Annabelle Williamson will be our main presenter for our virtual 2020 MFPE conference!

"Annabelle Williamson was christened “La Maestra Loca” by her students long ago, but what she is really crazy about is building a positive, inclusive, success-oriented language community that promotes equity and anti-racist education. Annabelle’s love of students, people, languages, and of life is contagious, while her deep understanding of the nuts and bolts of teaching for communicative competence will leave you eager and inspired to return to your classrooms and start implementing all of her strategies for equitable engagement! She’s currently in her 9th year as an educator, teaching Middle School Spanish in New Orleans at Bricolage Academy. Annabelle has her Masters in Education with an emphasis in linguistically and culturally diverse education. "​

Web Page: www.lamaestraloca.com
 The virtual MFPE conference this year REQUIRES that you pre-register AND build your itinerary by Oct. 14. Please read the Frequently Asked Questions here so you know what to expect. Keep scrolling down to see MALT's offerings this year! Thursday is dedicated to Annabelle Williamson, La Maestra Loca, and Friday features YOU, our fantastic MALT Members (plus one bonus session with Annabelle!)! When you register, click on the MALT curriculum group when building your itinerary or search by the session names below to register for  the MALT sessions. See you there!
MALT will not be holding a members meeting this year, but we WILL need you to check your email the week of the conference for important announcements and to  V O T E !  We have excellent nominees for our two open board positions: MALT Treasurer and MALT Representative to PNCFL. Watch your email the week of the conference for your voting form link AND to find out who our presenter is for Spring 2021!

Remember, if you won't be attending MFPE this year and renewing your MALT membership as you register, your membership does expire Sept 30. Not to worry! You can renew right here on our website on the Membership tab! Now accepting PayPal!  We are working hard for you to still receive the best PD you'll get all year long throughout the pandemic, continue to host two conferences yearly and advocate for our profession and our members. Please support yourself and your colleagues by renewing your membership TODAY!

MFPE Fall Conference ​Schedule 2020

THURSDAY 10/15

9:00am - 9:50am: Equitable Engagement: Ensuring Everyone Feels Seen, Heard, Loved, Valued, Empowered (Annabelle Williamson)

10:00am - 10:50am: Comprehensible Culture: Adjusting our Approach + High Frequency Words (Annabelle Williamson)

11:00am -11:50am: Comprehensible Culture: Our Hooks to Deep Diving into RICH Culture (Annabelle Williamson)
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1:00pm - 1:50pm: Comprehensible Current Events: Making the NOW our Curriculum (Annabelle Williamson)

2:00pm - 2:50pm: Live Discussion with La Maestra Loca! (Annabelle Williamson) **LIVE SESSION**

FRIDAY 10/16

8:00am - 8:50am: Teachers, let's LIGHTEN your LOAD! (Kristen Wolf)

9:00am -9:50am: Community-Building Strategies (Dana Pierre)

10:00am -10:50am: Get students excited to read in a second language! (Elizabeth Janney) 

11:00am -11:50am: National Spanish Exam: Contests and Assessments (Salvatore Muffaletto)

12:00pm - 12:50pm: Using Word Families in Upper Level World Language Classes (Paul Asleson)

1:00pm - 1:50pm: Circumlocution: The CRUCIAL Skill for Communication (Annabelle Williamson)

3:00pm - 3:50pm: Paul and Kate's German Adventures at ACTFL (Paul Asleson and Kate Kithil) 

All photographs have been generously provided by our members.
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