8:00-8:30

Registration

8:30-8:40

Welcome by Anand Yang, Director of the Jackson School of International Studies

8:40-9:20

National Context for a Vision of World Language Pathways PK-20
Keynote by Paul Sandrock, World Languages Consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and former President of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

9:20-9:30

Break

9:30-10:20

What Languages are Taught in Washington Schools?
Presentation of Mapping & Enhancing Language Learning policy briefs.

10:20-10:30

Break

10:30-11:45

Bridging the Gap for World Languages from High School to College
Panel to talk about the challenges we face: high schools to provide world languages so that more students can apply to 4-year colleges; how to make “credits” mean something in terms of proficiency; how to get high school language programs in sync with college programs (and avoid remediation); how to get beyond the minimum; how to expand options like AP, IB, and college in the high school; where does online learning fit in?

11:45-1:30

Lunch

1:30-2:20

Where are the Teachers?
Where can we find and how can we develop a cadre of excellent world language teachers to address the growing demand for world languages in elementary, middle, and high schools?

2:20-2:30

Break

2:30-3:30

Citizens of the World
Highlights from research on babies and language learning and implications for K-12 language programs.
 

3:30-4:00

Break and Set up Resource Fair

4:00-5:30

Models of Success
Resource Fair and Panels of schools and organizations sharing successful practices for early language learning, expansion into middle school, high school, successful IB/AP, study abroad, before and after school programs, service learning, and project-based learning.

Time

Activity

4:00-7:00 pm

or

5:00-8:00 pm

Making Sense of World Language Standards and Options for Assessing Language Proficiency*

Workshop with Paul Sandrock, World Languages Consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, and Michele Anciaux Aoki, World Languages Program Supervisor at the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Recommended Reading:
State Standards: Connecting a National Vision to Local Implementation (PDF)  
by Paul Sandrock, ACTFL  (7 pages)
http://www.actfl.org/files/public/Winter1997STstan.pdf

*CAL Oral Proficiency assessments, STAMP, OPI, MOPI, Cervantes Exams, etc.