**Professional Development Opportunities**

Are you seeking tailored professional development in Latin education or in understanding student data? 

Traci Dougherty from Mind The Gap offers engaging presentations both in-person and virtually for World Language educators.

Whether you're interested in collaboration or inviting Traci to speak at a conference, reach out via our contact form!

Given Traci's commitments as a busy professional, scheduling well in advance, especially for travel-involved presentations, is advisable.

Traci's extensive experience includes addresses at prestigious events such as NECTFL and ACL, and invited presentations at conferences like New Jersey Classical Language Association and The MClean Conference. She has also been a featured speaker at numerous virtual conferences and webinars. Traci's expertise spans various topics essential for educators, including incorporating movement, teaching with novels, employing comprehensible input strategies, curriculum design, integrating tactility, sustainable planning for diverse class preps, and establishing effective classroom routines.

**Personalized PD Options with Traci**

Customize your professional development experience with Mind the Gap to suit your institution's needs:

- Invited Guest Speaker

- Full-Day Workshops (covering 2-4 topics, 6 hours)

- Half-Day Workshops (1-2 topics, 3 hours)

Workshop topics range widely, including Sustainable Classroom Routines, Teaching with Novels, Comprehensible Input Strategies, Activities for Acquisition with Movement, Data Integration, High-Frequency Verb Units, and more. Specific requests on World Language topics are also welcome.

**Individual Consultations**

Explore personalized one-on-one sessions with Traci, ideal for curriculum planning or in-depth exploration of workshop topics at your own pace. Virtual consultations via video conferencing are available, with in-person options for local clients.