65th Annual MALT Spring Conference 
​​MALT Spring Conference in Helena, MT April 17-18, 2020.

Spring Conference 2020 Speaker: JON COWART

Jon is  the director of world languages at KIPP collegiate middle and high school in Memphis, TN.  He has been teaching Spanish for 9 years in inner city Memphis merging best practices between CI and urban education. Jon also coaches world language teachers through Memphis teacher residencies and Teach for America. Jon's areas of expertise are classroom management with CI and Total Physical Response.  He has also presented on Star Student and spinning PQAs into stories. 

Classroom Management in the World Language Classroom 

In this interactive session, participants will engage in a variety of classroom management topics that are the highest impact and applicable to all contents (but with at “World Language Twist”).  Participants will walk away from this session with concrete macro and micro power moves that can be implemented immediately in order to get a better-managed classroom.

• The Power of Emotional Constancy (warm / strict, teacher register, and emotionally constant language) 
• In the Moment Decisions (what to do directions, scanning aggressively, narrating the positive, redirections, and the art of the consequence)
• Routines and Procedures 101 (entry procedure to class and the “First 5 minutes”, last 5 minutes of class, 100% right is right)
• Managing Whole Group Behavior (explicit directions, giving the “why”, at-bats)
• Managing through Engagement (“CI-ifying” your lessons to meet student Socio-Emotional needs,  eliminating side conversations, limiting cell phone use, making 100% of students do the “heavy lifting”)
• Cultural Investment (building community through World Language curriculum, using blended learning lessons to connect prior knowledge, deep personalized questioning and answering, TPR and Star Student, “Why Language” day, class compacting, leveraging Investors
• Academic Investment (setting academic goals using ACTFL standards (Literacy and Verbal), grounded in grades, using data to invest kids)

Registration Form

*Please return registration form postmarked by March 31, 2020, with your ​check payable to MALT ​to:

Paul Asleson
Billings West High
2201 St Johns Ave Billings, MT 59102 

Conference Schedule
Helena College University of Montana
1115 N Roberts St, Helena, MT 59601

Friday April 17th
7:30 to 8:00- Registration at  UM Helena / 1115 N Roberts St / Helena, MT 59601
8:00 to 12:00- Conference with Jon Cowart
12:00 to 1:00- Lunch catered by Saigon Alley
1:00 to 4:00- Conference with Jon Cowart
4:30 to 7:00- Happy Hour with EF Tours (location TBA)

Saturday April 18th
9:00 to 10:00- Book Club Discussion led by Gary Warchola
10:00 to 12:00- Coursework and collaboration workshop led by MALT Board Members (more details coming soon!)
12:00-1:00- MALT Members Meeting 

Conference Parking Permit
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Hotel Information

Ask about the MALT room rate for a discount!
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Doubletree by Hilton Downtown Helena 22 N Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT 59601 (406) 447-6666
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