Friday, November 20, 10:00 –11:15 AM
Presenters: Amy Rill, Ada Sopko & Julie Pacheco-Toye

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. 

Friday, November 20, 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Presenters: Julie Pacheco-Toye & Kate Sanders

This session helps AP® Spanish Language and Culture teachers navigate the updated exam and discover how APunta al futuro® supports student success. Participants will explore the revised exam framework, tour the textbook's structure and resources, and leave with practical classroom strategies and a personalized course roadmap—tools and insights to move forward with confidence, whether new to the exam or refining their approach. 
 

Saturday, November 21, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Presenters: Kate Sanders, Ada Sopko, Amy Rill & Kelly Hass

Mixed-readiness classrooms need flexible pathways to a shared communicative goal. This session explores how Nualang helps teachers differentiate support, pacing, choice, and challenge without separate lessons for every learner. Through a model lesson progression, participants will use customizable roleplays, pronunciation practice, guided AI conversations, and recorded discussions to scaffold spontaneous interpersonal communication. Walk away with adaptable scaffolds, a planning framework, and growth-oriented assessment ideas that keep peer interaction, reflection, and human connection central. 

Saturday, November 21, 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Presenters: Alexis Buschert , Tanya Brown, Michelle Olah & Dagoberto Polanco  

Texas teachers, we want to hear from you! Join Wayside for an interactive roundtable to connect with fellow educators, exchange ideas, and discuss what matters most as Texas prepares for the upcoming LOTE instructional materials adoption. Share your classroom needs and challenges, learn from your peers, and weigh in on the messages, benefits, and program features that resonate when evaluating world language materials. Your insights will help shape how we support and communicate with Texas educators. 

Plus, enjoy an afternoon snack and beverage while you connect! 

Enter for a chance to win a one-year Nualang subscription for one teacher and up to 200 students—a $499 value! 

Nualang gives students a fun, safe, and stress-free environment to build confidence through conversation practice. Guided AI conversations, customizable roleplays, pronunciation practice, interactive games, and discussions help bring real-world communication to life. 

Enter for a chance to win a one-year Érase una vez digital subscription for one teacher and up to 200 students—a $2,300 value! 

Created by award-winning Spanish educators, Érase una vez immerses middle and high school students in engaging, culturally rich stories. Use it to supplement your current curriculum or as a standalone solution that builds proficiency through comprehensible input and multimode communication. 

Enter for a chance to win a one-year APunta al futuro^® digital subscription for one teacher and their AP^® students—a $2,500 value! 

Built from the ground up for the revised AP^® Spanish Language and Culture Course Framework and Exam (2027), APunta al futuro^® integrates the new themes, contexts, course skills, learning objectives, and assessment formats throughout every unit. 

Treat yourself to some teacher favorites! Enter for a chance to win an L.L.Bean Mini Boat and Tote filled with a Stanley AeroLight Transit bottle, portable Bluetooth speaker, dry-erase markers, and a selection of Wayside readers.