October 31-November 2

Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley

Appleton, Wisconsin
 2019 WAFLT Fall Conference Overview
Thursday, October 31, 2019
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. $ Pre-Conference Workshop: From Principles to Practice: Revised Wisconsin Standards for World
Languages - Pam Delfosse, Karen Luond Fowdy, Lynn Sessler Neitzel
6:30–8:30 p.m. Registration is open for pre-registered & on-site attendees – Atrium/Lobby
8:00–9:30 p.m. Conference Kick-Off Reception – Lawrence Room
Friday, November 1, 2019
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration is open – Atrium/Lobby
7:45 a.m.–8:15 a.m. New Teacher/New Attendee Orientation Session – Salon D
8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. $ Friday Workshops
9:00 a.m.–6:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall is open – Salons A, B, and C (Hall is closed from 4:30-6:00 for Keynote Address and Awards)
10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Poster Sessions – Exhibit Hall
11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. $ Buffet Luncheon — Discover Languages Contest Awards – Empire Room
1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Exhibit Break
1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Special Interest Sessions A
2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Exhibit Break
3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Special Interest Sessions B
4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Exhibit Break
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony & Keynote Address – Distinguished Educator, Dr. Keely Lake
Jet Fuel for Inspiring the Next Generation – Joe Kutchera – Salon D
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Wine & Cheese Reception and Door Prizes – Exhibit Hall – After Awards Ceremony Concludes
9:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Webizens Social – Blaze
Saturday, November 2, 2019
7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Registration is open – Atrium/Lobby
6:45 a.m.–7:45 a.m. WAFLT Business Meeting (Complimentary Continental Breakfast and Door Prizes) – Empire Room
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall is open – Salons A, B, and C
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Special Interest Sessions C
9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Exhibit Break
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Special Interest Sessions D
10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Exhibit Break
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Language Association Networking Sessions
12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. $ Buffet Luncheon & Awards: Future Language Teacher, Recognition of Merit, Certificate
of Professional Service, and the Donna Clementi Blue Ribbon Award – Empire Room
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Special Interest Sessions E
2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Special Interest Sessions F
3:45 p.m. Conference Closes

The 2019 WAFLT Fall Conference graphic on the

cover of this publication was created by Susan Partin.

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 WAFLT 2019 Fall Conference
Mapping the Way to a Multiliterate Wisconsin
October 31–November 2, 2019
Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley, Appleton, WI

We invite you to come to the 2019 WAFLT Fall
Conference, Mapping the Way to a Multiliterate
Wisconsin. Along with your colleagues, explore the myriad
of approaches to support our students’ quest for improved
proficiency. Here are a few other key reasons to join us in
Appleton from October 31–November 2, 2019.
we utilize humor, storytelling, and emotional intelligence,
we can better manage these technologies. More
importantly, we can lead students to the invaluable lesson
that learning a language is not simply about translation,
but rather understanding how different cultures think and
feel.

Thursday Pre-Conference Workshop – From Joe will also be presenting a three-hour Friday morning
Principles to Practice: Revised Wisconsin Standards workshop: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Learning
for World Languages with Pam Delfosse, Karen Luond Spanish: Taking Your Students into Real-life
Fowdy, and Lynn Sessler Neitzel. The revised state Situations. In this workshop, participants will brainstorm
standards have arrived! Give yourself the gift of time to and develop curriculum concepts with a foundation in
unpack, understand, and apply the new Wisconsin students conversing with native Spanish-speakers in
Standards for World Languages. This full day workshop purpose-driven and goal-oriented immersive language
will examine what’s new, connect it with what you already learning experiences.
do, and allow you to collaborate with others to plan for
standards and proficiency-based learning. Complete details about the WAFLT Fall Conference can
be found online at waflt.org under the “Annual
Friday Morning Workshops – We are once again
Conference” tab. Register early to secure your seat at the
featuring a wide range of interactive workshops
Thursday Workshop (which has sold out in recent years),
encompassing a variety of topics. Consult the WAFLT
and also into the Friday morning workshop that is your
Pre-Conference bulletin for more information. Back this
first choice. We strongly encourage starting your
year is the High School Student Workshop which will
registration online to avoid mistakes. You will have the
focus on welcoming those interested in becoming world
opportunity to complete payment with a credit card, or you
language instructors and helping create the next
can print your receipt and mail it with a check by the
generation of teachers.
pre-registration deadline. After that, there is a $10 late
Friday Morning Poster Sessions - Colleagues will be fee, so be sure to get your registration in early! Should
sharing their research and projects with attendees via you have any questions, please email us at
Electronic Poster Sessions that will be presented in the program@waflt.org.
exhibit hall on Friday morning.
We hope you will join us for the energy, professional
Friday and Saturday One-Hour Sessions – This year’s development, and collegiality of the 2019 WAFLT Fall
conference includes a wide variety of learning opportunities Conference!
across languages, levels, and various areas of focus.
Josh LeGreve & Katelynn Jensen
Friday Afternoon Keynote Speaker – Joe Kutchera, WAFLT Program Co-chairs
Author and Managing Partner of Latino Link Advisors, will
present his keynote address entitled Jet Fuel for
Inspiring the Next Generation - How can we prepare
today’s students for tomorrow’s multilingual marketplace
and ignite a love of learning languages along the way?
New technologies such as gamification and virtual reality
can lure students into learning more effectively. Yet when

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 High School
Visitors’ Program:
Colleagues
of the Future

Attention High School Language Teachers:

Nominate one (or more) of your students to participate in the High School Visitors’
Program: Colleagues of the Future at this year’s WAFLT Conference!
There is a growing need for language teachers at all
levels. The purpose of the WAFLT High School Visitors’
Program is to provide a realistic, insightful, and
entertaining view of teaching world languages. We
encourage you to promote this unique, interactive
opportunity to your junior and senior language students.
There are probably students in your classes who would
make great teachers but who have never considered that
possibility. Perhaps they have already decided to pursue
an education degree but not as a teacher of languages.
Those are the students we hope you will help us find!
WAFLT invites student participants to attend this
workshop from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 1.
If a student is selected to participate in the program, a
non-refundable $10.00 registration fee will be charged.
Students will have the opportunity to attend the WAFLT
luncheon at no charge on the day of their workshop.
Please do not send any money with student applications.
Confirmation materials will arrive via email prior to the
conference.
C Students who arrive at the conference without
pre-registering will not be admitted.
C Registered students are also eligible to attend any of the
one-hour sessions offered on Friday, at no charge,
provided they are accompanied by their nominating
teacher.
Special Application Procedures
If you have students interested in attending the WAFLT
High School Visitors’ Program, we ask that the teacher
complete the student’s registration form. Please download
and complete the registration information by visiting
waflt.org and selecting “High School Visitors’ Program.”
This form must be submitted
via the teacher’s email address to:
chaussed@oasd.org
by Friday, October 4, 2019
**Please note: registration is only available via email.

Please note:
C The teacher nominating the student must be registered
and present at the conference while the student is
attending the workshop. However, teachers will not
participate in the High School Visitors’ Program.
C Students who have not paid the required $10.00
registration fee will not be permitted to attend the High
School Visitors’ Program.
We thank you for your interest in this program and
sincerely hope that you will nominate potential
“colleagues of the future.” If you have any questions about
the program, please contact:
Danielle Chaussee or Amber Little
High School Visitors’ Program Coordinators
chaussed@oasd.org | amber.little@stoughton.k12.wi.us
Please Note: WAFLT is not liable for the participating
students.

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 WAFLT
Scholarship for
Tomorrow's Teachers
The Executive Board of the Wisconsin Association For
Language Teachers is pleased to offer up to 10
scholarships available to college-level students preparing
to become language teachers. The purpose of these
scholarships is to provide teachers-in-training with
financial assistance to attend the WAFLT Fall Conference.
By attending the conference, teachers-in-training will have
the opportunity to become familiar with WAFLT and the
language-specific professional organizations which also
hold meetings during the conference, meet and interact
with teachers already in the profession, become more
familiar with trends in language education, and learn first-
hand the benefits of membership in WAFLT.
Scholarship Requirements
C College/university juniors, seniors, or graduate
students must be declared language teaching majors
or minors.
C Students who have completed or are currently
enrolled in a language methods course are eligible.
C Nominators (methods instructor or cooperating
teacher) must be current members of WAFLT, must
have been members for at least the two years
preceding the nomination, and may only nominate up
to 5 students each.
C At least one scholarship will be available for each of
the languages represented on the WAFLT Board,
including: Chinese, French, German, Japanese,
Latin, Spanish, and one for Other World Languages.
Scholarship Amount
C Cost of registration for the WAFLT Fall Conference
C Cost of a Friday Morning Workshop
The scholarship does not include meals or lodging.
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Application process: Application instructions and
important details can be found under “Grants and
Scholarships” at waflt.org and must be submitted
electronically to grants@waflt.org by September 25.
Please follow the specific steps listed (e.g., creating a
login) before submitting application.
IMPORTANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Student
applicants must first go to WAFLT’s website, waflt.org.
Please follow the prompts to join WAFLT as a student
member. Be sure to keep your login and password
accessible as you will need them whenever you access
your information on the website or register for the WAFLT
Fall Conference. (Do not register for the WAFLT Fall
Conference until you have heard from the scholarship
committee!) Students or nominators must submit the
application electronically, including filling out and
attaching the student application form, a one-page
personal statement explaining why they wish to attend the
WAFLT Fall Conference, and an individualized letter of
recommendation from a methods instructor or cooperating
teacher. All three documents should be submitted
electronically to grants@waflt.org in one email by either
the student or the nominator.
Notification: The WAFLT Grants and Scholarships
Committee will process the applications and make
recommendations to the Executive Board. Scholarship
winners will be notified by email in early October.
Important! Scholarship applicants should not
register for the conference until after receiving
notification of their status.
 Special
Pre-Conference Workshop
Thursday, October 31, 2019
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Additional Fee – $45
Pre-Registration Required

From Principles to Practice:

Revised Wisconsin Standards for World Languages
Presented by:
Pam Delfosse, World Language and Global Education Consultant,
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Karen Luond Fowdy, Standards Writing Team Co-Lead
Lynn Sessler Neitzel, Standards Writing Team Co-Lead

The revised Wisconsin Standards for World Languages

have been adopted! They are updated and ready for us to
explore. Come to discover all that is familiar and to
understand the elements that are new.

Give yourself the gift of time to unpack, understand, and

apply the new Wisconsin Standards for World Languages.
This full day workshop will examine what’s new, connect it
with what you already do, and allow you to collaborate
with others to plan for standards and proficiency-based
learning.

With revised standards featuring interpretive,

interpersonal, and presentational communication along
with new standards on intercultural communication and Wisconin DPI, 2019
global competence and community engagement, this is
not a workshop to miss!

Registration cost includes lunch, served onsite.

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 Thursday, 8:00–9:30 p.m.
Lawrence Room

... Relax after your drive to Appleton

Conference ... Renew acquaintances
Kick-Off ... Meet new people
... Enjoy a beverage and snacks
Reception ... Mix and mingle

Snacks provided C Cash bar available

Included in your registration packet will be a coupon for a complimentary beverage for this reception only.

Welcome to WAFLT 2019!

Friday, 7:45–8:15 a.m.

Salon D
Presenters
WAFLT Board Members New Teacher /
New Attendee
Are you a new teacher or a first-time Orientation
WAFLT conference attendee? Session
Be sure to attend this Conference Orientation Session
which will familiarize you with all the wonderful things that
WAFLT and the 2019 Fall Conference have to offer.
C Meet the WAFLT Executive Board
C Discuss the conference layout Sessions marked with this icon ( Π) will be of particular
C Receive many tips on making this a most rewarding interest to teachers at the beginning of their careers!
conference

Friday, 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Salon D
Awards Ceremony
Recipients of the Distinguished Language Educator Award,
Awards Ceremony Anthony J. Gradisnik Award, Frank M. Grittner New
Teacher Award, and ACTFL Teacher of the Year Nominee
& will be recognized.
Keynote Address
Keynote Address
Joe Kutchera, Author and Managing Partner, Latino Link
Advisors —Jet Fuel for Inspiring the Next Generation

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 Personal Conference Planner
Thursday, October 31, 2019
10:00–4:00 $ Pre-Conference Workshop: From Principles to Practice: Revised Wisconsin Standards for World
Languages
8:00–9:30 p.m. Conference Kick-Off Reception – Lawrence Room

Friday, November 1, 2019

7:45–8:15 New Teacher/New Attendee Orientation Session – Salon D
8:30–11:30 $ Friday Workshop:
– OR –
10:15–11:15 Poster Sessions – Exhibit Hall
11:45–1:15 $ Buffet Luncheon – Discover Languages Contest Awards – Empire Room
1:15–1:45 Exhibit Break
1:45–2:45 Special Interest Session A:
2:45–3:15 Exhibit Break
3:15–4:15 Special Interest Session B:
4:15–4:30 Exhibit Break
4:30–6:00 Awards Ceremony & Keynote Address – Salon D
6:00–6:45 Wine and Cheese Reception – Exhibit Hall, Salon A, B, C
9:30–11:00 WAFLT Webizens Social – Blaze

Saturday, November 2, 2019

6:45–7:45 WAFLT Business Meeting (Complimentary Continental Breakfast, Door Prizes) – Empire Room
8:00–9:00 Special Interest Session C:
9:00–9:30 Exhibit Break
9:30–10:30 Special Interest Session D:
10:30–11:00 Exhibit Break
11:00-12:00 Language Association Networking Sessions
12:15–1:15 $ Buffet Luncheon & Awards – Empire Room
1:30–2:30 Special Interest Session E:
2:45–3:45 Special Interest Session F:

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 Wisconsin Association For Language Teachers
& Discover Languages Wisconsin

Presents the 2019 Discover Languages

Student Video & Postcard Contests
Contest Theme:
Languages – Map Our Way in Life!
For All Students Enrolled in World Language Classes in Wisconsin
Elementary (PK-5) ~ Middle School (6-8) ~ High School (9-12) ~ Post-Secondary (Undergraduate)
As you learn more about our world, bring the world to Wisconsin.
Show us how much languages mean to you and how important they
are in your life!

Submission Deadline October 4, 2019

Visit waflt.org for contest details to begin!

Help Wisconsin Discover Languages and Discover the World!

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 Wisconsin Standards for
Teacher Development and Licensure
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1) Teachers know the subjects they are teaching:
The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of
inquiry, and structures of the disciplines he or she teaches
and can create learning experiences that make these
aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.
What we teach: culture, language, context
2) Teachers know how children grow:
The teacher understands how children with broad ranges
of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their
intellectual, social, and personal development.
Developmental aspects of learning
3) Teachers understand that children learn
differently:
The teacher understands how pupils differ in their
approaches to learning and the barriers that impede
learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse
needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and
exceptionalities.
Methods: differentiation
4) Teachers know how to teach:
The teacher understands and uses a variety of
instructional strategies, including the use of technology to
encourage children's development of critical thinking,
problem solving, and performance skills.
Methods: how to teach
5) Teachers know how to manage a classroom:
The teacher uses an understanding of individual and
group motivation and behavior to create a learning
environment that encourages positive social interaction,
active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
Group work, learning environment, positive impact on
student attitudes
6) Teachers communicate well:
The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal
communication techniques as well as instructional media
and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and
supportive interaction in the classroom.
Technology for pedagogical purposes
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7) Teachers are able to plan different kinds of
lessons:
The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction
based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the
community, and curriculum goals.
Methods: curriculum and standards
8) Teachers know how to test for student progress:
The teacher understands and uses formal and informal
assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the
continuous intellectual, social, and physical development
of the pupil.
Assessment
9) Teachers are able to evaluate themselves:
The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually
evaluates the effect of his or her choices and actions on
pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community
and others and who actively seeks out opportunities to
grow professionally.
Reflective practitioner: National Board Certification and
action research
10) Teachers are connected with other teachers and
the community:
The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues,
parents, and agencies in the larger community to support
pupil learning and well being and who ac ts with integrity,
fairness and in an ethical manner.
Community connections: outreach, exchange programs,
professional involvement
Conference Tip
The number in brackets after each session title –
e.g., [1] – identifies the state teacher standard(s)
which applies to that session.
Friday Morning — 8:30-11:30 Friday Workshops

Friday Morning Workshops

Additional Fee – $20
Pre-Registration Recommended

ŒFW-1 90%+: Maximize Your Impact [2, 3, 4] FW-4 No textbook? No problem. [4, 7, 8]
Presenter: Lynn Sessler Neitzel, Director, Center for Presenters: Sara Ruiz, World Language Department
Innovation in Teaching and Learning; Chair, and Kelly Schulz, Spanish Teacher,
Japanese Teacher, Blackhawk Technical Hartford Union High School
College, Janesville Language: All Languages
Language: All Languages Level: High School
Level: All Levels
Scared to throw out the textbook? Have too much to
To achieve 90%+ target language use in our classrooms, prep? No problem. Hear our experiences transitioning
teachers must reflect on their impact on student learning. from a textbook to an AP thematic curriculum at all levels.
In this workshop, participants will engage in the research Bring current textbook and/or resources to start creating
of John Hattie to design and deliver learning experiences your first unit.
that “maximizes their impact.”
FW-5 CUBA está esperándoles. [1, 3, 8]
FW-2 An Entrepreneurial Approach to Learning Presenter: Gladys Wisnefski, Retired, Spanish CAPP,
Spanish: Taking Your Students into Real-life Oshkosh West High School
Situations [1] Language: Spanish
Presenter: Joe Kutchera, Founder, Latino Links Level: High School; Post-Secondary
Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels Los participantes disfrutarán de una charla sobre la Cuba
actual y recibirán dos unidades completas para usar en
When students interact with native speakers in real-life
sus clases; dichas unidades tienen ejercicios de
situations they remember that content more thoroughly.
vocabulario, cuestionarios, ejercicios de comprensión de
Workshop participants in this session will brainstorm and
lectura y una variedad de exámenes. EN ESPAÑOL.
develop curriculum concepts with foundation in students
conversing with native Spanish-speakers in purpose-
FW-6 GEAC Collaborative Workgroup [10]
driven and goal-oriented immersive experiences.
Presenter: Alissa Bratz, French Teacher, GEAC
FW-3 Dissecting the AP Language and Culture Coordinator, Milton High School
Exam [4, 8] Language: All Languages
Presenter: Lee Belanger-Gonzales, Teacher, Kenosha Level: High School
Unified School District
Language: All Languages; Spanish This session is for GEAC coordinators who already have
Level: High School a well-established program (at least 2 years) and wish to
refine/troubleshoot what is already in place. Participants
Ever wish you could tell students what to expect in an AP will collaborate, share, and develop aspects of their
Language and Culture Exam? The presenter will share program in organic, targeted small-group work.
types of prompts for the print and audio sections and also
provide specific strategies for coaching students in each
section.

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Friday Morning — 8:30-11:30
FW-7 Alors on continue à parler français! [1, 4, 6, 10]
Presenters: Jamie Gurholt, Faculty Supervisor, French,
Beloit College; Cathy Stresing, French
Teacher, Fond du Lac School District
Language: French
Level: All Levels
Voulez-vous travailler votre vocabulaire, fluidité, et trousse
d'activités en français? Quelque soit votre niveau, venez
passer trois heures entre collègues à parler, rire, chanter, et
se connecter! Repartez rechargé(e) et confiant(e)...que ce
soit pour la première ou deuxième fois!
FW-8 Isabel la Católica: Motivo de estudio y
modelo de vida en clases de español [1, 7]
Presenter: Jean Hindson, Associate Professor emerita,
UW-La Crosse
Language: Spanish
Level: High School; Post-Secondary
Explora la fascinante vida de la reina Isabel de España,
una mujer fuerte, inteligente y valiente del siglo XV y
aprende cómo puede ser modelo para nuestros
estudiantes frente a los desafíos del siglo XXI
FW-9 AVID in the World Language Classroom [3, 4, 7]
Presenters: Susan Loeffler-Bell, Spanish Teacher, Kellie
Villalobos, Spanish Teacher, and Paula
Johnson-Fox, French Teacher, Muskego
High School
Language: All Languages; French; Spanish
Level: High School
Whether your school is an AVID school or you would
simply like ideas for incorporating literacy-based
strategies into your teaching, this session is for you.
Strategies will be shared and time provided for application
of strategies.
FW-10 Intercultural Training in the Classroom [1, 4]
Presenters: Katja Fullard, Director, Language
Department, and Theresa Fuchs, Language
Consultant, Goethe-Institut Chicago
Language: German
Level: Middle School; High School;
Post-Secondary; Other
In this session, participants will explore a variety of
activities to recognize culturally biased forms of
perception and communication and suggestions for
assignments to improve the intercultural understanding.
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Friday Workshops
ŒFW-11 CSCTFL Extension Workshop-Infusing
Interculturality into Units and Daily Lessons
Through the Use of ACTFL Can-Do
Statements [1, 7, 8]
Presenters: Claudine Clark, French Teacher and Deana
Zorko, Spanish Teacher, Madison West
High School
Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels
Interculturality in all levels and lessons? Absolutely!
Guided by the ACTFL Intercultural Can-Do statements,
participants will engage in collaborative activities
designed to infuse interculturality into effective instruction
and assessment at all levels. Examples of instructional
materials and student work provided.
FW-12 Has Anyone Seen My Mojo? [2, 3, 4]
Presenters: Mary Straub, Spanish Teacher, Waterford
Union High School; Andrea Behn, French
Teacher, Parker High School, Janesville
Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels
Teaching is more stressful than ever. It can be
overwhelming to keep going each day, let alone find joy in
the process. This session will help develop ways to
restore motivation and joy in teaching!
FW-13 High School Visitors' Program: Colleagues
of the Future [1, 3, 4, 7]
Presenters: Danielle Chaussee, NBCT, Spanish
Teacher, Oconomowoc High School; Amber
Little, German Teacher, Stoughton High
School
Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels
The purpose of the WAFLT High School Visitors' Program
is to provide a realistic, insightful, and entertaining view of
the teaching of world languages. This is a unique, interactive
opportunity for your junior and senior language students.
Conference Tip
If this is the first WAFLT Conference you are
attending, please check the “first time attendee” box
when registering to receive special
instructions and recognition.
Friday Morning — 10:15-11:15 Poster Sessions

P-1 From Language Advocate to Activist

Presenter: Karen Luond Fowdy, WAFLT Public
Relations Chair, Monroe High School
(retired) WAFLT
Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels Luncheon
P-2 How to Engage Students in Advocacy through Discover Languages
Social Media Student Postcard Contest
Presenters: Erin Nienas, Spanish Teacher, Horace Mann
Middle & Neenah High School; Lauren Friday, November 1
Rosen, Program Director, University of 11:45–1:15
Wisconsin Empire Room
Language: All Languages
Levels: Middle School; High School; Post-Secondary

P-3 How Wisconsin is Leading with Languages

Presenters: Kaitlin Koehler, International Directions
Advisor, University of Wisconsin Language Join us in recognizing the student winners of the WAFLT
Institute; Pamela Delfosse, World Language Discover Languages Student Postcard and Video contests.
and Global Education Consultant, Wisconsin Awards will be given to world language students who
Department of Public Instruction designed a postcard and/or video that depicts the 2019
Language: All Languages Contest Theme: Languages – Map Our Way in Life!
Level: All Levels These contests were open to all world language students in
Wisconsin, PreK-16. Come celebrate and see how our
P-4 Linking Imagined and Actual Social Spaces: students are helping Wisconsin Discover Languages and
Attributed Stereotypes of Native Speakers and Discover the World!
Teachers with Respect to Foreign Language
Choice
Presenter: Lucian Rothe, German PhD Student, Friday Buffet Menu
University of Wisconsin
Language: All Languages South of the Border
Levels: Post-Secondary
Roasted corn and black bean salad
P-5 Russian Culture Courses Deliver Both Pico de gallo, guacamole, and fire
Flexibility and Learning Community roasted tomato salsa
Presenter: Natalia Roberts, Russian Professor, UW-La Tortilla chips
Crosse Taco bar with fixings
Languages: All Languages; Russian Refried beans & rice
Levels: Post-Secondary Churros

P-6 5 Insights into Teaching Online Language Cost: $17.50

Courses
Presenter: Salah Algabli, Arabic Professor, UW-Stout
Languages: All Languages; Arabic
Levels: Post-Secondary

P-7 French for the Sciences: c’est possible!

Presenter: Virginie Cassidy, French Professor, UW-La
Crosse
Language: All Languages
Level: High School; Post-Secondary

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Friday Afternoon — 1:45-2:45 Special Interest Sessions

ŒA-1 Strengthening Memory: Brain-based Lesson A-7 120 Years in the Language Classroom
Design to Increase Communication [4, 7] [4, 6, 9, 10]
Presenter: Donna Clementi, Methods Instructor, Presenters: Charles James, Professor emeritus,
Lawrence University, Appleton University of Wisconsin; Helene Zimmer-
Language: All Languages Loew, Executive Director emerita, AATG;
Level: All Levels John H. Stark, Teacher emeritus, IMSA
Language: All Languages
ŒA-2 Classroom Hacks Sushi Buffet: Small Tricks Level: All Levels
that Yield Big Results [3, 4, 5]
Presenter: Alissa Bratz, French Teacher, Milton High A-8 R & R: How to Recruit & Retain
School Post-Secondary Students [4, 7, 10]
Language: All Languages Presenters: Joshua Brown, German Professor, UW-Eau
Level: All Levels Claire; Jessica Miller, French Professor,
UW-Eau Claire; Lauren Rosen, Program
A-3 SDR: Pleasure Reading for Literacy Director, University of Wisconsin; Virginie
Development and Language Acquisition [2, 3, 5] Cassidy, French Professor, UW-La Crosse
Presenter: Kathy Varda, Spanish Teacher, Beloit Language: All Languages
Turner High School Level: Post-Secondary
Language: All Languages; Spanish
Level: All Levels A-9 Making the Grade: Proficiency-Based Grading
[4] (Exhibitor)
A-4 Revised Standards for World Languages: Presenter: Cristin Bleess, Instructional Strategist,
Same, Same, Different [1, 2, 8, 10] Wayside Publishing
Presenter: Pam Delfosse, World Language and Global Language: All Languages
Education Consultant, Department of Public Level: Middle School; High School; Post-Secondary
Instruction
Language: All Languages A-10 From Chaos to Order: Reflections on
Level: All Levels Split-level Classes [3, 4, 5, 7]
Presenter: Nathan Kolpin, Latin Teacher, Wauwatosa
A-5 The UW System World Language Placement East and West High Schools
Tests [1, 8] Language: All Languages; Latin
Presenters: Sonya Sedivy, Associate Scientist, UW Level: All Levels
Center for Placement Testing; Laura
Anderson, Professor, UW-Platteville; Martina A-11 Retired Language Teachers Unite! [10]
Lindseth, Professor, UW-Eau Claire; Paul Presenter: Thomas Rusch, Retired German/Spanish
Hoff, Professor, UW-Eau Claire Teacher, Watertown Unified Schools
Language: French; German; Spanish Language: All Languages
Level: High School; Post-Secondary Level: All Levels

ŒA-6 It’s All New to Me! [4] A-12 Community Is Key! [5]
Presenter: Ann Berns, French Teacher, Lancaster Presenter: Kaitlin Leppert, Spanish Teacher, Lake
School District Country Academy, Sheboygan
Language: All Languages Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels Level: All Levels

A-13 Cultural Investigations Through Student

Collaboration: A STE(A)M Lesson [1, 4, 7]
Presenter: Andrea Behn, French Teacher, Parker High
School, Janesville
Language: All Languages
Level: High School

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Friday Afternoon — 1:45-2:45 Special Interest Sessions

A-14 Using Brackets to Incorporate Authentic

Resources: Christmas Commercial Madness
and March Music Madness [4, 7]
Presenters: Zoe Witzeling, French Teacher, Neenah
High School and Horace Mann Middle
School; Kate Hurst, Spanish Teacher, New
London Intermediate/Middle School
Language: All Languages; French; Spanish
Level: All Levels

ŒA-15 Student Interest: Gain It and Maintain It! [1, 5, 7]

Presenters: Natalie Glaze, Spanish Teacher, Amherst
High School; Jodi Stokdyk, Spanish
Teacher, Neillsville High School
Language: Spanish
Level: Middle School; High School

Language & Friendship

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Friday Afternoon — 3:15-4:15 Special Interest Sessions

B-1 Lecture en musique [1, 3, 4, 7] B-8 Our Heritage Spanish Program Story [3, 7, 9]
Presenter: Pascal Rollet, Professor, Carthage College, Presenters: Sarah Shanebrook, Language Acquisition
Kenosha Coordinator and Lee Belanger-Gonzales,
Language: French Teacher, Kenosha Unified School District
Level: High School; Post-Secondary Language: Spanish
Level: High School
B-2 Adding NOVELty to FVR [3, 4]
Presenter: Jody Ziemann, Spanish Teacher, Berlin High B-9 College in the High School Classroom: Best
School Practices, Standards, and Anecdotes [1, 4, 7, 10]
Language: All Languages; Spanish Presenters: Catherine Bryan, Academic Director of
Level: Middle School; High School CAPP, UW-Oshkosh; Panel of CAPP
Teachers and Faculty
B-3 Ab in die Jugendherberge! Teaching about Language: Chinese; French; German; Japanese; Spanish
and with German Youth Hostels [1, 7, 10] Level: Middle School; High School; Post-Secondary
Presenter: Mark Wagner, German Teacher, Nicolet
High School, Glendale ŒB-10 Getting the Input In So Students Can Get the
Language: German Output Out [2, 4, 7, 10] (Exhibitor)
Level: High School; Post-Secondary Presenter: Janice Kittok, National Consultant, Vista
Higher Learning/Santillana USA
B-4 The Wisconsin Language Roadmap: Charting Language: Spanish
Our Course [3, 9, 10] Level: Middle School; High School
Presenter: Pam Delfosse, World Language and Global
Education Consultant, Wisconsin B-11 What's Another Language? [1, 2]
Department of Public Instruction Presenter: Anita Alkhas, Associate Professor,
Language: All Languages UW-Milwaukee
Level: All Levels Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels
B-5 ADVANCE: Training Teachers on the ACTFL
Proficiency Guidelines [8] (Exhibitor) B-12 Does That Activity Spark Joy? [4, 5]
Presenter: Nicole Hines, Consultant, Avant Assessment Presenters: Jodi Stokdyk, Spanish Teacher, Neillsville
Language: All Languages High School; Natalie Glaze, Spanish
Level: All Levels Teacher, Tomorrow River School District,
Amherst
B-6 Technology and Tools for Interpersonal and Language: All Languages
Presentational Speaking [1, 4, 6, 7] Level: All Levels
Presenter: Jen-Li Ko, Chinese Instructor, Marquette
University, Milwaukee B-13 What To Do With Readings...Besides
Language: All Languages; Chinese Reading [3, 4, 8]
Level: Middle School; High School; Post-Secondary Presenter: Kelly Ferguson, Spanish Teacher, LaFollette
High School, Madison
B-7 Assessment in the Proficiency-Based Language: All Languages
Classroom [8] Level: Middle School; High School; Post-Secondary
Presenter: Kaitlin Leppert, Spanish Teacher, Lake
Country Academy, Sheboygan ŒB-14 Cultivating Cultural Competence: How to
Language: All Languages Assess and Facilitate Culture in Novice
Level: All Levels Levels [1, 4, 8]
Presenter: Cammy Rathsack, Spanish Teacher,
Chippewa Falls Middle School
Language: French; Spanish
Level: Middle School; High School

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Friday Afternoon — 4:30-6:00
Awards
Ceremony
WAFLT will recognize members who have received special
awards and recognitions during the past year, including
recipients of the Distinguished Language Educator Award,
Anthony J. Gradisnik Award, Frank M. Grittner New
Teacher Award, and ACTFL Teacher of the Year Nominee.
Joe Kutchera is the founder of
Latino Link Advisors where he
works with his clients to
develop digital marketing and
content strategies with an
emphasis in reaching the
Hispanic/Latin American
markets. He is a Wisconsin
native and self-proclaimed
Gringo Latino. Joe taught
English as a Second
Language in the Czech
Republic in his first job after graduating from Macalester
College. And later, he taught ESL in Puerto Rico.
Joe is the author of three books including Latino Link:
Building Brands Online with Hispanic Communities and
Content and E-X-I-T-O: Su estrategia de marketing digital
en 5 pasos. During his nine-year tenure at Time Warner,
Joe built such web properties as Warner Bros. Online,
ThisOldHouse.com, CNNMoney, and started the digital ad
sales team at CNNExpansion, the largest business news
site in Mexico.
Joe has an MBA from Fordham University and is a
contributor to HuffPost and Fox News Latino.
Please join WAFLT in welcoming Joe Kutchera as he
delivers his inspiring 2019 Keynote Address, Jet Fuel for
Inspiring the Next Generation. He will be presenting
immediately following the Friday Evening Awards.
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Awards Ceremony | Keynote Address
Salon D
Presider
Linda Havas, President
Presenter
Daniel Tess, WAFLT President-Elect
Honored Attendee
Dr. Keely Lake
WAFLT 2019 Distinguished Language Educator
Keynote Address:
Jet Fuel for Inspiring
the Next Generation
A new report from the American Council on the Teaching of
Foreign Languages (ACTFL) shows that nine out of ten U.S.
employers report a reliance on U.S.-based employees with
language skills other than English. These multilingual needs
will only increase in the years to come as students graduate
into the working world. Yet, students may think they can
simply use translation apps to do this work.
How can we prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s
multilingual marketplace and ignite a love of learning
languages along the way? New technologies such as
gamification and virtual reality can lure students into
learning more effectively. Yet when we utilize humor,
storytelling, and emotional intelligence, we can better
manage these technologies. More importantly, we can lead
students to the invaluable lesson that learning a language
is not simply about translation but rather understanding how
different cultures think and feel. So, if we challenge students
to connect with other populations, we can facilitate deeper
professional and personal relationships.
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Saturday, November 2
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Saturday Morning — 8:00-9:00 Special Interest Sessions

C-1 “Are the Cats Here Today?” [4, 7, 10] ŒC-8 Routines - Part 2! [2, 4, 5, 6]
Presenter: Andrea Behn, French Teacher, Parker High Presenter: Andy Beckstrom, Spanish Teacher,
School, Janesville Onalaska High School
Language: All Languages Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels Level: All Levels

C-2 Mobilize the Modes [1, 7] C-9 Using Seesaw for Formative and Summative
Presenters: Carley Goodkind, German Teacher, Assessment [3, 7, 8]
Greenfield High School; Jody Schneider, Presenter: Jennifer Florio, Spanish Teacher, Bayside
French Teacher, Woodlands, Bluemound Middle School
Campus, Milwaukee Language: Spanish
Language: All Languages Level: All Levels
Level: All Levels
C-10 NNELL Networking Session [4, 9, 10]
C-3 Impuls Deutsch: Intercultural, Interdisciplinary, Presenter: Jessica Owens, Spanish Teacher, Fox
Interactive [1, 3, 4, 8] (Exhibitor) Point-Bayside School District
Presenters: Joel Stark, Program Consultant and Language: All Languages
Catherine Green, Director, Klett USA Inc. Level: All Levels
Language: German
Level: Post-Secondary C-11 Get Students Reading in the Target Language!
[1, 4]
C-4 Revised Standards for World Languages: Same, Presenters: Kiley Ramirez and Erin Flesch, Spanish
Same, Different [1, 2, 8, 10] Teachers, Monona Grove High School
Presenter: Pam Delfosse, World Language and Global Language: All Languages; Spanish
Education Consultant, Wisconsin Level: Middle School; High School;
Department of Public Instruction Post-Secondary
Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels C-12 Coaching from the Heart (How “C” is Your
“I”?) [3, 4, 7]
ŒC-5 Designing Tasks for Interaction [3, 4] Presenter: Kelly Ferguson, Spanish Teacher, LaFollette
Presenter: Anne Hlas, Professor of Spanish, High School, Madison
UW-Milwaukee Language: All Languages
Language: All Languages Level: All Levels
Level: All Levels

C-6 GEAC Collaborative Mini-Workgroup [10]

Presenter: Alissa Bratz, French Teacher, GEAC Conference Tip
Coordinator, Milton High School
Language: All Languages Look for hotel reservation information on page 39,
Level: High School and registration information starting on page 40 of
this publication.
C-7 The Effects of the Study Log: Reflection as an To ensure your place at the conference, register
Effective Learning Strategy [4, 8] online at waflt.org or complete your registration
Presenters: Sooyeon Lee, Senior Lecturer and Hoeun form and send it by
Park, Graduate Student, UW-Milwaukee October 18, 2019
Language: All Languages; Less Commonly Taught Be sure you have a place to stay –
Languages make your hotel reservation directly with the
Level: All Levels Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley by
October 2, 2019, to receive special WAFLT rates .

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Saturday Morning — 9:30-10:30 Special Interest Sessions

ŒD-1 AATF-WI Idea Share Session [2, 7, 8, 10] D-7 Artworks as Inspiration [1, 7]
Presenters: Executive Board, AATF-WI Presenter: Deborah Paprocki, Associate Professor,
Language: French UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha
Level: All Levels Language: All Languages; Spanish
Level: All Levels
ŒD-2 Special Person Interviews: Low Prep,
Student-Centered Activity! [4, 5, 7] D-8 The Movie Talk: An Entrance Point into CI for
Presenters: Kate Hurst, Spanish Teacher, School District the Latin Classroom [4, 6, 9]
of New London; Erin Nienas, Spanish Teacher, Presenter: Michelle Bayouth, Latin Teacher, Elmbrook
Neenah High School; Zoe Witzeling, French School District
Teacher, Neenah High School Language: American Indian Languages; Latin; Less
Language: All Languages Commonly Taught Languages
Level: All Levels Level: All Levels

ŒD-3 WACLT Share Fair [10] D-9 Play to Learn Spanish-Experience and
Presenter: Yinghan Xue, Chinese Teacher, Neenah Joint Science [3, 4, 5, 7] (Exhibitor)
School District Presenters: Pepe Barros and Luis Varela,
Language: Chinese Teachers/Consultants, Trusten LLC-Play to
Level: All Levels Learn
Language: All Languages; Spanish
D-4 Evolution: From Traditional to Amazing with Level: All Levels
Novels [1, 2, 4, 5]
Presenter: Carolyn Seichter, Spanish Teacher, Hortonville ŒD-10 WI-AATG Idea Share Session [10]
High School Presenters: Jeanne Schueller, Faculty Associate,
Language: Spanish UW-Madison; Carley Goodkind, German
Level: Middle School; High School Teacher, Greenfield High School; Jeff Dyer,
German Teacher, Oregon High School;
D-5 Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica: Beginning and Melanie Lasee, German Teacher ,
Continuing Community Connections [10] Ashwaubenon High School
Presenters: Nicole Thompson, State SHH Director and Language: German
Spanish Teacher, and Jessica Santiago, Level: All Levels
Spanish Teacher and Former SHH Sponsor,
New Berlin West High School D-11 WHY CI? An Introduction to Comprehensible
Language: Spanish Input [3, 4, 5, 10]
Level: High School Presenter: Hannah Zidon, Spanish Teacher, Oconto
Falls High School
ŒD-6 WiATJ Share Fair [4, 7, 10] Language: All Languages
Presenter: Takako Nakakubo, WiATJ President, Level: High School
UW-Madison
Language: Japanese
Level: All Levels

Conference Tip
Visit the WAFLT website for updated
conference information,
online registration, and complete
descriptions of all sessions.
waflt.org

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Saturday Morning — 11:00-12:00 Language Association Networking Sessions

LM-1 Chinese Teacher Networking Session - LM-4 WiATJ Business Meeting [10]
Hosted by WACLT [10] Presenter: Takako Nakakubo, WiATJ President,
Presenter: Yinghan Xue, Chinese Teacher, Neenah UW-Madison
Joint School District Language: Japanese
Language: Chinese Level: All Levels
Level: All Levels
This is the annual business meeting for the Wisconsin
Come join us for the WACLT Networking session. We will be Association of Teachers of Japanese. We will discuss
discussing events related to WACLT and taking the membership, finances, and upcoming events to
opportunity to connect and share ideas on ways to enhance strengthen Japanese language programs throughout the
and promote the teaching of Chinese in the state. state of Wisconsin.

LM-2 French Teacher Networking Session - Hosted LM-5 WLTA Networking Meeting [10]
by AATF-WI [10] Presenter: Nate Kolpin, WLTA President, Wauwatosa
Presenter: Ellen Onsrud, President AATF-WI, Lake East High School
Mills Middle & High School Language: Latin
Language: French Level: All Levels
Level: All Levels
Convivendum est! Please join us to celebrate successes,
Our annual meeting will cover the treasurer's report, elect officers, and plan for the coming year!
awards, new initiatives, and new business. New teachers
are encouraged to attend. The meeting is a great LM-6 Networking Session for Teachers of Other
opportunity to network and connect with mentors in the World Languages (OWL) [10]
French language. Presenter: Linda Havas, WAFLT President, Greendale
High School
LM-3 German Teacher Networking Session - Language: American Indian Languages; Arabic; ASL;
Hosted by AATG [10] Italian; Less Commonly Taught Languages;
Presenter: Jeanne Schueller, AATG President, Russian
UW-Madison Level: All Levels
Language: German
Level: All Levels Annual meeting for educators of Other World Languages,
ELLs, and Heritage Languages, offering a time to
Attendees will learn about upcoming programs and the collaborate, promote, and build community.
status of WI-AATG, connect with German teachers, and
hear from the 2019 WI-AATG Distinguished Educator. LM-7 Spanish & Portuguese Teacher Networking
Teachers new to Wisconsin or the profession are Session - Hosted by AATSP [10]
encouraged to attend. Non-members welcome. Freebies will Presenter: Erin Nienas, AATSP President, Neenah
be given out! Joint School District
Language: Spanish
Level: All Levels
Conference Tip
Attendees will network with other Spanish/Portuguese
The Language Association teachers. There will be a brief update on events/awards.
Networking Sessions are a great This session is open to ALL Spanish/Portuguese
opportunity to make contacts with teachers. Bring a friend and stay for our “rifa de vinos”!
colleagues from around the state!

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 Saturday Luncheon Menu

Saturday Italian Buffet

Buffet Luncheon Tossed garden salad
Antipasto platter
and Awards Italian vegetable blend
November 2 Meat lasagna
12:15-1:15 Tortellini alfredo
Empire Room Garlic bread
Cream puffs
Cost: $17.50

Future Language Teacher Award, Recognition of Merit, Certificate of Professional Service, and
Donna Clementi Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence in World Language Programs

2019 Conference Program Committee

Katelynn Jensen Josh LeGreve
Program Co-Chair Program Co-Chair
Marquette Senior High School, MI Green Lake Public Schools

Ellen Acierno Lisa Hendrickson

Dubuque Community School District, IA
Andrea Behn
Parker High School, Janesville
Deborah Bowe-Wielgus
Waukesha West High School
Kelly Brandstaetter
Brookfield Academy
Marge Draheim
Retired, Appleton East High School
Katy Dueppen
Verona Area High School
Jennifer Eldredge
Greendale High School
Sarah Fortman
Waukesha North High School
Carley Goodkind
Greenfield High School
Linda Havas
Greendale High School
Retired, Monroe High School
Paula Johnson-Fox
Muskego High School
Heidi Kolodziej
DC Everest Junior High School
Jeanine Kopecky
Woods School, Lake Geneva
Amber Kraus
School District of Abbotsford
Susan Loeffler-Bell
Muskego High School
Rebecca Mai
Cassville School District
Lynn Sessler Neitzel
Blackhawk Technical College,
Janesville
Barb Olsen
Kettle Moraine Lutheran High
School, Jackson
Mark Pyfferoen
Fall River High School
Janet Rowe
Hortonville High School
Cathy Stresing
Fond du Lac School District
Jessica Swemke
Lincoln High School, Manitowoc
Lynne Tennie
Chappell Elementary School,
Green Bay
Jody Reif Ziemann
Berlin High School
Deana Zorko
West High School, Madison

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Saturday Afternoon — 1:30-2:30 Special Interest Sessions

ŒE-1 Active Acquisition [3, 4, 7] E-7 Using Learner-generated Videos to Develop

Presenter: Sarah Breckley, Spanish Teacher, Learners' Communicative Competence and
Reedsburg Area High School Enhance Their Affective Experience [4, 6, 7]
Language: All Languages; Spanish Presenters: Hongying Xu , Assistant Professor, UW-La
Level: All Levels Crosse; Mingyu Sun, Director of LRC,
UW-Milwaukee
ŒE-2 TOYs Talk Advocacy [10] Language: All Languages; Chinese
Presenters: Linda Havas, WAFLT President; panel of Level: Post-Secondary; All Levels
former WAFLT Teachers of the Year
Language: All Languages E-8 Spanish Day at Northern Michigan University
Level: All Levels [7, 10]
Presenter: Timothy Compton, Professor, Northern
E-3 Reading in the French Classroom: Strategies Michigan University, Marquette, MI
for Choice and Whole-Class Reading Across Language: All Languages; Spanish
Levels [4, 5, 7] Level: Middle School; High School; Post-Secondary
Presenters: Zoe Witzeling, French Teacher, Neenah
High School & Horace Mann Middle School; E-9 No Longer the Lost “C,” Integrating the
Erin Meilhon, French Teacher, Neenah High Communities Standard in the World Language
School Classroom [1, 10] (Exhibitor)
Language: French Presenter: Elizabeth Sacco, Learning Solutions
Level: All Levels Specialist, EMC School
Language: All Languages
E-4 Kinder- und Jugendliteratur in Deutschland, Level: All Levels
Österreich und in der Schweiz [1, 2, 3, 4]
Presenter: Sigurd Piwek, 4th Grade Teacher, E-10 ad eas res clarescendas: Caesar and Cicero
Milwaukee German Immersion School Visualized [1, 3, 4, 7]
Language: German Presenter: Daniel Tess, Latin and German Teacher,
Level: All Levels Brookfield Central High School
Language: Latin
E-5 Bridging the Gap: ACTFL Proficiency Level: High School; Post-Secondary
Indicators to Letter Grades [8]
Presenter: Alissa Bratz, French Teacher, Milton High E-11 Language Output: Speaking and Writing in the
School Target Language! [1, 4, 7, 8]
Language: All Languages Presenter: Rommy Herrera, Spanish Teacher,
Level: All Levels Plymouth High School
Language: All Languages; Spanish
E-6 Creating “Japan” in Wisconsin [2, 3, 5, 10] Level: High School; Post-Secondary
Presenter: Shinji Takahashi, Lecturer, UW-Milwaukee
Language: All Languages; Japanese E-12 Are You Ready? Be the Advocate Your WL
Level: All Levels Program Needs Before You “Need” To
[2, 3, 8, 10]
Presenter: Lynn Sessler Neitzel, Director, Center for
Innovation in Teaching and Learning,
Japanese Teacher, Blackhawk Technical
College, Janesville
Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels

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Saturday Afternoon — 2:45-3:45 Special Interest Sessions

F-1 Flex Your Awesome for Fun and Profit! F-7 Going Global in the World Language
[1, 3, 4, 9] Classroom and Beyond! [1, 3, 10]
Presenters: Kelly Ferguson, Spanish Teacher, LaFollette Presenters: Jennifer Piorkowski and Danielle Chaussee,
High School, Madison; Janet Rowe, Spanish NBCT, Spanish Teachers, Oconomowoc
Teacher, Hortonville High School High School
Language: French; Spanish Language: All Languages
Level: Elementary; Middle School; High School Level: All Levels

F-2 Interactive Learning Games that Get Them F-8 How Online Language Courses Meet
Out of Their Seats - Part 2 [3, 4, 5] Proficiency Benchmarks and Grow
Presenter: Linda Schumacher, Assistant Professor of Enrollment [1, 4, 7]
French and Spanish, Harper College Presenters: Salah Ahmed Algabli, Professor, UW-Stout;
Language: All Languages Lauren Rosen, Program Director, University
Level: All Levels of Wisconsin
Language: All Languages
F-3 Creating Embedded Readings from Movie Level: High School; Post-Secondary
Talk Moments [1, 3, 4, 7]
Presenter: Hannah Walleser, Spanish Teacher, Prairie F-9 Using the Textbook to Develop Proficiency
du Chien School District [4, 7]
Language: All Languages; Spanish Presenter: Kaitlin Leppert, Spanish Teacher, Lake
Level: All Levels Country Academy, Sheboygan
Language: All Languages
ŒF-4 The Presentational Mode: What to Do Before Level: All Levels
the Assessment & How to Assess Efficiently
and Effectively [3, 4, 7, 8] F-10 Isabel la Católica: How a 15th Century Queen
Presenter: Keli Reinke, Spanish Teacher, Hortonville Can Inspire 21st Century Students [1, 7]
High School Presenter: Jean Hindson, Associate Professor emerita,
Language: All Languages; Spanish UW-La Crosse
Level: Middle School; High School Language: Spanish
Level: High School; Post-Secondary
ŒF-5 Conversation and Circumlocution: Providing
Students the Skills and Opportunities to Be F-11 Ashland-Badajoz Student Exchange: How Do
Successful Communicators [3, 4, 5, 8] We Do It? [1, 4, 10]
Presenters: Angela Rodriguez and Jennifer Olivares, Presenters: Gretchen Burke, Spanish Teacher and Anne
Spanish Teachers, Oshkosh Area School Chartier, Retired Spanish Teacher, Ashland
District High School
Language: All Languages; Spanish Language: All Languages
Level: All Levels Level: Middle School; High School; Post-Secondary

F-6 Enhancing Student L2 Oral Proficiency with

TalkAbroad [1, 6, 10]
Presenters: Vera Klekovkina, Associate Professor of Conference Tip
French; Jodi Williams and Morgan Wagner,
Students, UW-Stevens Point For full descriptions of Special Interest Sessions,
Language: Arabic; French; German; Italian; Spanish visit the Conference Information Page at waflt.org
Level: Post-Secondary

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 Conference Sessions by Language

All Languages E-2 TOYs Talk Advocacy

E-5 Bridging the Gap: ACTFL Proficiency Indicators to
A-1 Strengthening Memory: Brain-based Lesson
Letter Grades
Design to Increase Communication
E-6 Creating “Japan” in Wisconsin
A-2 Classroom Hacks Sushi Buffet: Small Tricks That
E-7 Learner-generated Videos to Develop Learners’
Yield Big Results
Communicative Competence and Enhance Their
A-3 SDR: Pleasure Reading for Literacy Development
Affective Experience
and Language Acquisition
E-8 Spanish Day at Northern Michigan University
A-4 Revised Standards for World Languages: Same,
E-9 No Longer the Lost “C,” Integrating the
Same, Different
Communities Standard in the WL Classroom
A-6 It’s All New to Me!
E-11 Language Output: Speaking and Writing in the
A-7 120 Years in the Language Classroom
Target Language!
A-8 How to Recruit & Retain Post-Secondary Students
E-12 Are You Ready? Be the Advocate Your WL
A-9 Making the Grade: Proficiency-Based Grading
Program Needs Before You “Need” To
A-10 From Chaos to Order: Reflections on Split-level
F-2 Interactive Learning Games that Get Them Out of
Classes
Their Seats - Part 2
A-11 Retired Language Teachers Unite!
F-3 Creating Embedded Readings from Movie Talk
A-12 Community Is Key!
Moments
A-13 Cultural Investigations Through Student
F-4 The Presentational Mode: What to Do Before the
Collaboration: A STE(A)M Lesson
Assessment & How to Assess Efficiently and
A-14 Using Brackets to Incorporate Authentic
Effectively
Resources: Christmas Commercial Madness and
F-5 Providing Students Skills & Opportunities to be
March Music Madness
Successful Communicators
B-2 Adding NOVELty to FVR
F-7 Going Global in the World Language Classroom
B-4 The WI Language Roadmap: Charting Our Course
and Beyond!
B- 5 ADVANCE: Training Teachers on the ACTFL
F-8 How Online Language Courses Meet Proficiency
Proficiency Guidelines
Benchmarks and Grow Enrollment
B-6 Technology and Tools for Interpersonal and
F-9 Using the Textbook to Develop Proficiency
Presentational Speaking
F-11 Ashland-Badajoz Student Exchange
B-7 Assessment in the Proficiency-Based Classroom
FW-1 90%+: Maximize Your Impact
B-11 What's Another Language?
FW-2 An Entrepreneurial Approach to Learning Spanish:
B-12 Does That Activity Spark Joy?
Taking Your Students Into Real-life Situations
B-13 What To Do With Readings...Besides Reading
FW-3 Dissecting the AP Language and Culture Exam
C-1 “Are the Cats Here Today?”
FW-4 No Textbook? No Problem.
C-2 Mobilize the Modes
FW-6 GEAC Collaborative Workgroup
C-4 Revised Standards for World Languages: Same,
FW-9 AVID in the World Language Classroom
Same, Different
FW-11 CSCTFL Extension Workshop: Infusing
C-5 Designing Tasks for Interaction
Interculturality into Units and Daily Lessons
C-6 GEAC Collaborative Mini-Workgroup
Through the Use of ACTFL Can-do Statements
C-7 The Effects of the Study Log: Reflection as an
FW-12 Has Anyone Seen My Mojo?
Effective Learning Strategy
FW-13 High School Visitors' Program
C-8 Routines - Part 2!
P-1 From Language Advocate to Activist
C-10 NNELL Networking Session
P-2 How to Engage Students in Advocacy through
C-11 Get Students Reading in the Target Language!
Social Media
C-12 Coaching from the Heart (How “C” is your “I”?)
P-3 How Wisconsin is Leading with Languages
D-2 Special Person Interviews: Low Prep,
P-4 Linking Imagined and Actual Social Spaces:
Student-Centered Activity!
P-5 Russian Culture Courses Deliver Both Flexibility
D-7 Artworks as Inspiration
and Learning Community
D-9 Play to Learn Spanish-Experience and Science
P-6 Insights Into Teaching Language Courses
D-11 WHY CI? A Introduction to Comprehensible Input
P-7 French for the Sciences: c’est possible!
E-1 Active Acquisition

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 Conference Sessions by Language

Chinese Japanese

B-6 Technology and Tools for Interpersonal and B-9 College in the High School Classroom: Best
Presentational Speaking Practices, Standards, and Anecdotes
B-9 College in the High School Classroom: Best D-6 WiATJ Share Fair
Practices, Standards, and Anecdotes E-6 Creating “Japan” in Wisconsin
D-3 WACLT Share Fair LM-4 WiATJ Business Meeting
E-7 Learner-generated Videos to Develop Learners’
Communicative Competence and Enhance Their Latin
Affective Experience A-10 From Chaos to Order: Reflections on Split-level
LM-1 Chinese Teacher Networking Session Classes
D-8 The Movie Talk: An Entrance Point into CI for the
French Latin Classroom
A-5 The UW System WL Placement Tests E-10 ad eas res clarescendas: Caesar and Cicero
A-14 Using Brackets to Incorporate Authentic Visualized
Resources: Christmas Commercial Madness and LM-5 WLTA Networking Meeting
March Music Madness
B-1 Lecture en musique Less Commonly Taught Languages
B-9 College in the High School Classroom: Best C-7 The Effects of the Study Log: Reflection as an
Practices, Standards, and Anecdotes Effective Learning Strategy
B-14 Cultivating Cultural Competence: How to Assess D-8 The Movie Talk: An Entrance Point into CI for the
and Facilitate Culture in Novice Levels Latin Classroom
D-1 AATF-WI Idea Share Session LM-6 Networking Session for Teachers of Other World
E-3 Reading in the French Classroom: Strategies for Languages (OWL)
Choice and Whole-Class Reading Across Levels
F-1 Flex Your Awesome for Fun and Profit! Spanish
F-6 Enhancing Student L2 Oral Proficiency with A-3 SDR: Pleasure Reading for Literacy
TalkAbroad Development and Language Acquisition
FW-7 Alors on continue à parler français! A-5 The UW System WL Placement Tests
FW-9 AVID in the World Language Classroom A-14 Using Brackets to Incorporate Authentic
LM-2 French Teacher Networking Session Resources: Christmas Commercial Madness and
March Music Madness
German A-15 Student Interest: Gain It and Maintain It!
A-5 The UW System WL Placement Tests B-2 Adding NOVELty to FVR
B-3 Ab in die Jugendherberge! Teaching About and B-8 Our Heritage Spanish Program Story
with German Youth Hostels B-9 College in the High School Classroom: Best
B-9 College in the High School Classroom: Best Practices, Standards, and Anecdotes
Practices, Standards, and Anecdotes B-10 Getting the Input In So Students Can Get the
C-3 Impuls Deutsch: Intercultural, Interdisciplinary, Output Out
Interactive B-14 Cultivating Cultural Competence: How to Assess
D-10 WI-AATG Idea Share Session and Facilitate Culture in Novice Levels
E-4 Kinder- und Jugendliteratur in Deutschland, C-9 Using Seesaw for Formative & Summative
Österreich und in der Schweiz Assessment
F-6 Enhancing Student L2 Oral Proficiency with C-11 Get Students Reading in the Target Language!
TalkAbroad D-4 Evolution: From Traditional to Amazing with Novels
FW-10 Intercultural Training in the Classroom D-5 Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica: Beginning and
LM-3 German Teacher Networking Session Continuing Community Connections

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D-7 Artworks as Inspiration
D-9 Play to Learn Spanish-Experience and Science
E-1 Active Acquisition
E-8 Spanish Day at Northern Michigan University
E-11 Language Output: Speaking and Writing in the
Target Language!
F-1 Flex Your Awesome for Fun and Profit!
F-3 Creating Embedded Readings from Movie Talk
Moments
F-4 The Presentational Mode: What to Do Before the
Assessment & How to Assess Efficiently and
Effectively
F-5 Conversation and Circumlocution: Providing
Students the Skills and Opportunities to be
Successful Communicators
FAQs
What is the WAFLT payment address?
Payments can be mailed to WAFLT – P.O. Box 1493 –
Appleton WI 54912
What is WAFLT’s phone number?
Because our organization is run entirely by volunteers, we
do not have a central office. For registration-specific
concerns, please email us at registration@waflt.org.
What if my school district is paying for my
registration and mailing a check?
Start your registration online and print your payment
receipt. Then, give the receipt to your district to write the
check. We recommend that you ask your district how
much time is needed to allow sufficient time for
processing. To avoid late registration fees, checks must
arrive no later than the Friday before the conference.
Can I attend the conference without registering?
No. All attendees must register for the conference.
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F-6 Enhancing Student L2 Oral Proficiency with
TalkAbroad
F-10 Isabel la Católica: How a 15th Century Queen
Can Inspire 21st Century Students
FW-3 Dissecting the AP Language and Culture Exam
FW-5 CUBA está esperándoles.
FW-8 Isabel la Católica: Motivo de estudio y modelo
de vida en clases de español
FW-9 AVID in the World Language Classroom
LM-7 Spanish & Portuguese Teacher Networking
Session
I can only attend Friday. Is there a special Friday-only
option?
WAFLT registration is available for Friday/Saturday or
Saturday only. There is no Friday-only option.
The Friday workshop I wanted to attend is full. Is there
a waiting list?
We do not maintain a waiting list, but occasionally take
late cancellations which may make tickets available.
Check at the registration table to see if seats in the
workshop you would like to attend have become available.
Is there a Thursday-only option?
Yes. Consult the online registration form for the most
current rate information.
I registered using my personal credit card and need to
submit a receipt to my district for reimbursement.
Login to your account at waflt.org. Click on the “My
Receipts” link at the left side of the screen. You may view
and print a receipt from that link.
 WAFLT Conference Hotel – Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley
October 31-November 2, 2019

Reservation Cancellation
Code Policy Single Double Triple Quad Amenities
Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley WAFLT 24 hours $100 $110 $120 $130 Indoor pool,
333 W. College Avenue prior to arrival restaurants
(920) 733-8000 date and lounges
redlion.com/appleton

Reservation Deadline: October 2, 2019

C You may register by phone at 920-733-8000 or online at redlion.com/appleton. You will need a credit card at the time of
reservation and you will receive a confirmation number. Specify 1119LANG as the reservation code.
C “Concierge” accommodations are available at the Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley (RLHPV). Call (920) 733-8000 for in-house
reservations for additional information and rates.
C The RLHPV has 387 rooms and the property is 100% smoke-free.
C No charges are applied to your credit card until you check out, unless you do not abide by the hotel’s cancellation policy.
C Tax exemption will be allowed if: (a) your school has a tax exempt number; (b) you have a purchase order; or (c) you have
a letter stating the charges will be reimbursed by a tax exempt entity. This information has to be in the RLHPV system at
least two weeks prior to arrival.
C Express check-out will save you time and will eliminate long lines. When you check in, make it clear how payment is to be
made. You will receive a bill under your door the night before departure or you can access it on the TV. Then you can just
leave your key in the room.
C Please allow for state and local taxes when making your plans. Contact the Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley for further details.

Downtown Appleton
Washington Street Ramp (entrances on Washington or Division)
and Midtown Ramp (entrances on Superior, Appleton, and
Lawrence Streets) have skywalks to the Red Lion Hotel Paper
Valley. Parking fees are assessed based on time spent in the
garage and are paid upon exiting the ramps. The maximum cost is
$5.00 per 24 hours.

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 Online WAFLT Membership/Conference Registration Instructions
Register online at waflt.org by October 18, 2019

WAFLT Online Membership Procedures

C Login at waflt.org – OR – create a new login
C Click on “Account Information”
C Click on “Edit,” update your personal information, and save
C Click the “Join” or “Renew” button
C Note: Save on conference registration by renewing your membership first!

WAFLT Online Conference Registration Procedures

C Go to waflt.org. Note: Save on conference registration by renewing your membership first!
C You must have a login to register for the conference. Create that first if you have not done so in the past.
C Follow the conference drop-down to the annual conference page and click the “Register now” link.
C You will be prompted to login.
C Complete the registration form. You will receive a detailed confirmation via e-mail when your registration has been
successfully completed.
C Pay with a credit card. Your registration will be finalized when you complete the registration process and pay with a
credit card.
– OR –
C Pay by check. Complete the registration form online, print it, and mail the receipt and a check payable to WAFLT to:
WAFLT Registration ~ P.O. Box 1493 ~ Appleton, WI 54912
The form contains a code that will allow us to finalize your registration once we receive the check. Checks must be included
with this form. Any forms received without checks will be returned to you unprocessed. A $25 fee will be charged for checks
returned because of insufficient funds. We cannot accept school purchase orders.

Please note:
C Thursday offers a five-hour pre-conference workshop with an additional fee of $45 which includes lunch.
C Friday morning is reserved for workshops with an additional fee of $20. Pre-registration is recommended.
C Onsite registration is an additional $10.00 on Friday and/or Saturday.
C If you have any special needs under ADA, please advise us by email to program@waflt.org. ASL needs must be
requested in writing by October 1, 2019.

Refund Procedure
C Refund requests must be made in writing by November 30,
2019, and sent to WAFLT at P.O. Box 1493, Appleton, WI Important!
54912.
If your school district submits your registration for
C A service charge of $20.00 is applied to all refunds.
attending the WAFLT Fall Conference, please
C No refunds for meals or workshop tickets are possible after
double check that the proper workshops, meal
October 19, 2019.
functions, etc. are selected. You will receive a
C Membership dues are non-refundable.
detailed receipt by email as soon as
your registration has been processed.
Prior to the conference you are able to make
changes/additions to your registration by logging into
your WAFLT account. Additions may require extra
payment. Change requests made on-site at the
conference cannot be guaranteed.

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 Mail-in WAFLT Membership Conference Registration
October 31-November 2, 2019
Please Print

Last Name First Name Middle Initial

Home Street Address City State Zip Telephone Number

( )

Name of Institution

School/Work Street Address City State Zip Telephone Number

( )

School/Work E-mail Address Home E-mail Address

The above information is: “ a new home address “ a name change Previous name was

All WAFLT materials should be mailed to: “ my home address “ my work/school address

“ Check here if this is your first WAFLT conference

Please check the appropriate spaces below:

Language(s) Taught: Position: Level:
Chinese Teacher Elementary
French Administrator Middle/Junior
German Department Chair High School
Japanese Supervisor/Coordinator College/University
Latin Student Teacher Other:
Spanish Other:
Other:

Instructions
C Mail this WAFLT Membership/Conference Registration form by October 18, 2019 to:
WAFLT ~ P.O. Box 1493 ~ Appleton, WI 54912
C Checks must be included with this form. Any forms received without checks will be returned to you unprocessed.
C Payment must be in U.S. currency. No school purchase orders can be accepted. A $25.00 fee will be charged for
checks returned because of insufficient funds.
C Refund request must be made in written form by November 30, 2019, and sent to the WAFLT Registration address.
WAFLT service charge for refunds is $20.00. Membership dues are non-refundable. Refunds for meals and/or workshop
tickets are not possible after October 18, 2019.
C If you have any special needs under ADA or special menu needs, please advise on an attached sheet to this form. ASL
needs must be requested in writing by October 1, 2019.
C If you are unable to attend the Conference, but wish to join WAFLT for 2019, you may do so online at waflt.org or by
checking the appropriate box in Membership Dues section on the following page and including your check. WAFLT does
not sell or share our membership list with anyone!

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Mail-in WAFLT Membership / Register Online at waflt.org
Conference Registration Pay by credit card – OR –
Print, mail, and pay by check

Membership “ Regular Member – 3 Years – $80.00 “ Retired – 3 Years – $65.00

“ Regular Member – 1 Year – $30.00 “ Retired – 1 Year – $25.00 $
Dues
“ Lifetime Member – $600.00 “ Student Member – $25.00

Conference “ Regular Member – $45.00

Registration “ Retired or Student Member – $30.00 Please note: On-site
“ Non-member – $80.00 Registration (Friday and/or
Fee Includes Saturday) $10 extra
admission to all
“ Saturday Only Member – $35.00
$
sessions except “ Saturday Only Non-Member – $75.00
Friday morning
Workshops (below)

Pre-registration Thursday Workshop (includes registration, breaks, & lunch)

Required $
“ Member $45.00 “ Non-Member $55.00

Optional “ Friday Workshops – $20.00

Ticketed
Indicate your top three choices by code (i.e., FW-1, FW-2, etc.) in order of preference:
Event
First _______ Second ________ Third ________ $
Pre-registration
recommended

Meals Friday Luncheon $17.50 Number - _____ x $17.50 = _______

Saturday Luncheon $17.50 Number - _____ x $17.50 = _______
$

Endowment General Endowment Contribution $

Professional Development Scholarship (Honoring Dr. Roma Hoff, Dr. Connie Knop, and $
Contribution
Dr. Irène Kraemer)
Student Study Scholarship (Honoring O. Lynn Bolton) $

Please make check payable to WAFLT

(School purchase orders cannot be accepted) Total Amount $

Return completed form by October 18, 2019 with check to:

WAFLT
P.O. Box 1493
Appleton, WI 54912

For Office Use Only

Date Received Check Number S P Amount

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