SDWLA PHOTO ALBUM
2008 Annual Conference
SDWLA PHOTO ALBUM
2008 Annual Conference
The 2008 SDWLA Annual Conference and Meeting was held Oct. 17 and 18 at the Radisson Hotel in Rapid city. Our two keynote speakers were: Greg Duncan, President and CEO of InterPrep, Inc., and Eckhard Rölz, Associate Professor of German at South Dakota State University. Thank you to the SDWLA Board and the 2008 Steering Committee for their hard work. A special thank you to Insty-Prints and to all of the generous exhibitors. We'll see you again next October!
 Kenote speaker Greg Duncan. |
 Photo from the 2008 conference. |
 Photo from the 2008 conference. |
 2007 SDWLA Teacher of the Year Brenda Lynch presents the 2008 SDWLA Teacher of the Year Award to Dr. Marie-Pierre Baggett. |
 Participants attend one of the sessions. |
 Diane Van Den Oever from the University of Sioux Falls gives her presentation. |
2007 Annual Conference
The 2007 SDWLA Annual Conference and Meeting was held Oct. 5 and 6 at the Holiday Inn City Center in Sioux Falls. Our three keynote speakers were: Vickie Scow, consultant for the Nebraska International Languages Association and board member for the Central States Conference; Tom Welch, independent consultant with the International Center for Leadership; and Peg Henson, curriculum technology specialist for the South Dakota Department of Education. Thank you to the SDWLA Board and the 2007 Steering Committee for their hard work. A special thank you to David and Angie Roden of Insty-Prints; Matt Misialek of Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Todd Villotta of Prentice-Hall, Mark Goodin of SANS, Jerry and Marlis Overgard of EMC Paradigm, and Tim Doppler of HMCO for their support of SDWLA. We'll see you next October! Please note, depending on the speed of your Internet connection, the contents of this page make take several minutes to load.
 Vickie Scow gave a keynote presentation entitled "LinguaFolio: What Is It and Why Should You Care?" |
 Kenote speaker Tom Welch and SDWLA Executive Director Karen Ca´rdenas pose for a photo after Tom's presentation "World Languages in the Context of a Vision for the Future of Education." |
 Sam Ogdie (Augustana College) presents "Traveling and Teaching a Class Overseas." |
 Rubi Ugofsky-Mendez (USD) presents "YouTube and the Language Classroom." |
 Willie Suarez (USD) gives his talk "The Use of Film to Portray Culture in the Language Classroom." |
 Dr. Marie-Pierre Baggett (SDSU) presents "Integrating Culture and Writing." |
 Dr. Scott Fish (Augustana College) gives his talk "Using Podcasts in the World Language Classroom." |
 Mark Goodin of SANS, Inc., talks to conference attendees. |
 A photo from the Saturday luncheon. |
 A photo from the Saturday luncheon. |
 O'Gorman Spanish teachers at the Saturday luncheon. |
 A photo from the Saturday luncheon. |
 West River French, German and Spanish teachers pose for a group photo. |
 A photo from the Saturday luncheon. |
2006 Annual Conference
The 2006 SDWLA Annual Conference and Meeting was held Oct. 20 and 21 at the Holiday Inn City Center in Sioux Falls. Our dynamic keynote speaker this year was Dr. Robert DiDonato from Miami University in Ohio. Approximately seventy-one world language teachers attented this year's conference; a record for SDWLA. Thank you to the SDWLA Board and the 2006 Steering Committee for their hard work. A special thank you to David and Angie Roden of Insty-Prints; Matt Misialek of Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Todd Villotta of Prentice-Hall, and Mark Goodin of SANS for their support of SDWLA. We'll see you next October! Please note, depending on the speed of your Internet connection, the contents of this page make take several minutes to load.
 Dr. Karen Cárdenas (SDSU) and Diane Van Den Oever (USDSU) register conference participants." |
 Keynote speaker Dr. Robert DiDonato from Miami University in Ohio gives his first keynote presentation "Linking Reading and Writing in the Language Class." |
 Andrea McKenzie (O'Gorman HS, Sioux Falls) gives ideas for "Games for Teaching World Languages." |
 Dr. John Morrow (Northern State University) presents "The History of Arabic and Spanish in the Dakotas." |
 Dr. María Ramos gives her talk entitled "The Teaching of Culture in the Language Classroom. Are We Doing It Right?" |
 Jorge Machín-Lucas (USD) delivers his paper "Teaching Spanish Poetry and Novel at the College Level: New Approaches?" |
 Marina Falasca (SDSU) gives her presentation "The Classroom Teaching Log and the Classroom Learning Log: Is There Any Way to Reconcile Them?" |
 Diane Van Den Oever (USDSU) presents "The Implications of Current Theories of Cognitive Psychology for the Teaching of Other Languages." |
 Marsha Klein (George S. Mickelson Middle School, Brookings) presents "A Moveable Feast: Food in the World Language Classroom." |
 Dr. Marie-Pierre Baggett (SDSU) Christi Garst-Santos (SDSU) present "Reading in the Communicative Classroom. Sample Activities for Preparation, Guided Interaction and Assimimlation at Various Language Levels." |
 Conference attendees enjoy the Friday evening banquet and program. |
 Diane Van Den Oever (left, USDSU) and Dr. Marie-Pierre Baggett (right, SDSU) present Dr. Scott Fish (center, Augustana College) with the 2006 SDWLA Teacher of the Year Award. |
 Amy White (Central HS, Rapid City) gives her talk entitled "GPS outside of the World Languages Classroom." |
 Peg Henson (SD Dept. of Education), Dr. Karen Cárdenas (SDWLA Executive Director) and Andrea McKenzie (SDWLA President). |
 South Dakota Chapter of AATF. |
 South Dakota Chapter of AATG. |
 Members of SD AATG meet with guest Dr. Bob DiDonato. |
 South Dakota Chapter of AATSP. |
 Dr. Bob DiDonato gives his Saturday morning talk on "Moving Students toward Extended Discourse." |
 Teachers of German participate in Dr. DiDonato's session on extended discourse. |
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