October 15 - 16, 2010 • Anne Arundel Community College • Arnold, MD

Join us for two days of great workshops and sessions that promise to enhance the knowledge and skills you bring to the world language classroom. In today's economy, MFLA is there to bring you quality professional development usually found only at national conferences. Many of the presenters at this year's conference regularly lead workshops and sessions at the regional and national levels - and we have them here for you!

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SWAP SHOPS • Friday, October 15 • 1:30 PM

Bring 30 copies of an activity or idea to share during the Swap Shop rotations. Participants can attend two of the three sessions or repeat a swap shop to exchange ideas, strategies, and resources with colleagues from across the state. Swap Shop rotations include:

• Technology
• Project Ideas
  
• Strategies and Resources for Effective Use of Film and Video
  
• Strategies for Teaching Heritage Speakers
• Community Connections: Ideas for Addressing the 5th C
• Strategies for Teaching Multi-level Classes

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS • Friday, October 15 • 4:15 PM

Traditionally, conference attendees have looked forward to the Friday two-hour, pre-conference workshops for that world language immersion experience. And this year will be no different! Immersion workshops will address a variety of topics in French, German, or Spanish. In addition, there will be pedagogy workshops concentrating on technology or teaching all students.  Plus, there will be a screening of the movie, Speaking in Tongues.  Learn more . . .

KEYNOTE SPEAKER • Friday, October 15 • 6:30 PM

MFLA is very pleased to announce that Bruce Cohen, Director of Overseas Staffing for Peace Corps, will be the keynote speaker at the MFLA 2009 Fall Conference Banquet on Friday, October 15, at Anne Arundel Community College.

8th ANNUAL MFLA BANQUET • Friday, October 15 • 7:15 PM

Join us for dinner as we enjoy the company of Bruce Cohen and celebrate our nominees for Maryland Language Teacher of the Year. After the banquet, we will announce the winner of the 2010 Maryland Language Teacher of the Year, who will represent us at the regional level at the NECTFL Conference April 2 - 4, 2011 right here in Baltimore!

CONCURRENT SESSIONS • Saturday, October 16 • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

The day begins with breakfast and a chance to visit exhibitors, including national textbook publishers. Attendees will have access to over 40 concurrent sessions on a variety of topics through four rotations. Lunch is included and will highlight the student winners of our 2010 Visual Arts contest as well as our various award winners. Don't forget to attend the closing session where we will once again have a wealth of prizes and give-aways. Learn more . . .

CPD CREDIT

Earn Maryland Continuing Professional Development credits for recertification by attending MFLA conferences. For more information, attend sessions on:

• Friday, October 15, at 1:00 PM
• Saturday, October 16, at 8:30 AM.