Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management

Target Audience: Secondary (Levels 1- AP)

About: If, as Bill VanPatten states, "explicit knowledge cannot become implicit knowledge" where does grammar fit into language acquisition? This session will present suggestions for appeasing our desire to introduce grammar in a manner that is compatible with acquisition driven instruction. 

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management 

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers) 

About: How does structuring time relate to classroom connections? This presentation will offer a glimpse into a beginning-level class and allow participants the opportunity to experience a classroom structure in an active, engaging way. In this presentation, comprehensible input and scaffolded language practice will come together in fun classroom activities that work to maintain the target language during class while building community and connections. Participants will leave with activities they can adapt to their own classrooms and situations. 

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management 

Target Audience: Adult Education

About: Have you ever wonder how teaching adults is different from teaching school students? Should the goals be the same? Should the curriculum be the same? Should the instructional strategies be the same?

This presentation will discuss these and other related questions. The goal is to inspire you and help you to know what and how to teach to this group of Spanish students that grow day by day.

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English with examples in Spanish.

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers), Secondary (Levels 1- AP), Higher Education, Veteran Teachers (5 or more years of instruction)

About: Come be a part of a world language elementary special interest group so we can connect, collaborate and find community with other K-6 teachers.  For the first half of the session I will share some tips and tricks for elementary teachers.  For the 2nd half, I’d love to meet other elementary WL teachers that are interested in joining a SIG.  We can exchange contact information and create a group where we can ask each other questions and connect.

Applicable Language: Spanish

Peter Swanson "El Sello de la Alfabetización Bilingüe como herramienta de colocación" - Este estudio muestra que obtener el Sello no garantiza niveles más altos de eficiencia en francés, portugués y español.

María Rey López "Experiencias con inteligencia artificial en la clase de español" - Ideas y actividades con IA, como chatbots y generadores de imágenes, que promueven aprendizaje y creatividad.

María Akrabova "Una miente y la otra alucina: cómo seleccionar y usar las inteligencias artificiales para el aprendizaje de idiomas" - La IA complementa el aprendizaje de idiomas pero no reemplaza la interacción humana. Se discutirán sus límites y beneficios.

Nancy Bocanegra "Nombrar, Describir, Actuar como rutina pedagógica" - Uso de imágenes y objetos para desarrollar lenguaje descriptivo, memoria y curiosidad en estudiantes.

Anne Becher "Parejas aleatorias y apuntes de calentamiento para crear comunidad" - Parejas aleatorias y TPS fortalecen la comunidad y las habilidades orales. Se compartirán prácticas para principiantes.

Celsa Rutan: "Brain Breaks in the Target Language." Ven a aprender algunas ideas de descanso mental en Español que lo puedes utilizarr en tu clase. 

Applicable Language: All/Diné(Navajo)

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management

Target Audience: Secondary (Levels 1- AP)

About: Teaching Diné (Navajo) Language in a predominantly non-indigenous public high school has many challenges. However, the Project-Based Learning (PBL) method is an effective approach when Durango High School students create Diné arts and crafts as the vehicle to learn Diné language. PBL strategies work for indigenous language acquisition because there are similarities to how Diné elders have historically taught language and culture to their children.

https://dhs.durangoschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=931689&type=u&pREC_ID=2097470

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management, Technology

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers); Secondary (Levels 1- AP) 

About: As world language teachers, we all love using games in the classroom to increase student engagement and just bring more fun to our classes! So how do we find fun games that students will love? Come to this workshop and get some quick, easy ideas to use right away in your classroom to increase engagement and at the same time, increase language acquisition. In this workshop, we will discover best practices for finding and creating low-tech games, increasing student  engagement for maximization of learning time.  Participants will be able to share their go-to games,  collaborate to create or adapt their own games,  and walk away with a bunch of fun new games to try in their own classrooms the next day.  Resources shared by the presenter will be adaptable for all language classrooms. 

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management, Technology

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers), Heritage Language Instruction

About: In this interactive presentation, we will identify key practices that generate joy for learning and help grow language proficiency in second- and heritage-language learners alike. We will explore the benefits of Open Educational Practices and how to integrate content-, community-, and project-based instruction to address students’ diverse needs and motivations. We will also look at AI-driven practices which, together with the above, create exciting and purposeful language learning opportunities that give students voice and choice. Participants will leave with practical strategies they can use to inspire and empower students to shape their own learning journey in the classroom and beyond. 

www.withalegria.net/dr.alegria

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management, Global Competence, Interculturality, and/or Travel

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers), Secondary (Levels 1- AP), Early Career Teachers (in first 5 years of instruction)

About: This session delves into the transformative role of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in language education, equipping educators with tools to foster empathy, resilience, and cultural understanding. Guided by Byron Hopkins' Unburdened Journey Framework, attendees will learn how EQ strategies can create meaningful connections, reduce classroom stress, and enhance engagement. Participants will explore actionable techniques to integrate EQ into their teaching practices, supporting the conference theme: "Reclaim, Revive, Reconnect: Language Beyond Borders." By cultivating emotionally intelligent classrooms, educators empower students to break down language and cultural barriers, fostering a global perspective and lifelong learning.

https://www.byroninspiresgrowth.com/

Applicable Language: All

Michael Richey "This presentation explores the effectiveness of heritage speaker students presenting pronunciation content in Spanish classrooms, demonstrating their ability to boost peer confidence and serve as a valuable resource alongside native and non-native instructors."

Katie Speiser "This presentation highlights the importance of privacy, bias, transparency, and accessibility in AI applications, promoting digital literacy and ethics, and balancing AI with traditional teaching methods to ensure fairness and effective language education."

Arlene Matteocci "In this presentation, teachers will explore and share free tech apps for planning, teaching, and incorporating gaming in language instruction."

Douglas Bowman "This session explores how the Western alphabet approximates sounds across languages, focusing on how unique sound-symbol correlations in languages like Spanish can support smoother L2 reading and highlight the role of "irregular" spellings."

Brandi Rennemeyer "This presentation highlights the power of language immersion for WL educators, drawing on my experience as a scholarship recipient from CCFLT. It outlines how the scholarship supported my PD through my experiences at LatinoSchools in Peru."

Olivia Becker "How to Start an International Travel Program at Your School: an overview of the presenter's experience leading summer trips through Education First (EF) Tours. Presenter has led trips to Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands The presentation will mostly focus on presenter's experience with EF Tours, but will also include a list of other travel companies. "

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers)

About: Is it a challenge to stay in the TL for 90% of your class? Yes! Is it best practice? Yes! Can you do it? Yes! This session will start with a demo in French before diving into strategies to help participants strive for 90% TL. A focus will be on routines and rituals, classroom visuals, and classroom management strategies teachers can use to reduce the amount of English used in class. The tools presented in this training can be used with any level and any language. 

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers); Secondary (Levels 1- AP) 

About: Community and engagement are essential in any classroom—especially in a World Language classroom, where meaningful interaction is key to language acquisition. Without a strong classroom community and engaged students, acquisition simply cannot occur. But how can community and engagement be built while staying in the target language? This session will explore practical strategies to foster both community and engagement while making the most of limited instructional time, ensuring that every moment supports language acquisition. 

Applicable Language: German

Presentation Language: German

Focus Areas: Networking

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers); Secondary (Levels 1- AP) 

About: Join us for the American Association of Teachers of German annual business meeting. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Research

Target Audience: Post-Secondary

About: Appropriate placement of language learners remains challenging for postsecondary world language programs. The Seal of Biliteracy can be used as a placement tool for students in higher education. However, using the Seal for placement can be problematic for a variety of reasons. The present study compared language learners’ proficiency levels in French, Portuguese, and Spanish using valid and reliable proficiency tests at the beginning of their second year of study to their attainment of the Seal of Biliteracy. Findings have implications for world language programs in higher education as they find new ways to place secondary students in their programs.

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers)

About: Does reading feel boring? Do you ever wish you had time to cover a larger topic or make it accessible to lower level learners? What if you could have it all? Classes full of movement, engagement, and cool content? Gallery Walks allow all of these things AND MORE! In this session you will learn how to design a gallery walk for ANY level and ANY language class on ANY topic / material, and how to implement a gallery walk!

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Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Global Competence, Interculturality, and/or Travel

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers)

About: Learn how to travel from an inflight airline trainer and high school teacher. Renew your teacher's license with relevant, exciting curriculum that you experience firsthand. Learn how to cut expenses and savor the adventure while enjoying the culture of the language you teach. This session will show you how to fulfill CDE requirements for licensure renewal by travel. Specific examples will be given.  Fight the boredom of being stuck in the classroom to renew your credits and step out into the world of adventure.

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management

Target Audience: Secondary (Levels 1- AP)

About: This session explores the integration of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into world language classrooms through cultural comparisons. This session examines how intertwining SEL with cultural insights can enhance students' empathy, self-awareness, and intercultural competence. Participants will engage in practical activities and discussions designed to align SEL objectives with language learning goals, fostering a holistic educational approach. By emphasizing the significance of cultural understanding in language education, this session aims to equip educators with strategies to create more inclusive and emotionally responsive learning environments.

https://klettwl.com/

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Assessment, Global Competence, Interculturality, and/or Travel

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers), Elementary/Elementary FLES, Secondary (Levels 1- AP), Higher Education, Heritage Language Instruction

About: Even with all the great things happening in language programs, it can still be difficult to demonstrate just how needed and effective programs are, and to get needed funding to really do what is best for students. Come and see tools and resources to help get the most out of DLI and Seal of Biliteracy programs, support newcomers, and connect K-12 language learning to higher education through more visible, student-friendly pathways.

https://www.avantassessment.com/

Applicable Language: French

Presentation Language: French

Focus Areas: Networking

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers), Elementary/Elementary FLES, Secondary (Levels 1- AP), Higher Education,

About: Step into this immersive conversation room designed specifically for French teachers! Connect with fellow francophone educators, exchange classroom strategies, and share your passion for the French language- all en français. Join us to engage in a lively discussion and celebration of French language and cultures.

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management, Curriculum, Standards

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers), Elementary/Elementary FLES, Secondary (Levels 1- AP)

About: “Why are we even doing this?” “Why don’t we do anything in here?” Questions like these can cause frustration & defensiveness in teachers. Students may not understand the connection between classroom activities & language acquisition esp. when Acquisition Driven Instruction/Comprehensible Input strategies differ from traditional teaching methods. Revealing how activities lead to acquisition & align w/ the Colorado Academic Standards can address these questions & result in buy-in from students. This session will share metacognition strategies used to integrate the Colorado Academic Standards into teaching and strategies to demonstrate to students that they're genuinely acquiring language.

https://maryovertonblog.wordpress.com/

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Leadership, Networking, Advocacy, and/or Policy 

Target Audience: All

About:  Declining enrollment and a lessening interest in world languages are impacting many teaching positions in Colorado. This presentation will focus on the steps that educators can take to market their world language programs and recruit students. Topics will include concrete actions teachers can take in the classroom, through extra-curriculars, and community engagement. 

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Global Competence, Interculturality, and/or Travel

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers), teachers who are not from their language’s cultural background

About: Fellow teachers of your own second language (L2)! Have you ever questioned your place as a world language teacher? Or doubted yourself because you teach a language that you’re still learning? Or wondered what value you bring when teaching cultures that are not your own? 

Join us to gain confidence with a few simple mindset changes. Learn how to be authentic with your students while honoring their backgrounds. Finally, discover resources to continue developing your own L2!

While all are welcome, this session is primarily for teachers who are not of their language’s culture and those who coach such teachers. 

En esta sesión se ofrecen dos presentaciones de 30 minutos, y en medio, la reunión anual de AATSP-Colorado.  Primero, el Capitán Michael R. Richey de la USAFA expondrá un estudio de la enseñanza de pronunciación en que se comparan los resultados dependiendo de si  los instructores son hablantes nativos, hablantes no nativos y hablantes de herencia.  Segundo, en la reunión anual, se resumirán las actividades de AATSP-Colorado, se hablará de otras posibles actividades y se describirán los puestos abiertos en la Mesa Directiva.  Tercero, Anne Becher de CU Boulder presentará sobre el uso de canciones como textos auténticos en clases de lengua.

Applicable Language: All, Chinese

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Global Competence, Interculturality, and/or Travel

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers), teachers who are not from their language’s cultural background

About: This presentation will explore the concept of a spiraling curriculum—a teaching method where key ideas and skills are revisited and reinforced over time. The focus will center on the use of mini units—concise, 10-minute segments dedicated to specific topics—to enhance student comprehensibility. By breaking down complex concepts into manageable chunks and revisiting them regularly, this approach ensures that fundamental ideas and skills remain clear and accessible. The presentation will demonstrate how this method supports differentiation, increases rigor as the academic year progresses, and prioritizes student understanding.

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Leadership, Networking, Advocacy, and/or Policy; Educator Self-care

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers)

About: Avoid burnout and continue to find joy in teaching, especially for new teachers and teachers who are nearing retirement.  This subject isn’t addressed enough and many teachers are facing burnout and discouragement.  We will present 5 categories with 14 tips/applications. Participants will identify 4-5 focus areas and reflect on how their work is meaningful and positive.   

Applicable Language: French

Presentation Language: French

Focus Areas: Networking, Advocacy, and/or Policy

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers)

About: Tous les professeurs de français sont invités à assister à la session de rencontre des professeurs de français en apprendre davantage sur les activités et les programmes destinés aux professeurs de français et à leurs élèves, et suggérer des idées pour les événements futurs. Venez nombreux!

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Networking

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers)

About: This interactive session provides educators with a structured space to reflect on new ideas, collaborate with peers, and develop actionable plans for classroom implementation. Recognizing that the abundance of ideas shared at conferences can sometimes feel overwhelming, this session encourages participants to process and prioritize these ideas in a manageable way. Through mind-mapping, speed-dating style conversations, and group discussions, attendees will have the opportunity to explore innovative strategies that can be applied to their unique teaching contexts. This session emphasizes the value of peer learning, allowing educators to share insights and challenges, while collectively generating solutions. By the end of the session, participants will have a personalized action plan to implement new ideas, along with a renewed sense of inspiration from the collaborative process.

En esta sesión se ofrecen dos presentaciones de 30 minutos, y en medio, la reunión anual de AATSP-Colorado.  Primero, el Capitán Michael R. Richey de la USAFA expondrá un estudio de la enseñanza de pronunciación en que se comparan los resultados dependiendo de si  los instructores son hablantes nativos, hablantes no nativos y hablantes de herencia.  Segundo, en la reunión anual, se resumirán las actividades de AATSP-Colorado, se hablará de otras posibles actividades y se describirán los puestos abiertos en la Mesa Directiva.  Tercero, Anne Becher de CU Boulder presentará sobre el uso de canciones como textos auténticos en clases de lengua.

Applicable Language: German

Presentation Language: German

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers)

About: This engaging German session will introduce ideas, techniques, and prepared materials to spotlight a range of German-speaking cities and geographic areas, ones often found in newer German textbooks. The presenter will demonstrate ways to immerse classes into materials and methods to help students gain in-depth knowledge and a finer understanding of products, practices and perspectives. Techniques for finding authentic materials online will be demonstrated and discussed. Attendees will receive copies of all resources highlighted in this presentation. There will be time to do some quick research, ask questions, share ideas, discuss, and gain more insights.

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English

Focus Areas: Assessment, Curriculum, Standards, Leadership, Networking, Advocacy, and/or Policy

Target Audience: Elementary/Elementary FLES, Secondary (Levels 1- AP), Heritage Language Instruction, Early Career Teachers (in first 5 years of instruction), Veteran Teachers (5 or more years of instruction)

About: While the state of Colorado boasts no shortage of strong leadership within world language education, teachers across the state remain concerned about lack of representation for world language within their own school districts. This panel seeks to provide teachers an opportunity to connect with current district-level world language coordinators Andrea Caulfield from Denver Public Schools, Julie Doyle from Jefferson County School District, Lin Fang from Global Village Academy, Shauna Polson from St. Vrain Valley School, and James Yoder from Aurora Public Schools regarding their roles as primary pillars of world language support within their school systems. Session attendees can access the expertise of these leaders in discussing how best to support and sustain world language programs in smaller districts. Attendees should expect robust discussion around maintaining support for our content area, resource collection and implementation, creation of instructional coaching and professional development, and other relevant topics. Attendees are asked to bring questions, ideas, and curiosity to the conversation!

Applicable Language: Chinese

Presentation Language: Chinese

Focus Areas: Networking

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers), Elementary/Elementary FLES, Secondary (Levels 1- AP), Higher Education

About: Step into this immersive conversation room designed specifically for Chinese teachers! Connect with fellow Chinese and Mandarin educators, exchange classroom strategies, and share your passion for the Chinese language- all in Chinese. Join us to engage in a lively discussion and celebration of Chinese language and cultures.

Applicable Language: All

Presentation Language: English with examples in French & Spanish

Focus Areas: Activities, Instructional Strategies, and/or Classroom Management, Curriculum, Standards

Target Audience: General (all levels, all teachers)

About: Students are constantly using tech to learn - let’s get back to the basics of using hands-on manipulatives in meaningful ways. Rationale and benefits is getting kids off tech and using graphic organizers and foldables.  Some students spend too much time on screens. Participants will leave with ideas to use at least 3 new graphic organizers and 5 foldables that can be adapted/implemented at any language proficiency level and thematic unit.