

3:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. - Interest Session G

The Ceiling's the Limit! - 2 hours (This session is a continuation of Interest Session F)
Presenter(s):Dot Kemptner, Northview High School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:All Levels

Distance Learning Latin
Presenter(s):Jaime Claymore, Doughtery County Schools
Focus:Latin
Audience:Middle Grades, Secondary, Post-Secondary

Changing Paradigms: Lower Level Students and Foreign Language
Presenter(s):Susan Crooks and Terri Ognibene, Pope High School
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Secondary and Middle Grades

Give me your Tired, your Bored and your Sleepy. I'll teach them French!
Presenter(s):Janene C. Sullivan, Shiloh High School
Focus:French
Audience:Secondary
Language of Presentation:French

Teaching Cuba: Our Other Neighbor to the South
Presenter(s):Dale Crandall and Dana Nichols, Gainesville College, Carrie Wills, Georgia State University (student)
Focus:Spanish
Audience:Post Secondary

Thematic Planning and A Spiraled Curriculum: How it all fits Together
Presenter(s):Marcia A. Spielberger & Dr. Carol Semonsky, Georgia State University
Focus:All Languages
Audience:Elementary

Reading and Writing in the Foreign Language Classroom
Presenter(s):Carmen Samanes, Tri-Cities High School, & Maria Luisa Escribano, Frederick Douglass High School
Focus:Spanish
Audience:Secondary
Language of Presentation:Spanish

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