Congratulations to Serena Keeney- Horsch, the 2023-24 LILL Cohort representative for the state of Maryland. LILL is the ACTFL Leadership Initiative for Language Learning. According to ACTFL, "LILL empowers individuals to become agents of change in order to foster a growth mindset focused on effective teaching, learning, and purposeful nurturing of leadership skills, all in the service of learners."

 The application to apply for the NECTFL Mead Leadership Fellows Nomination is now available! The Mead Program supports individuals in the development of a project that contributes to the world language teaching profession and advances quality language instruction.  Each scholarship recipient will be assigned a mentor with expertise in the area of that person’s project, and NECTFL will facilitate virtual and, if possible, face-to-face meetings of the two.

​Final applications are due by Jan 6, 2023 (NEW DATE). For more info, visit our Awards & Scholarships page.

The A & R Productions Scholarship is now available. Applications are due November 13, 2022. This scholarship provides free registration to the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) to two world language educators.  Please submit application and all documents to MFLAawards@gmail.com. To access the application, visit our Awards & Scholarships page.

Join us Thursday - Saturday, October 20-22, 2022 for our virtual conference! Registration is now open and closes on Monday, October 17. For more information, visit our Professional Growth page!

Elementary school- PAINT BRANCH CHINESE IMMERSION SCHOOL
Student- NICOLÁS RIVERO  
Teacher- Ms. Pei-Husan Li

​Tuesday, August 16, 2022
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Check in starts at 4:50 PM

Faculty enter the world language classroom with high ambitions and expectations, but sometimes equipped with very few successful strategies for second language acquisition for beginning level students. Faculty often ask, "How communicative can Level I be?" ACTFL recommends that language educators and their students use the target language es exclusively as possible (90% plus) at all levels of instructions. Participants will leave this session with a toolkit assisting in:

• Developing the classroom culture: How do you want your classroom to feel? How do you want it to sound? What do you want it to look like?
• Implementing Diagnostics exams to determine student proficiency levels
• Starting from scratch with Unit 0
• Providing advice for students: Bridging the gap between class and personal life
• Creating sensible and healthy boundaries
• Teaching Study Skills and individual learning styles
• Establishing cross curriculum connections

to embark on the communicative journey conducted almost entirely in the target language, encompassing the five C's of language instruction and supporting K-16 Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century established by ACTFL.

This webinar will be presented in English.

​Register at this link

Calling all world language educators! MFLA WANTS YOU! 
Share your incredible talent with the great state of Maryland at our FULLY VIRTUAL FALL CONFERENCE Thursday October 20, Friday October 21, and Saturday October 22! 
You can fly solo or with a team! We are always excited to learn from our colleagues. 
Access this Google Form to submit your proposal today. Proposals are due Sept. 1st and the deadline will not be extended! Take a few moments and fill it out today! 

MFLA is proud to announce Aiden Ensor, 2021 graduate of Smithsburg High in Washington County and Maryland Seal of Biliteracy recipient has been selected as this year's Ann Beusch Scholar. Aiden currently attends Hagerstown Community College and will transfer to Salisbury University in the fall to pursue a career in Spanish and Secondary Education. Congratulations!