The WAFLT 2002 Fall Conference, was held in Appleton Wisconsin, on October 31 - November 2, 2002. Friday, November 1, 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. the New Visions WAFLT Task Force Workshop was held.

“New Visions in Action:
A WAFLT Task Force” Workshop
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Friday, November 1, 2002—9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton, Wisconsin

During the summers of 1999 and 2000, ACTFL and the National Foreign Language Resource Center at Iowa State University collaborated on an initiative that sought to address the issues in foreign language education and to outline a plan of acitons that will be undertaken by the profession. Five critical concerns to be discussed were identified:

1. Architecture of the Profession
2. Curriculum, Instruction, Articulation, and Assessment
3. Research
4. Teacher Development
5. Teacher Recruitment

Following the ACTFL model, the WAFLT Executive Board started to discuss the five topics in September 2001. Now, WAFLT would like to invite all of its members to be part of the discussion. A workshop will be held in conjunction with the 2002 WAFLT Conference to create a WAFLT “New Visions in Action” Task Force. As part of this task force, members will be asked to devote their time and expertise to refine the work that has already begun on the national and state level and to answer the following questions:

1. What can WAFLT and its membership do?
2. What are the priorities for these actions?
3. Who will do the work?

The “New Visions in Action: A WAFLT Task Force” Workshop

A workshop will be held to discuss these five topics and answer those three questions on Friday morning, November 1, 2002, beginning at 9:00 a.m. It will take place at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel prior to the beginning of the 2002 Fall WAFLT Conference. Registration for this workshop is a requirement, but there will be no cost. A continental breakfast will be served as part of the workshop. Participants will be sent a finalized agenda and discussion papers once the registration forms have been received.

Application Process

People wishing to take part in the “New Visions in Action: A WAFLT Task Force” Workshop should:

1. Complete the application form on the following page.
2. Send it to the address at the bottom of that form. The form should be mailed by October 1, 2002.

DO NOT send it along with your WAFLT Conference Registration or Hotel Registration. Also, DO NOT sign up for a Friday Pre-conference Workshop or Immersion Workshop.

Participants will still need to send in their 2002 WAFLT Conference Registration forms and fees to the appropriate address by the October 16 deadline.

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Workshop Application
“New Visions in Action: A WAFLT Task Force”

Friday, November 1, 2002—9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton, Wisconsin

Name:

Preferred Mailing Address:

Phone:

Email:

Current Position:

Language(s) Taught:

Level(s) Taught:

Years in the Teaching Profession:

Professional Language Organizations Membership:

Please send this form to the address below by October 1, 2002

DO NOT send it along with your WAFLT Conference Registration or Hotel Registration

Kyle Gorden
WAFLT’s NVA Chairman
4969 Hickory Court
Elkhorn, WI 53121

Phone: (262) 723-6316
Email: kylegorden@elknet.net

Participants will still need to send in their 2002 WAFLT Conference Registration
forms and fees to the appropriate address by the October 16 deadline.