FLANC 2008 Conference

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Taking Flight: Languages for Life


42nd Annual FLANC Conference
October 9-11, 2008
Hosted at the Embassy Suites -Marriott Hotel
Twin Towers
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Peter Floyd, Program Chair 

Professor Audrey Heining-Boynton honors FLANC by delivering the 2008 keynote address. Currently Professor of Foreign Language Education and English as a
Second Language at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she is one of
the nation’s top educators in the field. Professor Heining-Boynton was President
of ACTFL during the 2005 Year of Languages and has written numerous
textbooks for different age groups, ranging from the middle and high school
series ¡En español! to the college program ¡Atrévete! She publishes regularly in
journals such as the Modern Language Journal and the Foreign Language
Annals and is in high demand as a conference speaker and consultant. A teacher
of teachers, she was honored in 2003 with the ACTFL Anthony Papalia Award for
Excellence in Teacher Education. Professor Heining-Boynton is well known in
her adopted home state of North Carolina principally for having mentored a
generation of foreign language teachers, for having been a FLANC Teacher of
the Year (and past board member), and for giving generously of her personal
time and money to the advancement of foreign languages in North Carolina. We
look forward to hearing from her on October 10th.

For New Teachers

 Attention All Foreign Language Teachers, Mentors, Department Chairs,  & Lead Teachers!

 As we all know, recruiting and retaining teachers is a top priority for all of us.

 To address this critical need, FLANC will be offering scholarships to first year teachers to attend the 2008 FLANC Conference.  Registration, which includes all Friday and Saturday sessions and a one year membership to FLANC is reduced to $60 for New Teachers! (BTs/ILTs). Click here for the ILT form.

 We will also award 10 scholarships to teachers for whom 2008-09 is their first year of teaching Foreign Language.  This will include not only their dues and registration to the conference, but also 2 free pre-conference workshops. Please have them fill out the scholarship application and register for the conference. 

This is a wonderful opportunity for new teachers to become involved in FLANC, make contacts with teachers from across the state, and learn a great deal to help them as they begin their career.

 Since 1st year teachers are not yet members of FLANC and therefore do not receive the Catalyst, they have no way of knowing about the scholarship unless you tell them!!!

 Tell your new colleagues about FLANC and this wonderful opportunity to attend the entire conference at a reduced price or, for 10 lucky winners,  FREE!

 For more information, contact Sue Stites, Professional Needs, suestites@mindspring.com

*Disability Accommodations: 

FLANC will make every effort to accommodate the special needs of all conference participants. Anyone requiring specially equipped rooms, or any other kind of individual assistance, is requested to advise FLANC and the hotel of these needs. Please attach a letter to your conference registration form and to the hotel registration form. These must arrive by August 30, 2008. Please include a telephone number or an email address where you can be contacted. Thank you and we look forward to welcoming at FLANC.

Conference Highlights

FLANC 2008

The theme of this year’s conference, Taking Flight: Languages for Life, challenges us to take the long and broad view of our students and foreign languages.

Pre-Conference Workshops Thursday and Saturday!
  • Work on your National Boards
  • Get AP Latin or Spanish training
  • Visit an Immersion program
  • Learn new activities to keep your students engaged
  • Make reading more inviting
  • Rules for rookies

Come to FLANC 2008. Help your K-16 students take flight.

  • Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish
  • Networking opportunities
  • Nationally known presenters
  • University-College, Secondary, Middle and Elementary applicability
  • 100+ sessions
  • Methodology, curriculum, assessment, materials, technology
  • Hands-on presentations
  • Immersion
  • For first-year teachers: scholarships and targeted sessions
  • Exhibits by publishers and other suppliers to our profession
  • NNELL Swap Shop
  • The Famous FLANC Raffle for scholarships
  • FLANC AFTER FIVE!
  • Resources, handouts and ideas for next Monday!

Don't Miss....

NNELL Swapshop, Saturday, 8:15-9:50.  Pre-register using the special form. Network with other K-8 teachers! (You must pre-register and bring your copies to the conference – see the Catalyst insert and on-line registration form.)

Allied Organizations’ ‘mini conferences’ and business meetings on Saturday. Sessions from AATSP, AATG, AATF, FLICC and the NCCA..

The Fabled, Fabulous FLANC Silent Auction and Raffle!