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Mission
GWATFL is a non-profit organization focused on professional development and advocacy for World Language teachers in Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland and beyond since 1965. GWATFL is committed to fostering diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for educators and students. CONFERENCE
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COMING UP...
Representing Culture and Language in Children’s Literature - SEPTEMBER 11
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I will share my journey after adopting our youngest child in 2008 to connect her to birth country and culture in Ethiopia. This journey led to the founding of OHBD in 2016. Since that time, OHBD has become the world's largest publisher of bilingual kids' books featuring African languages and stories. My talk will focus on my learnings from an accidental social entrepreneur and mom's perspective about the key inputs needed to impact positively impact literacy which also supports culture and language preservation, inclusion, local capacity building, and more. My hope is that this talk will inspire others to identify key actions they can take immediately within their role or community.
Ellenore Angelidis is the founder of Open Hearts Big Dreams Fund, the largest publisher of bilingual children’s books featuring African stories and languages in the world. She is a lawyer by training and was a long time Amazon executive who became an accidental social entrepreneur at the urging of her youngest child.
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JOIN THE GWATFL BOARD!!!
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Are you interested in joining an amazing group of devoted professionals and to contribute to the growth of WL programs across the DMV? Then nominate yourself or someone passionate about WL education to become part of the GWATFL Board. It takes a special kind of person and you can be just that one!
We will collect nominations from August 21st through September 30th. The election will be conducted online from October 9th through October 16th. The new Board will be announced during the Fall Conference on November 2nd. Pre-requisite for candidates: All prospective Board Members are required to have an active GWATFL Membership. To become a member, registration to at least one GWATFL paid event within an academic year (August 1st to July 31st) is required. |
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NOMINATE A TEACHER FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR!!! By OCTOBER 1st!!!
GWATFL FALL CONFERENCE - NOVEMBER 2
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The GWATFL 2024 Fall Conference
welcomes educators, researchers, and language enthusiasts from the DC area and beyond! This conference serves as a catalyst for uniting diverse perspectives, fostering collaborative efforts, and envisioning the future of language studies around the theme of "Unveiling The World within your classroom". With collaboration as its cornerstone, the conference endeavors to create an authentic community among the educators of the DC area. Attendees will engage in vibrant discussions and will leave with lots of skills, ideas and activities ready to be implemented! This year, our conference will feature the GWATFL roundtables, 20 minutes sessions, where participants will rotate three times from one topic of their interest to the next among our offerings. The facilitators will present on relevant topics in order to give attendees quick tips and ready to use activities! We welcome all proposals – especially those with a connection to our theme "Unveiling The World Within Your Classroom". We will also consider those proposals that address topics of general interest in the world language education field. Join us at the GWATFL 2024 Fall Conference as we unite, collaborate, and chart the course for what lies ahead in the world of languages. |
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Grow with GWATFL!
Your passions, talents, and time can help make a difference!
Volunteer, join our leadership program, GWATFL MAP [Member Action Program], or become part of the GWATFL board to help build and grow an amazing community of world language professionals.
Volunteer, join our leadership program, GWATFL MAP [Member Action Program], or become part of the GWATFL board to help build and grow an amazing community of world language professionals.
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