Saturday, April 15, 12:20pm–1:10pm
Panelists discuss district, state, and national systems of support for world language education, as well as ways to educate students, parents, schools, and communities about the rewarding career and academic pathways open to students who study languages. The audience will walk away with tangible ideas of how to showcase student success and promote language instruction through events and programs such as the Seal of Biliteracy and the FLAG Spoken Language Contest.
Panelists
Jamie L. Patterson
World Languages Program Specialist
Fulton County Schools
Victoria Russell, Ph.D.
ACTFL Past President
Professor of Spanish & Foreign Language Education
Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages
Valdosta State University
Gregg Roberts
Dual Language Innovation Coordinator
Avant Assessment