Events
One of the goals of the MELL project is to enhance language learning and teaching in Washington state. We do this by sponsoring events and workshops.
2020
WAFLT Conference (MELL Presentation)
Online | October 10, 2020
Mapping and Enhancing Language Learning in WA 2020 Update
Heritage Language Symposium
Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | February 22, 2020
EVENT WEBSITE
Sponsored by University of Washington:
Center for Global Studies |
Jackson School of International Studies |
Language Learning Center |
STARTALK Program
Additional Agencies and Organizations:
Avant Assessment |
Association of Bulgarian Schools in America (ABSA) |
Global Seal of Biliteracy |
One America |
One City |
One World Now |
Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
2019
Heritage Language Symposium
Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | March 16, 2019
EVENT WEBSITE
Sponsored by University of Washington:
STARTALK Program | Language Learning Center | Spanish & Portuguese Studies | Center for Global Studies | Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures | Center for Spanish Heritage Learning
Additional Agencies and Organizations: Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction World Languages Program | One America | One City Project | One World Now | Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) | National Heritage Language Resource Center
2018
Heritage Language Symposium
Hamilton International Middle School, Seattle, WA | February 10, 2018
EVENT WEBSITE
Sponsored by University of Washington:
STARTALK Program | Language Learning Center | Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies | Spanish & Portuguese Studies | Center for Global Studies | Confucius Institute of the State of Washington | Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures | Center for West European Studies | Center for Heritage Learning
Additional Agencies and Organizations:
Avant Assessment | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction World Languages Program | One America | One City Project | One World Now | Santillana Publishing | Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT)
2016
World Language Summit: The High School to College Connection
Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | January 23, 2016
Event Website
Sponsored by the University of Washington:
STARTALK Program | Language Learning Center | Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies | Center for Global Studies | East Asia Center | The Herbert J. Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) | UW Linguistics Department | Spanish & Portuguese Studies | Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures | Center for Spanish Studies | Confucius Institute of the State of Washington
Addional Agencies and Organizations:
Dual Language Washington |
Washington Association for Language Teaching | One America | One City Project | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction World Languages Program
2015
Heritage Language Symposium
Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | February 21, 2015
Event Website
Sponsored by the University of Washington:
STARTALK Program | Language Learning Center | The Herbert J. Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) | Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies | Spanish & Portuguese Studies | Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures | Center for Spanish Studies | Confucius Institute of the State of Washington | National Korean Studies Seminar | Dual Language Washington | Washington Association for Language Teaching | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction World Languages Program
Presentations and Handouts from the Symposium:
Attending to the Needs of Heritage Language Learners in Mixed Classrooms |
Presentation | PPT Handout | Handout
Presenter: Dr. Maria Carreira from the California State University Long Beach
2014
UW STARTALK Teacher and Student Programs
Language Learning Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | July 9 - August 15, 2014
Support provided by: MELL and the Center for Global Studies, The Herbert J. Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (REECAS).
Heritage Literacy Symposium
Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | January 25, 2014
Sponsored by the UW STARTALK Program | Language Learning Center | Spanish & Portuguese Studies | Center for Spanish Heritage Learning | Center for Global Studies, The Herbert J. Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) | Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) | Confucius Institute of the State of Washington | Aula Cervantes | Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Seattle
2012
Dual Immersion Summit (MELL Presentation)
Vancouver, WA | October 11, 2012
MELL Update Dual Immersion Survey (presented by Marta Mikkelsen from the University of Washington)
PRESENTATION | HANDOUT | RESOURCES.
2011
WAFLT Conference (MELL Presentation)
Pasco, WA | October 15, 2011
Mapping & Enhancing Language Learning (MELL) Update
MAIN PRESENTATION | PRESENTATION ON INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES | HANDOUT
2009
American Educational Research Association (MELL Presentation)
San Diego, CA | April 2009
At A Loss For Language: Factors Determining World Language Instruction In Washington's High Schools (presented by Debbie Warnock) | PDF
Avant Assessment Rater Training
Language Learning Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | April 25, 2009
Sponsored by the UW Center for West European Studies, Center for Global Studies, Language Learning Center, and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction World Languages Program.
Presentation Slides by Kyle Ennis of Avant Assessment | PDF
2008
WAFLT/COFLT Joint Conference (MELL Presentation)
Vancouver, WA | October 10, 2008
Predicting Languages Taught in Washington High Schools |
PPT | PDF
MELL County Maps | PPT | PDF
World Languages Summit: PK-20 Pathways to Language Learning
University of Washington, Seattle, WA | November 6, 2008
Sponsored by the University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies and Title VI Outreach Centers (Center for Global Studies, Center for West European Studies, East Asia Center, Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies) | UW Language Learning Center | UW College of Education | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) | Washington State Coalition for International Education | Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) | Global Washington
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grants and the State Innovations Grant from Longview Foundation to the Washington State Coalition for International Education for the Mapping and Enhancing Language Learning (MELL) project.
Presentations and Handouts from the Summit. Download the World Languages Summit Program (PDF).
For more info, visit International Education Washington > Summit.
National Context for a Vision of World Language Pathways PK-20
Paul Sandrock Keynote PowerPoint Handout | PDF
Paul Sandrock Keynote Handout | PDF
What Languages are Taught in Washington State?
What Languages are Taught Presentation (PowerPoint) | PDF
and MELL County Maps (PowerPoint) | PDF
Policy Brief #1 Winter, 2008: Establishing an Understanding of World Language Teaching Trends in Washington | PDF
Policy Brief #2 Summer, 2008: Taking a Closer Look at High Schools that Don't Offer World Languages | PDF
Policy Brief #3 Fall, 2008: Explaining a High School's Likelihood of Offering World Languages | PDF
Policy Brief #4 Fall, 2008: Mapping Languages Taught in Washington High Schools | PDF
Bridging the Gap for World Languages from High School to College
Bridging the Gap PowerPoint Slides | PDF
Bridging the Gap Handout "Placemat" | PDF
Bridging the Gap "Tablecloth" Summary | PDF
Where are the Teachers?
Where are the Teachers? PowerPoint Slides | PDF
Summit Evaluations and Summaries
Summary of Evaluation Priorities | PDF
Making Sense of World Language Standards and Options for Assessing Language Proficiency
John Stanford International School, Seattle, WA | November 5, 2008
Presentations and Handouts
Workshop Schedule and Links to Resources | PDF
Making Sense of World Language Standards: From Standards through Assessment to Daily Instruction
Paul Sandrock PowerPoint Slides (color) | PDF
Paul Sandrock PowerPoint Handout | PDF
Paul Sandrock Presentation Handout | PDF
Integrated Performance Assessment
Paul Sandrock PowerPoint Slides (color) | PDF
Paul Sandrock PowerPoint Handout | PDF
Paul Sandrock Presentation Handout | PDF
