GWATFL invites teachers from the Greater Washington DC area and beyond, to participate in our Conference for language educators, featuring sessions that focus on innovative programs, emerging trends and best practices.
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KEYNOTE
It's not a surprise that we need a strong and continuous WL program from kindergarten to higher education. My experience teaching under John Dewey's Progressive Education principles has shown me that sustainable WL education relies on curriculum design and mentoring new teachers. Disparities in resources and support for WL teachers reveal the importance of affinity spaces and mentorship for inter-institutional collaboration. Mentorship is crucial in some undersupported regions to ensure the continuity and success of WL education. We can strengthen WL education by promoting inter-institutional collaboration and a culture of mentorship
Abelardo Almazán-Vázquez is in his 13th year teaching Spanish, coaching an all-gender soccer team, and teaching Latin dances. He is the World Language Department Head at The Putney School. He pursued his Licenciatura in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language at Universidad Internacional UNINTER and his Master's in Latin American Studies at Cleveland State University. Native from Cuernavaca México. He has presented at various WL conferences, including "Best of Massachusetts" for MaFLA2018, co-founder of the MCTLC (Minnesota Council of Teaching Languages and Cultures) 2020 "BIPOC/Immigrant" strand, featured session presenter at the NECTFL 2021 Conference, the Keynote speaker for the virtual GWATFL 2021 Spring Conference, the Keynote speaker for VFLA (Vermont Foreign Language Association) 2023 Spring Conference, and most recently presented at the 2023 AATSP summer conference in Salamanca Spain and NAIS PoCC 2023 conference in St Louis MO.
His areas of interest include pedagogies that affirm Trans and Non-Binary individuals, curricula that promote inclusive language, redefining masculinity in Latin American communities, pedagogies that incorporate Project-Based Learning, and language learning using Dewey's Progressive Education framework.
His areas of interest include pedagogies that affirm Trans and Non-Binary individuals, curricula that promote inclusive language, redefining masculinity in Latin American communities, pedagogies that incorporate Project-Based Learning, and language learning using Dewey's Progressive Education framework.
Rose L. Hardy
Middle School
1819 35th Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20007
Schedule and Program for the #GWATFL24 Spring Conference
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