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

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Four 50 minute videos for Thursday:

• Equitable Engagement: Ensuring Everyone Feels Seen, Heard, Loved, Valued, and Empowered (updated since ACTFL)
• Comprehensible Culture: Adjusting our Approach + High Frequency Words
• Comprehensible Culture: Our Hooks to Deep Diving into the RICH parts of Culture
• Comprehensible Current Events: Making the NOW our Curriculum

50 minute LIVE Session for Thursday:

• Q&A- RE: the videos watched

Bonus video for the Friday:

• Circumlocution: The CRUCIAL Skill for Communication