Pacific Northwest Council for Languages - PNCFL
World Language teachers from the Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
08/30/2024
Exciting updates for our 2025 Spring Regional Conference in Anchorage, Alaska, April 25-26. It will be an epic experience!
⏰Session proposals have been extended until October 15th.
https://noteforms.com/forms/pncfl-2025-sessions-fnko8t
đź’»Registration is now open for participants and exhibitors.
https://www.eventcreate.com/e/pncfl2025
🏨 Hotel rooms can now be reserved.
https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1725041704513&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true
08/25/2024
Congratulations to the five candidates! We're thrilled and honored to have Kei Tsukamaki represent the PNCFL Region for ACTFL's National Language Teacher of the Year. Truly, language learners in the United States benefit from the outstanding experiences we facilitate every day. See you in Philadelphia!
Congratulations to the 2025 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year finalists! The winner will be announced at on Friday, November 22! This program is overseen and funded by generous gifts to the Language Connects Foundation Read more at https://www.actfl.org/news/finalists-national-language-teacher-of-the-year-announced
08/20/2024
It all ends in Alaska! Our last Teacher of the Year webinar will be Wednesday, August 21st at 5pm Pacific. Email: [email protected] for a Zoom invitation.
Connect with Haruki Kamimura from Alaska and other PNCFL members for his session: Integrating Language Usage into Classroom Management
Strategies to increase language usage with engaging activities and opportunities to review learned content.
This session is ideally suited for immersion program teachers, but, of course, everyone is welcome to join.
https://pncfl.wordpress.com/virtual-workshops/
08/17/2024
Email: [email protected] for the Zoom link!
Sherry Dickerson, COFLT's 2023 Teacher of the Year will facilitate our 5th of 6 professional development webinars on Monday, August 19th from 4-5 pm Pacific: Global Competence in the Language Classroom
In this workshops, teachers will learn how to facilitate virtual exchanges that foster global competence, explore student and teacher travel opportunities, and learn more about global teaching frameworks. Teachers will determine how to use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a curricular model and see examples of student inquiry projects based on global themes.
08/14/2024
Quick reminder: Wednesday *8/14* is our 4th PNCFL ToY Box webinar at 9:00. Email: [email protected] for a Zoom link.
Song of the Month – Paul Asleson (Montana)
How can teachers use one song each month create engaging daily activities that drive language acquisition at all levels?
08/10/2024
IATLC Teacher of the Year and PNCFL ToY finalist, Peng Li will facilitate a webinar as part of our 2024 ToY Box Professional Learning Series.
Join us Monday, August 12th at 11:00 am (Pacific) for his session: Team-Based Learning With the 5 Cs.
Email: [email protected] for a calendar invite.
08/07/2024
Got an hour TODAY at NOON Pacific to learn with Kei Tsukamaki, PNCFL Teacher of the Year and ACTFL Finalist? Email: [email protected] for a Zoom link.
Need more professional development? Each of our 6 member states has a Fall Conference to present at or attend. Learn more about each one: https://pncfl.wordpress.com/conferences/members_conferences/
08/06/2024
Alaska and all PNCFL members, you don’t want to miss Yo Sensei and the other impressive experiences at AFLA!
With school around the corner and educators getting ready to go back to their classrooms, let's start confirming your attendance at our annual professional development conference (Palmer High School, Oct 25-27, 2024). Early Bird registration fee ends Aug 31st.
Register using this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNCKGRCYgG94kCVHXH4ss1b08EOcU2C2GaxyEyqtTfw5ue7g/viewform
08/04/2024
Descriptions of all six webinars:
https://pncfl.wordpress.com/virtual-workshops/
PNCFL’s August ToY Box professional development series continues with Kei Tsukamaki, our 2024 Teacher of the Year and ACTFL Finalist! Connect with your language colleagues this Wednesday, August 7th at 12:00 Pacific.
This webinar is free for PNCFL (state/partner) members.
Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Lessons from the Dojo and Dog Training:
How can meditation enhance teachers’ social emotional well-being? What does dog training have to do with teaching young humans? How can we sustainably keep up the “good fight” as we challenge our learners, push the status quo, and engage in lifelong learning ourselves? Come learn from and alongside me as I share my musings and ever-changing understanding of how mindfulness, self-care, and positive reinforcement dog training strategies have impacted and improved my own practice.
07/31/2024
Be sure to join us on Thursday to kick off our series of PD opportunities with the PNCFL State Teachers of the Year. It’s free to PNCFL members! Email [email protected] to register.
07/25/2024
Join us this summer! Free for PNCFL members, $10 for non-members.
06/22/2024
Remember when we met for our Jubilee Celebration and conference in March 2024? We renewed and made so many connections. Let's do it again, but in Anchorage, Alaska!
Submit session proposal for the April 25-26th, 2025 PNCFL Regional by September 1st.
https://noteforms.com/forms/pncfl-2025-sessions-fnko8t
06/05/2024
https://nwasianweekly.com/2024/05/japanese-and-chinese-lead-language-learning-trends-in-wa-state/
Japanese and Chinese lead language learning trends in WA state Kaoru Ohta had never seen the likes of it.
05/22/2024
We're sharing many professional learning opportunities to help you stay motivated and engaged these last few weeks. ACTFL's Town Hall Discussions are empowering!
Don't miss the second 'Language as Liberation' town hall discussion on May 30th at 7:00 p.m. ET! Sign up at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MC3n0z-QTd2aKWSylNOlmA #/registration
05/07/2024
Shoutout a colleague! Who needs a reminder of how amazing they are? Name and fame the educator you admire in the comments.
May can be the most unique month for educators! Whatever your current context, please know that your PNCFL Board is appreciative of all educators and especially of language educators. We celebrate your many efforts and successes *AND* are here to support you through the challenges.
05/01/2024
04/30/2024
Check out this Billings Gazette story about Montana's TOY, Paul Asleson, German teacher at Billings West High School. Congrats Paul!
https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/education/billings-west-high-german-foreign-language-class-best/article_5dffd3f6-04d8-11ef-a175-3b4260d1eb4e.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Billings_Gazette&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3S21RV1pCO7i3eJdR7Kh0yubhO5aJd96CDBJtzzX5EYClwcVjtD2Gm7Kw_aem_AeSI0c5U0Tl6Y65MBFvJFR6jtkD5FAjA-OajZO7pQJ99ecMF3o9blsl4_zLxOSqu4eGsrePd78KpDE0wUOSHDjSt
National German Exam touts Billings' West High students as best in the nation national German exam Billings West High students best in nation program scholarship
04/01/2024
PNCFL recently presented several awards to our regional colleagues. Who could you nominate (including yourself!) for an ACTFL award?
Nominations for the 2024 ACTFL & LCF Annual Awards Program are OPEN! Help us celebrate the amazing achievements being made across our profession by nominating an individual, a program or yourself. Deadline to submit is 6/14. For more info visit: https://bit.ly/3TZljUw
04/01/2024
Herzlichen GlĂĽckwĂĽnsche, Paul Asleson! His "Best of Montana"presentation was chosen "Best of PNCFL" by the participants at last week's conference. Paul will represent PNCFL at ACTFL in Philadelphia in November.
03/31/2024
Has it already been a week since we were all together? PNCFL is grateful for the exhibitors who supported our 1st in person conference in over 20 years! Our exhibitor hall was packed with engaged participants and you provided resources, ideas, and support.
We can't wait to connect with you again in Anchorage, Alaska next April for
ACTFL
American Association of Teachers of French
American Association of Teachers of German
CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange
Organic World Language
Boomalang
Command Performance Books
Avant Assessment
Andégo Internships Abroad
Carnegie Learning
UW Spanish & Portuguese Studies
Edinumen USA
Hueber Verlag
Klett World Languages
Lingco Language Labs
Vista Higher Learning Pre-K-12
Wayside Publishing
Yabla
TPRS Books
03/25/2024
Thank you to everyone who contributed to and/or attended this weekend's Pacific Northwest Council for Languages - PNCFL Conference in Seattle.....our first in-person in 25 years! It was such a success because of the 250+ people who participated. And while we have the momentum going, please SAVE THE DATES and PLAN TO JOIN us again in 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska! We promise to deliver another top-notch professional conference in a unique and beautiful setting.
PNCFL proudly introduces our 2024 Teacher of the Year:
Kei Tsukamaki! Congratulations to all the state finalists. We're beyond thrilled to have had such impressive candidates from each state. Kei will represent PNCFL as the candidate for ACTFL's Teacher of the Year award in Philadelphia in November. Come cheer her on with us: https://www.actfl.org/convention-and-
03/20/2024
T-2?! will be our social media hashtag. Check your email for conference updates from [email protected]
Our beautiful program covers have been printed! Thank you Russ Hugo (designer) and Paris Granville (program editor). You will find an amazing online version of the program, parking information, and other updates on our website: https://pncfl.wordpress.com/pncfl-conferences/
"Feuerwerk" is Paul Asleson's walk up song! Paul represents Montana as their state finalist for PNCFL Teacher of the Year. Please leave Paul a message in the comments or come celebrate him with all 6 state finalists. We're ready to meet and welcome you at the University of Washington in Seattle!
Paul is currently in his 10th year of teaching and currently works as a German teacher in Billings Public Schools. He teaches primarily upper level classes and is also the department chair for world languages at his school. He is very involved with the AP German course, including being a reader for the exam each summer, working on a content development team for the AP exam, as well as recently becoming a consultant for the College Board.
03/16/2024
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Right now they're just budding, but the cherry trees that line the Quad at the University of Washington here in Seattle are set to reach peak bloom after March 20 according to our campus arborist. Don't know about you, but we can't wait.🌸--https://bit.ly/3VldnxU
Today's State Teacher of the Year video recognizes Sherry Dickerson from COFLT!
She (and all the 6 State Teacher of the Year finalists) are to be commended, recognized, and rewarded for their professionalism and accomplishments. Join us at Friday's Gala Award Ceremony to help us honor their work.
Sherry Dickerson is an accomplished Spanish teacher who is passionate about inspiring students to be global citizens who will make positive impacts in their communities and abroad. She
incorporates a variety of instructional strategies that provide for real-world learning such as reading buddies at a local elementary school and a virtual exchange project with a school in
Spain. Her students engage in service-learning opportunities by learning about global issues and taking action locally and globally. In addition, she teaches Instructional Design in Teaching
Modern Languages to undergraduate pre-service teachers at an online university. Beyond the classroom, she has shared her expertise at conferences hosted by COFLT, PNCFL, IALLT, and
Global CRED. As a 2024 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow and a student international trip leader, she inspires her students to use their language skills in authentic contexts as they
develop intercultural competence.
T-10 days until PNCFL meets in person for the first time in over 20 years! Today's ToY video celebrates WAFLT's Kei Tsukamaki.
We looking forward to celebrating ALL educators at our conference!
REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/pncfl-spring-conference-2024
Kei Tsukamaki (she/her) teaches Japanese 1-AP and is the World Languages Team Leader at Juanita High School in Kirkland, WA. She has been teaching for 13 years. In addition to classroom teaching and serving on school and district committees, she has been a board member of the Washington Association of Teachers of Japanese for 11 years, serving seven years as President. In 2022 she was named the American Association of Teachers of Japanese K-12 Teacher of the Year. Her professional interests are in curriculum and assessment design, effective feedback to promote student self-efficacy, and social-emotional learning. She is certified to teach Japanese and Spanish. Outside of teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband Scott and dog Raven.
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