Upcoming World Language Conferences

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The 2026 Sessions Have Arrived — Dive In

Dates	Conference	Presenter/Session Title	Location
12-Sep	AZLA Arizona Language Association		Tempe, AZ
15-Sep	DECTFL Delaware Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language	Dagoberto Polanco The Vocab Playbook: Engaging Strategies for Every Mode	Newark, DE
17-Sep	FAATSP Florida Association of The American Association of Teachers of Spanish		Kissimmee, FL
26-Sep	NM OLE New Mexico Organization of Language Educators		Albuquerque, NM
26-Sep	OFLTA Oklahoma Foreign Language Teachers Association		Shawnee, OK
5-Oct/6-Oct	FLANC Foreign Language Association of North Carolina	Michelle Olah The Ripple Effect: Leading with Curiosity to Spread Proficiency-Focused Practice	Winston-Salem, NC
3-Oct/4-Oct	FLAVA Foreign Language Association of Virginia	Dagoberto Polanco The Wi-Fi is down…now what? Quick Pivots for Real Communication When Technology Fails Navigating the New AP exam with APunta al futuro	Richmond, VA
8-Oct/9-Oct	ICTFL Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages	Ada Sopko The Wi-Fi is down…now what? Quick Pivots for Real Communication When Technology Fails Navigating the New AP exam with APunta al futuro	Naperville, IL
9-Oct/10-Oct	KWLA Kentucky World Language Association	Kate Sanders The Vocab Playbook: Engaging Strategies for Every Mode	Louisville, KY
9-Oct/10-Oct	COFLT Confederation of Oregon for Language Teaching	Julie Pacheco-Toye Readiness Starts With You: The Recipe for Building Student Success Across Every Level Julie Pacheco-Toye Navigating the New AP ® exam with APunta al futuro®	Grand Ronde, OR
15-Oct	CT COLT Connecticut Council of Language Teachers	Kate Sanders No Wi-Fi? Quick Pivots for Real Communication When Tech Fails	New Haven, CT
16-Oct/17-Oct	NYSAFLT New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers	Kate Sanders No Wi-Fi? Quick Pivots for Real Communication When Tech Fails Kate Sanders Navigating the New AP exam with APunta al futuro®	Albany, NY
16-Oct/17-Oct	FLAM Foreign Language Association of Missouri		St. Louis, MO
16-Oct/17-Oct	IATLC Idaho Association of Teachers of Languages and Culture	Michelle Olah Navigating the New AP ® exam with APunta al futuro®	Boise, ID
17-Oct	CLTA World Language Jamboree California Language Teacher's Association World Language Jamboree in association with MCLASC	Alexis Buschert AP® Readiness Starts With You: Building Student Success Across Every Level	Los Angeles, CA
17-Oct/18-Oct	WAFLT Washington Association for Language Teaching	Julie Pacheco-Toye Navigating the New AP ® exam with APunta al futuro®	Yakima, WA
23-Oct	FFLA Florida Foreign Language Association	Pre Conference Workshops Morning Session Your Proof Is in the Practice What a high-quality world language classroom looks like — and how to show it Afternoon Session Be Seen and Heard Practical ways to raise your program's profile without adding to your plate	Daytona Beach, FL
23-Oct/25-Oct	FFLA Florida Foreign Language Association	Michelle Olah Dagoberto Polanco Unplug to Connect: Move, Talk, Create — No Screens Needed Riding the Wave: What AP® World Language Teachers Need to Know About the 2026–27 Course Revisions	Daytona Beach, FL
24-Oct	MFLA Maryland Foreign Language Association	Amy Rill When Technology Fails: Quick Pivots for Real Communication	Germantown, MD
30-Oct/31-Oct	MAFLA Massachusetts Foreign Language Association	Kate Sanders No Wi-Fi? Quick Pivots for Real Communication When Tech Fails	Southbridge, MA
3-Nov	FLTDC Foreign Language Teachers of Dade County, World Language Education and Learning	Dagoberto Polanco AP® Readiness Starts With You: The Recipe for Building Student Success Across Every Level	Miami, FL
5-Nov/7-Nov	IFLTA Indiana Foreign Language Teacher Association	Ada Sopko No Wi-Fi? Quick Pivots for Real Communication When Tech Fails Navigating the New AP exam with APunta al futuro	Indianapolis, IN
6-Nov/7-Nov	PSMLA Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association	Michelle Olah From Compliance to Curiosity: Leading Instructional Change That Lasts	Boalsburg, PA
6-Nov/7-Nov	WAFLT Wisconsin Association of Foreign Language Teachers		Oshkosh, WI
7-Nov	GWAFLT Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Language
7-Nov	KSWLA Kansas World Language Association	Kate Sanders No Wi-Fi? Quick Pivots for Real Communication When Tech Fails Designed to Acquire: AI for Acquisition-Focused Lessons	Topeka, KS
7-Nov	TWLTA Tennessee World Language Teaching Association	Julie Pacheco-Toye The Vocab Playbook: Engaging Strategies for Every Mode	Nashville, TN
13-Nov/14-Nov	MCTLC Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures		St. Paul, MN
20-Nov/22-Nov	ACTFL American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages	See our full lineup of sessions.	San Antonio, TX
6-Dec/9-Dec	IMCAT Instructional Materials Coordinator's Association of Texas		San Marcos, TX

FLTDC Conference - November 3

AP® Readiness Starts With You: The Recipe for Building Student Success Across Every Level
Michelle Olah

The best AP® results aren’t whipped up in one year! This session unpacks the essential ingredients students need to thrive in AP® and shows how every World Language teacher can fold in those skills at any level. Leave with practical strategies for mixing communication skills, tiered tasks, authentic resources, and classroom-ready tools to bake into lessons right away—no AP® experience required.
TWLTA Conference - November 7

Tennessee Teachers: Help Shape What’s Next
Tanya Brown
Tennessee teachers, we want to hear from you! As Tennessee prepares for the upcoming LOTE instructional materials adoption, join Wayside for an interactive roundtable focused on your classroom experiences, challenges, and needs. Share what’s working, what’s missing, and what you need most from instructional materials and publisher support. Your voice matters and your insights will help us better understand how to support Tennessee teachers and students throughout the upcoming adoption.
PSMLA Conference - November 6 & 7

From Compliance to Curiosity: Leading Instructional Change That Lasts
Michelle Olah
Lasting instructional change happens in hallway conversations and co-planning periods — not in single PD sessions. This session is for formal and informal instructional leaders ready to build programs where teacher leaders champion proficiency-focused language teaching. Drawing on research-based models of change, we'll explore why shifting practice is hard, what it looks like to lead with curiosity rather than compliance, and how to cultivate a culture where proficiency-focused practice takes root and spreads.
GWATFL Conference - November 7

Unplug to Connect: Move, Talk, Create- No Screens
Dagoberto Polanco
Nine strategies. Three modes. Zero screens. This hands-on session gives world language educators nine high-impact, no-tech routines — three for interpretive, three for interpersonal, and three for presentational communication. You won't just learn about them; you'll do them. Move, talk, and create your way through activities so engaging you'll wonder why you ever needed a computer in the first place.
IFLTA Conference - November 5-7

No Wi-Fi? Quick Pivots for Real Communication When Tech Fails
Ada Sopko
When technology fails, instruction doesn’t have to. This interactive session equips world language educators with quick, no-tech strategies to sustain proficiency-based, communicative learning. Aligned to ACTFL standards, participants experience adaptable routines, explore real-time decision-making, and leave with ready-to-use activities and a personalized pivot plan to maintain meaningful communication anytime.
KSWLA Conference - November 7

Designed to Acquire: AI for Acquisition-Focused Lessons
Kate Sanders
AI tools are only as effective as the thinking behind them. For educators ready to move beyond novelty and use AI with purpose, participants will explore how to use AI to design lessons centered on meaningful input, interaction, and communicative output, grounded in proficiency targets and language acquisition research. Through demos and guided application, attendees develop a stronger framework for proficiency-driven planning and learn how AI supports—not replaces—their expertise.