Spring Conference
Each spring (typically in April), HALT hosts its biggest event of the year, our Spring Conference. Highlights include keynote addresses given by language experts and award-winning teachers, selected presentations by K-16 world language educators in Hawai‘i and abroad, the publishers’ exhibit (and its annual prize drawing), and more. HALT members receive a discounted registration rate.
39th Annual Spring Conference:
Culture First
Saturday, April 12th Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
Keynote Speaker:
2025 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year Kei Tsukamaki
45-minute regular sessions (30 minutes for presentation and 15 minutes for Q&A) - perfect for workshop and paper sessions
20-minute wiki wiki sessions (15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A) - perfect for sharing a short activity idea, game, brain break, demo, etc.
Do you have innovative ideas, resources, or strategies for the language classroom? Have a fun language game or activity to share? Consider submitting a proposal and sharing them with your fellow world language teachers.
Our online proposal submission form is now open! The deadline for submission is Saturday, February 15, 2025, with selection notification by February 28, 2025.
Past Conferences (click to drop down)
38th HALT Spring/SWCOLT Conference, 2024: "I ulu no ka lā lā i ke kumu" (The Branches Grow Because of the Trunk)
37th Spring Conference, 2023: "Laugh, Play, Learn: Humor and Play in the World Language Classroom”
36th Spring Conference, 2022: "Sharing Our Stories, Sharing Our Cultures"
35th Spring Conference, 2021: "“Transformation of Teaching: Zooming Back to the Future”
34th Spring Conference, 2020: “Rise HI: Elevating Multilingualism & Multiculturalism”
33rd Spring Conference, 2019: “Celebrating the International Year of Indigenous Languages”
32nd Spring Conference, 2018: "Learners As Leaders"
31st Spring Conference, 2017: “Celebrating Hawai‘i’s Heritage & Language Diversity”