Kentucky World Language Association

Kentucky World Language Association a network of individuals who support, promote and advocate the teaching and learning of a variety of
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Congratulations again to all the KWLA Awards winners this year!
10/23/2023

Congratulations again to all the KWLA Awards winners this year!

Lydia Kohler, a French teacher at George Rogers Clark High School (Clark County), is the 2023 recipient of the Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. She received the award on Sept. 30 at the KWLA Fall Conference. Lydia Kohler Kohler

Congratulations to Spanish teacher, Erin Grace of Rockcastle HS, Rockcastle Public Schools (Mt. Vernon, KY), for being n...
10/17/2023

Congratulations to Spanish teacher, Erin Grace of Rockcastle HS, Rockcastle Public Schools (Mt. Vernon, KY), for being named as a GO Teach KY Ambassador for 23-24!

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has named the new class of ambassadors for the GoTeachKY initiative. The mission of GoTeachKY is to ensure that all students across the Commonwealth have equitable access to effective educators. GoTeachKY seeks to recruit the next generation of teachers

Congratulations Lydia Kohler on being named the KWLA 2023 Outstanding Teacher of the Year!
09/30/2023

Congratulations Lydia Kohler on being named the KWLA 2023 Outstanding Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations to our 2023 KWLA Award Winners!
09/30/2023

Congratulations to our 2023 KWLA Award Winners!

A big thank you to our Winner's Circle Sponsor, Klett World Languages! Join us in 15 minutes for our annual Awards cerem...
09/30/2023

A big thank you to our Winner's Circle Sponsor, Klett World Languages! Join us in 15 minutes for our annual Awards ceremony!

Join us tonight for World Language trivia! 5:30-7:30!
09/29/2023

Join us tonight for World Language trivia! 5:30-7:30!

09/29/2023

Congratulations to John Harmon for being recognized as a student friend to languages as a 2023 KWLA Amici Linguarum winner! Join us Saturday morning for our annual awards ceremony!

Register at - https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758

09/29/2023

Congratulations to Cody Smith for being recognized as a student friend to languages as a 2023 KWLA Amici Linguarum winner! Join us Saturday morning for our annual awards ceremony!

Register at - https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758

09/29/2023

Congratulations to the kY Commission for Deaf & Hard of Hearing and the family & friends of Virginia Moore who we recognize as having been a friend to languages as a 2023 KWLA Amici Linguarum winner! Join us Saturday morning for our annual awards ceremony!

Register at - https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758

09/28/2023

Congratulations to Poder KY Radio for being recognized as a community friend to languages as a 2023 KWLA Amici Linguarum winner! Join us Saturday morning for our annual awards ceremony!

Register at - https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758

09/28/2023

Congratulations to Laura Roche Youngworth for receiving the 2023 KWLA Lifetime Achievement awardJoin us Saturday morning for our annual awards ceremony!

Register at - https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758

09/27/2023

Congratulations to Schuyler Bunn of Louisville Collegiate for being named the 2023 KWLA Oustanding Rising Star! Join us Saturday morning for our annual awards ceremony!

Register at - https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758

We know it's hard to find subs theses days so we have a discounted rate for just Saturday! Register today at https://kwl...
09/27/2023

We know it's hard to find subs theses days so we have a discounted rate for just Saturday! Register today at https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758 and don't miss out on all of these quality sessions!

09/26/2023

Congratulations to Brian Ford of Wayne County Public Schools for being named the 2023 KWLA Oustanding Administrator! Join us Saturday morning for our annual awards ceremony!

Register at - https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758

09/21/2023

Congratulations Pilar Gomez on being a 2023 TOY Finalist representing AATSP-KY! Join us on Saturday, Sept 30 for our annual awards ceremony!

Register here - https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758

09/20/2023

Congratulations Rebeccah Dawson on being a 2023 TOY Finalist representing AATG-KY! Join us on Saturday, Sept 30 for our annual awards ceremony!

Register here - https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758

09/20/2023

Reminder! The Sheri Spaine Long Professional Development Series starts tonight with the following webinar, co-sponsored by Vista Higher Learning and the AATSP.

Click BELOW to register now!

https://buff.ly/486tZgQ

09/20/2023

✨🌍🌟 This spotlights the dynamic LILL Cohort 2022 in beautiful Boulder, Colorado! A special shoutout to for brilliantly representing our region. But, what's the scoop on LILL? 🤔✨

LILL, or The Leadership Initiative for Language Learning, emerged in 2015 to spark change agents, nurturing a growth mindset for impactful teaching, purposeful leadership, and student-centered approaches. 🌱💪

It's not just a quick commitment; it's a lifelong voyage in empowering educators, just like YOU! 🚀📚

Stay tuned with SCOLT across social media for exciting leadership prospects that can elevate your teaching journey! ✨🌍

09/19/2023

Congratulations Lydia Kohler on being a 2023 TOY Finalist representing AATF-KY! Join us on Saturday, Sept 30 for our annual awards ceremony!

Register here - https://kwla.wildapricot.org/event-5392758

09/16/2023

We're so excited to have as our opening keynote at on Friday, November 17! 🙌 Learn more about Kal at: https://bit.ly/3PBjLgn

Check out this great opportunity for K-8 World Language teachers!
06/08/2023

Check out this great opportunity for K-8 World Language teachers!

🌟 Meet NNELL Summer Summit 2023 inspiring faces!
"Unlocking the Power of Languages"

Live online conference July 24-25.

Who are you excited to hear from?

Register in advance: https://nnell.org/join-online-registration/
❤️ Registration fee includes your one-year membership to NNELL!

Did you get a language degree at UK (BA, MA, PhD)? Then please join us for our World Languages Alumni Event in the fall....
06/06/2023

Did you get a language degree at UK (BA, MA, PhD)? Then please join us for our World Languages Alumni Event in the fall. You'll have a chance to recruit current students to the teaching profession during Alumni Career Day.

Please save the date for the annual World Languages & Cultures Alumni Weekend for Language and International Studies Alumni

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👋🏽 Greetings from the KWLA Fall Conference! Looking forward to meeting the KY teachers!

Come visit us! 😃

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Bonjour AATF-KY!
TONIGHT 23/9 - 6pm Trivia Fun at Campbell House, Lexington
-7:30pm Immersion Dinner

TOMORROW 24/9 - 8am AATF Chapter Meeting
@ the Campbell House, Lexington
Teacher of the Year Honored
New officers will be voted in!
Please join us!

KWLA CONFERENCE at The Campbell House, Lexington!
You can still register today from 4-6pm or tomorrow morning 7am - 12 pm.

20 sessions offered! Opening session begins at 9am Saturday!

Hope to see you all there!

Kentucky World Language Association
American Association of Teachers of French
Southern Conference on Language Teaching
🚨 Attention, Kentucky teachers!! We're attending ! 🥳

See you tomorrow! 👋

Kentucky World Language Association
📣 Attention, Kentucky teachers!! Save the date! We're attending ! 🥳

Come and visit our booth! Our World Language Consultants, Sergio Troitiño and Katie Mickel, are looking forward to welcoming you! ❤️

See ya there 👋

Kentucky World Language Association


📣 Attention, Kentucky teachers!! Save the date! We're attending ! 🥳

Come and visit our booth! Our World Language Consultants, Sergio Troitiño and Katie Mickel, are looking forward to welcoming you! ❤️

See ya there 👋

Kentucky World Language Association



Congratulations to Walden Middle School Spanish teacher, Señor Manuel Nieto! He received a letter of recognition from the Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) and was honored with the 2022 Kentucky Chapter NNELL (National Network of Early Language Learners) Outstanding Teachers award! The distinction nominates Señor Nieto for the Kentucky World Language Teacher of the Year award.
📣 Attention, Kentucky teachers!! Save the date! We're attending ! 🥳

Come and visit our booth! Our Program Consultants, Sergio Troitiño and Katie Mickel, are looking forward to welcoming you! ❤️

See ya there 👋

Register today with the link below. ⬇️
https://form.jotform.com/221224727705149



AATF-KY teacher of the year Ben Hawkins was interviewed by a well known Canadian news channel to describe the situation in eastern Kentucky. See the interview in French below. Ben, thank you for sharing this devasting but important information with our Canadians friends and letting the world know that Kentucky speaks French Kentucky World Language Association
Félicitations, Ben Hawkins, for being named French Teacher of the Year for Kentucky! Ben teaches at East Carter High School and he possesses an infectious enthusiasm to teach French and francophone culture to students inside and outside the classroom. His experience teaching, commitment to increasing cultural competencies at his school, and promoting global connections are all factors that contributed to him being chosen for this award. American Association of Teachers of French Kentucky World Language Association Southern Conference on Language Teaching ACTFL
Why not host Lina, an AFS YES scholarship international student, from Tunisia for the fall? Please, share with your contacts.

To see more about her and other AFSers who need loving hosts, go to www.afsusa.org/host and/or contact Becky Heywood at 615-473-4389 or [email protected]. The Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team would love to have your language folks as registered volunteers. Go to www.afsusa.org/misstennky.org/ to see where you could best serve.

Lina
Female | 16 yrs old | Tunisia | NH 2022 (YES)
Area Team Available
Lina would describe herself as a reliable, friendly, positive, and open minded. In her free time, she likes doing different sports like playing volleyball, dancing ballet, and sometimes hiking! With her greatest passion being dance, Lina would be interested in trying cheerleading in the US! She also enjoys spending time with her friends, reading good books, going to the cinema, and baking! Lina is a very trustworthy young women who is great with kids! She is very motivated by cultural exchange, and excited to meet new people and see other countries. Lina is very grateful for a year with you!

About Lina
Singing/Choir, Cheerful, Good with kids, Outdoorsy, Mature, Studious/Academic, Urban, Outgoing, Creative, Energetic, Independent, Leadership, Family oriented, Funny, Sporty, Exercising, Dance, Foreign Languages, After school clubs, Volunteering, Writing/Journalism, Travel, Museums, Hiking, Baking/Cooking, Crafts, Environment, Games/Cards, Reading, Recreational sports, Movies, Fashion Design, Clubs, Drawing/Painting, Theater/Drama/Acting, Musical, Vegetarian

Expand your Family's Horizons. Host an International Exchange Student. 2,000+ Students come to the U.S. every year from 90+ countries with AFS-USA.
Take a volunteering, hosting, study abroad and/or scholarships leap and jump into the AFS box for 2022-23.

The Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team (www.afsusa.org/misstennky/) needs local volunteers. Hope you and some of your friends may be interested in joining us. Go to www.afsusa.org/volunteer-with-afs for more information and to begin registration. I serve as the team PR and live in Clarksville. The Team serves (4) states. Our local volunteer coordinator is Becky Heywood at [email protected] and 615-473-4389.

Currently, the team needs registered volunteers to interview personally or by zoom forty-three potential full scholarship applicants for study-abroad for this summer or the next school year before the end of February. These interviews are in depth and folks like yourselves, who are very well educated, are great at doing them. If high school students you know are interested in studying abroad for the summer or the 2022-23 school year, they should go to www.afsusa.org/study-abroad and/or contact the team sending coordinator, Christina Pettinelli at [email protected] or 315-525-7181.

AFSers' mini-bios are coming in everyday for next fall. Have a look at these awesome students who need loving hosts. Go to www.afsusa.org/host.

Dr. Barbara Y. Wills, NCC, LPC, Retired Professional Counselor MNPS. [email protected], www.afsusa.org/misstennky/, 615-210-1552
REMINDER: The nomination deadline for the Kentucky World Language Association's 2021 World Language Teaching Awards is June 30.

More info on the awards + how to nominate an outstanding educator ➡️ bit.ly/3zr5mdF
The Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth
(VAMPY) will be back again this summer, June 20- July 10, and the Arabic language and culture will be one of the classes students can take! Students interested in studying Arabic at VAMPY will also want to take note of the scholarship opportunity available. $2000 for any eligible student or the full amount of VAMPY tuition for students demonstrating financial need is available thanks to the Qatar Foundation International! The summer camp is taking place at the home of the World Council for Gifted Education at Western Kentucky University, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The deadline is approaching and scholarships are still available, apply now.

Learn more about how to register for Arabic at VAMPY:
https://www.wku.edu/gifted/vampy/
https://www.wku.edu/gifted/vampy/courses.php
Learn more about the scholarship:
https://www.wku.edu/gifted/vampy/2021-qatar.pdf
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