Engaged and Relevant Learning for All
July 31 – August 1, 2023 (9:00am-4:00pm)
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1015 Reserve St, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Reunite and Reenergize through:
- New professional learning
- Networking and collaborative planning with colleagues
- Access to professional resources
- Planning how to connect language learning with student identities, interests, and the world beyond the classroom
Registration Now Closed
Workshop participants will:
- Refresh individual language skills
- Reconnect to the love of language learning
- Improve themes and assessments to better engage students and reflect student performance
- Use the Wisconsin Language Roadmap to plan for local program development
- Unpack and plan how to implement the new Wisconsin Standards for World Languages
- Collaborate with colleagues to plan for standards and proficiency-based learning
Registration Now Closed
Engaged and Relevant Learning for All
| Sunday, July 30 | 3pm | Housing Check-In Begins |
| 4pm-5pm | Optional - Schmeeckle Reserve Hike | |
| Monday, July 31 | 8am-9am | Registration Open Join Us for a Breakfast Pastry & Beverage |
| 9am-12pm | Equity & Engaged Learning with Tamara Mouw, DPI Director of Operations, Partnerships, and Innovation | |
| 12pm-1pm | Taco Lunch | |
| 1pm-4pm | Planning for Equity & Engaged World Language Learning | |
| 6pm-9pm | Optional Networking Event at District 1 Brewing Company | |
| Tuesday, August 1 | 8am-9am | Registration Open Join Us for a Breakfast Pastry & Beverage |
| 9am-12pm | Relevance through Career-Connected Learning with Karin Smith, DPI Career and Technical Education Team | |
| 12pm-1pm | Picnic Buffet for Lunch | |
| 1pm-4pm | Facilitated Design for Career-Connected Learning in a Global Context |
Registration Now Closed
– Space is limited, register today!
To obtain the team rate or if you have conference-related questions, please contact Iva McLean (wafltsi@waflt.org )
Registration includes parking fees, a light breakfast, lunch, and the book Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
Conference Rates
| WAFLT Member Full time students Retired Teachers | Non-Member | |
| One-day Conference | $125.00 | $175.00 |
| Two-day Conference | $150.00 | $200.00 |
Team Rate is available for two-day attendance: If there are two or more members of the same district, each participant will receive a 30% reduction in the above costs. All teachers on your TEAM must be WAFLT members in order to qualify for the group discount. Contact Iva McLean, Summer Institute Chair, prior to registering so your team can be provided a special coupon code that entitles you to the district discount.
Event details will be sent to registered participants by Thursday, July 27.
Lodging for the summer institute is available for a flat fee of $50. This includes one room within a suite. The Suites@201 is a sustainable apartment-style residence hall that provides on-campus conveniences with an off-campus lifestyle. The Suites@201 is located near the Allen Fitness Center and is within walking distance of Schmeeckle Reserve and student parking lot Q. Each suite has four private bedrooms, a full kitchen, a living room, and a three-part bathroom (shower room, toilet room, vanity area). Click here for information on amenities, photos and floor plans under suite styles. If you choose this option, you will need to bring your own linens for bedding and showering. Check-in will begin at 3pm on Sunday afternoon and check out will be on Tuesday by 5 pm.
PAYMENT PROCEDURES After making your selections on the online registration form, you may choose to pay by:
- MC/Visa/AmEx
- Mail-in check payment. Print registration receipt (generated online) and mail with check to: Kellie Villalobos, WAFLT Treasurer, 2061 South 74 Street, West Allis, WI 53219
- Purchase orders are NOT accepted
- Late or on-site registration: additional $10.00
REFUND PROCEDURE:
- WAFLT Summer Institute refund requests must be made in writing by July 3, 2023, and sent to treasurer@waflt.org and wafltsi@waflt.org .
- A service charge of $35.00 is applied to all refunds unless the request is made within forty-eight hours of initial registration.
