SAVE THE DATE! Our 2026 spring conference will be on: April 10, 2026 at Lake Morey Resort! Stay tuned for more information, coming soon! |
VOCALE 2025 CONFERENCE Friday, March 21. Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont This year's theme is Discovering the Synergy for Student Proficiency .jpg) We are excited to welcome Gary DiBianca, who, since 2003, has been a high school Spanish teacher, world language trainer, consultant and coach, author, AP® reader, and a chaperone for more than a dozen international student trips. He has presented nationally on acquisition and brain-based strategies in the world language classroom, big picture planning and unit design, the 21st Century World Language Standards and pre-AP® vertical alignment, the inclusion of topics of diversity in curriculum, teaching with Comprehensible Input and storytelling, and many other topics with regard to proficiency and culture. Gary’s current projects include working as a writer for Voces Digital’s textbook series Nuestra Historia, serving as Co-chair of his local chapter of GLSEN (working to make schools safer for LGBTQ+ students), and sharing his thoughts on his blog: My Mosaic of World Language Teaching.
Registration/check-in begins at 8:15am, followed by a Welcome from our VOCALE Presidents and Middlebury College Interim President, Steve Snyder, at 9:00am. Our sessions include:
We look forward to seeing you for what is sure to be an informative and rewarding day with your WL colleagues from all over the state! VFLA Past Conferences |
VOCALE 2024 CONFERENCE WITH CAROLINA GOMEZ
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VFLA 2023 Conference Keynote: Abelardo Almazán-Vázquez
VFLA Virtual Conference 2020 with La Maestra Loca.
| VFLA Conference 2021 with Darcy Rogers
VFLA Conference 2019 with Justin Slocum Bailey
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