39. How to Navigate Teacher Conferences with Maris Hawkins

<p>Maris Hawkins speaks with Michelle about how to navigate conferences, &nbsp;why it's important to attend your local, state, regional and national conferences, how to choose which sessions to attend and the importance of attending pre-conference workshops. She also doles out tips on how to reach out to others, the magic of attending an unconference and how conference organizers can design conferences to foster connections. &nbsp;</p> <p>Visit the Language Lounge on Twitter - https://twitter.com/langloungepod</p> <p>Connect with Michelle - https://twitter.com/michelleolah</p> <p>Have a comment or question? Leave a voicemail at (207) 888-9819 or email podcast@waysidepublishing.com</p> <p>Produced by Wayside Publishing - https://waysidepublishing.com</p> <p>Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/wayside</p> <p><br></p> <p>Show Notes</p> <p>Mentions: &nbsp;</p> <p>GWATCFL - Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Language&nbsp;</p> <p>ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages &nbsp;</p> <p>AATSP - &nbsp;American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese&nbsp;</p> <p>NNELL - National Network for Early Language Learning&nbsp;</p> <p>NECTFL - Northeast Conference on Teaching Foreign Languages &nbsp;</p> <p>ATD and Training Magazine &nbsp;</p> <p>EDCamp- Unconference&nbsp;</p> <p>People: &nbsp;</p> <p>@MarisHawkins&nbsp;</p> <p>Samara Spielberg &nbsp;</p> <p>Thomas Sauer - TELL Collab&nbsp;</p> <p>Jim Ventosa &nbsp;</p> <p>Thomas Sauer and Alyssa Villlareal&nbsp;</p> <p>https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AjPPBbD8V9RQlaqeo0jNMIGEe50QAKF2&nbsp;</p> <p>Bio: &nbsp;Maris is a lower and middle school Spanish teacher in Washington, DC. She is the co-author of the book, Common Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom. Maris has presented at various conferences including NECTFL, SCOLT and ACTFL and has facilitated various workshops through national organizations with school districts. &nbsp;</p>