American Classical League Institute 2024: Full Schedule

9:00am MDT

Wednesday Check-In/Registration

To pick up your packet for Institute

Wednesday June 26, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
S120A/B ENR2

Check-In/Registration, Live

10:00am MDT

Eastern Hellenism: Greeks in South Asia (60 minutes)

Speakers

Arunansh B Goswami

St. Stephen’s College; University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Wednesday June 26, 2024 10:00am - Wednesday July 31, 2024 11:30pm MDT
Pre-Recorded Sessions available on demand June 26 - July 31

Pre-Recorded

10:00am MDT

Educational Resources from Corinth Excavations (30 minutes)

Speakers

Taylor Cwikla

ASCSA, Athens, Greece

Wednesday June 26, 2024 10:00am - Wednesday July 31, 2024 11:30pm MDT
Pre-Recorded Sessions available on demand June 26 - July 31

Pre-Recorded

10:00am MDT

Latin Learning and College Hopefuls: Classical Education in Native New England, 1640-1800 (30 minutes)

Speakers

Theodore Delwiche

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Heidelberg, Germany

Wednesday June 26, 2024 10:00am - Wednesday July 31, 2024 11:30pm MDT
Pre-Recorded Sessions available on demand June 26 - July 31

Pre-Recorded

6:00pm MDT

ETC Executive Committee Meeting

Wednesday June 26, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm MDT
TBA

Meeting, Live

6:00pm MDT

Myth Makers: Maker Challenges for the Latin Classroom or Club - Make Your Own Scepter (Live) MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED THRU ACL WEBSITE TO ATTEND

Adding STEM and maker challenges to your curriculum is fun and engaging for your students, and it's easy and inexpensive. In this workshop, you’ll participate in a maker challenge that integrates STEM and classical mythology. You'll design and build your own scepter out of paper based on the ones of famous Olympian gods. Utilizing simple and cheap supplies (all provided for you), you’ll have a ton of fun and walk away with a meaningful activity that you can integrate into your regular classes or use as a stand-alone club experience. You’ll also have your very own scepter to wear at the institute banquet!

Speakers

Nathalie Roy

Teacher - Creative Classics, Glasgow Middle School

I'm a classics nerd who teaches Latin, #MythMakers, and #RomanTechnology, STEM classes in which we recreate the products and processes of the ancient Romans and Greeks through experimental archaeology.

Wednesday June 26, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm MDT
TBA

Pre-Institute Session, Live

Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers

6:00pm MDT

Transitioning into original Latin literature: developing reading competency and understanding (Live) MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED THRU ACL WEBSITE TO ATTEND

In this session, we’ll investigate how an accessible route into the foothills of literature can be created by harnessing the approach students have experienced in their Latin I and II reading courses: selecting engaging passages, which increase relatively gently in linguistic complexity and length, based around themes which are relevant and interesting to today’s students. Suburani Book 3 will be our model, but the approach will be relevant to all teachers at this level. If not always voces populorum, then at least voces diversae, we’ll consider texts from over 30 authors exploring a range of topics: the environment and natural world; managing your image; the projection of love, and hate; the best life; colonization, and the colonized; war and displacement. Together we’ll demonstrate and practice techniques for making literature accessible, from authoring and employing tiered readings to the use of texts as sources to comparisons with later and modern texts.

Speakers

Will Griffiths

Director, Hands Up Education, CIC

I've been working with students and teachers since the early 90s as a teacher, author, researcher, lecturer, adviser and trainer across Europe and North America. In 2003, I rescued the £5M DfE-funded school Latin initiative and subsequently doubled the number of UK secondary schools... Read More →

Tony Smith

Hands Up Education, Suffolk, UK

Laila Tims

Hands Up Education, Suffolk, UK

I'm one of the directors at Hands Up, and co-author of our Primary Latin Course (a free online course for elementary school students) and Suburani (a new Latin reading course).

Wednesday June 26, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm MDT
TBA

Pre-Institute Session, Live

Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

7:00am MDT

Morning Yoga with Sarah Palumbo

Speakers

Sarah Palumbo

Thursday June 27, 2024 7:00am - 7:45am MDT
TBA

Yoga, Live

8:00am MDT

Ancient Olympics Now: Hands-On Olympic Events to Capitalize on the 2024 Olympics in Classes and Outreach Activities (Live) MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED THRU ACL WEBSITE TO ATTEND

The 2024 Olympics are coming up in July and August, and they provide opportunities to demonstrate the continuing relevance of the classical world in a fun way. This session will lay out techniques for doing a variety of ancient Greek Olympic events correctly, all of which are different enough from contemporary methods of doing comparable events that they tend to be both a challenge and a lot of fun. Participants will learn and do various running events (including the race in armor), long jump (with hand weights), discus, javelin (including the leather strap that was wrapped around it to help it spiral), chariot racing, boxing, two types of wrestling, and pankration (much like professional wrestling, but without the ring). They will learn ways of acquiring the materials to make these events work at different price points. And they will receive a bibliography of primary and secondary sources on these events.

Speakers

Robert Holschuh Simmons

Associate Professor and Chair of Classics, Monmouth College

Talk to me about ancient sports. Or about active approaches to teaching Classics--I've put on eight large-scale Classics Days and have done an untold number of other smaller-scale demonstrations. Or about Athenian demagogues--I juts published a book on them. Or about incorporating... Read More →

Thursday June 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:00am MDT
TBA

Pre-Institute Session, Live

Audience Elementary School Teachers, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, College/University Teachers

8:00am MDT

Catching Them in the Middle 2024: Reading with Them in the Middle (Live) - MUST BE PRE REGISTERED THRU ACL WEBSITE TO ATTEND

Join us to explore effective, hands-on reading strategies for novice and intermediate readers of Latin. Using both time-tested and innovative techniques, we will demonstrate how we make Latin text accessible to and enjoyable for students from the very beginning of Latin instruction and as they encounter increasing levels of textual difficulty. Discussing both theory and practical classroom applications, we will guide you in presenting Latin to your students as a human language, not a puzzle to be solved. By scaffolding readings and developing strategies and exercises that help students acquire vocabulary, appreciate culture, and employ an understanding of morphology and syntax, you can support the key proficiency goal: understanding. Although our focus is middle school, we have used these techniques with Latin learners from grade three to doctoral level to build an awareness of reading and understanding that recognizes the human communicative nature of ancient text.

Speakers

Nava Cohen

Graduate student in comparative literature, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; Chair, Exploratory Latin Exam

Currently a doctoral student in Classics and comparative literature, Nava spent over twenty years teaching Latin to students in all grades of elementary school in both public and private settings in the Chicagoland area. She is the chair of the Exploratory Latin Exam and a long-time... Read More →

Brad Savage

Flint Hill School

Thursday June 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:00am MDT
TBA

Pre-Institute Session, Live

Audience Middle School Teachers

8:00am MDT

Transitioning into original Latin literature: developing reading competency and understanding (Live) MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED THRU ACL WEBSITE TO ATTTEND

Speakers

Will Griffiths

Director, Hands Up Education, CIC

Tony Smith

Hands Up Education, Suffolk, UK

Laila Tims

Hands Up Education, Suffolk, UK

I'm one of the directors at Hands Up, and co-author of our Primary Latin Course (a free online course for elementary school students) and Suburani (a new Latin reading course).

Thursday June 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:00am MDT
TBA

Pre-Institute Session, Live

Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

8:00am MDT

Thursday Check-In/Registration

To pick up for packet for Institute

Thursday June 27, 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm MDT
S120A/B ENR2

Check-In/Registration, Live

11:30am MDT

Lunch

Thursday June 27, 2024 11:30am - 1:00pm MDT

Lunch, Live

12:00pm MDT

First-time Attendee Welcome

Thursday June 27, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm MDT
TBA

Social, Live

Themes Social

12:00pm MDT

Virtual Attendee Orientation

Thursday June 27, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm MDT
TBA

Social, Live and Virtual

1:00pm MDT

Plenary: Opening Keynote (Live and Virtual)

Title TBA

Speakers

Craig Williams

Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne

Thursday June 27, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
Auditorium

Plenary, Live and Virtual

Audience Elementary School Teachers, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, College/University Teachers

2:30pm MDT

1B.1) The Roman Road Project (60 minutes)

In the winter of 2023, my Roman Technology students built a Roman road through our school’s campus. Partnering with the local Department of Transportation and Development, they learned how to use ancient surveying equipment, move stone, pour concrete, and work collectively to create a 160-foot-long sidewalk (in the style of an ancient Roman road) that helped their fellow students. In this presentation, you’ll hear the story of our process, what we learned about ancient and modern civil engineering, and how we accomplished what ancient Roman soldiers did all over the Roman Empire. In addition, you’ll learn how this project became an engaging outreach opportunity for classics.

Speakers

Nathalie Roy

Teacher - Creative Classics, Glasgow Middle School

Thursday June 27, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
TBA

Presentation, Live

Themes Civilization
Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

2:30pm MDT

1A) What’s going on in (and around) Classics at the University of Arizona? (90 min)

Since the University of Arizona’s founding in 1885, the study of ancient Mediterranean cultures has been integral to its mission as a land-grant institution. Throughout its history, instruction in ancient languages, literature, and archaeology has flourished, and faculty members have been on the leading edge of scholarly developments in the field. This tradition continues today through the collaborative and cross-disciplinary work of professors and the talented students in the university’s robust undergraduate and graduate programs. This panel will feature highlights of this ongoing research and offer an array of perspectives on cultural production from across the ancient Mediterranean, including poetry and historiography, religion and mythology, technologies and artisanship.

The Dream of Hannibal: Propaganda, Religion, and Historiography
Philip Waddell, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Fire and Flowers, Blood and Bone: Lavinia’s Revelatory Blush (A.12.64–69)
Sarah MacCallum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Reading the Bible with Heracles or Reading Heracles with the Bible?
Courtney Friesen, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Transatlantic Labs for Ancient Mediterranean Technologies
Eleni Hasaki, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Speakers

Philip Waddell

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Sarah MacCallum

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Elani Hasaki

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Courtney Friesen

The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Thursday June 27, 2024 2:30pm - 4:00pm MDT
TBA

Panel Presentation, Live

Themes Civilization, Latin & Greek Literature
Audience High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

2:30pm MDT

1C) Beyond Brainstorming: Deep Thinking and Student Engagement through Hexagonal (90 minutes)

Students find deep reflection difficult without engaging interaction and purpose. As teachers, it can be difficult to help while still giving autonomy. Hexagonal thinking is a tool that gives students freedom and flexibility while still fostering reflection. Developed by curriculum designer Betsy Potash, hexagonal thinking is an activity that gets learners thinking critically, making novel connections, and providing evidence to support their reasoning—by visually connecting a series of ideas written on paper or digital hexagons around a theme. This workshop presents ideas for using hexagonal thinking in the Latin classroom as a powerful way to help students make connections between language and culture, create stories in the target language, or review grammar topics. Participants will engage in activities using this tool to get an idea of its range of applications, then have time to ask questions and brainstorm other uses. Finally, participants will create hexagonal activities tailored to their curricula.

Speakers

Jennifer Jarnagin

Greenhill School, Addison, TX

I've been teaching Latin since 2008. I've taught high school levels 1-AP, and now teach mostly middle school. Next year will be my first time teaching 5th and 6th graders, so my focus right now is finding introductory materials and making a curriculum that will challenge and delight... Read More →

Mark Pearsall

Glastonbury High School/University of Connecticut, Glastonbury, CT

Thursday June 27, 2024 2:30pm - 4:00pm MDT
TBA

Workshop, Live and Virtual

Themes Standards Based Instructional Design
Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

2:30pm MDT

1D) Active Art and Art Therapy in the Latin Classroom and Beyond (90 minutes)

Are your students bored by making vocabulary flashcards? Do you long for museum field trips assessed in more creative ways than scavenger hunts? Learn and practice multidisciplinary techniques including visual arts, music, writing, drama and storytelling to enhance both learning and wellbeing in your elementary, middle school or high school Latin classroom. By employing active art activities based in art therapy techniques, teachers can utilize active art making and cultural experiences to enhance foreign language acquisition while fostering self-esteem and promoting student self-awareness. The practice of active art can provide an outlet for stress and negative feelings for students and teachers alike, thus promoting improved classroom climate and healthy mindsets for classroom learning. Practical lesson ideas including “Vocabulary Color Mosaics”, “Sculpture Drama at the Museum”, “Latin Quotation Brainstorms” and more will be presented and practiced. Active art encourages students to voice their feelings for emotional well-being.

Speakers

Shawn Jennings

Latin Educator, St. Thomas' Episcopal School, Houston, TX

MS & HS Latin teacher for 35 years. Active sponsor in TSJCL.Former TX State Chair. Current TCA Houston Area Chair. Cambridge Latin Teacher. Wife of 38 years. Mother of two awesome adult children and one energetic Siberian Husky/ German Shepherd mix named Artemis.

Thursday June 27, 2024 2:30pm - 4:00pm MDT
TBA

Workshop, Live and Virtual

Themes Research
Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers

3:30pm MDT

1B.2) At the Intersection of Marcus Aurelius and Ocean Vuong: Revisiting and Reimagining the Curricula of Our Lives (30 minutes)

As a journey of the human heart, the import and beauty of Marcus Aurelius’ "Meditations" should not be contained within the boundaries of course curricula or annotated lists of suggested readings. It belongs to a larger, more expansive curriculum of life that is less about gathering information than about seeking illumination. Revisiting Marcus Aurelius through the words and images embedded in Ocean Vuong’s (2019) epistolary novel, "On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous", is a journey that challenges who we are, who we’ve been, and who we’re becoming. This presentation is for individuals looking to rediscover Marcus Aurelius’ work and/or for teachers searching for innovative ways to engage students with the text. At the intersection of Marcus Aurelius and Ocean Vuong (ancient and contemporary authors respectively) is an intellectual, emotional, and spiritual space wherein we and our students are challenged to explore the values and truths that most represent our authentic selves.

Speakers

Edward Podsiadlik

The University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Thursday June 27, 2024 3:30pm - 4:00pm MDT
TBA

Presentation, Live

Themes Research
Audience High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

4:00pm MDT

Break (30 minutes)

Break

Thursday June 27, 2024 4:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
Cafe Commons Breezeway

Break

4:30pm MDT

2B) Quot homines, tot itinera: Using the NLE to Teach Reading Comprehension and Beginning Latin Learners (60 minutes)

There are as many ways to teach and learn Latin as there are teachers and students. The National Latin Exam recognizes that fact and is working to offer a variety of experiences, choices, and opportunities for Latin teachers and learners. In this session we will offer a brief overview of the results of the 2024 exams before presenting information about our recent work in promoting reading comprehension, including the announcement of a brand-new exam, our suggestions for exam sequences to fit a variety of teaching styles and programs, and discussion of preparations and applications of the NLE for students in the early levels. Join us for lots of information and lively discussions!

Speakers

Deb Heaton

Retired Scholar, Lexington. Massachusetts

Mark Keith

retired, National Latin Exam, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Salvete! I taught Latin I, II, III, IV, V, and AP in grades 7-12 for 34 years before retiring from Spotsylvania County (VA) Schools in July 2021. Rest assured that retirement is glorious and the levels of stress and anxiety associated with the classroom do indeed melt away! I still... Read More →

Patty Lister

Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology, Alexandria, Virginia

Laurent Marquard

Mercy High School, Farmington Hills, Michigan

Micheal Posey

Teacher: Latin, National Latin Exam/Mountain Brook Schools

In Poseyʻs teaching tenure, he has been recognized five times as a National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) grant recipient. Most recently, Posey was selected for the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William... Read More →

Thursday June 27, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT
TBA

Panel Presentation

Themes Assesment and Feedback
Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

4:30pm MDT

2D) Enquiring about the Romans: using historical investigation to better understand language (and vice versa) (60 minutes)

Gone are the days when Latin and Greek textbooks and lessons contained little but grammatical tables and explanation of rules. Exploration of culture is still however, often treated as a separate element rather than part of an integrated whole. It is the bit set for homework or the fun project done at the end of the year. Using a stage of the Cambridge Latin Course as an example (although attendees do not need to be using this textbook to participate) this session will model how to use skills of historical enquiry to build not only cultural competency, but also reading comprehension and a foundation for complex analysis of authentic texts. We will examine how ‘enquiry questions’ can help students to think in meaningful ways about the Roman world; identify appropriate skills to support them in doing so; and suggest interesting and creative ways to assess learning.

Speakers

Caroline Bristow

Director, University of Cambridge School Classics Project

I am the Director of the Cambridge School Classics Project and a specialist in curriculum design and assessment. I have a special interest in the role of narrative and stories in the classroom (and life!) as well as social justice issues and inclusive learning strategies. For the... Read More →

Thursday June 27, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT
TBA

Presentation

Themes Civilization
Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers

4:30pm MDT

2A) Class Stories Revisited (60 minutes)

Several years ago I presented on the year-long story creation process with first-year Latin students. The educational landscape has changed considerably in that time and as such I have adapted the process and have continued to write a story every year. In this session I will explain how co-creating a class story has changed, along with reflections on how I manage to keep content comprehensible and compelling to students. I will also briefly discuss assessments, the consistency of basic high-frequency vocabulary through the years, and general methods I employ to handle the task. This session is geared towards middle and high school first-year courses although I have done this at higher levels of the language. Let your students' imaginations develop their Latin acquisition!

Speakers

Chris Buczek

Latin Teacher, East Syracuse Minoa Central School District, East Syracuse, NY

Thursday June 27, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT
TBA

Workshop

Themes Standards Based Instructional Design
Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers

4:30pm MDT

2C) Teaching Latin through Song (60 minutes)

Would you like to introduce your students to a more active use of Latin? If so, come to this workshop to learn to sing songs that relate to basic speaking situations and simple Latin vocabulary and grammar. After each song, let's discuss how you would use these songs with your students. In this way, you will leave this workshop with concrete ways to integrate these songs into your curriculum.

Speakers

David Pellegrino

Retired from Pittsford Mendon High School, Pittsford, NY

Thursday June 27, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT
TBA

Workshop

Themes Younger Students

5:45pm MDT

Evening Yoga with Sarah Palumbo

Speakers

Sarah Palumbo

Thursday June 27, 2024 5:45pm - 6:15pm MDT
TBA

Yoga, Live

8:00pm MDT

President's Reception

Mix, mingle, and enjoy light hors d'oeuvres at our President's Reception! All are welcome.

Thursday June 27, 2024 8:00pm - 9:30pm MDT
Graduate Hotel

Social, Live

8:00am MDT

ETC Open Meeting

Friday June 28, 2024 8:00am - 9:30am MDT
TBA

Meeting, Live

8:00am MDT

JCCAE Meeting

Friday June 28, 2024 8:00am - 9:30am MDT
TBA

Meeting, Live

8:00am MDT

NJCL Open Meeting

NJCL Committee Meeting

Friday June 28, 2024 8:00am - 9:30am MDT
TBA

Meeting, Live

8:00am MDT

Friday Check-In/Registration

To pick up your packet for Institute

Friday June 28, 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm MDT
S120A/B ENR2

Check-In/Registration

10:00am MDT

3B) Jews in Roman Spaces: Teaching Jewish Characters in Core Authors and Elsewhere (90 minutes)

In this more complicated modern world, where anti-Semitism continues to be on the rise and conflict in Gaza, Israel and the broader Middle East has prompted teachers and students alike, across differing societies, to express or simply have opinions on these two intersecting challenges, our Latin classes can become spaces where we tackle these subjects through ancient texts and discussions thereof, as these topics have a history that not only goes back that far but also necessitate that we do so in order to do them justice. In this workshop, we will explore several texts together with an eye toward how we might bring them into classrooms at all levels, from the advanced to the introductory.

Speakers

Benjamin Joffe

Latin Teacher, The Browning School, New York, NY

For the past seventeen years, Benjamin has been teaching Latin in New York City, first at The Marymount School and The Hewitt School, and now, for the past two, at The Browning School, during which he has been dividing his professional time between teaching and writing as a member... Read More →

Friday June 28, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am MDT
TBA

Workshop

Themes Civilization
Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

10:00am MDT

3A) Beyond Translation: Fostering Reading Proficiency and Critical Thinking in the Latin Classroom (90 minutes)

This workshop delves into innovative strategies aimed at cultivating reading proficiency and higher-order thinking skills among Latin students. The session will explore practical approaches to move beyond the confines of translation-centric activities, emphasizing the importance of fostering genuine comprehension. Drawing on cognitive science and pedagogical research, the session will provide attendees with insights into constructing lessons and tasks that prioritize reading engagement over rote translation. Participants will learn to leverage texts for all levels, incorporating compelling narratives and culturally relevant materials to captivate students' interest. Furthermore, the presentation will explore the integration of higher-order thinking tasks within your Latin curriculum. Attendees will be equipped with tools and methodologies to seamlessly incorporate critical thinking exercises, enabling students to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information for a purpose.

Speakers

Kevin Ballestrini

Latin Teacher, EL Coordinator, Mansfield Middle School

Latin teacher at Mansfield Middle School in Storrs, CT, instructional designer, and game designer. Co-founder of The Pericles Group.

Friday June 28, 2024 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
TBA

Workshop

Themes Standards Based Instructional Design
Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

10:00am MDT

3C) The Arizona Method: A New Pedagogical Approach to Reading Greek & Latin (90 minutes)

In this session, we will outline a new pedagogical method developed for intermediate and upper-level undergraduate and graduate Greek and Latin reading courses, which is easily adaptable to any course focused on reading and discussing texts in the original language. This innovative program of habituated practical skills and thoughtful application has numerous interrelated benefits: sharpening fundamental language and reading skills; bolstering student confidence and engagement through active learning; and creating a dynamic, collaborative class culture. Moreover, this method offers elegant solutions for common problems such as students relying on English translations or making use of Google Translate and/or AI tools. The workshop will include an explanation of the method, its theoretical underpinnings, evidence of its efficacy, and example assignments, assessments, etc., and will conclude by giving participants a chance to develop an assignment for their own classroom use.

Speakers

Robert Groves

The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Sarah McCallum

The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Friday June 28, 2024 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
TBA

Workshop

Themes Latin & Greek Literature
Audience High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

10:00am MDT

3D) Let the Games Begin! Incorporating Certamina into your Curriculum (90 minutes)

Come get your game on Certamen style! In this session, you will learn how to craft and incorporate quiz-bowl style questions into your classroom as formative assessments, and pre-summative assessment review. You will also learn how to involve your students -- taking the load off your shoulders -- in the process of writing fun and varied questions based on your specific text or learning approach; building critical thinking skills and modeling respectful competition norms will help foster a supportive and inclusive classroom environment. We will end the session with a full-group competition showcasing an online buzzer system (accessed via phone or laptop) that you can use in your classroom.

Speakers

Nora Kelley

Latin Teacher, Washington-Liberty High School

Smith

Latin Teacher, Teachers College, Columbia, New York, New York

Friday June 28, 2024 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
TBA

Workshop, Live

Themes Assesment and Feedback
Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

1:00pm MDT

4D.1) That's Lit: Using Literature Circles in the Latin Classroom (30 minutes) :ive

Help your students take ownership of their reading--and enjoy the process of exploring new stories--by using literature circles in the Latin classroom. Students choose from a selection of Latin novellas, read independently, and then discuss their chosen texts in small groups. Students assume the role of both teacher and learner as they maintain a journal of burning questions, predictions, and illustrations, edit texts for in-class performances, and write to authors about their insights while reading. I'll share materials for setting up literature circles in your own classroom as well as student examples from my class so that you can hear literature circles in action.

Speakers

Smith

Latin Teacher, Teachers College, Columbia, New York, New York

Friday June 28, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm MDT
TBA

Presentation, Live

Themes Latin & Greek Literature
Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers

1:00pm MDT

4A) The New AP Latin Curriculum and Exam(90 minutes)

The AP Latin Chief Reader will present data on student performance on the free-response section of the 2024 AP Latin Exam. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how to interpret the results of the 2024 administration, they will learn about the free response rubrics to understand how to improve student performance, and they will discuss strategies for designing an engaging and effective AP Latin syllabus.

Speakers

Jennifer Sheridan Moss

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Sam McVane

The College Board, New York, New York

Friday June 28, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
TBA

Presentation

Themes Assesment and Feedback
Audience High School Teachers

1:00pm MDT

4D.2) Where Are the Asian Classicists and What is their Future? (30 minutes)

This presentation seeks to address the presence of Asian Americans in the field of Classics, and presenters will consider reception not only from the United States at the secondary and collegiate level, but also from the perspectives of students studying-abroad here in the States.

Speakers

Johanna Clark

Hunter College, New York< New York

Phil Hui

Friday June 28, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
TBA

Presentation

Themes Outreach and Equity
Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

1:00pm MDT

4C) Teaching Ancient Greek at the Secondary Level: Who, Where, What, How, Why? (90 minutes)

Who is teaching ancient Greek at the secondary level? A comparison of the number of students who in 2023 took the National Latin Exam (~97000 in the US alone) vs those who took the National Greek Exam ( ~1500 “from 147 high schools, colleges, and universities in the US and around the world” - per the NGE website) reveals that few secondary schools offer ancient Greek. This paucity may not surprise us, but it would be fruitful for those of us who still teach Greek (Classical or Biblical) to converse about its future in secondary education. Topics for discussion may include: the kinds of schools & programs we teach in (public, private/independent, parochial, charter); the textbooks we use & the curricula we have developed (grammar- & vocabulary-based, reading-based, comprehensible input); strategies for fortifying our existing programs and potentially expanding them; and initiatives for connecting & collaborating with college-level Greek teachers.

Speakers

Ric Rader

Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, Tennessee

Friday June 28, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
TBA

Roundtable

Themes Standards Based Instructional Design
Audience High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

1:00pm MDT

4B) Catapulting Student Interest with Genius Hour Projects (90 minutes)

Do not train a child to learn by force; but direct them by what amuses their minds, so that you may be able to discover the peculiar bent of the genius of each. -Plato The Genius Hour concept comes to education from Google, whose employees are alloted regular time for a passion project. This freedom has led to innumerable innovations. Let’s afford our students the same opportunity, remind them why they chose Latin, and reignite their passions for the Classical world. Regardless of your curriculum, age of students, or methodology - this project allows students to deeply explore a topic of their own interest. Ultimately, their projects will yield remarkable work and bolster enthusiasm for your Latin program. In this workshop, I’ll walk you through the steps of the projects, show you examples of student work, and allow time to work in homogeneous groups to implement Genius Hour in your classes.

Speakers

Amy Mason

Latin teacher; chair of NLE outreach; chair of ETC awards; chair of ACL nominations; Merens committee member, Ridgewood High School

Salvete! I've been teaching public school in New Jersey for 18 years with the greys to prove it. I can talk ad nauseum about the importance of teaching Latin and how we can advocate for our profession while helping our students. I'm also a huge fan of ed-tech and can geek out about... Read More →

Friday June 28, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
TBA

Workshop

Themes Outreach and Equity

2:45pm MDT

5A.1) From Troy Back to Sparta, Then Forward to Nantucket: Helen’s Evolution as Contemporary Protagonist (30 minutes) Live and Virtual

For contemporary authors, as much as for Homer and Euripides, Helen is both archetypal and malleable, which grants authors who employ her in their work the freedom to explore modern concerns, enriched by a long tradition of past treatments. This paper examines how authors of YA fiction portray Helen, who is ultimately a character very familiar to adolescent readers: a young adult caught in a time of transition. One depiction of Helen features her returned to Sparta, completely – alarmingly – unaware of reality (Barrett, 2010). In a different depiction, across the world and three millennia later, a reincarnated Helen reexperiences her past choices and struggles to behave ethically (Angelini, 2011). Adaptations illuminate elements previously obscured in ancient text; they also create new opportunities for readers to examine values, identity, and decision-making. These modern works allow contemporary young readers to enter and rework the ancient stories to inform their own modern lives.

Speakers

Nava Cohen

Graduate student in comparative literature, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; Chair, Exploratory Latin Exam

Friday June 28, 2024 2:45pm - 3:15pm MDT
TBA

Presentation, Live and Virtual

Themes Research
Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

2:45pm MDT

5B) Mastering the Art of Conference Presentations (60 minutes)

As educators, we understand the significance of effective communication in the classroom, but how can we use those skills to captivate and inspire our peers during conference presentations? This session is designed to equip teachers with the tools and strategies needed to identify an appropriate and meaningful topic, and then to design and deliver a compelling conference presentation that leaves a lasting impact. At the start of the workshop, participants will explore ways to use their own classroom experiences as a springboard for discussing larger pedagogical issues with an audience. The majority of the time will then be spent developing a shared understanding of what makes an effective presentation and collaboratively creating a set of steps for accomplishing this. Participants will discuss audience interaction techniques, compelling narrative structure, and ways to avoid common pitfalls. Participants will have the opportunity to practice turning their ideas into blueprints for future presentations and will leave with the skills to repeat this process on their own.

Speakers

Lindsay Sears

Latin Teacher, Norwich Free Academy, Norwich, CT

Friday June 28, 2024 2:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
TBA

Workshop

Themes Teacher Preparation
Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers

3:15pm MDT

5A.2) Fusing Past and Present: Embracing Classical Reception in the Classroom (30 minutes) Live and Virtual

What are the connections between the first Black Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks and the ancient Roman poet Virgil? Or between the Indian Ramayana epic and the Greek Odyssean epic? While leaning into these relationships– especially when they involve pop culture references– can increase student engagement and improve Latin language learning, they also help students recognize the role of Classics in their everyday lives. Elements from Classical times are present in American systems of power, and examining Classical texts will help us step into the shoes of authorities across time to understand how widespread policies and biases have developed. This message has become increasingly important in modern society, where Classical elements are often misused and weaponized to support white supremacy and other harmful ideologies. This session will identify specific activities to introduce Classical reception to middle school and high school students in Latin classrooms.

Speakers

Riya Joshi, Princeton, University, Princeton, New Jersey

Friday June 28, 2024 3:15pm - 3:45pm MDT
TBA

Presentation, Live and Virtual

Themes Reception
Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers

3:45pm MDT

5A.3) Myth-Building in the Contemporary: K-pop’s ‘Hybridized’ Classical Reception (30 minutes) Live and Virtual

The Korean entertainment industry is ground zero for discussions of cultural inheritance and Western hegemony, which in part arise from the nation’s neocolonial relationship with the United States post-World War II. Mythic vocabulary originally coded as Western or U.S.-American is adapted by K-Pop performers to constitute the building blocks of a new mythological codex. This form of classical reception illuminates the ways in which we can read classical texts. The dialectics of rage, joy, and identity in K-Pop can shed light on the intensely personal, existential nature of Dionysus’ anger in the Bacchae. Furthermore, understanding the mutually implicated relationship of fan and artist can provide new ways of parsing the dynamic between the god and his chorus. These connections problematize the ingrained cultural hierarchy upheld by the West and merge the field of classical reception with K-Pop and its myth-constructing praxis.

Speakers

Lauren Kim

The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Friday June 28, 2024 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
TBA

Presentation, Live and Virtual

Themes Reception
Audience College/University Teachers

8:00am MDT

7A) From Planning to Practice: Using the New NCLG Resource "Intersections of Classics and African American Studies" (60 minutes)

Echoing the theme “Voces Populorum,” not just Classics FOR all but BY all, the presenter will demonstrate a new resource, “Examples of Intersections of Classics and African American Studies,” the result of NCLG’s 2023 Round Table. The increase in new 'African American Studies' in high schools and colleges, as well as the importance of all students seeing People of Color as significant within the history and study of Latin, Greek and ancient Mediterranean cultures, presented a double impetus for the presenter to create a shared web resource to encourage teachers to present information in class about these contributions. The presenter will explain the organization and use of included sources and classroom-ready materials spotlighting significant contributions of Black Classicists and classically-trained African Americans, some of whom focused their careers in classical education, while also active in social, religious, and political movements, while others became significant artists, writers, educators, and scientists, influenced by classical literature, myth, rhetoric, or engineering.

Speakers

Katie Robinson

Vice Chair, Retired Scholar, National Committee for Latin and Greek

Retired; 40+ years of teaching; developed creative hybrid methods, STEM, interdisciplinary lessons; dozens of student trips to CAJCL events & to Italy; multiple offices in DCA, CCA, CAJCL, NCLG; language advocate for young learners, benefits of study, equity; set up DEI Resources... Read More →

Saturday June 29, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am MDT
TBA

Presentation, Live

Themes Outreach and Equity
Audience Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, College/University Teachers