GWATFL Advocacy Leader 

Supporting world language learning

Monitoring, promoting, and advocating for policies related to world language teaching and learning

Carlos Salinas

​Biography

Carlos Salinas became a GWATFL MAP Leader in  October 2023.  

Carlos Salinas Zarate is a World Language Educator with more than 10 years of experience teaching foreign languages from young to adult learners. He is currently teaching French and Spanish at Gonzaga College High School, where he is also the Coach for the Spanish Speech and Debate Team. He was also the Head Coach for the Speech and Debate team at Sacred Heart Preparatory School in Atherton, CA. Previously, he has built Modern Language curriculum and has taught different language courses to staff from Capitol Hill, Pan-AmericanHealth Organization (PAHO), WMATA, and other organizations in the Greater Washington Area. Carlos is devoted to integrate ACTFL World Readiness Standards in his teaching practice, where students use the language to explore the culture of the language taught. 


Carlos was recipient of a U.S. Fulbright Graduate Scholarship 2012-13 allowing him to pursue his Graduate Degree in Madrid, Spain. Prior to teaching, he was a U.S. Department of State fellow. He worked in several U.S. Embassies in Europe and Latin America, and at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. He is certified in Project Based Learning and Design Thinking. 

GWATFL Advocacy Day in Washington, DC

Past GWATFL Advocacy Leaders

Karen Adamson (2023)

​Biography

National Cathedral School

E-mail: kadamson@cathedral.org

Karen Adamson has 15+ years of experience teaching second language acquisition to students from PK to high school in the United States. She earned her B.A. in Journalism at the National University of Honduras. In 1996, she was the recipient of the “Amilcar Cruz Garin” Prize, given to the outstanding local journalists in Honduras. In the educational area, she was awarded the Lyn F. McNaught Award for excellence in teaching by Horizons USA. In 2014 and 2017 she was selected as "Best of DC GWATFL" to present her sessions at NECTFL. She is passionate about poetry, global competence, education, and professional development. She has been a board member at GWATFL since 2013 and became a GWATFL MAP in 2023.