PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

SWCOLT Newsletter • Volume 30, No.1 • December 2014

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The SWCOLT Board of DirectorsExecutive Director Jody Klopp OklahomaPresident Judith Cale ColoradoPast President Bonnie Flint UtahPresident Elect / Program Chair

Natalie Figueroa New Mexico

Vice-President / Assistant Program Chair

Jocelyn Raught Arizona

Awards & Scholarships

Pamela Young Texas

ACTFL Representative

Lynette Fujimori Hawaii

Evaluations Lindsay MacDonald

Oklahoma

Teacher of the Year Committee Chair

T.J. Troche Nevada

SWCOLT Webinar Project

Paula Hirsch California

Local Arrangements Chair

Diana Noonan Colorado

Newsletter Editor Mike Wood Utah

Executive Director:

Jody Klopp, jody.klopp@okstate.edu

http://www.swcolt.org

Newsletter & Preliminary Program

December 2014

Inside this IssueAdvertising w/ SWCOLT ......................................8Awards and Scholarships .....................................17Colorado Local Committee Members .................2 Estimated Costs of Attending SWCOLT ...........14 Executive Director’s Message ................................3Exhibitor Information ..........................................15Friday Sessions .................................................... 6-9 Hotel Information ................................................14In Memoriam: Lynn A Sanstedt .........................20Keynote Speaker Thomas Sauer............................8 Local Arrangements Chair Message ....................3Membership Form ................................................19Registration Form.................................................18Saturday Sessions ............................................ 10-13Schedule of Events ..................................................4SWCOLT Board of Directors ................................2Thursday Workshops .............................................5Transportation and Lodging Information.........14

Colorado Local CommitteeChair Diana NoonanRegistration Kristen Boehm &

CCFLT BoardHospitality / Solutions / VIP

Matthew Webster, Jenny Belt-man, Connie Navarro, Diana Noonan

Entertainment / Meals

Karen Carmean, Elaine Tendetnik, Becky Loftus

Exhibits / Avalanche

Kristy Swartwood, Noah Geisel, Richard Dodge, Becky Loftus

AV / Signage Heather Witten, Joanne Russum, Cristin Bleess

Student Marshals / Evaluations

Nina Barber, Bryce Hedstrom, Diana Noonan

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The Southwest Conference on Language Teaching will be convening in Broomfield, Colorado, a suburb of the Den-ver metropolitan area. We thank the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers for partnering with us in providing professional development for language teachers at Denver Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield at the end of February. We appreciate so much the preparations of Diana Noonan and her local committee of language teachers from CCFLT.CCFLT has chosen “Effective Teaching: Soaring a Mile Higher” as the theme for this year’s conference. A grow-ing body of research points to teacher effectiveness as the most critical factor in student achievement. Sessions will showcase what teachers do to maximize student achieve-ment.We are excited to announce Thomas Sauer as our plenary speaker on Friday. Thomas will also be giving a half-day workshop on Thursday morning titled “Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: How can I be the Most Effective Teacher of them all? Thomas is a visionary thinker, designer and change fa-cilitator. His work focuses on identifying teacher effective-ness in non-core subject areas and empowering educators to become more effective. He is passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning. Thomas is active in using a global professional learning network (PLN) in or-der to help teachers around the world take charge of their own professional learning. On Thursday evenings you can find Thomas participating in #langchat on Twitter (@tm-saue1)!In this issue of the SWCOLT newsletter you’ll find regis-tration information for the conference. We will offer three full-day workshops and one half-day workshop on Thurs-day. On Friday and Saturday, you will be able to choose from many one-hour sessions as well as our 10-minute Idea Avalanche presentations in the Exhibit Hall.Our exhibitors will display information, books, and mer-chandise especially for world language teachers on Friday and Saturday. We sure hope you and your family decide to join us at the Denver Omni Interlocken Hotel.

Jody Klopp

SWCOLT Executive Director

Diana Noonan

Local Arrangements

Chair - Colorado

¡Bienvenidos! Bienvenue! Willkomen! Benvenuto!ようこそ! 欢迎! كب ابحرم ! Добро пожаловать! Seja bem-vindos! Welcome!

On behalf of the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers, we are excited to invite you to the beautiful Omni Interlocken Resort Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado for SWCOLT 2015! A short distance from Denver, the ho-tel is nestled against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains and offers a wealth of on-site pleasures. Among Thursday’s workshops will be visits to two K-8 language immersion schools in Denver and nearby North-glenn. Administrators, teachers and students from The Denver Language School (Spanish and Mandarin Chi-nese) and the Global Village Academy (Spanish, Manda-rin Chinese, Russian) will be welcoming visiting teachers who will have opportunities to observe classes as well as speak with teachers and students at both schools. When you are not attending conference sessions, network with friends at the hotel spa, outdoor pools, and restau-rants or visit the nearby Butterfly Pavilion, a tropical forest where 1,600 butterflies rule the sky!

The Omni Interlocken Hotel is about 30 minutes from downtown Denver, with its theaters, many museums, sports, shopping, restaurants and numerous music ven-ues. Don’t miss Denver’s newly renovated Union Station! Historic Downtown Boulder is 15 minutes away where you are sure to enjoy the Pearl Street Mall with its unique boutiques, shops and restaurants or a visit to the beautiful campus of the University of Colorado. We look forward to seeing you in February! Diana Noonan Local Arrangements ChairCCFLT President

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SWCOLT / UFLA Schedule of EventsDenver Omni Interlocken

Wednesday, February 25, 20157:00 pm - 8:30 pm Onsite Registration -

Hotel Lobby

Friday, February 27, 20157:30 am – 5:00 pm Onsite Registration - Hotel

Lobby7:30 am – 5:00 pm Exhibit Area 8:00 am –9:00 am Concurrent Sessions Group I9:00 am – 9 :30- am Exhibit Break – Meet the State

Teachers of the Year9:30- am – 10:30 am Concurrent Sessions Group II10:45 pm – 12:30 pm Plenary Speaker /

Awards / Scholarships - Interlocken A

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Buffet Luncheon - ticketedCentennial Ballroom

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Concurrent Sessions Group III

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Exhibit Break / Refreshments

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Focus Sessions Group IV5:15 pm - 6:15 pm CCFLT

Awards & Scholarships - Private Dining Room

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm SWCOLT Membership / CCFLT Membership / CCFLT Past Presidents’ Welcome Reception - Hotel Reception Lobby

Thursday, February 26, 20157:30 am – 5:00 pm Onsite Registration

Hotel Lobby

9:30 am – 4:00 pm SWCOLT Board Meeting Spruce

12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Exhibitors Setup - Foyer9:00 am – 4:00 pm Optional Pre-Conference

Full Day and Half Day Workshops

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Interviews for SWCOLT Teacher of the Year

Saturday, February 28, 20147:00 am -12:00 pm Onsite Registration -

Grand Ballroom Lobby7:00 am - 8:00 am Leadership Breakfast7:30 am – 4:30 pm Exhibit Area8:00 am – 9:00 am Concurrent Sessions V9:00 am – 9:30 am Exhibit Area Break9:30 am – 10:30 am Concurrent Sessions Group

VI 10:45 am – 11:45 am Concurrent Sessions VII11:45 am – 1:15 pm Buffet Luncheon -

ticketed1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions VIII2:45 pm – 4:15 pm Focus Sessions Group IX4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Exhibits Drawing

Sunday, March 1, 20148:30 am – 11:30 am SWCOLT Board Meeting

Spruce

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Thursday, February 26 Optional Workshops

Note: In order to register for the workshops, attendees are required to pay the conference registration fee in addition to the workshop fee

Language Immersion School VisitsFull-day workshop – 9–4 - $110

Participants will visit two K-8 language immersion schools in Denver and nearby Northglenn. Admin-istrators, teachers and students from the Denver Language School (Spanish and Mandarin Chinese) and Global Village Academy – Northglenn Cam-pus (Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Russian) will share how they spend their day immersed in a second language. Both schools follow a total im-mersion method of instruction offering traditional learning activities in core subjects in the target lan-guage, making the target language both the medium of instruction and the object of instruction, while preparing all students to be academically success-ful in their choice of secondary and post-secondary education options. Participants will be able to ob-serve classes in action and talk one-on-one with the teachers and students at both schools. Transporta-tion and lunch are included.

OPI Familiarization Workshop (ACTFL)Full-day workshop – 9-4 - $110

This workshop provides an introduction to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, ACTFL Rating Scale, and the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview. Participants learn first-hand the characteristics of each level as they observe and rate Oral Proficien-cy Interviews. Examine implications of the OPI on classroom instruction, assessment, and lesson plan-ning.

Enhancing Student Learning through

Instructional Strategies (ACTFL)Full-day workshop – 9-4 - $110

Develop a repertoire of standards-based instruc-tional strategies, anchored in the modes of com-munication. Experience and analyze active and engaging strategies for developing, practicing, and assessing language performance in a real-world and language-rich environment. Examine differentiated strategies to equip learners to stay in the target lan-guage, practicing the communication and literacy strategies that will guide learners to the next level of performance. Based on the new ACTFL publication (November 2014), co-authored by the presenter.

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: How can I be the Most Effective Teacher of them all?

Half-day workshop – 9-12 - $55

Presenter: Thomas Sauer

Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Accountability, Pro-fessional Learning Networks ... the buzzwords in to-day’s education world. What does it really mean to be an effective practitioner? What does the research say about the benefits of reflection and profession-al goal setting? Empowering teachers to drive their professional growth has to be a focus as we prepare teachers to move forward in the profession. This workshop will allow teachers to explore an easy pro-cess and a variety of tools designed to put teachers in charge of improving their own practice.

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Friday Sessions Strategies for French Programs Mary Helen Kashuba, AATF, Chestnut Hill College

Best of Arizona: Student Attitudes Toward the Use of Mobile Devices in the Language Classroom Lauren Lewis, Northern Arizona University

Getting Serious About Proficiency: How One Language Department Effectively Coordinated Proficiency-Focused Teaching and Assessment Efforts Joseph Price, Texas Tech University

Preparing Student Learning: the Environment and Planning in the World Language Classroom Melitta Wagner-Heaston University of Northern Colorado

Launching Your Student Teachers to Soar With Effective Language Teaching Tools David Burrous, Anne Becher University of Colorado, Boulder

Listen and Understand (Guided/Embedded Listening) Lynnette St. George, Valor Sabrina Janczak. DPS: Thomas Jefferson High

The Bridge from Comprehensible Input to Metacognitive Listening Comprehension Mark Knowles, CU-Boulder Sabrina Janczak, Thomas Jefferson High School

Creating Materials for Language Teaching and Learning with iBooks Author, for Both Mac and Windows Satoru Shinagawa, Univ. of Hawaii, Kapiolani CC

Cultivating Risk-Taking in the Language Classroom Elizabeth Leach, Peak To Peak Charter School

What? Pinwheels, Circles, Hamburgers, and Fans in the Spanish Literature Classroom? ¡Claro Que Sí! Delia Méndez MontesinosUniversity of Texas at Austin Inspire Motivation: Go Beyond the Textbook to Maximize Student Achievement Darcy Rogers, Organic World Language (Owl) Best of Hawaii: Show and Tell me What you Learned Cindy Wong, Moanalua High SchoolWorld Language Learning Center Strategies for Success: Lesson Planning for 90% Mary Overton, Nina Barber Denver Public Schools Soaring Higher in Proficiency With a Potpourri of Communicative Activities Billie Hulke, Baylor University Increasing Language Proficiency: Maximizing the Use of the Target Language in the Foreign Language Classroom Fang Ji, Stephen F. Austin High School, HISD Lead With Languages to Develop Global Competence Paul Sandrock, ACTFL

Learning Stations: Moving Forward Jennifer Wortzel, Desert Ridge High School

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Friday Sessions That’s Funny: Using Humor in the Foreign Language Classroom Bryce Hedstrom, Roosevelt High School Using Scenarios to Build Oral Proficiency: Strategic interaction Revisited Tom Mathews, Weber State University

Best of Oklahoma: iPad Applications for the Classroom Calli McNickle, Cimarron Middle School Collaborating to Demonstrate Student Success Through State Language Contests Teresa Bell, Brigham Young University Tips and Strategies for a Strong AP Spanish Language and Culture Course Wendy Brownell, Kipp Denver Collegiate High School Stop, Put the Pen Down and Look: How to Better Assess Student Work Eliza Pfeifer, St. Mary’s Academy

Get them Up and Moving!: Kinesthetic Activities for the World Language Classroom Keri Dunphy, Michele Sachs Peak to Peak Charter School

The Essential Question-the Glue that Binds Our Lessons Elizabeth Sacco, EMC Publishing

Music - the Affective and Effective Tool for Lasting Language Acquisition Lonnie Dai Zovi, El Dorado High School Where Does Spanish Proficiency Start? Scaffolding Language for College and Career Readiness Mario Nuñez, Santillana USA Publishing

Best of California: I am Totally #FreakedIn - Project-based Learning for World LanguagesDon Doehla, Vintage High School

Friday Focus Sessions Close Encounters of a Cultural Kind Peggy Boyles, Independent Consultant Authentic Resources: Pan for Gold & Plan for Lesson Alchemy Linda Egnatz, Lincoln-Way North High School Effective Teaching Through Using the Target Language: Tips for Creating an Immersion Environment from Day 1 Christine Lanphere, Natomas High School

Building Literacy Skills in the Spanish Classroom: It Can Be Done! Rich Sayers, Pearson Flipped for Fluency - Implementing the Flipped Class in WL Heather Witten, Elizabeth High School

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SWCOLT Welcomes Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer, is a visionary thinker, designer and change facilitator, and Di-rector of Design and C o m m u n i c a t i o n for AdvanceLearn-ing, a newly found non-profit organi-zation focused on identifying teacher effectiveness in non-core subject areas

and empowering educators to become more effective. Previously, he served as World Language Specialist for school systems in major urban areas such as Louisville, Kentucky where Thomas was instrumental in guiding teachers to design units of study learning resources and implement articulated proficiency-based programs and assessments. Other professional experiences in-clude teaching German at the University of Kentucky, Georgetown College, the Kentucky Institute for Inter-national Studies and through a nationally distributed distance learning series at Kentucky Educational Tele-vision.

Passionate about helping others make the shift from teaching to learning and always looking for new ways to learn with and from teachers, Thomas is a sought-af-ter workshop facilitator and keynote speaker. He works throughout the country with school districts, universi-ties, professional organizations and other educational entities on curriculum and assessment development, 21st Century skills and literacies, effective use of tech-nology to facilitate learning, and bringing transparency to educational institutions and organizations.

Thomas has directed a variety of state and federal grants, most recently as program consultant and pro-gram director for several successful STARTALK stu-dent and teacher programs and a multi-year Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) grant. He has served as President of the Kentucky World Language Association as well as on the Board of the National As-sociation of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages and the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Currently he is serving a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Most recently, Thomas was one of the authors of two national framework publications impacting today’s world language classrooms: the P21 World Languages Skills Map (published by the Partner-ship for 21st Century Skills) and the Teacher Effective-ness for Language Learning Project.

Named a “Global Visionary” by the World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana in 2010 and the Pearson Supervisor of the Year by the National As-sociation of District Supervisors of Foreign Languag-es in 2011, Thomas has turned his attention to using a global professional learning network (PLN) in order to help teachers around the world take charge of their own professional learning.

Advertise in ourSWCOLT Conference Program

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Mike WoodNewsletter Editor

mwood@alpinedistrict.org

or visit: http://www.swcolt.org/#!publications/c13b9

Order/Art Deadline: January 9, 2015 Payment Deadline: January 23, 2015

Thomas Sauer will be presenting a pre-con-

ference half-day workshop on Thursday, Feb-ruary 26 entitled “Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: How can I be the Most Effective Teach-er of them all?” You won’t want to miss it. His ideas are revolutionary in our profession. For more information, see page 5.

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Friday 10-Minute Idea Avalanche Sessions

The Idea Avalanche is back from last year’s SWCOLT conference. This will be a round table session where five different presenters will present classroom tested, ready-to-use tips and techniques. The audience will rotate to each of the five presenters and will leave the session with five fabulous lesson ideas.

Who’s Working Harder? Low-Prep, High-Impact Activities for World Language Classrooms Keri Dunphy, Peak To Peak Charter School Great Ideas - Now How Do We Pay for It All? Fundraising 101 Johnny Dasher, Joel Zarr S’Cool Services Fundraising

Teacher Mentoring to Enhance Effective Teaching Kara Mac Donald, Unsoon Won Defense Language Institute

When Mindfulness is in Place, a Transformation is Underway - How Mindfulness Practice Benefits Both Teachers and Students Ying Shiroma, Defense Language Institute Classroom Management Tells: Read the Signs and Head Off Trouble With Your Students Bryce Hedstrom, Roosevelt High School

Introducing the University of Wyoming World Language Center Dilnoza Khasilova, University of Wyoming Online Tools and Resources for Effective Foreign Language Teaching Tsengtseng Chang, Xiaomei Schnittgrund Ying Shiroma DLI Foreign Language Center

Using Mobile Apps to Communicate with Students in Online Classes: Email is no Longer Enough Victoria Abramenka, Fort Hays State University A Class in the Cloud Sebastian Gluzman, Greenhill School Speak Via Skype Beyond Class Time! Imelda Gasmen, University of Hawaii at Manoa Memrise: a Fun and Effective Tool for Students to Acquire Vocabulary Skills Yoshie Kadowaki, Sayumi Suzuki University of Nevada, Reno

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Saturday Sessions

Lieder, Gedichte und Spiele Für Klassen 5-8 Paula Blum, Shining Mountain Waldorf School Keeping them on their Toes: Engagement in the WL Classroom Elizabeth Adler, Sunrise Mountain High School, CCSD Sara Lopez, Telluride School District

Small Vocabulary, Big Ideas: Putting More Content in Your Curriculum Tina Cannon, Brigham Young University Utah Arabic Teachers Association Daf Für Mint-Fächer: AATG Projects Connecting German to Stem Keith Cothrun, AATG Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College

AATF the Bilingual Teacher Fawzia Ahmad, Douglas County School District Patricia Mosele, University of Colorado, Boulder

Podcast as a Tool for Oral Assessment for Online and Hybrid Classes Victoria Abramenka, Fort Hays State University Online Mentoring: Improving Foreign Language Pedagogy and Proficiency Chris Jochum, University of Nebraska at Kearney Andrea Ford, Westview High School Carolyn Swaney

Optimizing Learners’ Memory Performance in the Proficiency-Based Language Classroom Mariana Bahtchevanova, Arizona State University From Behaviorism to Sociocultural Approaches: Second Language Acquisition theories and Pedagogical Implications Kelly Rogers, St. Mary’s Academy, Metropolitan State

University of Denver

Global Apron : How Tying One On...(an Apron, of Course!) Unifies Through Remembrance, Art and Language EllynAnne Geisel, Newstalgic Living Schokolade + Olympische Spiele: Two Thematic Units for Upper Level German Classes Helena Shirai, Boulder High School Learning Chinese Through Idiom Stories Haning Hughes, United States Air Force Academy Beauty and Aesthetics: Interpretive, Interpersonal and Presentational Mode Resources for AP French Language and Culture Exam Bertha Sevilla, Notre Dame Academy News and Networking: Tomorrow’s Technology Today! Thoma Bastin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Reader’s Theater: Making Reading More Dynamic to Engage All Learners and Increase Comprehension Karen Rowan, Fluency Fast Language Classes, Inc. Differentiating Instruction in the Spanish Classroom Through Music David Klock, Denver Academy Effectively Teaching a Class for Heritage Speakers Maria Teresa MoinetteUniversity of Central Oklahoma The Formula for Successful Language Immersion - At Home and Abroad Helene Vincent, EF Educational Tours

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Saturday Sessions

Flipping the Switch on Proficiency Dan Olstad, Intercultural Student Experiences (ISE) Pre-AP Spanish: Activities and Strategies for Success Rich Sayers, Pearson The Ideal Lesson: Ten Steps to Total Fluency John Conner, Barbara Ann Peterson Breaking the Barrier

Reach and Teach All Students Rachel Connell, Vista Higher Learning Leadership Breakfast Jody Klopp, Judith Cale SWCOLT

Learning Stations Powered by Authentic Resources Kara Parker, Creative Language Class Megan Smith, Creative Language Class / JCPS

Quick and Easy Ways to Create Manipulatives for Communicative Activities Sophie DeMarkey, Stillwater Junior High School

Reinvigorate Folklore and Storytelling Lessons to Meet the New Standards Danile KopOffice of Curriculum, Instruction, & Student Support, Hawaiian Studies Program Best of New Mexico: Engaging All Students By Using Old School Techniques and Awesome New Technology. Lonnie Dai Zovi, El Dorado High School Making the Case for Language in 2015 Bill Rivers, Joint National Committee for Languages

Learn With the National Language Teacher of the Year Paul Sandrock, ACTFL Modern Tech for the Modern Learner Barbara Fatheree GilbertBrookhaven Community College Kari Kae Perkins, Education Innovation

Things You Can’t Google: Getting Student Data on What Matters Noah Geisel, Anestuary AP + PBL = 345 Beth Leinwand, Sunrise Mountain High School Digital Tools that Enhance Communication in the Classroom Shauna Polson, Boulder High SchoolMelissa Duplechin, Monarch High SchoolBoulder Valley School District

Living on the Edge...Of their Seats! Keeping Students Excited About their World Language Class Ryan Smith, Reed High School Washoe County School District Avenues, Ideas, Experiences, and Plans for Global Competence Astrid Kange, Niwot High School, St. Vrain Valley School District

Nobody Expects the Spanish Acquisition: Making True Learning Visible Mira Canion, Northglenn Middle School Colorado Educator Effectiveness Law and Its Impact on Learning Strategies and Assessment Toni Theisen, Loveland High School

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Saturday Sessions

The 5 Pillars of LSP: Critical Components to Building and Sustaining a LSP Program Rory Foster, Common Ground International Effective Teaching: So How Am I Doing? Paul Michael Chandler, University of Hawaii Effective Teaching: Stepping Out of the Physical Classroom and into the Virtual Learning Environment Tim Cannon, University of Utah Early Language Learning: a Critical Need for World Language Learning Janine EricksonNational Network For Early Language Learning

A Topic That Matters: Collaborating to Understand Sustainability Across Languages and Community Suzanne Cook, Andrea Brehm University of Colorado Colorado Springs Best of Colorado: Poop...And Other Ways to Get Kids Running to Class Shannon Ruiz, CY Middle School Learning in a Google Classroom Guía Melo, ‘Iolani School, Honolulu, Hawai’I Engaging Students in the World Language Classroom Through Project Based Learning Shoshana Kobrin, Kjera Strom Henrie Journeys School of the Teton Science Schools

Keeping ‘Em interested - Engaging Ideas for Upper Level Classes Anna Love-Wilde, Fort Smith Public Schools

Saturday Focus Sessions

Move Your Learners Forward: Resources from ACTFL Paul Sandrock, ACTFL Incorporating Culture Everyday from Novice Through AP: From thematic Unit to Daily Lessons Lourdes Rodríguez-Von Vogt, Lincoln Academy Keys to Planning for Learning: Effective Lesson Design Laura Terrill, Independent Consultant

Student Voices: Creating Engaging interpersonal and Presentational Speaking Tasks With Audio Recording Apps Donna Shelton, Northeastern State University Immersion Gimmicks: Classroom Management, Games and Pop Culture Noah Geisel, Anestuary

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Saturday 10-Minute Idea Avalanche Sessions

Activities to Inspire Student Engagement Jane Berne, Sherrie FleshmanUniversity of North Dakota

El Precio es Justo-Developing Automaticity with Numbers Paul Michael Chandler, University of Hawaii

How to Maximize Students’ Fluency and Accuracy Skills Within 6 Minutes: ‘3-2-1’ Speaking Activity Ju Seong (John) Lee, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Easy World Language Bulletin Board Ideas Judith Cale, Cherry Creek Schools Words Associations for Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Competence Tetiana Vaskivska, Arizona State University

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The Omni Interlocken Hotel

500 Interlocken BoulevardBroomfield, Colorado 80021

Phone – (303) 438-6600

SWCOLT has a block of rooms reserved at the Omni Interlocken Hotel for SWCOLT 2015. Reserve a hotel room before February 4, 2015 to receive the conference rate of $139 per night. This rate is available between Feb-ruary 22 and March 2, 2015. Make online reservations at http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/denver-interlock-en/meetings/swcolt-2015-annual-conference Green Ride Colorado Shuttle will provide transporta-tion to/from the Denver International Airport. Make reservations before arrival to get the rate of $27 one-way or $50 round-trip.

The shuttle operates 3:45 am to 12:10 am. Call (970) 226-5533 to make your reservation. The Four Diamond, award-winning Omni Interlocken Hotel welcomes you to a retreat into modern luxury.

Golfers will love our challenging 27-hole champion-ship golf course, with its striking scenery and more than 400 feet of elevation changes. Spa enthusiasts can escape into a sanctuary of relaxation at Mokara Spa or enjoy our two outdoor pools and whirlpool. As you

meander around our lush grounds and dine in our delicious restaurants you will discover how even the smallest touches define first-class luxury.

Omni Interlocken Hotel’s 390 deluxe accommoda-tions and suites are elegantly appointed and offer modern amenities. With its stunning panoramic views of the mountains or valley, unmatched luxuries and the essence of snow-capped mountain tranquil-ity, Omni Interlocken Hotel is sure to sweep you off your feet.

Estimated Costs of Attending SWCOLT

Registration for Thursday - Saturday (until February 15)

$175

Thursday Full-day workshops (optional) $110Thursday Half-day workshop (optional) $55Hotel Stay Per Night at the Denver Omni Interlocken Hotel

$139

Round Trip Transportation to/from Denver airport

$50

Parking at the Omni $0Friday Buffet Lunch (optional) $35Saturday Buffet Lunch (optional) $35

Note: Colorado teachers will have the choice to pay CCFLT dues via the SWCOLT registration page.

CCFLT Dues structure:Professional 1-year ....................................... $40Retired 1-year ............................................... $30First-year teacher 1-year ............................. $30Student member 1-year ............................... $20

Please contact CCFLT Executive Treasurer about any questions concerning membership: Kristen Boehm - exectreas.ccflt@gmail.com

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EXHIBITS

SWCOLT is currently accepting exhibitors for our 2015 re-gional conference. The Colorado Congress of Foreign Lan-guage Teachers (CCFLT) is hosting the conference with us in the mile-high city! Place: Denver Omni Interlocken Hotel500 Interlocken BoulevardBroomfield, Colorado 80021(303) 438-6600 Date: February 26-28, 2015 (Thursday - Saturday)Exhibitor move-in: Noon to 6:00 pm ThursdayExhibit Hall Hours: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Friday and 7:30 am to 4:00 pm SaturdayExhibit Company break-down: 4:00 pm Saturday

All exhibitor displays will be in the foyers near the session breakout rooms.

Lodging:Denver Omni Interlocken Hotel ($139 for single and double)Make your reservation here:http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/denver-interlocken/meetings/swcolt-2015-annual-conference

Booth Order Prices:$400 for 1 space which includes two conference registra-tions, two 8’ display tables, two chairs and a waste basket.$250 for 1 space which includes one conference registra-tion, one 8’ display table, one chair and a waste basket. Sponsorships:Online Registration Support - $1000Friday Membership Reception - $1000Friday Beverage Break - $1000Saturday Beverage Break -$1000 Full or Partial Sponsorships welcomed. For partial spon-sorship please contact Jody Klopp, 405-613-1481 To advertise in the Onsite Program, visit: http://www.swcolt.org/#!exhibitors/c1uf7

The Southwest Conference on Language Teaching is a re-gional foreign language teachers’ organization that hosts an annual conference in partnership with state foreign language teacher associations. The participating states in SWCOLT are : Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mex-ico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

Between 300 and 700 teachers attend depending on the host state. To learn more about SWCOLT visit www.swcolt.org

Prior and Future Year History: 2005 Omni Mandalay Bay, Irving, TX2006 Embassy Suites North, Phoenix AZ2007 Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas NV2008 Sheraton, Salt Lake City, UT2009 Embassy Suites, Norman, OK2010 Embassy Suites, Albuquerque, NM2011 Hilton, Fort Worth, TX2012 Sheraton Crescent, Phoenix, AZ2013 Ravella Resort, Henderson, NV2014 Snowbird Resort, Snowbird, UT2015 Denver Omni Interlocken Hotel, Broomfield, CO2016 Hilton Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, HI2017 Oklahoma City, OK

The deadline for exhibit registration is February 1, 2014.

Register here: http://www.swcolt.org/#!exhibitors/c1uf7

For more information, contact:

Jody Klopp, Executive Director, SWCOLTjody.klopp@okstate.edu

Phone: 405-613-1481

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SWCOLT Awards and Scholarships

Deadline for Nominations Extended to December 15, 2014

SWCOLT Teacher ScholarshipsVisit our site to apply for a scholarship: http://www.swcolt.org/#!awards/c8k2 The Centro MundoLengua Scholarship offers a wonder-ful opportunity for a Spanish AP Teacher to participate in Centro MundoLengua’s AP Summer Institute for Teachers in Sevilla, Spain. Teachers that are not cur-rently teaching AP, but plan to in the future, may also apply for the scholarship.The scholarship includes tui-tion, room and board with a Spanish family (an indi-vidual room), course materials, completion certificate, cultural activities in Sevilla, and a welcome breakfast and farewell dinner. The scholarship does not include airfare, personal spending money or the addition-al fee necessary to obtain graduate university credits from The University of California at Riverside. The value of this scholarship is $1,850. For more informa-tion, please visit the Centro MundoLengua website at: www.centromundolengua.com

The Dr. Candace Dugan Scholarship at Academia Latino-americana de Español - The scholarship includes a two-week Spanish language immersion experience or Indig-enous Andean Culture and Regional Literature course including a homestay and four hours of instruction in groups of a maximum of five students. In case no group is formed, the scholarship recipient will receive three hours of private instruction per day. The program con-sists of two weeks in Cusco, Perú, the capital of the Incan empire. The scholarship includes registration, tuition for two weeks, housing with a host family (double occu-pancy), breakfast and dinner each day, and laundry ser-vice. Travel to the study site in Perú, lunches, and per-sonal expenses are the responsibility of the scholarship recipient. For more information regarding this scholar-ship, please visit the website at: www.latinoschools.com. The Cemanáhauc Educational Community Scholarship offers Spanish language classes and intensive study of the arts and history of Mexico in an atmosphere of to-tal immersion in the language and culture in colonial

Cuernavaca, México. It is designed for a K-16 Spanish

teacher who has had few previous opportunities to trav-el to Latin America, and who needs an opportunity to increase his/her oral fluency. The scholarship includes registration and tuition for two-weeks of study anytime in 2015, housing (double occupancy) with all meals, and one all-day field study excursion. The value of this schol-arship is $1083. Transportation expenses including the transfer to Cuernavaca from the airport in Mexico City (about $30 round trip), the textbook (about $35), and personal expenses are not included. It is expected that the scholarship recipient share the knowledge they have gained. For additional information visit the website at: www.cemanahuac.com

SWCOLT AwardsVisit our site to nominate a teacher to receive an award at the SWCOLT 2015 conference in Colora-do:http://www.swcolt.org/#!awards/c8k2 The Excellence in Classroom Teaching Award rec-ognizes outstanding teachers of Languages Other Than English. One individual may be recognized at each of the following levels: elementary, second-ary, and post-secondary. Any teacher residing in the nine state SWCOLT area can nominate or apply. The Friend of the Profession Award recognizes an in-dividual or organization not directly involved in the teaching of second languages that has made a sig-nificant contribution to the profession. Any teach-er residing in the SWCOLT region may nominate/apply. Honorary Lifetime Memberships are awarded to members who have made significant contributions to SWCOLT and to the language teaching profes-sion. Any teacher residing in the SWCOLT region may nominate/apply.

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Registration Form

You may also register online at http://www.swcolt.org February 26-28, 2015– Broomfield, Colorado – Denver Omni Interlocken

Name Address

City State Zip

E-Mail __________________________________ Work Phone __________________________________

School/Affiliation Language(s) Taught/Supervised

Level(s) Taught/Supervised: Elem, Middle School, High School, Community College, University

SWCOLT Conference Registration Fee Regular Attendee Fee $175 Session Presenter Fee $150 All registrants become annual members of SWCOLT. There is one registration fee for one day or three days. After February 15- $200

Conference Sessions will be all day on Friday and Saturday. Registrants may choose any session to attend. The cost of these sessions is included in the conference registration fee

Choose One Registration Fee (Required):

Conference Workshops (OPTIONAL) (See Descriptions at www.swcolt.org) Thursday Full Day Workshops $110

W1 –Language Immersion School Visits in Denver area W2 – OPI Familiarization Workshop (ACTFL)

W3 – Enhancing Student Learning through Instructional Strategies (ACTFL) Thursday Half Day Workshop $55 W4 – Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: How can I be the Most Effective Teacher of

them all?

Choose One Workshop Fee (Optional):

Circle Your Choice W-1, W-2, W-3, W-4

Meals (OPTIONAL) Friday Luncheon $35

Saturday Luncheon $35

Choose One or Both Friday _________

Saturday________

CCFLT Dues (For Colorado Teachers) (OPTIONAL) 1. Professional 1-year $40 2. Retired 1-year $30 3. First-year teacher 1-year $30 4. Student member 1-year $20

Amount for CCFLT membership: __________________

Payment may be made with personal check, school purchase order, or credit card. Payment will be made payable to SWCOLT. Call in credit card info to SWCOLT at 405-613-1481

Send to: SWCOLT, 713 Rock Hollow Road, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034 SWCOLT Federal ID 88-0206581 No cancellation refunds after January 31, 2015

Total Amount Included with this registration:

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Jody Klopp, Executive Director, 713 Rock Hollow Road, Edmond OK, 73034 Phone: (405) 330-1318 Fax: (405) 340-0297 Email: jody.klopp@okstate.edu

Membership Form Membership Year begins February 1 and ends January 31st

Note: If you will be attending the SWCOLT annual conference, you will not need to fill out this form because a one-year membership is included with your conference registration payment. If you are unable to attend the SWCOLT conference, but want to be a current member of SWCOLT, then please print this form and send it with your check, credit card information, or purchase order to SWCOLT headquarters at the address below. Regular Membership $50

Receive SWCOLT news via e-mail and free access to SWCOLT Webinars Receive an invitation to the SWCOLT members’ reception at the annual conference

Retired Educator Membership $25 Receive SWCOLT news via e-mail and free access to SWCOLT Webinars Receive an invitation to the SWCOLT members’ reception at the annual conference

Full-time World Language Education Student Membership $25

Receive SWCOLT news via e-mail and free access to SWCOLT Webinars Receive an invitation to the SWCOLT members’ reception at the annual conference

State World Language Teachers’ Association Membership $100

Receive SWCOLT news via e-mail and free access to SWCOLT Webinars SWCOLT board member representation selected by your state association Submit a “Regional Teacher of the Year “ candidate Submit a “Best of State” session to be automatically accepted into the annual conference program Complimentary exhibit table in the conference exhibit hall (when requested)

Did you know? SWCOLT offers each scholarship recipient a $300 stipend to help with travel arrangements. SWCOLT awards the Regional Teacher of the Year a $500 honorarium. SWCOLT supports the “Best of SWCOLT” session presenter with $600 to help with costs at ACTFL. We are able to provide these incentives to teachers because of your support of our organization. Thank you! Please Print: Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address Street: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ City: _____________________________________________________________ State: ________________________________ Zip: _______________ E-mail address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ School/Institution/Affiliation Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Languages that you teach/supervise: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Grade levels that you teach/supervise: __________________________________________________________________________________ Type of Membership: ______Regular ________ Retired Educator _________Full time FL education student ________ State Organization I am paying with : ________ a check (number ________________) _________credit card (number _______________________________________________ expiration date ____________________________) ________purchase order (number __________________________________)

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In Memoriam: Lynn A. Sanstedt

The SWCOLT community is saddened to hear of the death of our friend and SWCOLT founding member Lynn Sandstedt. Lynn passed away on Thursday, Octo-ber 30, 2014 at the age of 82.

Lynn A. Sandstedt was born to Rueben and Edna (Bartram) Sandstedt on a ranch in Stoneham, Colo-rado, the youngest of four children. His journey in education embarked in a one-room schoolhouse, a consolidated school, and Sterling High School where a teach-er inspired him to fur-

ther study the Spanish language. He graduated from Colorado State College, (now University of Northern Colorado) in Foreign Language education. He later re-ceived his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Colora-do, Boulder in Spanish Literature and History.

A Fulbright Scholarship winner, along with three Na-tional Defense Association scholarships, he began his teaching career at Greeley High School (now Greeley Central High School) where he was also Supervisor of the Foreign Language program for District 6. As a pro-fessor at UNC, he served as chairman of the Foreign Language Department, and later the Department of Hispanic Studies.

Always involved professionally, he founded and/or lead each of the primary Foreign Language teaching organizations in the state of Colorado and Nationwide; including the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers, the Foreign Language Administrators of Col-orado, the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Language, the American Association of the Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, and the Joint National Council of Languages and International Studies in Washington,

D.C.

During his career he received numerous awards and honors from various institutions and organizations, both domestic and international as well as Outstand-ing Teacher awards at every level. The most significant recognition of his work came in 1998 when he received the coveted King Juan Carlos award titled “The Cruz of Alfonso el Sabio” which was presented by the Min-istry of Education in Spain during a ceremony in Ma-drid. He was invited by the Institute Ortega y Gasset to evaluate and instruct in the King Juan Carlos Summer Program for teachers from the U.S. to study in Spain, an honor typically limited to native scholars. One of his most valued domestic honors was being named one of the initial one-hundred distinguished alumni during the 100th Anniversary of the University of Northern Colorado.

His work in teaching methodology, combined with the understanding of the culture of the Spanish-speaking world, is carried on in the eighteen textbooks he has co-authored for beginning and intermediate Universi-ty levels.

Lynn is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of 53 years, sons Todd (Alison) of Berthoud, CO, Scott (Kristina) of Columbia, MO, brother Van (Shirley) of Hastings, Nebraska, brother-in-law David (Marilyn) Troudt of Omaha, NE, sister-in-law Gloria Sandstedt of Sterling Colorado, grand-sons David, Derek, and Harrison and grand-daughter Addilyn, nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Neil, and sister Betty.

Contributions in his name can be made to the Lynn Sandstedt Scholarship Fund or to the Greeley Philhar-monic Orchestra.

Checks may be made out to either fund and sent to: Phyllis Sandstedt; 1526 64th Avenue Court; Greeley, CO 80634.