💡 Teaching Tip Tuesday! One picture, endless possibilities! Mauricio shares how images can spark predictions, interpretation, storytelling, and meaningful conversations in the language classroom. A simple way to get students thinking and communicating in the target language! 🗣️ #ICTFL #WorldLang

💡Tuesday Teaching Tip? Yes, please! A little late, but worth the wait! 😉 This week, Heidi shares a simple strategy: stapleless assessments! Small changes can make a big difference in our classrooms. Thanks, Heidi, for sharing with the ICTFL NextGen Educator Network! #ICTFL #WorldLanguageTeachers

A big THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at the 2026 ICTFL Fall Conference! We can’t wait to see you again next year!

🏆 Congratulations to Sheila Jara, recipient of the 2026 ICTFL New Teacher of World Languages Award! Sheila represents the energy, creativity, and promise of the next generation of language educators. We’re excited to celebrate all that lies ahead! Congratulations, Sheila! 👏 #NewTeacherAward

Congratulations to Sawyer DeShon & Mauricio Flores, 2026 ICTFL Region V Travel Scholarship recipients! We’re excited to welcome Sawyer and Mauricio to this year’s ICTFL Conference and celebrate the opportunity for them to connect, learn, and be part of our conference community! 👏 #ICTFL

🏆 Congratulations to Itzel Ordaz & Caera Crimmins, recipients of the 2026 ICTFL World Language Teaching Major Award! We’re excited to celebrate these future world language educators and the passion they’re bringing to the field. Congratulations, Itzel & Caera! 👏 #ICTFL #WorldLanguageTeaching

🏆 Congratulations to Natalie Graetz, recipient of the 2026 ICTFL New Teacher of World Languages Award! Natalie represents the energy, creativity, and promise of the next generation of language educators. We’re excited to celebrate all that lies ahead! Congratulations, Natalie! #NewTeacherAward

🏆 Congratulations to Laura Shepin, recipient of the ICTFL Distinguished Service Award! We’re proud to celebrate Laura’s dedication, service, and meaningful contributions to world language education. 🌎 Congratulations, Laura! 👏 #ICTFL #DistinguishedServiceAward

🏆 Congratulations to Nancy Dominguez-Fret, recipient of the ICTFL Distinguished Service Award! We’re proud to celebrate Nancy’s dedication, service, and meaningful contributions to world language education. 🌎💙 Congratulations, Nancy! 👏 #ICTFL #DistinguishedServiceAward

Congratulations to Rocío Jacob, 2026 ICTFL Teacher of the Year! We’re proud to celebrate Rocío’s dedication and passion for world language education and this well-deserved honor! 🌎💙 Congratulations, Rocío! 👏🎊 #ICTFL2026 #TeacherOfTheYear

✨ WE’RE ONLY HOURS AWAY! ✨ The ICTFL Fall Conference starts THIS THURSDAY! Rachel D’Onofrio will help us explore something every educator can relate to: rediscovering your passion for teaching.❤️🍎 Two days of learning, connection & inspiration await! #ICTFL #ICTFL2026

🎉 LESS THAN 3 DAYS TO GO! 🎉 ICTFL 2026 is almost here! Join us for practical, no-tech strategies and inspiring ideas that will keep your students communicating even when the WiFi is down! Apunta al Futuro! We can’t wait to see you there! 💜 #ICTFL2026 #WorldLanguageEducation #ApuntaAlFuturo

🎶 Bring music into your world language classroom! Explore fun, creative ways to use music to engage students and build language skills at ICTFL 2026. 🎵 🚨 Registration ends TODAY! Don’t miss out! #ICTFL #ICTFL2026 #WorldLanguages

✨ Ready to make grammar instruction more communicative and proficiency-driven? 🌎 Join us at the ICTFL Fall Conference, Oct. 8–9! 🚨 Regular registration ends TOMORROW. Late registration adds $50! #ICTFL #ICTFL2026 #WorldLanguages

🌎 Ready to level up your AP World Language courses? Join Ken from Lingco for a closer look at the new Presentational Speaking and Writing components, plus practical strategies to help your students boost their performance this spring! 🚨 Register by Sept. 29! #ICTFL #APWorldLanguages #Lingco

We’re excited to welcome ICTFL presenter Caitlin Neisman from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign! Join her for two can’t-miss sessions: 🎤 Who Am I? Teacher Edition 🎲 Gamifying Communicative Grammar Come learn, connect, and leave with ideas you can take straight to your classroom!

Ok, procrastinators!!! This is it! Award nominations close TODAY! Who will you nominate? ICTFL offers so many different awards and scholarships, don't miss the opportunity to nominate an amazing educator before 9/18/26 at buff.ly/69C92Yt

Imagine how your colleague's face would light up finding out they had been nominated for an award! ICTFL offers so many different awards and scholarships, don't miss the opportunity to nominate an amazing educator before 9/18/26 at buff.ly/69C92Yt

Time is almost up! We would love to hear about the amazing educators in world language classrooms across the state. ICTFL offers so many different awards and scholarships, don't miss the opportunity to nominate an amazing educator before 9/18/26 at buff.ly/69C92Yt

We would love to see you join us in Naperville, IL for ICTFL 26!! Visit bit.ly/cometoictfl to sign up!! You can be from IL or IL adjacent! If you're in the southern IL region, look out for our Region 5 travel scholarship!

Are YOU an outstanding educator? Don't be shy, you can nominate yourself too! ICTFL offers so many different awards and scholarships, don't miss the opportunity to nominate an amazing educator before 9/18/26 at buff.ly/69C92Yt

You don't want to miss this!!! Visit bit.ly/cometoictfl to join us at NIU Naperville October 8-9, 2026!

When you look around your department, do you see a teacher who deserves to be recognized? ICTFL offers so many different awards and scholarships, don't miss the opportunity to nominate an amazing educator before 9/18/26 at buff.ly/69C92Yt

Have you signed up for ICTFL Fall Conference yet??? Pick up the phone, registration is calling you!!! October 8-9, 2026 at NIU Naperville! Join us for amazing PD with teachers from across the state! Register at bit.ly/cometoictfl

Our peers don't always receive the recognition they deserve!! ICTFL offers so many different awards and scholarships, don't miss the opportunity to nominate an amazing educator before 9/18/26 at ictfl.org/awards

ICTFL has such a great line up of presenters for Fall Conference 2026 starting with our featured speaker @donna.tatumjohns Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity for PD at NIU Naperville October 8-9, 2026! Sign up at bit.ly/ictflfallconf

Join ICTFL's Novice Teacher Support Group for our LAST meeting of the year on Tue, 4/14 from 7-8 PM CST! Diane Neubauer will present "Walk The Talk: Understanding Language Learners Through Experience" featuring a CI lesson in Mandarin Chinese. Want to join this session? forms.gle/V5KMnYGtvJRW...

Boost your well-being & career with ICTFL Affinity Groups! Join us virtually for our upcoming sessions: • Apr 15: Advocacy 🗓️ 6 PM - 7 PM CST 💻 Find community and valuable insights from home!

Join ICTFL's Novice Teacher Support Group for our LAST meeting of the year on Tue, 4/14 from 7-8 PM CST! Diane Neubauer will present "Walk The Talk: Understanding Language Learners Through Experience" featuring a CI lesson in Mandarin Chinese. Want to join this session? forms.gle/V5KMnYGtvJRW...

Join ICTFL’s Novice Teacher Support Group for our LAST session of the school year! On Apr 14th from 7-8 PM CST, we will have a language teacher of a lesser known language facilitating a CI centered lesson to see what it is like to be a student in a language classroom. Sign up: bit.ly/novicegroup26