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You MUST choose one of the conference registration options below.
2026 Annual Conference Registration
Must be paid by Saturday, October 24, 2026
Includes breakfast and awards luncheon on Saturday.
2026 Annual Conference Presenter Discounted Pre-Registration
For accepted presenters who pre-register by the October 24, 2026 deadline. Includes breakfast and awards luncheon on Saturday.
2026 Annual Conference Registration: Reduced - Students and Retirees
This option is available to full-time graduate students, full-time undergraduate students, or retirees ONLY. This fee includes TWLTA membership dues. The payment deadline is Saturday, October 24, 2026.
Includes breakfast and awards luncheon on Saturday.
2026 Annual Conference Late Registration
Paid after Saturday, October 24, 2026.
Breakfast and awards luncheon on Saturday are not guaranteed for late registration.
Breakfast and the awards luncheon on Saturday are now included in the conference registration.
Friday night language dinners will vary and will NOT be reserved through TWLTA. Contact your language group representative for more information. List of representatives is at the end of the About Us page.
Current TWLTA membership is required to attend the conference.
If you have questions about your current membership status, please contact
TWLTA Secretary Erika Stevens.
TWLTA Membership Dues
Required unless you have already paid your dues for this year, or unless you are a life member, full-time graduate or undergraduate student, or retiree.
TWLTA Life Membership
I'm already a current or life member
Please choose this option if you are a life member or if your membership will be current through October.
Membership Dues (student & retirees)
For retirees as well as full-time graduate and undergraduate students only.
Would you like to make a donation to the Aliene Click Professional
Development Fund? If so, make a selection below.
Donation to the Francille Bergquist Professional Development Fund
Donation to the Francille Bergquist Professional Development Fund
Donation to the Francille Bergquist Professional Development Fund
If you would like to sign up for a pre-conference workshop, click "Add to Cart" for whichever workshop you would like to attend. All workshops will take place on
Friday, November 6, 2026 - Session 1 (9:00-11:45 am) and Session 2 (1:00-3:45 pm). You can select one workshop, one from each session, if you wish to attend a workshop. One workshop is $35. Two workshops are $60 total.
*To select two, please scroll down to the last workshop option and choose one workshop from session 1 and one from session 2.
2026 TWLTA Workshop Session 1: The New AP Exam - What I learned from the APSI
Presenters: Kaitlyn Gaskins, Hardin Valley Academy
Levels: High School
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 9:00-11:45 am (workshop session 1)
Description: Do you want to know more about the changes made for the new AP Exam? I will share everything I learned at the APSI in Seville, Spain! We will look at the new themes, tasks, rubrics and more! In addition to this, we will look at tips and tricks for spiraling these tasks down to the lower levels!
2026 TWLTA Workshop Session 1 - O, loca ad quae ibimus!
Presenter(s): William Lee, Hands Up Education and UTSA and Patrick McFadden, St. Mary's Episcopal School
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 9:00-11:45 am. (workshop session 1)
Description: Following the first year of the revised AP Latin curriculum, this session offers practical strategies for a balanced teaching approach. We will explore ways to build linguistic confidence, literary interpretation, and skill-based assessment fluency. Participants will analyze student samples from the 2026 AP Reading and develop techniques to scaffold complex passages, build sight-reading skills, and integrate vocabulary in context. The session also demonstrates how technology, such as digital annotation and gamified tools, enhances engagement. Educators will gain adaptable lesson structures and assessment ideas to help students excel in the updated course.
2026 TWLTA Workshop Session 1: Creating Online World Language Courses
Presenter(s): Erika Stevens, Walters State Community College
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 9:00-11:45 am (session 1)
Description: A continuation of last year’s workshop, this workshop will help you fine tune your online WL courses. Using principles of instructional design, you will learn how to focus on your audience, content, and purpose. Be sure to come with a specific course in mind that you wish to work on. Laptops are encouraged if you want to get feedback on current course design.
2026 TWLTA Workshop Session 2: Eurovision in Tennessee
Presenters: Ryan Linger, Farragut High School and Katie Wimer, Carter High School
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 1:00-3:45 pm (workshop session 2)
Description: In this session, we will discuss Eurovision in TN for 2027. We'll begin by introducing the concept of Eurovision and demonstrate its effectiveness as a both a cultural and linguistic experience. We will view highlights from Eurovision 2026, including “behind the scenes” from two schools’ live shows, and we will share testimonials from some of our participants in 2026, speaking on their own experiences with the project. We will give participants a “peek under the hood” in how we create materials for Eurovision – including basic ideas for creation in both Canva and movie editing software. We also wish to have a brief brainstorming session to get input from interested teachers, so that we can adapt and develop the Eurovision competition to meet the needs of as many colleagues as possible.
2026 TWLTA Workshop Session 2: Global Skills, Local Classrooms: Integrating Career Pathways into the World Language Curriculum
Presenter(s): Mary Risner, Emerita, University of Florida and Erika Stevens, Walters State Community College
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 1:00-3:45 pm (workshop session 2)
Description: In this workshop we will examine current and projected workforce demands and career pathways that are enhanced through multilingualism. After reviewing examples of career-connected curriculum, we will work collaboratively to brainstorm and develop ready to use activities for your classroom, keeping in mind Tennessee’s regional context(s), and how we might motivate students at all language levels. We will share resources and ways to connect with other educators who are innovating their world language curriculum and providing students with engaged learning and the skills they can use for a lifetime. Participants will leave with new perspectives of how their curriculum can be a gateway to the evolving labor market while still promoting the traditional humanistic value of language learning.
2026 TWLTA Workshop Session 2: Feedback
Presenters:
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 1:00-3:45 pm (workshop session 2)
Description: Feedback that's easier for you to provide and for your students to use.
Registration for two workshops
Select one workshop from session 1 and one workshop from session 2 for this special pricing. $30 each for a total of $60. This option is only available if you select two workshops.