PSMLA Conference 2026

PSMLA Conference 2026

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Welcome to the PSMLA Conference!
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7:00pm EST

Early Registration ℹ️ Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)

7:00am EST

Reset & Recharge: Stress-Less Strategies for Your Day Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Amy Necci

7:30am EST

Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Coffee ☕ Garden Ballroom B (1st Floor) Registration & Information Desk ℹ️ Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)

7:45am EST

PSMLA Peer Mentoring Program Welcome (By Invitation) Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Heather Dravk • Klett World Languages

8:30am EST

ARTful Lesson Planning: 12 Simple Lessons for Any Art Unit Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Courtney Bonino Bad Bunny in the Classroom: Puerto Rican Phonological/Cultural Variation Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)Marjorie Zambrano-Paff From Local to Global: Connecting Language Learning to the World Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Mike Chodroff Human Connection First: Teaching Soft Skills Through Target Language Mountain View Ballroom - West (2nd Floor)Ameeta Schmitt Seal of Biliteracy 101 Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Cherie Garrett

9:30am EST

Brain Breaks for Fostering Motivation, Attention, & Connection Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Debra Faszer-McMahon • Victoria Ketz Bringing the Afro-Latin American Diaspora to Life Through Task-Based Language Teaching in Spanish Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)Julian Angulo Moving On! Advancing Proficiency through Organic Language Acquisition Mountain View Ballroom - West (2nd Floor)Bertina Hsu • Catalina Sanchez Ask Me Anything: PSMLA Exemplary Program (PEP) Award Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)Isabel Espino de Valdivia • Mina Levenson Deutsch im Dialog: A German Teacher Meetup Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Jennifer Campbell From Compliance to Curiosity: Leading Instructional Change That Lasts Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Michelle Olah

10:15am EST

AM Coffee Break & Exhibit Hall Visit ☕🍎 Garden Ballroom B (1st Floor)Vista Higher Learning

11:00am EST

Don't Just Teach It—Make It Stick! Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)k.b. Weisser • Emily Foery Human-Realistic AI Partners: The Future of Interpersonal Speaking Practice Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Ivonne Bellec Ask Me Anything: Clubs, Honor Societies, and Travel with Language Students Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)Cynthia Bailey • Laura LaRose Beat the Crowd: Explore the Exhibit Hall Garden Ballroom B (1st Floor) Making Languages Our Business: Preparing Students for Workforce Readiness Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Larry Paska Classroom-based Action Research for Reflective Language Teachers Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Rich Madel

12:00pm EST

Keynote Luncheon 🍽️ Mountain View Ballroom - West (2nd Floor)Nathan Campbell • Avant Assessment

1:45pm EST

Start Early, Finish Strong: Scaffolding the Revised AP Themes Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Barb Clouser • Nicholas Frank Where Support Meets Success: Chat Mats, Choice, & Connection Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)Kaytlyn Byers • Nicole Meyer Ask Me Anything: PSMLA Volunteer Opportunities & Executive Council Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)Megan Flinchbaugh Reset & Recharge: Walk & Talk Recharge Time Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)Amy Necci Language Is STEM: Making Programs Sustainable in a Future-Ready Era Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Gosia Jaros-White • Michael Herrera, Ed.D. Higher Ed Meetup: Connecting, Collaborating, and Navigating Change Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Lucía Osa-Melero

2:30pm EST

PM Snack Break & Exhibit Hall Visit 🥤 Garden Ballroom B (1st Floor)CIEE

3:00pm EST

Building Confident Communicators through Proficiency-Oriented Teaching Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Sarah Hernández Bean Ask the PSMLA President Anything Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)Mike Bogdan Essential and Irreplaceable: Building a Culture of Program Advocacy (Keynote Session) Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)Nathan Campbell Experiential Learning and Gastronomic Culture as Drivers of Motivation in Spanish L2 Instruction Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Lucía Osa-Melero Authenticity in the AI Age: Realia as Relevant as Ever Mountain View Ballroom - West (2nd Floor)Meghan Hamorsky • D'Juan Lyons C3 + 5C = Social Studies & World Language Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Junko Yamamoto

4:00pm EST

AP® Readiness Starts With You: Building Student Success Across Every Level Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Michelle Olah Novice-Level IPAs: A Simplified Guide to Assessment Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)Mitch Matthews Putting Language on the Map Mountain View Ballroom - West (2nd Floor)Christine Yardley Reset & Recharge: Self-Support Strategies for Educators Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Amy Necci Put Some PEP in Your Program Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Isabel Espino de Valdivia • Mina Levenson

6:30pm EST

Member Social (Ticketed Event) 🥂 Mountain View Ballroom - West (2nd Floor)EF Educational Tours

7:00am EST

Reset & Recharge: Manageable Mindful Movement for Teachers Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Amy Necci PSMLA Executive Council Breakfast (By Invitation) Mountain View Ballroom - West (2nd Floor)Lingco

7:30am EST

Exhibit Hall Open & Coffee ☕ Garden Ballroom B (1st Floor) Registration & Information Desk ℹ️ Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)

8:30am EST

Ask, Share, Solve: Navigating the New AP World Languages Exam Together Mountain View Ballroom - West (2nd Floor)Charlene Bigelow • Nathan Campbell Engaging All Voices: Frameworks for Equitable and Active Class Discussions Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Katrina Griffin Make Your French Classroom ERUPT with Engagement: La Montagne Pelée Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Kimberly Pope What Does This Meme? - Building Proficiency Through Infographics & Memes Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)Nicholas Frank Ask Me Anything: PA & Global Seal of Biliteracy Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)Cherie Garrett What Service-Learning Can Do for World Languages Students and Programs Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Cathy Altmeyer • Katherine Ternes • Francesca Cappetta

9:30am EST

The “Wait, What?” Workshop: Assessing Comprehension in the WL Classroom Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)Katy Geare Voces del sistema: Spanish for Access and Cultural Humility Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Carmen Alicia Martinez Ask Me Anything: PA Language Forum (PLF) Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)Nathan Campbell • Christina Huhn Discover, Connect, Expand: Exploring the PSMLA World Language Resource Hub Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Cherie Garrett French Educator Meetup Mountain View Ballroom - West (2nd Floor)Charlene Bigelow • Richard Huy Safe Spaces for DEI in 2026 and Beyond Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Abi Cleary • Thomasina White

10:15am EST

AM Coffee Break & Final Exhibit Hall Visit ☕🍎 Garden Ballroom B (1st Floor)Duquesne University / Center for Hispanic Studies

11:00am EST

Converting the IMAGE Model into Presentational Communication Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Jason Killam PULPO: Providing Unique Learning Path Opportunities Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Nicole Hartung Save Time with Ed Tech Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)Jennifer Campbell Ask Me Anything: Balanced Life Mentoring Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)Amy Necci Junk Drawer: A Random Assortment of "Stuff" for Classroom Efficiency Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Traci DeGarmo

12:00pm EST

PSMLA Member Awards Luncheon 🍽️ Mountain View Ballroom - West (2nd Floor)Wayside Publishing

1:45pm EST

Beyond the Textbook: Building Communication Through Music and Culture Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)Katie Lumley Ask Me Anything: PSMLA Awards & Teacher of the Year Program Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)Mike Bogdan Between High‑School and College Language Study: Myths, Messages, Misalignment Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Christina Huhn Teaching the Whole Child in the Novice World Language Classroom Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Amy Necci The “What Now?” Toolkit: Activities for Every Spare Minute Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Cynthia Bailey • Laura LaRose • Katherin Slentz

2:45pm EST

Turning Takeaways into Growth: Peer Mentoring Debrief (By Invitation) Wyndham Board Room (1st Floor)Heather Dravk • Klett World Languages How the Game Show Network Inspired More Classroom Interpersonal Communication Garden Ballroom C (1st Floor)Kathleen Foster Welcome AI, But Not in My Classroom! Garden Ballroom A (1st Floor)Carmen Del Castillo Zerbe Speed Data-ing Mountain View Board Room (2nd Floor)Kent Dwyer

3:40pm EST

Closing Giveaways 🎁 Lobby Prefunction (1st Floor)