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Welcome to the website for the South Carolina ​Foreign Language Teachers'
Association! We aim to provide you with information on world language instruction, professional development, and advocacy that is happening across our state. This web site is for you, the teachers in South Carolina, and we want to promote what is going on in your individual schools and districts. Do not hesitate to contact us if there is something you would like to see on the site.
​ ​Find us on Social Media: #scflta @SCFLTA.
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Announcements

Fall Professional Learning Opportunities
We have added FLAVA workshops throughout the school year to serve the professional development needs of Virginia educators and those of members of our sister state organizations in Virginia's two regional organizations, the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) and the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT). Each workshop provides one hour of credits toward license recertification.  This year our registration process is a little different as we are opening our workshops to members of our sister states in Virginia's two regional organizations, the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) and the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT). You must register individually for each session and then a day or two before the workshop, you will receive a Zoom link. All times are Eastern.
Wednesday, September 20 at 4:30 PM Join ACTFL author and college professor Dr. Catherine Ritz to gain strategies for teaching grammar in context, one of the Guiding Principles for Language Learning in her workshop: Input-First & Meaning-Based: Rethinking our Approach to Grammar  REGISTER HERE
Tuesday, October 24 at 5:30 PM Imagine going to language class where the family unit is based on a family that doesn’t look like yours, learning to describe yourself knowing gendered descriptions don’t fit you, or being afraid to say “My girlfriend is pretty'' because nowhere have you seen female couples in an academic setting. LGBTQIAP+ students’ lives have long been underrepresented or even absent from curriculum and classroom materials. Join 2015 FLANC Teacher of the Year, Rosalyn Rhodes, as she shares her personal and professional journey towards more inclusive practices in her workshop: LGBTQIAP+ Inclusion in Our World Language Classrooms and Curricula REGISTER HERE
Thursday, November 9 at 5:30 PM We return to Glenda De Hoyos to check in and see how we have implemented the calendar routine she introduced in her August workshop. Join us for this interactive session: Calendar Routine in The World Language Class Collaborative REGISTER HERE
Tuesday, December 5 at 5:30 PM Mental health has a direct impact on student learning, whether we're referring to our own mental health or that of our students’, which is why you will want to join us for 2015 FLANC Teacher of the Year and AATF North Carolina Teacher of the Year, Christen Campbell, for her workshop: Self-care is not selfish! Incorporating SEL in your life & your WL class  REGISTER HERE
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SCFLTA Fall Membership Opportunity

Join SCFLTA now, and your membership is valid through December 2024! SCFLTA members also receive discounted registration for the 2024 Conference! Offer ends October 31st!

​Click here to join!
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Mark your calendars! SCFLTA 2024 will take place February 10, 2024 at Meadow Glen Middle School in Lexington, SC!
Conference Theme: Shoutout for Languages: Empower and Celebrate Language Learning
​Visit the Conference Page for more information.  


​Congratulations 2023 SCFLTA Teacher of the Year
Kailey Keels

SCFLTA 2023! 
Building Bridges with Languages! 
SCFLTA Conference Pre-recorded Sessions

Congratulations to the following 2023 SCFLTA Award Winners!
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2023 SCFLTA Teacher of Promise- Nelson Curbelo Campos
2023 SCFLTA Friend of World Languages-  Hispanic Alliance
2023 SCFLTA Lifetime Achievement Award- Dawn Samples
2023 SCFLTA World Language Teacher of the Year- Kailey Keels
2023-2024  SCFLTA President-Elect- Jessica Oberly
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2022 SCFLTA Teacher of the Year, Xiaolin (Rebecca) Feng recognized at ACTFL 2022! 

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Congratulations to 2022 SCFLTA Teacher of the Year, Rebecca Feng! 
Rebecca was awarded the national CLASS Outstanding Chinese Teacher Award for her dedication to connecting students to Chinese language and culture! Grateful for her leadership in World Languages and Immersion!



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Congratulations to 2022 SCFLTA Teacher of the Year, Rebecca Feng!
The River Bluff High School  Chinese Program has been recognized nationwide as the ACTFL Global Engagement Initiative Award recipient!

​Job Openings

NNELL is collaborating with institutions to provide information regarding positions in Early Language Instruction and Administration. Visit https://nnell.org/ (or click the logo) to see job openings or to post a position. 
Language Teachers: 
Open positions in Lexington One
River Bluff High School:
German Teacher- Click here for information. 
French Teacher-  Click here for information. 
Deerfield Elementary School:
3rd Grade German Immersion Teacher- Click here for information.

Teachers of all languages (current or retired),
Are you looking for a way to earn some extra money while working with a great team? Consider being a rater for AVANT Assessment!
Avant is looking for raters for its series of tests which include the STAMP test.
If you are interested, please visit this link and click on the "Apply to be a Rater" button.





SC College and Career Ready Standards for WL Proficiency 2019

2017 NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-do Statements
The South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standard for World Language Proficiency 2019 is available on the SC Department of Education website here:
Integrated Performance Assessments and Proficiency Rubrics for Elementary, Middle, and High:
Check out this dynamic and helpful resource! Click the button below to access:
Click to see the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate report ​
Visit the Professional Development page throughout the year to find out about upcoming workshops! 
​The SCFLTA Crescent has made the switch from newsletter to blog.
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