K-12 & Professional Development Activities 2011-2012
National Business Education Association Annual Conference (NBEA)
April 2012
Boston, MA
First International Symposium of Languages for Specific Purposes
April 13-14, 2012
Birmingham, Alabama
Southeastern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)
2012
Atlanta, GA
CIBER Annual Business Language Conference
March 2012
Chapel Hill, NC
FIU Language for Business Conference
January 14, 201
Miami, FL
National Council on Social Studies (NCSS)
December 3-4, 2011
Washington, D.C.
The African Diaspora in Latin America
Poster Session by Aimee Green
Exhibit Booth
Southern Business Education Association (SBEA) Annual Conference
October 18-22, 2011
Orlando, FL
Florida: The Gateway to Latin America (by Mary Risner)
What Business Wants from Graduates… (by Mary Risner)
Sponsored closing keynote speaker, Richard Wainio, CEO of Tampa Port Authority “The Importance of a Global Mindset”
Florida Foreign Language Association (FFLA) Annual Conference
October 13-15, 2011
Cocoa Beach, FL
Brazil and Portuguese: A Competitive Advantage for Careers (Presentation by Sara Mendes, Dr. Phillips High School and Mary Risner, UF)
Working Group Session: Building a Spanish for Leadership program (mediator: Mary Risner)
Preparing Global Leaders through the Spanish Classroom (Presentation by Cristin Bleess, Castle View High School, CO)
Enhancing Cultural IQs for Success in International Careers (Presentation by Lori Madden, St. Petersburg College)
Sponsored Keynotes: The Business of Languages (Nancy Simmons, CEO of Aero Industries)
Preparing our Students for the Global Workplace (Emily Spinelli, Executive Director, AATSP)
School Talks/Visits
Indigenous Underdevelopment in Latin America
November 10, 2011
Eastside H.S., Gainesville – FL
By Emily Castillo, MALAS
The Amazon
Horizon School(middle and high school level)
Gainesville, FL
“Dung Beetles: Nature’s Recyclers” and "Indigenous peoples of the Amazon"
Williams Elementary School (Elementary level)
Gainesville, FL
All about Bats
Talbot Elementary School (Kindergarten)
Gainesville, FL
*If interested in having visits to your school, please contact TCD or the LAS Outreach Program.*
