2026 Spring Conference

Languages in Bloom

WHEN: April 18, 2026
WHERE: Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia
This spring, watch ideas, connections, and creativity come into full bloom at FLAVA’s Spring Conference! Join us at Washington and Lee University for a one-day celebration of language education, where inspiration takes root and innovation blossoms.

 

Have a lesson, project, or approach that helps language learning flourish? Share your ideas and let your expertise inspire others!

 

Why Attend?
*Cultivate new teaching ideas and classroom strategies
*Connect with fellow educators from across Virginia
*Refresh your passion for languages and cultures

 

 

Let’s grow together—because when teachers thrive, languages bloom.
Spring Conference 2026 - Proposals

FLAVA TEACHER WORKSHOPS

FLAVA invites World Language educators to share their expertise through FLAVA’s interactive Workshop Series. The one-hour sessions are broadcast via Zoom and are free and open to FLAVA members and members of our sister state organizations in NECTFL and SCOLT. The registration process is simple; click on the image to register for our most current and go to Workshops School Year 2025-2026 to find out about the other workshops coming up.

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Congratulations to the FLAVA 2025 Award Recipients!

Lisa Fore, Spanish Teacher and World Language Department Chair, Abingdon High School
David Cox Award Recipient
Virginia K12 World Language Teacher of the Year

Miao-fen Tseng, Professor of Chinese, University of Virginia
Marshall Brannon Award Recipient
Post-Secondary Teaching Award

Matthew Boyd, Spanish Teacher, Brambleton Middle School, Loudon County Public Schools

Novice Teacher Award

Jennifer Carson, Proficiency and Learning Specialist, Language Testing International
Helen Warriner Burke Award – Distinguished Service Award

Sarah Gressett, Modern Languages Student at Longwood University

FLAVA University Student Recognition

Lewis Parker, Founder, The Willowcroft Foundation

Friend of FLAVA

Maegan Pickral, Modern Languages Student at Longwood University

FLAVA University Student Recognition

Rooted in Language

 

FLAVA is pleased to announce the recipient of the Best of FLAVA Award for their outstanding presentation at the 2025 FLAVA Fall Conference.

 

Sydney Nolley

We are a growing, dynamic organization of professionals in education and business, students, and all those who have a common interest in promoting and utilizing world languages to accomplish their various goals.

We advocate for world language education on behalf of members at the local, state, and federal levels. We promote online opportunities to educate the public about the benefits and issues related to language learning.

For almost a decade, FLAVA has offered interactive, online workshops through the auspices of the Washington & Lee University’s Global Discovery Laboratories, webcast throughout the region as part of our mission for professional growth.

Our fall conference serves as a primary means of fulfilling our mission in gathering the community around the association’s business, and our spring conference provides an opportunity to recharge and learn the latest theories and practices in language learning.