Addressing the Language Needs of a Changing World: Preparing our Teachers and Preparing our Students 2016 NYSAFLT Spring Conference March 5, Nazareth College Co-sponsored by WNYFLEC

Conference Schedule 8:00 — 8:30 Registration / Exhibits / Coffee 8:30 — 9:00 General Session / Awards 9:00 — 9:50Panel Discussion 9:50 — 10:15Exhibitor Session / Raffle 10:20 — 11:10Workshop Session B 11:20 — 12:10Workshop Session C 12:10 — 1:00Luncheon / Exhibitor Session / Raffle 1:10 — 2:00Workshop Session D 2:10 — 3:00Workshop Session E Exhibits are available throughout the conference as well as during the two Exhibitor sessions in the Exhibit Hall. Coffee, tea and refreshments will be available in the Exhibit Hall from 7:30-10:30 a.m. A buffet lunch will be available at 12:00 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall. Vegetarian and gluten free options available.

Conference Schedule 4 of our workshops will be offered twice during the conference and are denoted with a slight grey shading and darker border.

Executive Committee 2016 Elizabeth SlocumMichelle Shenton-Mong Marie Campanaro 2 nd Vice President1 st Vice PresidentPresident-Elect Candace BlackMaureen GeaganJohn D. Carlino PresidentSecretary-TreasurerExecutive Director

Location of workshops

NYSAFLT Headquarters Staff John Carlino - Executive Director Ken Hughes - Webmaster Brian Page – Administrative Assistant Kaetlin McGee – Administrative Assistant

WNY Regional Directors

NYSAFLT Rochester Regional Planning Committee Chairperson: Marie Campanaro, Cosgrove MS Committee Members: Ariane Baer-Harper, Allendale Columbia School Candace Black, Eastridge HS Ellen Connell, Oracle Charter School Heidi Connell, Canandaigua MS Mark Critelli, Pittsford Sutherland HS Birgit Deir, Nazareth College Rose DiGennaro, East Irondequoit CSD Lucy Ferruzza, East Irondequoit MS Anna Marie Kingdollar, Hilton CSD Erica Kortepeter-Ragan, Allendale Columbia School Kristina Strauss, Hamburg Schools Melanie Thomas, Spencerport HS JoAnn Thomasson, Hamburg HS Ida Wilder, Greece Athena HS Zhansui Yu, Nazareth College

Planning Committee The Planning Committee meets once a month from September to April. If interested, please provide your name and contact information in the comment section of the evaluation form or the ½ sheet found in your folders.

Mark your calendars!

The 2016 Summer Institute (Theme: “Strengthening Our Core: Bringing Language Acquisition from Theory to Practice”) will take place from August 2-5 on the beautiful SUNY Oneonta campus.

Mark your calendars! NYSAFLT’s 99 th Annual Conference, co-sponsored by the Language Educators of Central New York (Theme: “Learning without Limits: Connecting to the World with Languages) will be held from October 21-22, at Holiday Inn in Liverpool (Syracuse), NY. Please consider presenting a workshop to share your expertise with others at our Annual Conference. Proposals can be submitted via the online form at The workshop proposal submission deadline is March 19You can also register for the Annual Conference at this same website.

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Vendors & Exhibitors We sincerely thank the following vendors and exhibitors: El Buen Amigo ISCOR – Sister Cities of Rochester K12 Books Nazareth College Proficiency Press Travelogs International WNYFLEC All Things Mexican Alliance Française de Rochester American Association of Teachers of French AFS USA Barefoot Books Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers Chester Technical Services, Inc.

Raffles Remember to attend both Exhibitor sessions at 9:50 and 12:10 during which time we will hold raffles with great prizes from:

Handouts & materials We’ve gone GREEN! Many of the presenters have uploaded their workshop materials and PowerPoint presentations to for convenient access for conference attendees.

Workshop feedback If you don’t have a QR reader app already, download a free one from the App store using your Smart device. Start the app, then scan the code!

Rate the workshops in real time!

Conference evaluation You can also find the online conference and workshop evaluation forms at: (A paper copy of the conference evaluation form is available in your folder – turn these in at the Registration desk or wherever you see a marked box.)

2016 Friend of Foreign Language Award The Brighton Foreign Language Teaching Intern Program

The NYSAFLT Spring Conference Planning Committee sincerely thanks for 46 years of continued support in providing meeting and conference facilities for our organization and the teachers of the Rochester area. NAZARETH COLLEGE