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Rosa Casado – First Five Minutes: Activities that Hook Students Instantly

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Back-To-School World Language Teacher Summit 2026

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Introduction & Bonuses

7 lessons

Instructions

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PD Certificate Instructions

Conference Guide & Back-To-School Checklist

Action Guide eBook (Session Notes)

Support & Frequently Asked Questions

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Start Strong

8 lessons

Jessica Hall — No More Chaotic Starts

Courtney Bonino — 4 Attention Grabbing Ways to Implement a Routine

Allison Wienhold — Culture through Routines

Ashley Mikkelsen — 90% Class Time in the Target Language

Georgette Leslie — Boosting Student Engagement and Communication

Stuart Blair — Language in Action: Embodied, Creative, and Connected Classrooms

Rosa Casado - First Five Minutes: Activities that Hook Students Instantly

Claudia Elliott - Starting the Year with Clarity Using a Textbook While Teaching for Acquisition

The Power of Input

7 lessons

Ingrid Hoel — Storytelling: What, Why, and How?

LeAnne Tracey — The Magic of TPR

Luisa Acevedo — TPR 2.0: Using Speed with Purpose

Liliam Farias — Story → Song → Output

Valentina Correa — Teaching for Proficiency with Stories

Silvana Ibañez — Once Upon a Prompt

Joshua Cabral — Quickly Build a CI-Based Unit

Speak Up

7 lessons

Chelsea Lawrence — Silent Discussions: One Strategy, Three Modes, Novice to AP

Rebecca Blouwolff — Be a Taskmaster: How to Ensure Communicative Purpose with Tasks

Cambre Santos — The Socratic Seminar as a Proficiency Tool

Marissa Tate — Speak MORE, Book LESS

Megan Whalon — Make It Stick: Vocabulary Strategies that Work

Margarita Perez Garcia — What to Do When Students Are Anxious About Reading

VIP BONUS Jill Wiley — Relationships in the Classroom: One Key to Professional Fulfillment

Culture, Community & Engagement

7 lessons

Hongmin Yu — Culture, Classics, Curiosity, and Civic Thinking

Amanda Lanier — Fabric of Intercultural Lives: Teaching Culture with Technology

Carla and Marlon Sabala — Learning Portuguese the Natural Way

Menya Jefferson — Using Music Effectively in the Classroom

Andrea Olatunji — My 10 Most Popular Spanish Projects

Courtney Jackson — Structured Gallery Walks

Elizabeth Porter - Bilingual Theater

The Modern Language Teacher

7 lessons

Ashley Eberhart — When Great Ideas Meet Monday Morning: Using AI to Make WL Plans Work

Maureen Lamb — Perplexed about Prompting with AI: Meet C.L.E.A.R. Prompt Protocol

Noemi Rodriguez — Simple Tips & Tricks in Maximizing Your Use of Canva

Pamela Parks — I'll Never Do Another Project Again

Jill Wiley — The Magic of Reading and Re-reading for Mastery

Alasdair Harris - Making a language lesson in 90 seconds using AI

Lake Mathison — Ungrading in World Language

SECTION 7 - Goodie Bag

37 lessons

Free Community Materials by Speaking Latino - Goodies & Resources

No More Chaotic Starts by Jessica Hall - Goodies & Resources

Courtney Bonino — 4 Attention Grabbing Ways to Implement a Routine - Goodies & Resources

Allison Wienhold — Culture through Routines - Goodies & Resources

Ashley Mikkelsen — 90% Class Time in the Target Language - Goodies & Resources

Georgette Leslie — Boosting Student Engagement and Communication - Goodies & Resources

Stuart Blair — Language in Action: Embodied, Creative, and Connected Classrooms - Goodies & Resources

Rosa Casado - First Five Minutes: Activities that Hook Students Instantly - Goodies & Resources

Claudia Elliott - Starting the Year with Clarity Using a Textbook While Teaching for Acquisition - Goodies & Resources

Ingrid Hoel — Storytelling: What, Why, and How?

LeAnne Tracey — The Magic of TPR

Luisa Acevedo — TPR 2.0: Using Speed with Purpose

Liliam Farias — Story → Song → Output

Valentina Correa — Teaching for Proficiency with Stories

Silvana Ibañez — Once Upon a Prompt

Joshua Cabral — Quickly Build a CI-Based Unit

Chelsea Lawrence — Silent Discussions: One Strategy, Three Modes, Novice to AP

Rebecca Blouwolff — Be a Taskmaster: How to Ensure Communicative Purpose with Tasks

Cambre Santos — The Socratic Seminar as a Proficiency Tool

Marissa Tate — Speak MORE, Book LESS

Megan Whalon — Make It Stick: Vocabulary Strategies that Work

Margarita Perez Garcia — What to Do When Students Are Anxious About Reading

VIP BONUS Jill Wiley — Relationships in the Classroom: One Key to Professional Fulfillment

Hongmin Yu — Culture, Classics, Curiosity, and Civic Thinking

Amanda Lanier — Fabric of Intercultural Lives: Teaching Culture with Technology

Carla and Marlon Sabala — Learning Portuguese the Natural Way

Menya Jefferson — Using Music Effectively in the Classroom

Andrea Olatunji — My 10 Most Popular Spanish Projects

Courtney Jackson — Structured Gallery Walks

Elizabeth Porter - Bilingual Theater

Ashley Eberhart — When Great Ideas Meet Monday Morning: Using AI to Make WL Plans Work

Maureen Lamb — Perplexed about Prompting with AI: Meet C.L.E.A.R. Prompt Protocol

Noemi Rodriguez — Simple Tips & Tricks in Maximizing Your Use of Canva

Pamela Parks — I'll Never Do Another Project Again

Jill Wiley — The Magic of Reading and Re-reading for Mastery

Alasdair Harris - Making a language lesson in 90 seconds using AI

Lake Mathison — Ungrading in World Language