Conference 2024
March 14-16, 2024
Hilton Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis for our 2024 joint conference with the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures!
Conference highlights include:
an opening keynote address by Ryan Smith, a former teacher of Spanish and a WL/CTE/AVID Program Coordinator. Ryan Smith is currently the Principal of Glenn Duncan Elementary School in Reno, Nevada. Ryan is also the Past President of PLAN (Professional Language Association of Nevada), Nevada’s 2015 World Languages Teacher of the Year, and most recently NADSFL 2018 Supervisor of the Year.
more than 5 half-day or full-day workshops with regionally and nationally recognized educators.
more than 140 special focus sessions on:
Equitable and inclusive practices
Intercultural communication and competence
Standards and proficiency-based instruction and strategies
Curriculum, articulation, and interdisciplinary design
Technology innovation and integration
Assessment and feedback
The latest research in education and language acquisition
opportunities to learn from our national and regional World Language Teachers of the Year and from the leaders of our national world language association.
Best-of sessions from across our 14 mid-western states.
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Conference Team
Marci Harris
2024 Program Chair
Shannon Millikin
2024 Assistant Program Chair
Kaishan Kong
2024 Local Liaison (Minnesota)