Thank you so much!

Teresa Tattersall
Immediate Past President TFLA

The deadline for submitting articles is May 15, 2012, and only current members are eligible for publication.

Please follow these guidelines when submitting your article:

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Please note that submission does not guarantee publication.

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Email your submissions or questions to editor@tfla.info.

David Timms
TFLA Journal Editor

Director is appointed by the Executive Board for a two-year term, subject to reappointment by the Board. Duties include but are not limited to informing membership of issues concerning LOTE, conducting advocacy activities at TFLA conferences, attending and presenting reports to TFLA Board meetings, testifying on issues regarding LOTE, conducting advocacy correspondence, and representing TFLA at JNCL/NCLIS Legislative Assembly. Living in or near Austin is desirable. Click here for detailed description of duties and application.

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Online Registration is closed. Onsite registration is available.

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FAQ:
Q: Do I have to be a member to attend the conference?
A: YES

Q:Can we register on site?
A: YES.  We will accept checks/POs at the on-site registration.  We will not be able to accept cash or credit card.  On-site registration will be $40 per person, including lunch.  If you are not a member of TFLA, you have to become a member before you can register for the conference.  One year membership fee is $20.00.

Q: When can I pickup my registration package?
A: At Plano conference, between 7:45 – 8:30 and in Temple, 8:00 – 8:30.

Q: When can I register for the conference Onsite?
A: At Plano conference, between 7:45 – 8:30 and in Temple, 8:00 – 8:30.

Q: Can an administrator register multiple teachers?
A: NO.  Each teacher MUST register themselves.  And every teacher needs to be a member of TFLA.  Each teacher MUST log-in as themselves.  DO NOT SHARE your log in information.  HOWEVER, if there is going to be one PO for all teachers, they can all put the same PO # in the registration form.

Q: On the second page, there is no Check/PO payment option.
A: Please use the pull-down payment menu.  See more details here.

The mini one-day conferences will be held this spring 2012, on Saturday, March 31st.  The theme at the two confirmed sites is: Creating an Environment for Language Learning.  The one-day conferences will begin at approximately 8:00 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.  As part of the $35 registration fee for the day, refreshments and lunch will be included. Membership is not included in the $35 registration fee, and all participants must be current members to attend. The online registration period has ended. Please register onsite. The onsite registration fee is $40.00. You must be a member of TFLA to attend this conference. If you are not a member, you can join us anytime online.

Temple High School – Temple, TX
Nella Spurlin, German teacher at Temple High School, will host the mini conference in Temple, Texas.  Nella is recruiting presenters who annually present quality presentations at TFLA.  If you have questions or would like to provide input, please contact Nella Spurlin at nspurlin@hot.rr.com, or by phone at school (254) 215-7179, before 9:20 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m.

Scheduled sessions in Temple include, but are not limited to the following:

• Building Artificial Realities –learning grammar by simulating the cultural setting
• Building Lesson Plans Around Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Art for Language’s Sake — integrating art across languages and levels
• Creating a High Energy Classroom — using Rassias techniques to engage student learning
• Little Games for the Language Classroom — presentation of a variety of simple-to-make games
• Learning with Stories — a brief introduction to TPRS  (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling)

Schedule (Download List of Presenters and Sessions)
8:00-8:30–Registration
8:30-10:15–DVD with discussion
10:15-10:30–Break
10:30-11:55–1st break-out session
11:55–12:30–Lunch on site (cost of box lunch included in registration)
12:30-1:55–2nd break-out session
1:55-2:05–break
2:05–3:30–3rd break-out session

Temple High School, 415 North 31st Street, Temple, TX.
Driving directions:  If you are coming along IH-35:  take the Nugent exit (#302).  From the north, turn left over the overpass and wind around; from the south, turn right at the stop sign by the over pass and wind around.  This will put you on 31st Street, and you will see Temple High School ahead on your left.  Enter the main parking lot by the stadium and enter the building through the large glass doors of the student center.
From Houston:  take Highway 290 west to Brenham, then 36 to Temple.  36 will turn into the H.K. Dodgen Loop (it’s also 190).  Take the 31st Street exit.  At the traffic light, turn right onto 31st Street and drive 4-5 miles.  When you cross Adams Street, you will see Temple High School ahead of you on your right.

Plano West Senior High – Plano, TX
Greta Lundgaard, Coordinator for Languages Other than English in Plano ISD, will host a second site at Plano West Senior High School, 5601 W. Parker Road, Plano, Texas 75093. Sessions will be offered that focus on three strands:

• 21st  Century Environment (technology applications, creativity/innovation, global connections)
• Learning Environment (classroom management, target language teaching; feedback & formative assessment)
• Instructional Environment (High yield instructional strategies; performance assessment; student-centered instruction & AP strategies for the new AP exams in French and German)

Schedule

• Onsite Registration & Pre-registration Materials Pick up: 7:45 am – 8:30 am
• Download Plano Conference Schedule
• Download List of Presenters and Sessions

Greta Lundgaard can be contacted at greta.lundgaard@pisd.edu.

Registration for the one-day mini sessions is available on this page. Information for the hotel accommodations for Friday evening is also online.  The number of attendees at each site is limited, and therefore, early online registration is highly recommended.

Please contact any Board member below for additional information:
Pauline Sayers:  paulinetsayers@katyisd.org
Sharon Deering: sadeering@sbcglobal.net
MayDell Jenks: maydelljenks@katyisd.org

1. Japanese Language Education Assistants Program (J-LEAP)
This two-year program is designed to pair a currently teaching K-12 Japanese language teacher with an assistant teacher from Japan. These young, assistant teachers have training in teaching Japanese as a foreign language and are eager to work with teachers in the U.S.  Application deadline is January 24, 2012.  For more information, please see our website http://www.jflalc.org.vhost.zerolag.com/jle-j-leap.html.

2. JET Memorial Invitation Program (JET MIP) for High School Students
The JET MIP program provides 32 high school students with the opportunity to go to Japan for two weeks as a group to meet Japanese students, experience Japanese culture, and study the language. It was created in 2011 in memory of the two beloved American teachers of English who lost their lives in the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011: Taylor Anderson (Ishinomaki, Miyagi) and Montgomery Dickson (Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate). The program is open to 11th and 12th graders who are currently learning Japanese, and it seeks to honor the principles which Taylor and Monty valued during their lives.  For more information, please see our website http://www.jflalc.org/jle-12-jet-mip.html.