Call for Proposals: Kentucky World Language Association 2023 Fall Conference
Empowering Student Voice through the 5Cs
September 29-30, 2023 (returning to a 2-day format!)
The Campbell House
Lexington, KY

KWLA is happy to continue offering our annual in-person conference in September 2023! Please join us at the lovely Campbell House in Lexington, Kentucky, as we turn our attention to amplifying student voice in our classrooms through practices rooted in ACTFL's 5Cs: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons & Communities.

We are looking for proposals for both 45-minute regular sessions for inclusion on Saturday, September 30, as well as a limited number of 2-hour workshops for Friday, September 29. 

By submitting your proposal, you are committing to attend the conference on these dates. Presenters whose proposals are accepted but back out of the conference may not be considered for future opportunities. Presenters will be responsible for their own transportation, lodging, and registration but will be offered a reduced registration rate.

All submissions due by May 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM central. Acceptance emails will be sent in late June.
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As you draft your proposal, please consider the following:
How will my session inspire attendees to increase student voice and/or student choice within my classroom?

How will students demonstrate one or more of the 5Cs as a result of the strategies I present?

How can I model a learner-centered environment during my presentation so attendees also feel empowered to share their voices?

Which of ACTFL's High Leverage Teaching Practices will my session demonstrate and support? (From Enacting the Work of Language Instruction, vols 1 & 2, HLTPs include Facilitating Target Language Comprehensibility; Building a Classroom Discourse Community; Guiding Learners to Interpret and Discuss Authentic Texts; Focusing on Form in a Dialogic Context through PACE; Focusing on Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives in a Dialogic Context; Providing Oral Corrective Feedback to Improve Learner Performance; Establishing a Meaningful and Purposeful Context for Language Instruction; Planning for Instruction Using an Iterative Process for Backward Design; Engaging Learners in Purposeful Written Communication; and Developing Contextualized Performance Assessments)
Session Title *
Session Length *
Could your session be scaled up or down to fit a different time-frame? *
Workshop/Session Series
KWLA is happy to consider multiple proposals as part of session or workshop series, with the same or different presenters (for example, a two-hour workshop on designing rubrics, another on designing project-based assessments, and a third on providing feedback). If you would be interested in this format, please submit a separate proposal for each session/workshop, and note in the description that it is ideally part of a series.
Conference Strands (select no more than 2) *
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Description. Write a description of your session as you wish it to appear in the conference program. Descriptions should be limited to 100 words, in English, and be free of errors. Only the first 100 words will be considered in the proposal review. *
Which of the 5Cs will be most visible in your session? (select no more than 2) *
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"I Can" Statements. Include 1-3 statements in an "I can" format to describe what attendees will know and be able to do as a result of your session. This will be included in the conference program. *
Strategies. For reviewer information only, what concrete strategies will you use during your session to engage your audience and give opportunity for attendee voice? *
Student Voice. For reviewer information only, optional but recommended. How does the topic of your session promote student voice in the classroom?
What language(s) will be used to present the session? *
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What language(s) will be visible in examples of activities or student work? *
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The presenter(s) of this session currently teach/have taught language at which level(s)? *
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The content of the presentation will be most appropriate for teachers of... *
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Lead Presenter Information
Name to appear on conference materials (including any preferred titles) *
Affiliation (School, District, Organization, etc.) *
Co-presenter Information (optional)
Name to appear on conference materials (including any preferred titles) *
Affiliation (School, District, Organization, etc.)
Email (should be checked regularly throughout the summer)
Cell Phone Number
If there are more than 2 presenters, please detail their information below.
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