CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Thursday, March 3, 2016

3:30 - 5:30

Registration & Exhibits

Wine & Hors doeuvres Reception

5:30 - 6:45

Dinner & Welcome to FLAME 2016

Mary Lord, Conference Chair

6:45 - 8:30

Keynote Interactive Address

Francis J. Troyan

Friday, March 4, 2016

2016 Conference

7:30 - 8:30

Registration & Refreshments

8:30 - 10:00

A Sessions

!10:00 - 10:30
!10:30 - 11:45
12:00 - 1:30
!
!1:30 - 2:15

Networking, Exhibits & Refreshments

B Sessions
Please join us on March 3 & 4 at the
Luncheon Buffet
Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland for
Awards & Business Meeting
our annual conference. This years
theme is Global Competence: What
Maine AAT Chapter Meetings
Language and Culture Teach Us About 2:30 - 3:30
C Sessions
www.maineforeignlanguage.org
Our World. Our keynote speaker will 3:30
- 4:00
Pick Up Certificate with Contact Hours
be Francis J. Troyan. The registration
STUDENT VIDEO & POSTER CONTESTS
deadline is February 12th, so dont
Please dont forget to submit your students videos
delay in signing up! You can find our
and posters that could win cash prizes! More details
membership and conference
and the new guidelines can be found on our website
registration form on our website.
or by contacting Emily_Davison@yarmouthschools.org.
Submission deadline is February 12, 2016.

Some of the Proposed Workshops

Lets Get (Inter)personal

Got a Handle on Twitter? #Twitter4NoviceLow
Latin and the Proficiency-Based Diploma, Part Deux!
Active Reading: the Interpretive Mode Jumps off the Page!
100 Seconds for Better Listening: Using Current Events to Improve Listening
Lenguas Autnticas
Thematic Units 101
OWL, Empowering the Students to Use the Language
Using Experiential Methodology Within the Classroom
The Least Restrictive Environment for English Language Learners

Off the Beaten Track Cultural Topics for the Spanish Classroom
The Gaze and Sense: Teaching Culture and Language Through Ethnography

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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FRANCIS J. TROYAN
Frank Troyan is Assistant Professor of Foreign and
Second Language Education at Ohio State University. He
has taught at the elementary, middle, high school, and
university levels in the United States and France. He was
a founding faculty member of Casco Bay High School in
Portland, Maine where he led curriculum development
for French, Spanish, and ESL. His research and teaching
focus on assessment, foreign language teacher
development, and genre-based approaches to
instruction and assessment in foreign language
education. His research has been published in several
foreign language journals. He is a co-author of
Implementing Integrated Performance Assessment.
Some of you will remember Frank. He was an active
member of the FLAME Conference Committee for many
years. Please join us in welcoming Frank back to
Portland.

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FLAME

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