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| Newsflash |

Congratulations to the following AAFLT Award Winners:

Nominee SCOLT Teacher of Excellence Post-Secondary: Dr. Jessica Ramos-Harthun
Nominee SCOLT Teacher of Excellence K-12: Ms. Lisa Katherine Loyd
Nominee ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year: Mrs. Linda M. Paragone
Outstanding Foreign Language Teacher K-12: Dr. Victoria Taranga
Outstanding Foreign Language Teacher Post-Secondary: Masako F. Cook
Outstanding Administrator: Dr. Steven J. Daniell

ACTFL Advocacy Video for Foreign Languages Required in the Classroom
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The 2010 SCOLT Conference will be held April 15-17, 2010 in Winston-Salem, NC. Click here for conference ad.

Congratulations to the following 2009 Mini-Poster Competition Winners:
Elementary Winner: Katelyn Kahler, The Capitol School
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9-12 1st Place: Ida Hoequist, AL School of Math and Science
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9-12 2nd Place: Katie Atwell, AL School of Math and Science
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9-12 3rd Place: Ashley Savage, AL School of Math and Science
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9-12 3rd Place: Hailey MacKinnon, AL School of Math and Science
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| Why join AAFLT? |

• Membership in your professional organization meets the requirements of competency 7.1 in the Alabama PEPE
  
  
• Offering workshops or sessions at the annual conference meets the requirements of competency 7.2 in the Alabama PEPE
  
  
• Professional development hours earned through conference attendance helps to fulfill the hours needed for recertification
  
  
• Professional development hours through extended AAFLT SPONSORED IMMERSION SEMINARS CAN LEAD TO “highly qualified” status
  
  
• AAFLT works on the local, regional and national level to advocate the teaching of foreign language
  
  
• AAFLT offers leadership opportunities in the profession
  
  
• AAFLT recognizes dedicated teachers through its awards program
  
  
• AAFLT disseminates information on scholarship and study abroad opportunities
  
  
• AAFLT facilitates communication among all the stakeholders in education – educators, parents, administrators and policy makers
  
  
• AAFLT membership dues fund the operating expenses of the organization that tirelessly promotes study of study of foreign language

Click here to join.

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Linda Paragone, M.A.
Executive Director
1209 Chesterfield Road
Huntsville, Alabama 35803
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