Upcoming World Language Conferences

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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 UDL Speaks Every Language: Voices Without Barriers Language in Action: Strategies for Effective Target Language Use	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
22-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
6-Dec/9-Dec	IMCAT Instructional Materials Coordinator's Association of Texas		San Marcos, TX

FLAVA Foreign Language Association of Virginia - Oct 3 & 4

Navigating the New AP exam with APunta al futuro
Dagoberto Polanco
This session is designed to help AP Spanish Language and Culture teachers navigate the updated AP exam and discover how APunta al futuro supports their students’ success. Participants will explore the revised exam framework, take a guided tour of the textbook’s structure and resources, and walk away with practical classroom strategies and a personalized course roadmap. Whether you are new to the updated exam or looking to strengthen your current approach, this series offers the tools, insights, and collaborative planning time to move forward with confidence.
FLANC - Foreign Language Association of North Carolina - October 5 & 6

The Ripple Effect: Leading with Curiosity to Spread Proficiency-Focused Practice
Michelle Olah
Real instructional change happens in hallway conversations and co-planning periods — not single PD sessions. This session is for formal and informal instructional leaders ready to grow teacher leaders who champion proficiency-based learning. Drawing on research-based models of change, we'll explore why shifting practice is hard, how to lead with curiosity over compliance, and how to build cultures where proficiency-focused practice takes root and spreads.
FFLA Conference - October 23-25

Unplug to Connect: Move, Talk, Create — No Screens Needed
Michelle Olah and 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.
FFLA Conference - October 23-25

Riding the Wave: What AP® World Language Teachers Need to Know About the 2026–27 Course Revisions
Michelle Olah and Dagoberto Polanco
The AP® World Language & Culture courses are changing — all six of them, all at once, effective school year 2026–27. Language leaders who understand this shift early will be the ones helping their departments navigate the current, not get pulled under by it. In this session, you'll dive into all four phases of the new course project structure the way your students will on exam day, surface with a clear picture of what changes (and what stays the same), and chart a practical Keep/Adapt/Add course for your own curriculum. The tide is already moving — come ready to ride it. No prior knowledge of the revisions required.
AP® is a trademark of College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this session.