2014 LFLTA Keynote Speaker
Valérie Thériez
LFLTA invited Valérie Thériez to give the Keynote Address at this year’s conference. Valérie was the recipient of LFLTA’s 2013 Teacher of the Year Award and represented Louisiana in SCOLT’s 2014 Teacher of the Year program in Memphis, Tennessee. She was awarded the 2014 Teacher of the Year by Cecilia Primary School in St. Martin Parish where she has taught 1st grade French immersion for the past four years. In 2011 Valérie was awarded the Region IV Teacher of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE).
Valérie is originally from Thugny-Trugny, a small village found in the Champagne-Ardenne region of northern France. Valérie studied at l’Université de Reims where she received a degree in English in 1987. Her first post in teaching was at Ecole Normale de Filles, an elementary school in Charleville-Mézières, France.
After eleven years of teaching elementary school in France, she was ready to see where teaching could take her. In 1999 Valérie applied for a teaching position in Louisiana through CODOFIL and was accepted. She began the first Louisiana chapter of her life at Cecilia Primary as a 1st grade immersion teacher. At the conclusion of her three year contract with Louisiana through CODOFIL, she applied for an extension which she received.
After her fourth year at Cecilia Primary, Valérie applied for another extension and moved to Daspit Elementary in New Iberia, Louisiana in 2004 where she taught and served as Technology Coordinator until 2008.
In 2009 Valérie returned to France and taught for a year in an elementary school near her home town of Rethel. Although physically she was in France, she felt as though her heart was still in Louisiana. So she started the application process again in 2009. The following year, Valérie was back and her second chapter in Louisiana began.
Valérie is originally from Thugny-Trugny, a small village found in the Champagne-Ardenne region of northern France. Valérie studied at l’Université de Reims where she received a degree in English in 1987. Her first post in teaching was at Ecole Normale de Filles, an elementary school in Charleville-Mézières, France.
After eleven years of teaching elementary school in France, she was ready to see where teaching could take her. In 1999 Valérie applied for a teaching position in Louisiana through CODOFIL and was accepted. She began the first Louisiana chapter of her life at Cecilia Primary as a 1st grade immersion teacher. At the conclusion of her three year contract with Louisiana through CODOFIL, she applied for an extension which she received.
After her fourth year at Cecilia Primary, Valérie applied for another extension and moved to Daspit Elementary in New Iberia, Louisiana in 2004 where she taught and served as Technology Coordinator until 2008.
In 2009 Valérie returned to France and taught for a year in an elementary school near her home town of Rethel. Although physically she was in France, she felt as though her heart was still in Louisiana. So she started the application process again in 2009. The following year, Valérie was back and her second chapter in Louisiana began.
2014 Conference Workshops
Pre-conference Workshop: Introduction to the New World Language Content Standards
Was held Friday, March 21, 2014
10:00 to 12:00
LFLTA offered a preconference workshop focusing on the newly revised Louisiana State World Language Standards led by Terri Hammatt from the Louisiana State Department of Education Friday morning.
Saturday Workshop: Practical Application of the New Louisiana World Language Content Standards
Was held Saturday, March 22, 2014
8:30 to 11:30
In this three hour workshop, participants examined the new standards and state leaders shared practical activities in each area of communication; listening, reading, writing and speaking. Together participants and LFLTA Board members created student friendly objectives that cou;d be used in the classroom and align with the standards. Leading the Saturday workshop were Jordan Aillet, Juan Alvarez, Michele Braud, and Melissa Monroe.
Meet the Presenters
Was held Friday, March 21, 2014
10:00 to 12:00
LFLTA offered a preconference workshop focusing on the newly revised Louisiana State World Language Standards led by Terri Hammatt from the Louisiana State Department of Education Friday morning.
Saturday Workshop: Practical Application of the New Louisiana World Language Content Standards
Was held Saturday, March 22, 2014
8:30 to 11:30
In this three hour workshop, participants examined the new standards and state leaders shared practical activities in each area of communication; listening, reading, writing and speaking. Together participants and LFLTA Board members created student friendly objectives that cou;d be used in the classroom and align with the standards. Leading the Saturday workshop were Jordan Aillet, Juan Alvarez, Michele Braud, and Melissa Monroe.
Meet the Presenters
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Jordan Aillet is a native of Monroe but now teaches French at Byrd High School in Shreveport where he is also the chair of the foreign language department. He graduated from Louisiana State University in 2010 with a degree in Secondary Education, French. Jordan has completed professional study programs in Belgium and Quebec.
Juan Alvarez is a native Spanish speaker. His familiarity with the nuances of the Spanish language and his knowledge of colloquial Spanish makes him an excellent language educator. He is the Department Chair at Benton High School. He founded Benton Associated Spanish Students. A Spanish Club that promotes the Spanish Speaking Culture in music and film. He has served on various local and state committees including the state committee for designing the new World Language Standards. Juan received his Bachelors from Northern Arizona University where he graduated Cum Laude and his Master’s degree from Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport. Michele Braud is a National Board Certified Teacher and in 2012 was a finalist for the East Baton Rouge Parish Teacher of the Year. She teaches French and is the World Language Department Chair at Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, LA. Michele has also served on various local and state committees including the state committee for designing the new World Language Content Standards. She received her bachelor's, master's and specialist degrees from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where she continues to work with future teachers. Michele has completed study programs in France and Belgium.
Melissa Monroe has 18 years experience in the field of world language ranging from elementary through university levels. Melissa currently teaches middle school Spanish at Alexandria Country Day School in Alexandria, LA where she serves as department chair. She received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern State University and a Master's of Teaching Language from the University of Southern Mississippi. Melissa has completed study programs in Spain, Ecuador, and Peru.
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