THURSDAY AFTERNOON

• Best of Georgia: Move to the Music, Have Fun and Learn
  Isadora Arzu, Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary School, East Point, GA
• French Folk Dances: Rondeau et Bourrée
  Jean-Paul Carton, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
• Foreign Language Immersion Program: how to make it work
  Nicole Boudreaux, Lafayette Parish Schools PBMS, Lafayette, LA
• Flamenco and its Origins
  Irina Tedrick, Benedictine Military School, Savannah, GA
• Striving for Success: A Survey of Methods Syllabi for GTAs
  Lara Ducate, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• Professional Development: A University's HAPPY Hour Program
  Karen Verkler, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
• Catholics and Protestants Protecting Jews during the Holocaust
  Clara Krug, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
• Language and Culture Learning at the Museum
  Jay Lutz, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA; Lloyd Nick, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
• Discover your new Leaders … Discover the Future!
  Thomas Sauer, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY
• Insuring Retention from High School to College to Profession
  Joseph Lavalle, Gainesville State College / Jefferson City Schools, Gainesville, GA
• Advocacy Session
  Lynn Fulton-Archer, Rock Hill Schools, Rock Hill, SC

FRIDAY MORNING

• First Timers Session
  Carol Wilkerson, SCOLT Past President, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
• Scholarship Session
  Nancy Decker, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
• Symtalk: Memory and Language Acquisition
  Andy Buckley, EMC/Paradigm Publishing, St. Paul MN, Exhibitor’s Session
• The Ideal Lesson Plan: Grammar Based and Dynamic!
  John Conner, Breaking the Barrier, Inc., Groton, MA, Exhibitor’s Session
• Harry Potter in the World Language Class
  Clarice Doucette, Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
• Learning to Speak more than one Language—in 21st Century USA
  Silvia T. Pulido, Brevard Community College, Titusville, FL; Nancy P. Brown, St. Mary’s on the Hill, Augusta, GA
• Reading for learning in the Spanish foreign Language Classroom
  Victoria Rodrigo, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
• Global Education in the College Foreign Language Classroom
  Evelyne Delgado-Norris, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL; Sonia D. Tall, Kennedy-King College, Chicago, IL
• Best of Kentucky: TBD
  
• Teaching Spanish and French at the Upper Levels
  Teresa Carrera-Hanley, McDougal Littell, Chestnut Hill, MA, Exhibitor’s Session
  
• Language Rock - French and Spanish Music to Motivate and Teach Your Students
  Steven Langlois, World of Reading, Ltd. Atlanta, GA; Cindy Tracy, World of Reading, Ltd. Atlanta, GA, Exhibitor’s Session
  
• Making Language Education A Journey-Bringing Lessons To Life
  Olle Olsson, Explorica Educational Travel, Boston, MA, Exhibitor's Session
• Diversité francophone à la touche du clavier
  Jacqueline Konan, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; Dr. James Chesnut, North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega, GA
• Teaching Germany’s Multiracial and Multicultural Issues
  Catherine T. Johnson, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
• Maximize Resources: Train Paraprofessionals to Teach Spanish
  John R. Gutierrez, University of Mississippi, University, MS; Myriam Met, National Foreign Language Center, College Park, MD
• Technoconstuctivist Methodology and the Millennial Generation
  Edwina Spodark, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
• A Perspective from the Field: SCOLT Scholarship Recipients - German
  Susan Mahon
• What can “Blackboard” do for all of you? Look and See!
  Frank J. Kruger-Robbins, Pine Crest Preparatory School, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Best of Arkansas: Find Nemo: Fishing For the Standards
  Cat Mince, Cabot Junior High South, Cabot, AR; Wendy Cunningham, Searcy High School, Cabot, AR
• Sing Your Way to Spanish
  Jody Dreher, Sing Your Way to Spanish, Hollywood, FL, Consultant’s Session
• Oral Lanugage in FLES–Where It All Begins!
  Ines Lormand, Wright Group/McGraw-Hill, Humble, TX, Exhibitor’s Session
• Creating Assessments that Reflect Learning
  Jaime Claymore, Norcross High School, Norcross, GA; Bob Patrick, Parkview High School, Lilburn, GA; Lindsey K. Campbell, Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, GA
• AATG and Strategies to Promote German at Your School/College
  Helene Zimmer-Loew, AATG, Cherry Hill, NJ
• Assessing Speaking and Writing in Elementary and Middle School
  Carol M. Semonsky, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; Theresa Anderson, Lithia Springs Middle School, Lithia Springs, GA; Azusa Uchihara, Mimosa Elementary School, Roswell, GA
• Travels Through Cuba: A Personal Reflection
  Kenneth A Gordon, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
• Introductory Spanish: Spanish Speaking Communities Pilot Project
  Sheri Spaine Long, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
• A Perspective from the Field: SCOLT Scholarship Recipients - French
  Christine Bednarczyk, Barbara Brown, Richard Watson
• No Fear! Using Horizon Wimba in the Classroom
  Raegan Lemmond, Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Lauren Boone, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
• Cultural Connections through astronomy, ecology, archeology
  Eva Neisser Echenberg, Miraflores, Montreal, QC, Exhibitor’s Session
• Developing an Online Technology Course for Language Instructors
  Jeffrey D. Samuels, Goucher College, Towson, MD
• Molière Than Thou
  Tim Mooney, Timothy Mooney Repertory Theatre, Prospect Heights, IL, Consultant’s Session
• Graphic Organizers: Tools for Success for ALL Students
  Cathy Wilson, Pearson Prentice Hall, Glenview IL, Exhibitor’s Session

FRIDAY AFTERNOON

• Best of Tennessee: Sing Me a Story Read Me a Song
  Alicia Merrifield, Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
• Imagina! Imaginez! Contemporary content, multimedia, Web
  Norah Jones, Vista Higher Learning, Boston, MA, Exhibitor’s Session
• Classroom Theater Techniques for Dialogues, Skits and Mini-Plays
  Patti Lozano, Dolo Publications, Houston, TX, Exhibitor’s Session
• Tools for teachers to make language learning fun for ALL
  Marcia Spielberger, Santillana USA, Doral, FL, Exhibitor’s Session
• Recreating and Rejuvenating Theatrical Texts
  Pat McCoy, Wesleyan School, Norcross, GA
• Cambridge Latin Course—Springboard to Modern Language Study
  Stephanie M. Pope, Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, VA, Exhibitor’s Session
• Auf den Spuren der Anne Frank: A German Studies Perspective
  Sabine Smith, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
• Lexicon-driven Approach to Japanese Postpositions
  Xuexin Liu, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
• What Spanish teachers should know about Maya and Nahuatl
  Anne Fountain, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; Catherine Fountain, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
• Cultural Competency through the Bildungsroman
  Dr. Susan Wehling, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
• A Perspective from the Field: SCOLT Scholarship Recipients - Spanish
  Mandi Anderton, Catherine Hutchinson, Sherry Latham
• Why Reinvent The Wheel? How to Find and Use Online Activities
  Georgia Schlau, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC; Barbara Kuczun Nelson, Colby College, Waterville, ME
• Now You Can Afford to Install a New Digital Language Lab!
  George Washington, ASC Direct, Inc., San Antonio, TX, Exhibitor’s Session
• Using your Course Management System to Take the Sage off the Stage
  Jeffrey D. Samuels, Goucher College, Towson, MD
• Best of Alabama: La Bolsa: Language Performance
  J. Fernando Palacios, Mercer University, Macon, GA
• Utilizing Technology to Improve Language Learning Outcomes
  Leah Krout, Auralog, Tempe, AZ, Exhibitor’s Session
• Spanish Literature, Use All Types to Improve Comprehension
  Trina Martinez, Santillana USA, Doral, FL, Exhibitor’s Session
• Teach Content through FLES!
  Kris Wells, Wright Group, Colorado Springs, CO
• Don’t Go In-Seine Over French Pronunciation!
  Kristie Robinson, Cabot High School, Cabot, AR
• Noch ein Gedicht! Literatur im Sprachunterricht
  Horst Kurz, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
• Teaching Japanese Literacy in Elementary School—the Challenges
  Azusa Uchihara, Mimosa Elementary School, Roswell, GA
• The Mesa Redonda: Allowing students to be teachers for a day
  Bethzaida Fernandez-Vargas, Duke University, Durham, NC
• Hot Potatoes: Interactive Exercise Building Software
  James K. Chesnut, North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, GA
• How to prepare students for FL interviews
  Dory Rogers, Shiloh High School, Snellville, GA; Janene Sullivan, Shiloh High School, Snellville, GA; Scotti McClung, Shiloh High School, Snellville, GA
• Making a Page of Language Links: How? Why? Why Not?
  Judy Shoaf, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Class Management and Technology Flow in the Language Lab
  Patricia N. Early, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
• Creating a richer learning experience with technology
  Kristi Guillemette, Transparent Language, Nashua, NH
• Pre-AP Spanish Language and Literature in Spain
  Ken Stewart, Chapel Hill HS, Chapel Hill, NC; Sue Stites, Chapel Hill HS, Chapel Hill, NC
• Post-Secondary & Action Research Poster Sessions
  
• Panel Discussion: The New Latin GACE
  Achim Kopp, Mercer University, Macon, GA; Bob Burgess, Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, GA; Jaime Claymore, Norcross High School, Norcross, GA, Bob Patrick, Parkview High School, Lilburn, GA

SATURDAY MORNING

• Best of West Virginia: Jean Moulin
  Peggy Dolan, Wheeling Park High School, Wheeling, WV
• AATF Business Meeting
  Jane Hursey, Stone Mountain High School, Stone Mountain, GA
• GCA/JCL Meeting
  Alan Farnsworth, Walton High School, Marietta, GA; Cameron Ward, Campbell High School, Marietta, GA
• AATSP Business Meeting
  Judson Bridges, Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, GA
• A Visit with Don Quijote de la Mancha
  David Alley, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
• AP Spanish: From Classroom Practice to Performance
  Laura Zinke, McClintock High School, Tempe, AZ
• Technology-Enhanced Advance Organizers for Listening/Reading
  Dr. Julia Hanley, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; Donna Cantrell, Whitefoord Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA; Kathryn Stevenson-Land, St. Pius X Catholic HS, Atlanta, GA
• iPods- iSpeak- iSing- iListen- iLearn
  Silvia Tolisano, San Jose Episcopal Day School, Jacksonville, FL
• The HS/College Transition from the Learner’s Point of View
  Nike Arnold, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
• ¡Viva Vocabulario!: Vocabulary in a Whole New Context
  Laura Droms, Grayson High School, Loganville, GA; Holly Brodnax, Grayson High School, Loganville, GA
• Real and Authentic Activities for Foreign Language Students
  Silvia Martin, Trinity Prep School, Winter Park, FL
• An-nyong! Aloha! Secrets to Success in Vocabulary Acquisition
  Jennifer Hoover, Opelika City Schools, Opelika, AL
• Enhancing Upper-Level Instruction through Multimedia Assignments
  Mary Ann Dellinger, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
• Best of South Carolina: Oh Homer, Where Art Thou?
  Ward Briggs, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• AATF to the Rescue: Advocacy for French
  Jayne Abrate, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
• The AATG in the Digital Age
  Helene Zimmer-Loew, AATG, Cherry Hill, NJ
• Fun Cultural Connections for the Elementary FL Classroom
  Christina Amezquita, Glendale Spanish Immersion Elementary, Nashville, TN
• Teaching Products, Practices and Perspective with the 5 C’s
  Jana Sandarg, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA; Carol Wilkerson, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; Lorinda Roach, Amherst High School, Woodbridge, VA
• Your Students Can Be Media Winners, Too!
  Lesa Howell, South Gwinnett High School, Snellville, GA
• Growing a Lively HS Program for Less Commonly Taught Languages
  Joyce Miller Bearden, South Forsyth High School, Cumming, GA; Michaela Claus-Nix, South Forsyth High School, Cumming, GA
• Write on Target!: Fun and Effective Writing Activities
  Patricia H. Carlin, Univ. of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
• Performance-Based Assessment and Rubrics: The Basics
  Greg Duncan, InterPrep, Inc. Marietta, GA
• Language Teacher’s Essential Tool Kit
  David Jahner, Gwinnett County Public Schools Instructional Support Center, Suwanee, GA; Liz Rieken, North Gwinnett High School, Suwanee, GA
• Bolivia—NOT the capital of Spain: Assessing Cultural Knowledge
  Sheila McCoy, Georgia Highlands College, Rome,GA; Kathryn Garcia, Georgia Highlands College, Rome,GA
• Best of North Carolina: Music in the French Classroom
  Kathleen Rhodes, East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC
• Student Recordings: Improve Proficiency and Decrease Anxiety
  Patricia N. Early, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
• Best of Mississippi: TBD
• Challenging Classroom Representations of French and France
  Cécile Accilien, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
• Places to go and people to see in the FLES classroom
  Cornelia V, Okraski, British American School of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
  
• Deutschvergnügen mit Festen und Jahreszeiten
  Margita Haberlen, Austin Elementary School, Dunwoody, GA
• “Hyper Assessment”: Assessing Oral and Written Progress
  Dr. Gregory A. Clemons, Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC
• Virtual Language Facility Tours I
  Stacey L. Powell, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
• ACTFL’s National Teacher of the Year: What Works in His Classes
  Marty Abbott, ACTFL, Alexandria, VA; Ken Stewart, Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC
• Use Technology & Skits to Demystify Literature in L2 Classes
  Dr Robin Y Huff, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; Dr Julia Hanley, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
• Training Teens to Teach
  Linda Meigs, Virgil I. Grissom High School, Huntsville, AL
  
• Increasing Student Engagement
  Rhonda L. Wells, Luella High School, Locust Grove, GA; Maru Allen, Luella High School, Locust Grove, GA
  
• Euge! Go beyond “roots” & add some Latin spice to your day!
  Martha Farrell, The Heritage School, Newnan, GA

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

• Best of Florida: TBD
• Improve Communication via Practices and Perspectives of Culture
  Rosalie M. Cheatham, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
• Stories & Multimedia in the PreK-16 French Language Classroom
  Marat Sanatullov, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS; Elvira Sanatullova-Allison, State University of New York College at Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
• Engaging Students in the Spanish IV Class
  Steven M. DuPouy, Ph.D., Meadowcreek High School, Norcross, GA; Laura Droms, Grayson High School, Loganville, GA; Amy Morales, South Gwinnett High School, Snellville, GA
• National Standards Update: Your Input Needed!
  Marty Abbott, ACTFL, Alexandria, VA; Helene Zimmer-Loew, AATG, Cherry Hill, NJ
• Modified FL Program = Success for Learning Disabled Students
  Carol Christian, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Ann Borisoff-Rodgers, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
• Misperceptions of Attitudes toward Language Study
  Carolyn Gascoigne, Univ of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE
• The Best of All Worlds: Foreign Language Across the Curriculum
  Amie La Porte, Whitewater High School, Fayetteville, GA; Kris Muir, Whitewater High School, Fayetteville, GA
• Cultural Considerations: What’s Your Perspective?
  Susan Navey-Davis, NC State University, Raleigh, NC; Diane Fagin Adler, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
• Out Of The Box: Doing Foreign Language
  Sara Leikin Wilson, Alexander High School, Douglasville, GA
• Strategies for Latin Language Acquisition
  Jaime Claymore, Norcross High School, Norcross, GA
• La communications sans mots: gestes et sons en français
  Dr. Elizabeth Combier, North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, GA
• Reading & Writing Connections
  Amye Sukapdjo, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
• From Unknown to Familiar: Strategies for Building Confidence
  Estela Jiménez de Treviño, Consultant, Virginia Beach, VA; Alfred M. Treviño, Consultant, Virginia Beach, VA
• Representations of Latinos & Latino Culture in Textbooks
  Patricia A. Thomas, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
• Virtual Language Facility Tours II
  Stacey L. Powell, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
• Listening to Student Voices about Online Workbook Exercises
  Dolly Jesusita Young, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
• Project-based Language Instruction and Career Preparation
  John Angell, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
• Working to Understand Student and Teacher Beliefs
  Angela Ferguson, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE
• Approaches to Mentoring Novice and Experienced FL Teachers
  Denise Overfield, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
• Using Botero’s Art in the Spanish Classroom
  Malinda Blair O’Leary, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
• Beyond Question: Assessing with Technology
  Deborah Marker, Wheeler High School, Marietta, GA