​GWATFL Spring Conference 2019
 for World Language Educators
April 27th, 2019 
9 AM - 2:30 PM
National Cathedral School
The Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Language (GWATFL)  invites you to participate in our Spring Conference for language educators, featuring sessions that focus on innovative programs, emerging trends and best practices.
​Discover new strategies and resources and network with colleagues. Bring a device to participate in our hands-on sessions. As always, breakfast and lunch are included with registration.  

Attendees

​Keynote Address

Assessing Performance toward Proficiency: Best Practices and Their Application in the Classroom

Assessments are critical for world language classrooms. But what is it we are measuring, and how can we ensure we are measuring what we are teaching? This keynote will explore best practices in test development to bring performance toward proficiency into the classroom.
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Camelot Marshall, 

Principal Assessment Manager, ACTFL 
About Cameron Marshall
​Camelot Marshall, Ph.D., is the Principal Assessment Manager at the American Council on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).  Prior to joining ACTFL, Camelot worked
as the assessment manager at American Councils for International Education, where she was
instrumental in developing the online proficiency-based assessment for Russian for high school
students. She extended the Russian assessment model to include assessments in nine other critical
languages. In addition to developing foreign language assessments, Camelot facilitated professional
development seminars for high school teachers across critical languages, focusing on standards-
and proficiency-based curriculum planning across all grade levels.

Schedule of events and preliminary program

Exhibitors

Exhibit at GWATFL Spring Conference 2019 in Washington DC. Reserve a table or become a sponsor
Registration Includes membership!
Register for a GWATFL conference and you are automatically a GWATFL member!

Download the preliminary program:

GWATFL Spring 2019 - Schedule and preliminary program
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File Type: pdf
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Directions to NCS

National Cathedral School - Hearst  Building
​3612 Woodley Road NW Washington, DC 20016

Many thanks for our sponsors to our Spring Conference:

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National Cathedral School
​We are deeply thankful to National Cathedral School and its World Language Department for hosting our conference! 

We appreciate your commitment to support GWATFL’s mission to provide professional development for World Language teachers in Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland and beyond!
​Elevate Education Consulting - Elevating Humanity Through Language Education. 

Elevate supports teachers in creating culturally responsive CI classrooms. They  offer 3-day summer intensives for teachers about Teaching with Comprehensible Input and Creating Culturally Responsive CI Classrooms, both level 1 and level 2. 

Visit www.elevateeducationconsulting.com to find out more about professional development, online membership, and language classes.
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