FLAVA - The Foreign Language Association of Virginia

What Is FLAVA?

FLAVA is the Foreign Language Association of Virginia, 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.

The mission of FLAVA is:

To promote and enhance the study, teaching and learning, use, and appreciation of foreign languages, cultures, and literatures.
To encourage among members the exchange of ideas which clarify the place of foreign languages in their schools and lives.
To recognize and publicize excellence on foreign language teaching and learning.
To encourage participation in national, regional, and state language associations.

FLAVA Conference 2012 Photos
Crowne Plaza, Williamsburg, VA

The FLAVA 2013 Conference Award Nomination Forms are online

Professional Development Opportunities for the World Language Educator

The Foreign Language Teachers Workshop Series (FLTSW) continues its series under the umbrella of the Foreign Language Association of Virginia (FLAVA) during the spring term 2013. Four workshops are slated beginning in January and continuing through April.

FLAVA actively supports the Virginia Foreign Languages Professional Development Framework (VAFLPD-F). Based on results of a nationally recognized set of self-assessment tools, the Plan leads teachers to establish a coherent, sustainable trajectory of teaching proficiency and content knowledge improvement. FLAVA in concert with the Virginia Department of Education Foreign Language Specialist and local educational institutions will provide venues for teachers to realize their personal professional development goals. Starting with the 2012 FLAVA Conference, all FLAVA professional development activities will be labeled with VAFLPD/TELL correlations.

Click here for the PDF version of the Virginia Foreign Languages Professional Development Framework (VAFLPD-F).