Professional Development for World Language Educators
Please see the list of upcoming conferences and professional development (PD) below from various organizations that serve multiple World Languages and/or types of programs. Details about registration, discounts, content, etc. are available using the links provided.
Additional PD is listed in chronological order through October 2024 on the K-20 Professional Development page on FLANC's website under the Resources tab.
Digital Transition Webinar Series
The North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) 2023-2024 Digital Transition Webinar Series for Educators offers new webinar topics throughout the school year based on participant requests, including a monthly World Language focused broadcast, which took place early in March and will soon be posted in the archives.
Please use the links below to learn more and register for the upcoming broadcasts, which typically earn participants Digital Learning, Content Area, and/or General CEU credit.
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Culture Cafés
The NCVPS Culture Café hosts hour-long sessions on various cultural topics in Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Latin, and Arabic to broaden students’ cultural and world views. The presentations are delivered by the faculty of the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) as ancillary instruction for interested students on a variety of cultural, culinary, historical, geographic and architectural themes related to the target languages of the World Language Department.
Here is the schedule of upcoming Culture Cafés:
Please use the links above to learn more and/or take a look at the Culture Café archives at the bottom of the page with recorded episodes going back to January 2020.
CARLA Free Online Workshop for LCTL Teachers
12:00 - 3:00 pm Eastern Time
Saturday, April 13
A free, online workshop, Building our Kaleidoscope: Supporting Novice LCTL Learners to Experience, Conceptualize, Analyze and Apply Texts, is being offered by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota from 12:00 - 3:00 pm ET on Saturday, April 13.
Participants will design activities that support novice less commonly taught language (LTCL) learners as they engage with multimodal target language texts. They will build a kaleidoscope–a repertoire of activity types–grounded in multiliteracies pedagogy to help learners see texts through different lenses and foster their linguistic competence.
This workshop is offered free of charge to teachers of less commonly taught languages (i.e., languages other than ESL/EFL, French, German, and Spanish) who work in the United States with beginning-level students in secondary and postsecondary contexts.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, and space is limited.
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Growing Success for MLs Summer Conference
Make plans now to join experts from across the state and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for the ML/Title III Growing Success for Multilingual Learners (MLs) Summer Conference. This year's conference theme, "Unlocking the Power of Multilingual Learners for Academic Success," promises to be an inspiring and transformative experience.
Multiple Formats: There are two face-to-face locations and a virtual option. Whether you prefer the collaborative energy of in-person events or the flexibility of virtual participation, you're covered!
Dynamic Sessions: Engage in thought-provoking discussions led by experts in the field and DPI. The carefully curated sessions cover a range of topics, from best practices and collaboration techniques to effective engagement with schools, families, and communities. This includes sessions on dual language/immersion (DL/I) and heritage programs, as well as the Global Languages Endorsement (GLE), NC's Seal of Biliteracy, such as:
- DL/I + LIS = K-5 Language Acquisition
- Responding to GLE Data through an Equity Lens
Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow educators, exchange ideas, and build a supportive professional network!
Resources, Grants, and Opportunities
Please see the list of awards, calls, grants, etc. below from various groups that are available to World Language educators, students, programs, and organizations. Details about applications, eligibility, timelines, etc. are available using the links provided.
Additional opportunities are listed in order by deadline through July 2024 on the K-20 Opportunities for Students and Educators page on FLANC's website under the Resources tab.
FLANC Fall Conference Proposals
Due March 16
The Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) has extended its call for proposal through Saturday, March 16, for the 2024 FLANC Fall Conference, which will be held at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem on Saturday - Sunday, October 5 - 6, 2024.
The theme, Cultivating for Tomorrow, is designed to highlight the many ways we nourish and grow our world language learners, their proficiency levels, our world language programs, and our world language teachers for the future.
For proposal submissions, please think about the following:
- How do you cultivate your world language and learners for tomorrow?
- How do you support and grow the world language programs within your community?
- How do you grow a strong professional world language community for the future?
Please use the online submission form to share your ideas for a 3-hour Friday evening workshop, a 50-minute Saturday or Sunday session, or a graduate student research poster. Questions can be sent to Jennifer Solis, 1st Vice President and Program Chair (Fall 2024), at 1vp@flanc.org.
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 The World Language Advancement and Readiness Grants Program (WLARP) is now accepting applications, and the deadline to apply is Friday, March 29, 2024. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) seeks innovative applications for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of world language programs targeting K-12 students in order to enable successful students, as they progress from elementary school through secondary school, to achieve an advanced level of proficiency in those languages. Additionally, all projects awarded under this funding opportunity must include a professional development component.
Each individual grant award will be a minimum of $500,000 and may be up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for a period of up to five (5) years. For details, please see the Grants.gov WLARP webpage or the DoDEA Evaluation Technical Assistance Center (ETAC) website, where information about the technical assistance webinar is shared.
If you would like to learn more about past grants, please see the JNCL-NCLIS press release on the 2023 WLARP grant recipients, which included Wayne County Public Schools in North Carolina.
FLANC Teacher of the Year Nominations
K-12 & Higher Education Awards
Due April 1
The Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) invites you to nominate a special teacher for the 2024 K-12 Teacher of the Year and the 2024 Higher Education Teacher of the Year. Nominees should be a teacher who:
- goes above and beyond their normal duties for their students;
- stands out as a leader among their peers; and
- dedicates themselves to their students and to the profession on a daily basis.
There are many World Language teachers across the state of North Carolina who fit this description, and the 2024 Teacher of the Year (TOY) nomination form will be open until April 1, 2024. Questions can be directed to Melissa Pérez, FLANC Awards Chair, at awards@flanc.org.
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Luz M. Frye Honored Educator Scholarship Applications
Due April 30
NCCAT's Luz M. Frye Honored Educator Scholarship (HES) was named for Luz Frye who taught Spanish in Wake County for 30 years. Now retired, her professional career included active membership in the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC), the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT), and the NC Society of Hispanic Professionals. She was named the 2001 FLANC Teacher of the Year, and this HES is available statewide for a World Language teacher.
The 10 statewide and 13 county Honored Educator Scholarships (HES) use the same NCCAT application form for the 2024-2025 period and provide an opportunity for selected teachers to attend an NCCAT seminar of their choice. An HES covers all costs associated with participation in a five-day NCCAT seminar, including program materials, instruction, food, lodging, transportation, and substitute teacher. The honored educator also receives $250 for use in the classroom.
Please submit HES applications by April 30, 2024. For questions on application content, contact Emily Langdon, NCCAT Development Associate, at emily.langdon@nccat.org.
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