April 2008 ::
April 27, 2008
Spring Workshop w/ Greg Duncan
You are invited to the first-ever "KWLA Spring Workshop" for World Language Teachers at all levels, to be held May 28-30 at St. Francis High School in Louisville. Nationally recognized world language expert, Greg Duncan will be delivering a series of three one-day workshops focusing on student motivation.
» Download Workshop Announcement » Begin Online Registration. $30 per workshop / $75 for all three workshops (Registration includes all workshop materials, professional development credit, lunch, and refreshments.) For additional information including descriptions of each workshop, click on "Learn More" below. Learn more »May 28: Getting them to stay beyond the requirement: tips for the wise May 29: Talking Up a Storm! Getting Our Students to Intermediate Proficiency May 30: Performance-Based Assessment: Showing Them What They Can Do
April 14, 2008
New Festival Scholarships Announced
The University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky University are pleased to announce three scholarships in the amount of $500 to be awarded for outstanding achievement at the KWLA State Language Festival. Three $500 scholarships will be awarded, one for each of these three languages: French, German, and Spanish. University of Kentucky Application Western Kentucky University Application
April 08, 2008
2008 State Festival Information
Registration: Teachers who will be sending students to participate at this year's Festival must register online. All entries must be received by Monday, May 5 to allow for evaluation sheets to be printed. » 2008 State Festival Registration » 2008 Festival Schedule and Directions Videos: Videos for the State festival should be sent to: Jeff Rogers, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, 1055 Patterson Office Tower, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027.