New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, Inc.

Panelists Abbe Guillet, Paul Sandrock, Al Martino and Dr. Jennifer Eddy share their ideas, opinions and perspectives on assessments in foreign language education at the 2012 Spring Colloquium in Binghamton, New York.

Marie Campanaro, Chair of the Public Advocacy Committee updates conference attendees at the Annual Business meeting in Rochester, NY on October 14, 2011 on the efforts made by NYSAFLT and some of its members to support LOTE education in New York State.

Andre Winston Lewis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Foreign Language and International Studies of the U.S. Department of Education addresses the audience at the 2011 Spring Colloquium in Albany, New York.

Panelists Lou Baskinger, Al Martino, William Anderson, Dr. Vicki Mike and Harriet Barnett share their ideas, opinions and perspectives on assessments in foreign language education at the 2011 Spring Colloquium in Albany, New York.

In this session, Supervisors of LOTE share their ideas, opinions and experiences on a variety of issues. The "ping" sound throughout the audio represents audience commentary that was removed due to poor audio quality. NOTE: The opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions of NYSAFLT.

In this session, the Executive Committee of NYSAFLT will showcase all that NYSAFLT is and has to offer to inspire our members to be leaders in the profession. Panelists from each of the previous three panel discussions will be invited to join the conversation as we review our past and current successes and chart a course for an inspirational future for our organization.

This panel of NYSAFLT expert practioners will share their philosophies on best practice in the language classroom. They will discuss which practices and practitioners played major roles in their careers, and what they see as best practice in the profession today. The panelists will share their thoughts on how we as a profession can improve our practice, and how we can create a culture of seeking out and embracing best practice at all levels.

This NYSAFLT panel will discuss the characteristics of inspirational language programs. Panelists will address the challenges faced by programs today, as well as their vision for language programs in the future.

This panel of inspirational NYSAFLT members will discuss who and what has inspired them throughout their careers in world language education and what they find inspirational in our profession today.

Terry Caccavale shares her thoughts on why people can't wait for the cows to come home.

This is an audio version of Bill Heller's Keynote Address at the 2009 NYSAFLT Colloquium in Albany, NY

This episode will discuss issues relevant to Foreign Language in Elementary Schools such as curriculum design, assessment, standards, articulation, methodology, starting a FLES program, and advocating for programs facing cuts. This roundtable is a forum for any teachers or administrators to brainstorm ideas, share solutions and continue the dialogue after the conference via NYSAFLT's FLES SIG bulletin board.