2025 WAFLT Fall Conference
The Heart of Language: Fostering Human Connections
Full Conference
UW-Oshkosh Campus, Reeve Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
November 7 – 8, 2025
Conference Overview | Sessions Listing
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ON SITE REGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7!
Parking: Parking Permit Website / Step by Step Permit Purchase Directions
- $5 all-day pass required on Friday
- Free parking on Saturday
- Ramp and Visitor Lot K are the closest. Any lot marked visitor parking is an option.
Friday’s Keynote Event
Friday, November 7, 2025, 10:00-11:00 am
Keynote Speaker: Ben Tinsley
“I could not be more honored to have the opportunity to share some thoughts on the urgency and the feasibility of leveraging our spaces and practices to foster community both within and beyond the classroom walls. Please join us for the 2025 WAFLT Conference at UW-Oshkosh November 7th and 8th. Can’t wait to see you there!”
Bio: A teacher of nearly 2 decades and a lifelong student, Ben has dedicated his professional and personal life to the pursuit of substantive diversity, equity, and belonging in education. In the classroom, he has had the opportunity to work with teachers and schools around the world to develop curricula that center Black Indigenous Communities of Color in addition to other historically marginalized peoples.
Ben’s recent work has focused primarily on leveraging language acquisition and language education toward developing global literacy and 21st Century competencies.”
Distinguished Language Educator: TBA
Consider attending. . .
- The informal orientation meeting for first-time conference attendees and new teachers Friday morning 8:00 am.
- Exciting Friday workshops.
- A variety of one hour sessions on both Friday and Saturday.
Don’t miss:
- The Thursday evening reception at the Hilton Garden Inn, starting at 7pm. All WAFLT members are invited to come and reconnect with colleagues and to meet new friends.
- New! Saturday Brunch! November 8 from 10:30-12:00. Come support award-winning colleagues, including the 2025 Distinguished Language Educator, applaud contest winners, and hear what is new in the WAFLT organization. Free to attend, or enjoy the all-you-can-eat brunch buffet for $15. Tickets will be available with conference registration. The brunch buffet menu includes fruit, yogurt, eggs, breakfast meats, potatoes, French toast, and beverages.
Conference Registration Fees:
- Full conference registration. **Cost includes Friday workshops.** Advance sign-up requested
WAFLT Conference
| Early Bird By Sept 15 | Regular By Oct 20 | Late/Onsite After Oct 20 |
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| Member | $75 | $85 | $95 |
| Non-member | $120 | $130 | $140 |
| Retired | $50 | $60 | |
| Student | $25 | $35 |
Saturday Only Conference
| Early Bird By Sept 15 | Regular By Oct 20 | Late/Onsite After Oct 20 |
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| Member | $55 | $60 | $70 |
| Non-member | $100 | $105 | $115 |
| Retired | $30 | $40 | |
| Student | $15 | $25 |
Late/On-site Registration (Friday and/or Saturday) $10 extra
ATTENTION NEW TEACHERS!!!
WAFLT New Teacher Scholarships are designed to help teachers new to the profession attend their first professional conference. Applicants must be in their first, second, or third year of teaching and current members of WAFLT. Scholarships will be awarded to the first 3 qualifying teachers. Scholarships will include registration to the WAFLT conference. Applicants must first join WAFLT. Apply here!
Membership Dues:
- Regular Member – 1 Year – $35.00
- Regular Member – 3 Years – $90.00
- Retired or Student Member – 1 Year – $25.00
- Retired Member – 3 Years – $65.00
- Lifetime – $600
ON SITE REGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7!
Please note:
- Whether mailing in your payment or paying by credit card, begin your registration online!
- Be sure to carefully read dates and times, registration instructions and note coding of workshops indicating which days they are offered and pricing.
- Workshops and sessions are correlated to the PI34 standards (in brackets following the session title). View the Standards to learn more.
- Scholarships for Tomorrow’s Teachers – Are you enrolled in a teacher education program? Are you a cooperating teacher or a methods teacher? Check out the scholarships for teachers-in-training to attend WAFLT. For more information, visit our “Grants and Scholarships” page and download an application. (Deadline: September 25!)
Refund Procedure:
- Conference refund requests must be made in writing by November 30, 2025 and sent to WAFLT, P.O. Box 1493, Appleton, WI 54912.
- A service charge of $20.00 is applied to all refunds.
- Meals are non-refundable.
- Membership dues are nonrefundable.
Suggested Accommodations:
Hilton Garden Inn
1355 W 20th Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54902
(920) 966-1300
Guests can make reservations under your group block:
- Online, click here for conference rate.
- By Phone:920-966-1300, identify yourself as part of the WI Association For Language Teachers group
Deadline: October 17, 2025
Reservation Code | Cancellation Policy | Single | Double | Triple | Quad |
WAFLT | 72 hrs. prior to arrival date | $129 | $129 | $139 | $149 |
- Parking: Free at the hotel
- Check-In time is 3:00PM/ Check-Out time is 11:00AM
- Individual reservations will have a 72-hour cancellation policy
- Room block release date 10/17/2025
- Individuals will be responsible for their own room, tax and incidental charges associated with their stay.
- Rates are based on single/double occupancy and are exclusive of applicable state and local taxes, fees and assessments, 15%. (Sales Tax 5%, Lodging Tax 10%)
