2010+ACTFL+Teacher+of+the+Year

2010 NATIONAL LANGUAGE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
====//I have been fortunate to have been supported throughout my career by dedicated world language colleagues. I am deeply indebted to them for helping me through rough times and giving me the encouragement to spread my wings. It is impossible to fully repay them but I can try by "paying it forward" and offer my support to other educators. I see that as the true value of this award.//====

Here's a video with highlights of my incredible year as the 2010 ACTFL Teacher of the Year:
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ACTFL Convention, San Diego, CA [|ACTFL Press Release] [|ACTFL Hall of Fame] photos from CSC 2009 Teacher of the Year
 * NOVEMBER 2009--IT ALL BEGINS! **

I was honored at the [|December '09 Meeting]of the Springfield, Missouri Board of __#|Education__
 * DECEMBER 2009 **

Kicked off Blog at actfl.org [|Checking In With The 2010 ACTFL National Language Teacher Of The Year] [|Helping Haiti]
 * JANUARY 2010 **

Visit to Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City and met Governor Jay Nixon as part of Discover Languages Month [|Advocacy-Legislative Visits]
 * FEBRUARY 2010 **

Cover Girl! and interview with me

CENTRAL STATES CONFERENCE (CSCTFL), Minneapolis, MN, March 4-6 Remarks at Opening Session Session: What Works in the Classroom of the 2010 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year [|CSC Photos]
 * MARCH 2010 **

OZARKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION, Missouri State University, March 13 How Do You Wiki? Presentation [|OFLA photos]

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE (NECTFL), New York City, March 25-27 Session: What Works in the Classroom of the 2010 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year [|NECTFL photos]

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE (SWCOLT), Albuquerque, NM, April 8-10 Session: What Works in the Classroom of the 2010 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year [|SWCOLT photos]
 * APRIL 2010**

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE (SCOLT), Winston-Salem, NC, April 15-17 Keynote: The Best of Times: A Celebration of Language Teaching Session: What Works in the Classroom of the 2010 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year [|SCOLT photos]

Click on the link below for photos and blog entries about the conferences: [|On The Road With The ACTFL National Language Teacher Of The Year--Conferences & More] See also Presentations for more about these fabulous experiences.

Capitol Hill, Washington, DC (Incredible Experience!!!) [|JNCL-NCLIS Legislative Day & Delegate Assembly] Visit to ACTFL Headquarters, Alexandria, VA
 * MAY 2010 **

Article in Drury University Quarterly Magazine:


 * JUNE = RELAX! **

Princeton, NJ [|NADSFL Summer Academy at Princeton University] [|A Peek at Princeton]
 * JULY 2010 **

After Princeton, off to Madrid & Barcelona with some teacher friends for some fun!!!

New Teacher Induction for Springfield Public Schools Article for [|The Language Educator--Winding Up Our TOYs]
 * AUGUST 2010 **

[|TPRS workshop in Springfield led by the wonderful Janice Kittok of MN]
 * SEPTEMBER 2010 **

Foreign Language Association of Missouri Annual Conference, Lake Ozark, MO, October 21-22 Keynote & Workshop __#|Video__ of my TOY year with special highlights of Missouri:
 * OCTOBER 2010 **

Clark County Schools __#|Professional__ Development Keynote & Workshops, Las Vegas, NV, November 2 Keynote: The Power of a Teacher's Voice Workshops: Lessons Learned On The Road
 * NOVEMBER 2010 **

ACTFL Convention, Boston, MA, November 19 Remarks and Video presentation given to the Delegate's Assembly: http://animoto.com/play/aer61JNhpquEHn16hN0stA?autostart=true

Presentation to Methods students at Missouri State University, December 1
 * D **** ECEMBER 2010 **