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Congratulations to the 2009 Professional Development Award winners!

Click here to learn more about Amy Velazquez, Dr. Paloma Martínez-Carbajo, and Dr. Patricia L. Rounds

PNCFL welcomes newly-elected Vice President/President Elect

Laurel is an active member of AFLA (Alaskans for Language Acquisition) and served as a state representative for PNCFL from 2005 - 2008. She belongs to ACTFL, where she has presented at seven national conferences and was selected to be a member of the Teacher of the Year selection committee. As a member of NADSFL, Laurel was on the selection committee for the Foreign Language District Supervisor of the Year Award. Laurel currently works as the World Language Resource Teacher with the Anchorage School District Curriculum Department. In this position, she supports all WL teachers and immersion programs. She helped design and implement the first two-way immersion program for K-12 students in Alaska, and continues to expand these programs. Laurel says, “"There is so much happening now in the field of world languages education. I would love to serve and support all the teachers in the Pacific Northwest region in their professional growth and by sharing new ideas, instructional strategies, and technologies in our field.”