GWATFL Mentoring Program
Interested in becoming a mentor or mentee with GWATFL MAP's new program?
GWATFL Mentoring Program Co-Leader
GWATFL Mentoring Program Co-Leader
GWATFL Mentoring Program Co-Leader
The MAP program is rolling out the GWATFL Mentoring Program. This will allow new teachers to be matched with mentor teachers in small groups.
We will meet in person during the GWATFL conferences and then virtually.
If you are interested in learning more, check out and complete the survey or sign up below.
If you have questions, you can reach out to Caitlyn Pineault, Cindy Yi or Maris Hawkins.
Upcoming Events
Celebrating student success and growth: Activities for reflecting on the school year
Join the GWATFL MAP Mentoring Program Leaders for our final Meet-up for the 2023-2024 year on May 29 at 6:00 pm EST. We will meet through Zoom/Google Meet and the link will be sent to you before the meet-up.
Past Events
Join Maris, Cindy, and Caitlyn for the GWATFL Mentoring Program - March Meet-up on Differentiation on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Maris Hawkins
Biography
Maris became a GWATFL MAP in 2022. Maris is a lower and middle school Spanish teacher in Washington, DC. She is the co-author of the book, Common Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom. Maris has presented at various conferences including NECTFL, SCOLT and ACTFL and has facilitated various workshops through national organizations with school districts. She also works on the We Teach Languages podcast team.
Caitlyn Pineault
Biography
Caitlyn became a GWATFL MAP in 2023. Caitlyn is a doctoral student of Applied Linguistics at Georgetown University. Her research interests include instructed second language acquisition, task-based language teaching, and heritage language education. She is currently the co-lead instructor of the Georgetown-STARTALK teacher training program and the project assistant of the TBLT Task Bank. Prior to beginning the doctoral degree, Caitlyn taught elementary Spanish (Ohio) and high school Spanish (Indiana). She presents regularly at conferences including OFLA, NECTFL, ACTFL, and AAAL.
Cindy Yi
Biography
Cindy has been a GWATFL MAP since 2023. With a passion for language education, she has been shaping young minds as an Early Language teacher in elementary schools for 5 years, fostering love for Spanish as a second language. Currently pursuing a Master's in Education Technology, driven by her belief in the transformative power of technology in the world language classroom.