“When you learn, teach, when you get, give.” Maya Angelou
It's always both a thrill and a learning experience to share and collaborate with other teachers. Feel free to connect with me through the homepage of this website. Listed below are events at which I am presenting, training or keynoting in 2017. Please feel free to introduce yourself to me at any of these events and share your best teaching tip. After a public presentation, a PDF version will be posted under the "Past Presentations" tab. You'll also find other resources that I'm happy to share on this website. When sharing, please be sure to credit the source. Topics that I'm most passionate about include:
- Maximizing the Seal of Biliteracy (Global Seal of Biliteracy and State Seal of Biliteracy advocacy and training)
- Coaching for Proficiency (moving students from Novice to Intermediate and beyond)
- Proficiency Partners: Empowering Language Learners (creating a Growth Mentality)
- Embedding Culture and Interculturality through Storytelling and Authentic Resources (building literacy)
- Creating a K-16 Vision for Language Learning
- Addressing the needs of Generation Z with Intentional Curriculum Design.
2019 Presentations |
Multiliteracy Symposium - with Jose Viana, Deputy Assistant Director, OELA
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- JNCL-NCLSS Language Advocacy Day, February 14-15, 2019, Washington DC
- Vista Higher Learning (VHL) Webinar "Global Seal of Biliteracy," March 4, 2019
- IACAC Illinois Association of College Admission Counseling Conference, March 8, 2019, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
- OLCE Professional Development Series by CPS "Seal of Biliteracy", March 9, 2019, Chicago, IL
- NCACLS National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools "Global Seal of Biliteracy" Webinar, March 17, 2019
- SCOLT 2019 Conference, March 22-23, 2019, Myrtle Beach, SC
- SWCOLT 2019 Conference, March 29-30, 2019, Fort Worth, TX
- FLENJ Conference Keynote "Building Bridges, Opening Doors, and Creating Opportunities," April 5-6, 2019, Iselin, NJ
- LULAC Florida 2019 State Convention, May 4, 2019, Sarasota, FL
- US Dept of Education, OELA Office of English Language Acquisition "Multiliteracy Symposium," May 6, 2019, Washington, D.C.
- Czech Schools in North America Conference, June 1-2, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA
- AATSP - American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese Conference Workshop, July 8-10, 2019, San Diego, CA
- NICE International Network of Immersion and CLIL Educators Inaugural Conference - July 11-14, 2019, Sevilla, Spain
- NCACLS National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools National Conference, August 3-4, 2019, Baltimore, MD
- Illinois Principal's Association, GoToWebinar C's the Day: Planning a Standards-Based World Language Curriculum, Sept. 24, 2019
- National Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference, October 12, 2019, Washington., D.C.
- ICTFL 2019 Fall Conference, "Are Your Students World-Ready?" October 25-26, 2019, Naperville, IL
- iCenter - "C's the Day: World-Readiness Standards for Real World Applications," October 30, 2019, Northbrook, IL
- Hawai'i Language Roadmap Symposium - Keynote Session, November 19, 2019, Honolulu, HI
- ACTFL - "Seal of Biliteracy: Opportunities for Heritage Language Learners" and "GO PRO: Coaching Learners to Earn a Seal of Biliteracy," November 22-24, 2019, Washington, D.C.
- Illinois Resource Center - Multilingual Illinois 2019 Conference, December 3-6, 2019, Oakbrook, IL
2018 Presentations
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- Vista Higher Learning Fall Seminar, "Educating in the Present Tense," September 28-29, 2018, Chicago, IL
- OFLTA Fall Conference Keynote & Session, October 22, 2018, Oklahoma City, OK
- ICTFL TALL-IL 3.0 Pathway to Proficiency: Earning the Seal of Biliteracy, June 11-13, 2018, Springfield, IL
- Hudson School District, STARTALK Training, June 20-22, 2018, Hudson, MA.
- IUP Indiana University of Pennsylvania Spring Methodology Conference on Foreign Language Teaching - Keynote & Workshop - April 20, 2018, Indiana, PA.
- Region 10 LOTE World Language Summit, Keynote & Workshop, "Teaching Grammar as Concepts in Meaningful Contexts: Your Classroom G.P.S." - February 13, 2018 - Richardson, TX
- PGCPS Workshop, "Facilitating Target Language Comprehensibility and Supporting Classroom Conversations" - February 10, 2018 - Prince George County, MD
2017 Presentations
- JNCL-NCLSS - Language Advocacy Days. "Seal of Biliteracy" - February 16-17, 2017 - Washington, D.C
- CSCTFL 2017 Conference - "Peak Performance Descriptors that Drive Proficiency" - March 9-10, 2017 - Chicago, IL
- SCOLT 2017 Conference - "Growing Language Proficiency to SEAL the Deal! - March 16-18, 2017 - Orlando, FL
- VISTA Higher Learning - Spring 2017 Seminar "Pledge to be a 21st Century Language Educator" - April 29, 2017 - Chicago, IL
- TALL-IL Presentation for ICTFL - "Teaching for Proficiency" - Fenton High School - May 30, 2017 - Bensenville, IL
- WAFLT 2017 "Experience It" Conference - Keynote and Workshop - October 13-14, 2017 - Pasco, WA
- VISTA Higher Learning Webinar - "Envisioning the Win - Coaching for Intrinsic Motivation," - October 16/19, 2017
- ICTFL 2017 Conference - Hot Topic "Seal of Biliteracy" - October 20-21, 2017 - Tinley Park, IL
- ACTFL 2017 - Thursday 1/2 Day Workshop, 2 Sessions, TOY Talk - November 16-18, 2017 - Nashville, IL
2016 Presentations
- AWLA - Alabama World Language Association - "Preparing Students for a Global Society" - January 30, 2016 - Troy, Alabama
- Hawai'i Language Roadmap Initiative - Symposium Presenter - February 1, 2016 - University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Honolulu, HI
- NECTFL - "Developing International Competence through World Languages - February 11-13, 2016 - New York, New York
- SCOLT "No Levels, No Limits" - February 18-19, 2016 - Charlotte, North Carolina
- CSCTFL "Fostering Connections - Empowering Communities - Celebrating the World" - March 10-12, 2016 - Columbus, Ohio
- ISBE - Illinois State Board of Education "Seal of Biliteracy" Symposium - Invited Panelist - April 12, 2016 - Lisle, IL
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - World Language Professional Development Workshop - April 16, 2016 - Kutztown, PA
- Community School of Naples - "Proficiency & Curriculum Design" World Language In-Service - August 8, 2016, Naples, FL
- AFLA - Alaskans for Language Acquisition - 2016 Fall Conference Keynote - September 23-25, 2016 - Anchorage, Alaska
- ICTFL TALL-IL "Training for Assessment and Language Learning in Illinois" Presenter for Illinois High School District #230 - "Introduction to Proficiency" World Language In-Service - October 10, 2016 - Orland Park, IL
- ICTFL - "It's Showtime: Spotlight on Core Practices" - 2016 Fall Conference - October 20-22, 2016 - Tinley Park, IL
- MIWLA "Empowering World Language Educators" Keynote/Trainer - November 10-11, 2016 - Lansing, Michigan
- ACTFL 2016 "6431 - Classroom Strategies that IMPACT the Growth of Student Language Proficiency" and "7079 - Lead with NCSSFL: State roads lead to the Seal of Biliteracy" - November 18-20, 2016 - Boston, Massachusetts
2015 Presentations |
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- AATF Chicago/Northern Illinois "Reunion d'hiver 2015" - February 7, 2015 - Benet Academy - Lisle, Illinois
- University of South Carolina "Reflections Foreign Language Teachers Workshop" - February 16, 2015 - Spartanburg, So. Carolina
- SWCOLT "Effective Teaching: Soaring a Mile Higher" - February 27-28, 2015 - Broomfield, Colorado
- SCOLT "All that glitters is SCOLT: 50 years of language teaching and learning" - March 5-7, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia
- CSCTFL "Learn Languages - Explore Cultures - Transform Lives" - March 12-14, 2015 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- NIESHL "Native Spanish Speaker Performance and Achievement" - Keynote - March 18, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois
- Asia Society/ Longview Foundation " Global Certificate Meeting" - June 12, 2015 - Chicago, IL
- AATSP 97th Annual Conference "Meeting the Needs of a Changing Profession" Keynote - July 17-20, 2015 - Denver, Colorado
- EDUCATOR LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE / ILLINOIS ECET2 - July 23-24, 215 - Chicago, Illlinois
- ICTFL TALL-IL "Training for Assessment and Language Learning in Illinois" - July 27-31, 2015 - Springfield, Illinois
- Mundelein High School - TALL-IL Presentation: "Coaching for Performance" - August 7, 2015 - Mundelein, Illinois
- Plainfield High School - TALL-IL Presentation: "Coaching for Performance" - August 11, 2015 - Plainfield, Illinois
- FLAVA - Foreign Language Association of Virginia "C's the Day" - Keynote - September 24-26, 2015 - Williamsburg, Virginia
- NILA - Nebraska International Languages Association Conference - Keynote - October 3, 2015 - Omaha, Nebraska
- ICTFL Fall Conference "Packing the Essentials: The Journey to Professional Success" - October 15-17, 2015 - Tinley Park, Illinois
- VISTA HIGHER LEARNING "Climbing the Spiral Staircase: The Path to Vertical Alignment" - October 24, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia
- WAFLT - Wisconsin Assoc. of Foreign Language Teachers "Mission Possible: Global Multiliteracy" Keynote - Nov 5-7, 2015 Appleton, WI
- ACTFL "Inspire. Engage. Transform." - TOY Talk II, Coaching for Performance, What's Trending in Language Learning TOYS, November 20-22, 2015 - San Diego, California