Registration

Registration Form

Schedule

WAFLT invites you to explore the *BETA* schedule of presentations (PDF version) for in-person conference, to be held October 14-15th, 2023, at Mount Vernon High School (40 minutes north of Seattle).

Lodging

Participants will be able to choose the lodging of their choice.

Hotel suggestions

• La Quinta Inn (Burlington)
• Candlewood Suites (Burlington)
• Hampton Inn & Suites (Burlington)
• Holiday Inn & Suites (Burlington)

Food

Restaurants in Mount Vernon/Burlington.

Ask a local for more ideas!

Directions & Parking

1075 E Fulton Street
NOTE: The above address will take you to the wrong side of the school. The Mount Vernon High School North Parking Lot os off of Lawrence Street in Mount Vernon. Please see the maps below for directions from exit 226 and where the parking lot is located.

Reminder to bring water bottles and coffee mugs/travel mugs!

Letters of Support

Need help convincing your admin? WAFLT has two letters that you can use to advocate for your attendance. 

Dr. Veronica Trapani's (OSPI World Supervisor) support letter.

OSPI Support Letter

WAFLT's support letter to administrators.

WAFLT Support Letter

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Conference Chair, Kristin Odegaard, at kristin_odegaard@lkstevens.wednet.edu.

Proposals

The proposal period is now closed. Accepted presenters will receive free registration (lunches not included). 

Sessions will be scheduled Saturday, October 14 (8am-5pm) and Sunday, October 15  (8am-12:30pm).

Thanks to our sponsors and exhibitors!

Sponsors

Friends of WAFLT

Become a Sponsor

Sponsorship Registration

Exhibitors

Distinguished

Intermediate

Become an Exhibitor

Exhibitor Registration

 

Event

Join your language educator colleagues for this "One-Day" WAFLT Spring Regional to be held April 22nd in Miller Hall at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA.

Parking at WWU

There will be free parking on Western's Campus in the C Lot.

2023 PNCFL Virtual Conference (Completed)

This year’s PNCFL spring conference will be a virtual event that combines pre-recorded presentations, video chat rooms, networking, celebrations, and language-group lunches.

The PNCFL Spring conference will be held February 24th-25th on Zoom and other platforms with a celebration on Friday evening.

Thank you, Avant Assessment, for sponsoring our Friday Keynote Speaker, Dr. L.J. Randolph

Thank you, Vista Higher Learning, for sponsoring our Thursday Welcome Reception!

The 2022 Fall WAFLT-COFLT conference was held on October 13-15th at the Holiday Inn Portland - Columbia Riverfront (formerly the Red Lion) in Portland, Oregon. 

Final_ 2022 WAFLT-COFLT Linked _At-a-Glance_ Program.pdf

Shared presentations - Access shared presentations here. If you have a presentation to share, please send/share it with wafltboard@gmail.com

Kristen Wolf (Montana) - Gems from WAFLT-COFLT 

Need help convincing your admin? WAFLT has two letters that you can use to advocate for your attendance. 

Click here to access Dr. Veronica Trapani's (OSPI World Supervisor) support letter.

Click here for a copy of WAFLT's support letter to administrators. 

COVID Policy: WAFLT-COFLT understands that the COVID pandemic is still ongoing and at the same time value the importance in person learning together. We will take precautions whenever possible such as supporting our attendees choice to mask or unmask, distance whenever possible and offering personal protection gear such as masks, and hand sanitizer.

Refunds for cancellations: If you are unable to attend the conference, WAFLT will not be able to refund the meal ($80), pre-conference workshop ($50), or post-conference workshop ($25) portions of your registration.

Dates: October 13-15th, 2022 

Thursday:

-Pre-conference workshop: 4:00-7:00 pm

Workshop facilitator: Dr. Celia Chomón Zamora, ACTFL Director of Professional Learning and Certification

Topic: ACE (Aid, Challenge, Engage) our Heritage Language Learners in Heritage Learner and

Mixed Learner Classrooms

Workshop Description: This session will first provide an overview of the current research that exists regarding assessments, programs, and materials for heritage language learners (HLLs) in the world language classroom. Further, it will explore how to adapt differentiated and guided instruction to facilitate learning in both classrooms consisting of only HLLs, and those with mixed learners and/or proficiency levels. Sample lessons, materials and sources will be presented which will help educators understand how to adapt their language classrooms. Lastly, it will focus on how to advocate for and support not just heritage language education, but our own heritage language students by emphasizing their relationship with the language and what they CAN do with it.

-Welcome Reception: 6:00-8:00 pm (Appetizers will be served with a cash bar available.)

Friday Keynote Speaker: Dr. L.J. Randolph Jr, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Topic: Beyond Representation: Building and Sustaining Inclusive Language Classrooms

Saturday: Keynote Speaker: Victor H. Begay, PhD, Portland State University

Our Past is Our Future: Indigenous Heritage Language as Survivance

Saturday Post-Conference Workshops

Dr. L.J. Randolph - Enacting Anticolonial and Antiracist Language Pedagogies

Workshop Description:Anticolonial and antiracist pedagogical frameworks allow us to intentionally confront and dismantle barriers to inclusive language learning. In this workshop, we will first examine how language education is connected to broader, societal-level antiracist and anticolonial movements. We will then explore specific strategies for engaging learners with such pedagogies while also supporting language proficiency goals, with particular attention to novice and intermediate proficiency levels. Participants will leave with concrete ideas, activities, and frameworks that can be applied to a variety of languages, levels, ages, and instructional contexts.