From Your Conference Program Co-Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Havas & Cathy Stresing

WAFLT 2022 Fall Conference Level Up: Embracing Change, Empowering Learners

November 3-5, 2022

Hilton Appleton Paper Valley, Appleton, WI

We are thrilled to return to our first in-person conference since 2019 and invite you to experience it with us! We are excited to offer you a wide variety of engaging professional development opportunities as we reflect on our practice and Level Up: Embracing Change, Empowering Learners. Along with your colleagues, explore the myriad of approaches to support our students’ quest for improved proficiency.

Here are a few key highlights of our conference in Appleton from November 3-5, 2022.

Thursday Pre-Conference Workshop: Jill Woerner, Director of Education for AFS-USA, hosts an interactive workshop entitled Empowering Gen Z: Using the UN Sustainable Development Goals as Your Anchor for Learning. Join Jill to build and expand units around the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their targets! Participants will engage in an exploration of resources to actually make the SDGs tangible anchors, thus ensuring that global competence and community engagement are ingrained in every unit in alignment with the revised Wisconsin Standards for World Languages.

Friday Morning Workshops – We are again featuring a range of interactive workshops encompassing a variety of topics. Consult the WAFLT Pre-Conference bulletin for more information. Back this year is the High School Student Workshop to bring our future colleagues along for the ride!

Friday Morning Poster Sessions – Back by popular demand, colleagues will share their research and projects with attendees via Electronic Poster Sessions that will be presented in the exhibit hall on Friday morning.

Friday and Saturday One-Hour Sessions – This year’s conference includes an abundance of learning opportunities across languages, levels, and areas of focus. Friday Afternoon Awards and Keynote Event – Join us to celebrate our colleagues at our annual awards ceremony, and then stay to enjoy a slate of speakers in Wisconsin Voices, a TED talk-style presentation featuring educators from around the state sharing their perspectives on leveling up, embracing change, and empowering learners!

Registration The best way to register for the conference is online. You must have a current email address and create a login on the WAFLT website (waflt.org). As you register, be sure to carefully read instructions and note the sessions that require an additional fee. Remember to register early and check deadlines for the conference and hotel reservations. For the latter, contact the Hilton Appleton Paper Valley directly. We encourage you to share this document with your colleagues who are new to the profession and/or your building, as well as those who may not be WAFLT members.

We also encourage you to renew your WAFLT membership online at waflt.org. WAFLT members receive many benefits throughout the year, such as reduced registration fees for the Fall Conference and FLESFEST as well as the opportunity to apply for grants and scholarships, and participate in other professional development opportunities throughout the year.

We hope you will join us for the energy, professional development, and collegiality of the 2022 WAFLT Fall Conference!

Linda Havas & Cathy Stresing WAFLT Program Co-chairs program@waflt.org