NYSAFLT Annual Conference 2024

Do you have reluctant speakers in your class? Looking for new, energizing brain breaks or bell-ringer activities? In this session we will role play 10 low-prep, high impact interpersonal speaking strategies that can be scaffolded from novice to advanced learners. Join us and take away classroom applications that you can implement Monday morning at any level.

Looking for a way to get your students writing and speaking for an audience other than you and their classmates? Have you tried international pen pals but found the wait too long between letters or that the language proficiency level did not match? If yes, then come and hear about our Pen Pal Project. Participants will learn about how our project was started, activities that we do, and what we have planned for the future. Participants will also have the opportunity to share their own information, in hopes of finding a match for their classes. Let the Pen Pal Journey Begin!

Language and culture rich, immersive experiences help students grow, but these experiences may feel inaccessible & daunting to design. Nevertheless, they are possible through virtual partnerships and destinations in our local communities. This workshop will explore how to identify a meaningful essential question to drive the unit, how to find opportunities for immersion virtually and online, and how to create meaningful materials for before, during and after the experience to engage students linguistically while exposing them to authentic culture.

Unlock the potential of your language learners with the "Think, Talk, Learn" workshop, specifically designed for world language and ENL classrooms. This session offers innovative thinking routines that make thinking visible in the classroom, enhancing language development and understanding. Discover practical strategies like See-Think-Wonder, Sentence-Phrase-Word, and Chalk Talk, all tailored to support language learners of all levels. Engage in interactive activities and collaborative discussions to equip yourself with tools for creating a vibrant, thinking-centered classroom that fosters both language skills and cognitive growth. Join us and transform your teaching to inspire students to think, talk, and learn with confidence!