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Workshop for Teachers of Spanish as a Heritage Language in
WashingtonAlejandro LeeCentral Washington University21 July
2011
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What? Where? When?Workshop for teachers and administrators
Yakima Valley Community CollegeSaturday, 14 May 2011
Free clock hours for teachersFree breakfast and lunch
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How?6 months in advanceFunding from different sources:Center for
Spanish Studies / Embassy of SpainInstituto CervantesAmerican
Assoc. of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)Washington
Assoc. for Language Teaching (WAFLT)U of Washington, Seattle
(Division of Span/Port)Central Washington U (Foreign Languages and
Center for Latino/Latin American Studies)Consulate of Mexico in
SeattleYakima Valley Community College (host)
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Why?Increasing number of K-12 teachers asking for teaching
materials, training, etc. at WAFLT conferences and workshops.Mara
Gillman, U Washington, Spanish HL courses /liaison with CSS and
Consulate of MexicoProfessional development offered by Center for
Spanish Studies/AATSP/WAFLT clock hoursMost faculty development
opportunities take place in the Westside
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Who?Presenters from a variety of teaching institutions,
disciplines and experiencesK-12 schoolsCommunity
colleges/universitiesTeachers and administratorsHistory, Education,
Linguistics, Spanish
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Program
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Some highlightsCoffee donated by StarbucksLunch donated by the
Consulate of MexicoCasa Hogar director and women came during lunch
timeHeritage language student/UW and her family
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EvaluationsVery positiveParticipants want more workshops,
training, practical ideas (how to organize the class/course, more
show, less tell), name tags, more opportunities to interact among
participants (Hay una riqueza de experiencia entre nosotros y
necesitamos hablar ms sobre la prctica no tanto la teora)
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Future plansTeacher training for 8 teachers from Spain (next
week): What are HLL and Speaking in Tongues (Film)Washington Assoc
for Language Teaching/Pasco, Wash., Oct. 2011 (3 sessions)Spanish
for Heritage Language Learners Working Group (Gillman, Gonzlez and
Lee)WAFLT theme: "Celebrating the Diversity and Heritage of our
Learners / Kim Potowski, keynote speaker
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WAFLT Spring Regional Conference in EllensburgMore workshops on
HLL (Yakima? Seattle?)Why not CWU? Why Yakima Valley Comm.
College?
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RecommendationsPlan B (presenters having to cancel or not
answering)FundingLogisticsAdvertising/Outreach: newspaper, email,
listserv, flyers, reports for newsletters/newspapers/dean,
photographs
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Dr. Alejandro Garca MorenoMexican Consul, Seattle
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Mexican consul with workshop organizers and participants
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What worked?CollaborationVisibility for all participants and
sponsorsNew workshop locations throughout the stateFree clock
hoursSupport from Consulate of Mexico, Center for Spanish
Studies/Embassy of Spain, Instituto Cervantes
Yakima Co 45%, Franklin 51%, Benton 18%*Wapato*
