What a high-quality world language classroom looks like — and how to show it

October 3, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do for your program is slow down and look at what you're already doing and find the words to describe it. This session invites you to take a fresh look at what's happening in your classroom and recognize it for what it is: evidence. You'll explore what proficiency-driven instruction looks like today and connect your daily teaching practices to a story that resonates beyond the classroom. You'll walk away with a simple framework for describing your program to anyone who asks, from a curious parent to a skeptical school board member.

Your classroom is your best advocacy tool. Let's give it the spotlight it deserves. 

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Practical ways to raise your program's profile without adding to your plate

October 3, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

You've done the work in your classroom and now it's time to make sure people know it. This session explores how visibility works for educators — from the way you introduce yourself to the social post that reminds your community why language learning matters. We'll take an honest look at the channels worth your time, including hallways, newsletters, open house nights, LinkedIn, and Instagram, and help you build a realistic plan for showing up where it counts. Advocacy doesn't require a ring light or daily posting schedule — you just need to find your voice and the platform to tell your advocacy story. 

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Get an inside look at our latest Spanish, French, and German editions: EntreCulturas^®, EntreCultures^®, and InterKulturell^®. Flip through the pages, ask us questions, and get an exclusive look at the exciting updates you won’t want to miss!

Discover the power of story-driven learning with Érase una vez: a Comprehension-Based Readers Program™. With vocabulary aligned to students’ needs, vibrant illustrations, rich cultural contexts, and audio recordings, this program makes learning fun and effective. 

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.

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.