WAFLT - Washington Association for Language Teaching

08/26/2026

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6ghB6JhpZVBfrZoEDhiJ6vaTimexyx_bF5CWrJ-DFGeHFMA/viewform
💡You have ideas, research, suggestions, and questions! Let's get together to connect and collaborate in beautiful Yakima. Submit a session proposal by September 15th to receive a $50 registration discount.

📣We encourage all first-time potential presenters to connect with a colleague or a WAFLT Board member. We're here to cheer you on and support you in this professional experience. Your ideas & practices will inspire a colleague.

❓🗣️What is a session? It might be a work in process or a complete presentation. It could be one or a mixture of any of these options:
1. A panel session: A group of facilitators lead a conversation on a topic (deskless classrooms, Special Person, etc.)
2. A round table session: A facilitator and the participants interact together over a topic or practice.
3. A post-secondary student session for current and future teacher interns: Panel, round table, or presenter-led options
4. Traditional presenter session: 1 (or more) presenters who lead a prepared presentation with time on a topic, practice, idea, etc.

08/24/2026

Links in the comments. Because of FB 🤣
World Language podcasts are powerful supports to teachers that can be accessed on your time and that meet your interests.

WAFLT 2022 / PNCFL Teacher of the Year, Ben Fisher-Rodriguez joins Claudia Elliott on her podcast, Growing With Proficiency as they discuss:
Choral Translation and Pop-Up Grammar Without Losing Communication

Don't forget to follow Ben on his podcast with Bill Langley-Bostick, SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone! also linked below!

08/22/2026

https://c.org/sty4H2r8tw
Change .org petition
Please join WAFLT in supporting the German program at Bellingham High School. Students deserve a variety of language course options that offer at least four years of instruction.

Many thanks to the language advocates at Western: Dr. Sandra Alfers, Dr. Shannon Dubenion-Smith, Dr. Cornelius Partsch, Dr. Petra Fiero, and Dr Paqui Paredes Mendez WWU Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
and WAFLT Board Member, Dr. Susanne Rinner.

We send our support to BHS German teacher, Liam Weydert and all language educators who face program challenges.

We are all language advocates: Every. Day.

Save First-Year German at Bellingham High School

08/20/2026

View postings and apply here: https://www.applitrack.com/lakewashington/onlineapp/

The Lake Washington School District is in need of full-time and part-time Spanish teachers for the 2026-27 school year! The following jobs are still open:
1.0 FTE Spanish teacher - Lake Washington High School
0.2 FTE Spanish teacher - Lake Washington High School
0.2 FTE Spanish teacher - Kamiakin Middle School (leave replacement)
0.4 FTE Spanish teacher - Inglewood Middle School

Our first day of school is Monday, August 31st, so we are hoping to fill these positions ASAP! Please apply!

08/19/2026

French Teacher (.4FTE)
Chinook Middle School - Bellevue School District
https://www.bsd405.org/about-us/departments/human-resources/job-opportunities
-Two teaching periods: Periods 5–6
-Opportunity to grow and shape the French program
-Beautiful, well-resourced school in a great area
-Large school with a substantial department and supportive colleagues
-Strong districtwide world language community
-Ongoing support from central office and French/world language colleagues across the district
-Compact schedule that could work well for someone seeking a part-time role or combining positions
-Great fit for an experienced teacher who wants to stay connected to teaching without a full-time load

08/09/2026

https://waflt.wildapricot.org/event-6714061
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6ghB6JhpZVBfrZoEDhiJ6vaTimexyx_bF5CWrJ-DFGeHFMA/viewform
If you missed the Early Bird Registration rate, don't worry: Session presenters receive a $50 discount on regular registration ($125 vs $175)! Session proposals will be accepted until September 5th. Session acceptance notifications and registration codes will be sent starting Monday, August 10th.
Join WAFLT members and colleagues at the Yakima Convention Center October 17-18th for a professional learning week-end!

07/30/2026

https://waflt.wildapricot.org/event-6714061
🐦Early Bird Registration for WAFLT's 2026 Fall Conference at the Yakima Convention Center ends AUGUST 3rd! Save $25 off the regular $175 registration rate.
👩🏾‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫👩‍🏫Session presenter rate is $125! Submit a proposal by September 15th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6ghB6JhpZVBfrZoEDhiJ6vaTimexyx_bF5CWrJ-DFGeHFMA/viewform?usp=dialog

*Saturday meals:
Light continental breakfast (pastries, bagels, juices) with coffee/tea service
Sit-down, plated lunch: Chicken dish and vegetarian risotto

*Sunday meals
Light continental breakfast (pastries, muffins juices) with coffee/tea service
Boxed sandwich lunch (vegetarian option) with chips and cookie

07/28/2026

WAFLT members and colleagues, there are three sessions left in the 2026 PNCFL Summer Sandbox Learning Series.
Free clock hours are available for current members. Contact us if you are interested in earning one clock hour for each presentation (live or recorded): [email protected]
PNCFL Registration:
https://pncfl.wordpress.com/virtual-workshops/

https://pncfl.wordpress.com/virtual-workshops/
August 1st: 8-9 AK / 9-10 PT / 10-11 MT
2025-26 PNCFL President, Yoko Sakurauchi (Oregon) will facilitate our next Summer Sandbox Professional Learning session: Next-Gen Video Creation: Level Up Your Language

As a reminder: both Washington and Wyoming are offering clock/credit ours and PLU is offering university credit for $100: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeG_JfPqGdNG3-55o5xrFx_Ot6IVemObTKotSAWFts8e6lZLw/viewform?usp=preview

AFLA - Alaskans for Language Acquisition COFLT Wyoming Association of Language Teachers (WALT) Idaho Association of Teachers of Language and Culture WAFLT - Washington Association for Language Teaching MALT Group

07/27/2026

YouTube link in the comments - because FB...
WAFLT's 2025-26 Teacher of the Year, Mary Ho**er (Sehome HS, Bellingham) is a featured guest on the Immediate Immersion podcast!

Back-to-school over-planning — in this episode of Comprehend THIS!, we get into why every August our planning brain overshoots into color-coded systems we abandon by week three. You'll walk away with a saner standard for how much to actually prep before day one, and permission to stop rebuilding units that were already fine.

We talk through the guilt of reusing last year's materials, the over-engineered systems that fall apart by October, and what "good enough and sustainable" really looks like when you're setting up for a new year.

I'm joined by Pamela Parks — a former professional translator who now teaches world language — and guest Mary Ho**er, wrapping up her 33rd year teaching Spanish and Teacher Academy at Sehome High in Bellingham, a 2025 WAFLT Teacher of the Year, and a SOMOS teacher who happily admits she's never reused a lesson plan without major tweaks. So this back-to-school planning conversation is part support group, part intervention, and fully honest about how much prep is actually sustainable for a language teacher heading into a new year.

07/16/2026

WAFLT members and colleagues, you might think of refreshing adult beverages when you hear "IPA," but this July 18th presentation will focus on the pedagogical uses!
Current WAFLT members can earn 1 FREE clock hour for each webinar! Contact us before the session: [email protected] if you would like to earn clock hours.