Prioritizing Proficiency in a 6-12 World Language Classroom
This session explores how classroom practices in grades 6-12 can align with national proficiency expectations and support students in reaching recognition benchmarks such as the Seal and Commendation toward Biliteracy. Participants will examine instructional shifts that move classrooms toward input-rich, proficiency-driven learning environments and experience practical strategies that promote measurable language growth.
Session facilitator Carrie Toth is currently a Spanish teacher in Salem, IL and 32 years later, serves in the classroom and as a local, regional, national workshop presenter and keynote speaker. In 2006, Toth received National Board Certification in Spanish and later earned a Master’s Degree in Spanish Education. In 2011, she was named the IPA Horace Mann Innovative Educator of the Year followed by ICTFL and Central States Teacher of the Year. In 2014 Toth represented CSCTFL at ACTFL as a finalist for the 2015 ACTFL TOY! In 2017, she received National Geographic certification and uses this experience to create cross curricular experiences for her students. Carrie has nine published readers, and many teacher guided materials geared toward language proficiency goals. She is also a curriculum writer for the Sr. Wooly Company while running her LLC, Somewhere to Share.
Registration closes 4-5 days prior to the event date.