Conference

Welcome to our First Annual iFLT Summer Conference in Southern California!

The International Forum on Language Teaching

Project COACH*is proud to sponsor a conference providing comprehensive, hands-on training in comprehension-based methods including TPR®, Story-Asking and sheltered-subject-matter instruction.

REGISTER NOW!!!

WHEN: July 27-31, 8a-3:30p   GET THE SCHEDULE HERE!!!

WHERE: Los Alamitos High School: 3591 Cerritos Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720

COST (as of June 1):

  • $325 per person
  • $275 per person for groups of 5 or more teachers from same district
  • $180 per person for first-year teachers and pink-slipped teachers
  • $130 per person for student teachers

Please note that no purchase orders will be accepted after July 1st. Thanks for your understanding!

*Project Coach is a consortium of world-language teacher leaders in Southern California known for providing high-quality professional development opportunities to support language instruction at all levels.

Keynote:
Dr. Stephen Krashen, creator of the Comprehensible Input Hypothesis and co-creator of The Natural Approach, will be delivering our keynote address.

You won’t want to miss it!

Presenters:
The following presenters will provide training and coaching in TPR®,
Story-Asking ™, reading strategies, and much, much more!

  • Berty Segal-Cook
  • Jason Fritze
  • Carol Gaab
  • Donna Tatum-Johns
  • Diana Noonan
  • Carmen Andrews-Sánchez
  • Dr. Shelly Thomas
  • Karen Rowan
  • Kristy Placido
  • Leslie Davison
  • Scott Benedict
  • Linda Li
  • Teri Weichert

Additional trainers are still being added and session proposals will be requested soon.

University credit is available through Chapman University.

  • The cost will be approximately $100 for the course.
  • You will receive 2 units of credit.
  • Registration Form

The conference will be held on the state-of-the-art campus of Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, CA, just 5 miles from beautiful Seal Beach. Los Alamitos is also near Anaheim and within 10 miles of Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm.

Los Alamitos can be easily reached from LAX, Long Beach, and Orange County (John Wayne) airports.

Hotel Information

Best Western
10591 Los Alamitos Boulevard
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-2113
(562) 598-2299
1 block from Los Alamitos High School
$80 plus tax (incl breakfast)
Ayres Hotel
12850 Seal Beach Blvd
Seal Beach,CA 90740
Tel. 562.596.8330
Toll Free. 800.653.3230
On bus line, about 10 minutes from HS. Many restaurants nearby.
http://www.ayreshotels.com/SealBeach/
The group rate would be $ 115.00 single / double which includes a full buffet breakfast
Pacific Inn
600 Marina Drive
Seal Beach, CA 90740
(562) 493-7501
On bus line (shuttle available)– 3 blocks from the beach, near many restaurants and shops,
http://www.pacificinn-sb.com/
The group rate would be $ 119.00 which includes a full buffet breakfast
Residence Inn Cypress -Los Alamitos
4931 Katella Avenue
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
(714) 484-5700
On bus line, about 10 minutes from HS – good choice for those wanting to visit Knott’s Berry Farm or Disneyland, and Katella is a direct route to both.
Studio and One Bedroom – $129 per night
Two Bedroom – $169 per night
Rates include a full hot breakfast buffet each morning and Monday – Wednesday our evening hospitality that serves a light dinner (not just appetizers) and complementary beer, wine and soft drinks.

Learn another language with FluencyFast!

Fluency Fast Pre-conference, July 24 & 25, 2010
$130 with registration it iFLT
$100 before May 31st
Beginning Mandarin with Linda Li
French with Donna Tatum-Johns
Beginning Spanish with Karen Rowan
Intermediate Spanish with Carmen Andrews-Sanchez
Advanced Spanish for non-native Spanish teachers with Greg Stevens
Register at www.fluencyfast.com

University credit available.

Other Great Summer Training Opportunities in Comprehension-based Methods

Fluency Fast: Teacher training will take place within this conference July 24-31 at no additional cost. Application is required and space is limited.

TPRS Publishing’s Club Med Ixtapa Multicultural Conference: Join Carol Gaab, along with Jason Fritze, Susan Gross, Leslie Davison, Kristy Placido, and Scott Benedict June 27th-July 4th.

Nashville Summer Language Institute brought to you by Dr. Shelly Thomas. Join the Institute the 3rd week of July for language classes and teacher training.

Learn a Language FAST!!

Fluency Fast Pre-conference, July 24 & 25, 2010
$130 with registration it iFLT
$100 before May 31st
Beginning Mandarin with Linda Li
French with Donna Tatum-Johns
Beginning Spanish with Karen Rowan
Intermediate Spanish with Carmen Andrews-Sanchez
Advanced Spanish for non-native Spanish teachers with Greg Stevens
Register at www.fluencyfast.com

University credit available.