2013 ffla teacher awards powerpoint
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PowerPoint of the award winners from the Awards Ceremony at ACTFL/FFLA 2013 in Orlando, FLTRANSCRIPT
FFLA Awards Luncheon
The following teachers were recognized at the FFLA Awards Luncheon
Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Rosen
Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL
Guest speakers
1. Chane Eplin, FLDOE Bureau Chief Student Achievement Through Language Acquisition
2. Jamie Hincemon, Stevens Learning Systems, Inc.
3. Julie Torguet, Pearson
4. Jeff Rutter, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
5. Beatriz Gegundez, Debbie Secrist, Vista Higher Learning
FFLA Hall of Fame
The following teachers were inducted into the
FFLA Hall of Fame between 2004 & 2012
Check out the FFLA Hall of Fame page on our website: www.ffla.us
Sylvia AmayaSpanish & ESOL TeacherPinellas County: Shore Acres Elementary
Always dream and reach higher than you know you can reach. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries and predecessors; try to be better than yourself.
Pam BentonSpanish & French TeacherPinellas County: Hospital Homebound
“To have another language is to possess a second soul.” ‒Charlemagne
Alan BlessingGerman & Latin TeacherPinellas County: Northeast High
Homines, dum docent, discunt –When you teach, you learn.
Φὐσιν ἔχειν ἄριστὀν ἐστι, δεῦτερον δὲ μανθἀνειν – To have talent is the best thing; to learn something is second
Jacki CinottiSpanish TeacherDuval County: Oceanway Middle
I’m a perfectionist, but I’m not perfect.
Mary Virginia FisherSpanish & French TeacherPalm Beach County:
Vouloir, c’est Pouvoir
Margie Guerzon FoxLearning Specialist World LanguagesOrange County: K-12
“Communication is not simply the ability to correctly juxtapose grammar and vocabulary. What is most meaningful and powerful, is the understanding of how your words are heard and how your message is interpreted; that is, to see the world through the eyes of another.”
Esther Gonzalez-WrightSpanish TeacherPinellas County: Seminole High
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” -Michael Jordan
Betty GreenESOL, Program ChairCollege of Education Daytona State College
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” - Plutarch
Alice HillSpanish TeacherDuval County: Retired
Gale JonesSpanish teacherDuval CountyFletcher High School
Jan KucerikWorld Languages SupervisorPinellas County
World language educators are uniquely poised to change perspectives, open hearts, and inspire students to unlock the treasure that is language. I cannot imagine a more delightful pursuit.
Lilly LewisSpanish TeacherPinellas County: Perkins ElementaryFLES
If children can feel your love of teaching, then they will feel the love for learning.
Louis LillardSpanish TeacherRiverdale High School
In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years. ~Jacques Barzun
Susan MahonSpanish & French TeacherHernando County: FW Springstead High
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Linda MarkleySpanish & French Teacher/SupervisorBrevard County: K-12Retired
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” -William Butler Yeats
Gudrun MartynySpanish Teacher & FFLA Executive Dir.Orange County: Timber Creek HighRetired
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”‒Nelson Mandela
JC MoralesGerman & Japanese TeacherDade County: Miami Palmetto HSDelaware Department of Education
Die Grenzen meiner Sprache bedeuten die Grenzen meiner Welt – Wittgenstein
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
Sandra RosadoSpanish TeacherPinellas County: Perkins Elementary
“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why.”-Stephen King
Deanna SchefferFrench TeacherSt. Johns Country Day SchoolFrench 1B-AP
“Quand on a le droit de se tromper impunément, on est toujours sûr de réussir.”
“If you are allowed to make mistakes, you are sure to succeed.”-Renan
Cheryl ThingvoldFrench TeacherClay County: Orange Park HighRetired
I believe very strongly that by teaching the language and the culture of different peoples, we can help our students to have a more open attitude toward and appreciation of others, as well as a deeper understanding of their own culture. We can also enable them to discover and develop within themselves talents and abilities that will enrich their adult lives.
Tracy Veler-KnickFrench TeacherBrevard County: Supervisor DoDDS: World Languages Specialist
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
– Benjamin Lee Whorf
Linda VilladonigaSpanish TeacherSt. Johns County: Creekside HighRetired
Every child can learn though by different means. It is our responsibility as professionals to unlock the door of their learning style, thereby providing the means needed for them to learn.
Livia WeinSpanish & French TeacherPinellas County: Seminole HighRetired
"The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives." ~ Robert Maynard Hutchins
Sherri ZacharkiwLatin TeacherOrange County: Timber Creek HighDeceased
FFLA Hall of Fame 2013
Our 2013 Inductees
Check out the FFLA Hall of Fame page on our website: www.ffla.us
Annamarie Cairo Tijerino
“Every man’s reach must out- distance his grasp or what’s a heaven for?” -Robert Browning
Spanish Teacher Gainesville High, Alachua County
Lauren Doyle-McCombs
Education is cheaper than ignorance.
French TeacherWolfsen High IBDuval County
Rebekah (Lindsey) Hunter
As a World Language teacher, it is my goal to help cure the world of monolingualism! My students WILL become polyglots!!
Spanish TeacherDuval County: Oceanway Middle School
Mary Risner
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” –adapted from Marcel Proust
Associate Director, Center for Latin American StudiesUniversity of Florida
Linda SantiagoSpanish TeacherPinellas County: Lakewood High
“Querer es poder”
FFLA Most Valuable Teachers
2013
Check out the FFLA Hall of Fame page on our website: www.ffla.us
Congratulations for another successful year to Ms. Mieko Avello, Japanese teacher at Miami Palmetto Senior High School. She engaged her Japanese language program to the community very well. Her students’ group who dances the Japanese traditional dance has been performing at the Asian Culture Festival that is the biggest Asian festival in Miami for five years. The energetic dance became a tradition at the festival. She also organized the one-thousand origami cranes project. Her students made whole school and surrounding community aware of the Japanese tradition of Get Well wish of the origami art. Their donation of the beautiful one thousand origami crane to the Miami Children’s Hospital was enthusiastically welcomed by the children at the hospital. Superb job, Avello-sensei!
Mieko AvelloMiami-Dade CountyMiami Palmetto HighJapanese Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
Presented at FFLA 2012. On the FL-DOE committee to write the Latin test bank questions, Project Proficiere. Treasurer and Webmaster of the Classical Association of FL. Judge at State and Regional Latin Fora.
Craig BebergalFlorida Virtual SchoolLead Latin Instructor
Most Valuable Teacher
Catalina provided an awesome 21st Century Skills Tools training to Pinellas County World Languages Teachers!
Catalina BohórquezSeminole CountySeminole County Virtual SchoolSpanish Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
This year Phil began teaching 8th grade Latin I, in addition to 6th and 7th Latin A and B. He continues a second term as secretary of the Classical Association of Florida. Phil takes students to regional and state competitions each year.
Carey Phil DillingerHillsborough CountyBerkeley PrepLatin Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
Mrs. Fisher has taught Japanese in Broward County for 21 years. She has organized Japan related events and actively promoted Japanese culture in her community. She established partnerships with local museums and her students visit and volunteer at these museums to enhance learning beyond her classroom. Last school year, she hosted 28 Japanese students who survived the 2011 earthquake/tsunami. She found host families for each student and organized a school tour, BBQ picnic, welcoming reception, etc.. These Japanese students and her students enjoyed the cultural exchange. Her students also performed very well at the district's Academic Competition. Two of her students earned scholarships to go to Japan for 6 weeks. Mrs. Fisher's continuous effort encourages her students to learn Japanese language and culture, and she is highly respected by her students and community.
Satoko FisherBroward CountyWestern HighJapanese Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
Kudos to Linda Gillespie, Spanish teacher at Creekside High School, for an outstanding first year as the new department chairman at Creekside as well as the new recording secretary for the Foreign Language Educators of Northeast Florida (FLENEF). Linda was instrumental in securing Creekside as the host school for the Ennio Emmanuel concert last December. She also served on the FLENEF Summer Conference Committee and co-presented a conference session entitled Edmodo in World Languages.
Linda GillespieSt. Johns CountyCreekside HighSpanish Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
Robbye has been teaching in Pinellas County for 4 years at John Hopkins. She has been active at the international day annual event by presenting workshops and preparing her student to participate. Currently she is the department chair at her school and is mentoring new teachers to the department. During the summer, she was involved in the Pinellas County Curriculum writing team as she collaborated to incorporate common core standards into the French curriculum guides for the county. She also serves as secretary for the Pinellas County World Languages Teachers Association.
Robbye GrietPinellas CountyHopkins MiddleFrench Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
Kudos to Myra Johnson, new World Language Specialist for Duval County Public Schools and new Duval County Liaison for the Foreign Language Educators of Northeast Florida (FLENEF), for her outstanding work on the Duval County Curriculum and Assessment Writing Team (CAWT). Myra served as the lead teacher for the Spanish 2 team as they produced exemplary curriculum guides and assessments for the county. Myra was a member of the Northeast Florida World Language Festival Committee and brought her students to compete in the event. In the spring Myra was selected by her peers in Northeast Florida to receive the FLENEF Educator of the Year Award. Finally, Myra served on the FLENEF Summer Conference Committee and also co-presented a conference session entitled Reading Strategies for the World Language Classroom.
Myra JohnsonDuval CountyWorld Languages Specialist
Most Valuable Teacher
Sara provided outstanding leadership as the vice-president and now President of the Pinellas World Languages Teachers Association.
Sara KolhoffPinellas CountyPalm Harbor University HighSpanish Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
Naoko Komura has shown a high level of dedication in her teaching. In this year’s FL Japanese Speech Contest, four of her students were awarded the first and second place in level 2 and 4. Also, several of them were invited for the lunch with the Consulate General of Japan at his residence. In addition, her summer study abroad program was successful again this year. All participants are eager to continue studying Japanese and promised to go back to Japan in the near future. She also served as president of Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese, contributing to professional community building locally and statewide.
Naoko KomuraFlorida International UniversityJapanese Instructor
Most Valuable Teacher
Susan McDonaldManatee CountyLakewood Ranch HS
Most Valuable Teacher
Susan has served and continues to serve as President of the Classical Association of Florida. She tirelessly advocates for Latin programs in the state and is an inspiring leader to all the teachers of classical languages both in Florida and beyond.
In July, Adam planned and supervised over 100 Florida delegates at the National Latin Convention at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The competition was a success and a valuable experience for all students involved. He serves as a member of the executive committee of the Classical Association of Florida.
Adam MizeBrevard CountySatellite HighLatin Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
Yukari has been actively helping her students achieve their goals. Many of her students have found a way to use Japanese for their future career including teaching English, engineering & translation companies and government! Her achievement was recognized by UF and she was recently promoted to Senior Lecturer!
Yukari Nakamura-DeaconUniversity of FloridaJapanese Lecturer
Most Valuable Teacher
Kudos for very fantastic year for Nozu-sensei. She led the Mid- Florida Speech and Skit Contest very successfully. She also organized the Japanese Social Picnic at USF Riverfront Park. So many people participated in these events that made her program more visible. She is the reason for the expansion of the USF’s Japanese Language program. She helped her students to be accepted in the prestigious JET program. In the very competitive selection, three of her students were accepted. Keep at it, Nozu-sensei.
Mako NozuUniversity of South Florida Japanese Instructor
Most Valuable Teacher
Michelle provided an awesome 21st Century Skills Tools training to Pinellas County World Languages Teachers!
Michelle OlahSeminole CountySeminole County Resource TeacherSpanish Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
Kristen provided outstanding leadership as the President of the Pinellas World Languages Teachers Association.
Kristen ParksPinellas CountyMorgan Fitzgerald Middle Spanish Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
Kudos to Janet Robles, Spanish teacher at Creekside High School, new FFLA Region 3 Director and new Webmaster for the Foreign Language Educators of Northeast Florida (FLENEF) for her outstanding technology presentation for the 2012-2013 FLENEF Fall Workshop Series, Engaging Students and Teachers through Technology and Web Tools. In addition, Janet was instrumental in promoting the Ennio Emmanuel concert last December at Creekside. She also served on the FLENEF Summer Conference Committee and co-presented a conference session entitled Edmodo in World Languages.
Maria “Janet” RoblesSt. Johns CountyCreekside HighSpanish Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
Yasuo Uotate has been contributing greatly to foreign language education locally, regionally, and nationally. Yasuo was recognized for his teaching excellence, and he was one of eight faculty members who received Teaching Award by the College of Liberal Arts and Science at the University of Florida in April 2013. Since last August, Yasuo has been taking leadership in an collaborative Action Research project with three other AFTJ (Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese) members and will give a presentation at the 2013 ACTFL Convention. In addition, he attended an ACTFL OPI Workshop in June and is currently working for the OPI Tester Certification.
Yasuo UotateUniversity of FloridaJapanese Lecturer
Most Valuable Teacher
Mrs. Woodbury served community through Japanese cultural programs at local library and schools. She kept her dedicated support to the Volusia County WL Festival providing students to showcase projects. Her Japanese club won the best decorated food booth award serving RAMUNE drinks and dance circles activities at the festival.
Etsuko WoodburyVolusia County Mainland HighJapanese Teacher
Most Valuable Teacher
FFLA Teacher of the Year2012 & 2013
2012Jackie Cinotti-
Dirmann
2013Sheila
Mansier
FFLA Associated Leagues Teachers of the Year2013
CTA: Chinese: Yunming
Edge
FAATF: French: Jeannie Clark
FAATSP: Spanish:
Linda Santiago
FFLICCU: Community Colleges/Universities: Raymond Cornelius
FATG: German: Anna Lohaus
CAF: Latin: David Jackson
FLAME: Supervisors: Deborah Oms
Teachers of Promise
Kisha Hymes, Hillsborough, ASL
Lisette Vergara-Leon, Broward, Japanese
Caroline Lebet, Duvall, French
Louise Boucicaut, Lee, French
Judith Cintron, Lee, Spanish
The Irving Wershow Award
Gudrun Martyny
Thank you to the Host Committee
Sylvia Amaya ChairPam Benton PresidentJeanette Chavez Donations chairTheresa Delphonse MemberNilsa Gomez MemberRobbye Griet MemberSara Kolhoff Exhibit hall chairJan Kucerik ParliamentarianChristina Liu MemberLinda Markley Teacher of Promise chairKristen Parks SecretaryLinda Santiago Hospitality chairEsther Gonzalez-Wright Awards chairGudrun Martyny Executive Director
President/ACTFL Rep Pam BentonPast President/JNCL Rep Cheryl Thingvold
President-Elect/SCOLT Rep/Grant Coordinator Vivian Bosque
Executive Director/Internet Coordinator Gudrun MartynyRecording Secretary Kristen ParksParliamentarian Jan KucerikLocal Committee Chair Sylvia Amaya
AFTJ (Japanese) Mako Nozu
CAF (Latin) Dr. Susan McDonald
FAATF (French) Dr. Lauren Doyle-McCombs
FAATSP (Spanish) Gale Jones
FASLTA (American Sign Language) Alysse Rasmussen
FATG (German) Dr. Nancy Decker
FCTA (Chinese) CJ Ginger Lin
FFLICU (College Instructors) Fernando Mayoral
FLAME (Supervisors/Coordinators) Melissa Morgado
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Region 1 Director Raul VellosRegion 2 Director Angel RiosRegion 3 Director Janet RoblesRegion 4 Director Grisell SantiagoRegion 5 Director Melissa Morgado (acting)Region 6 Director Sara KolhoffRegion 7 Director Louis LillardRegion 8 Director Sheila MansierRegion 9 Director/TechnologyFrank Kruger-RobbinsRegion 10 Director Mayra Merced-O'NeillRegion 11 Director Dr. Vivian BosqueRegion 12 Director Linda Markley
DOE Representative Chane EplinFASA/FAISA Rep/Grants Vivian BosqueIndependent School Liaison Deanna SchefferFFLAN (Newsletter) Editor Jacquelyn Cinotti-DirmannFFLJ Editor/Historian Dr. Betty GreenMember Emeritus Dr. David GurneyFLVS Audrey Irias