A 3-day workshop that will help you make a splash with Voces in the new school year.
This workshop will help you get the most out of the Voces Digital curriculum throughout the 26-27 school year. You will learn about all of the tools available in Voces and engage in discussions about topics such as playing games and harnessing AI. You will also get a chance to share your ideas, questions, and successes with other teachers.
Throughout the workshop, you'll hear from members of the Voces Team, some of whom are former classroom teachers, as well as from special guest speakers who bring years of expertise and inspiration to the table.
The Voces Virtual Summer Workshop is one workshop you won't want to miss!
Registration is $100 and includes a full-year teacher-only subscription to Voces (a $100 value). If you're a current Voces subscriber, then registration is completely free! Just email [email protected].
All sessions will be recorded, and every participant will receive a certificate of completion.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Monday, July 27
Opening
Meet the Voces team! Over the next three days, our amazing team will be leading sessions, sharing insights, and connecting with you throughout the conference. During this opening session, you'll also get an overview of the conference schedule and a look at recent updates to the Voces library.
with the Voces Team
How I Use Voces
Meet with a range of teachers who used Voces in their classrooms last year.
with Real Voces Users
An Intro to Our World
Join us for a full tour of the Our World series for Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Whether you are a new user or a Voces-veteran, you are sure to find new materials to engage your students.
with Justin Slocum Bailey
Lunch Break / Games
Take a break to grab some lunch, stretch your legs, or hang out with us. We'll answer some questions, play some games, and get ready for the second half of the day.
with the Voces Team
An Intro to Voices of the World
Join us as we explore the Voices of the World series for Spanish and French. Everybody is sure to walk away with some new ideas to take back to their classroom.
with Melisa Ferguson
Click here to check out some of Melisa's books, such as Yo soy Pedro Pan and Las aventuras de Tito y Ponce.Games in the Classroom
Check out a mix of physical and digital games you can use in your classroom. This is a hands-on workshop where you will get to play games and then discuss why they work well in your classroom.
with Andrea Caulfield
Click here to check out Andrea's book, Les zombies attaquent Québec !PD at Your Own Pace
If you’re at this summer workshop, it means you care about honing your craft as a teacher. But what about after the workshop? There are countless sources of information on teaching languages, but they can be difficult to wade through and make sense of, let alone apply to your teaching. This session will help you develop a plan for your professional growth and orient you to some especially good resources for self-paced professional development.
with Justin Slocum Bailey
Tuesday, July 28
Navigating Voces
Join Kelsey for a highlight of the tools and features available in Voces Digital.
with Kelsey Rankin
Creating and Managing Classes in Voces V4.2
Dive into the new class management tools that make maintaining your Voces classes even easier.
with Kris Warshefski
Pop Up AI: Fast & Flexible Activities for the World Language Classroom
Learn how to use AI tools to quickly create interactive, low-prep activities that work for any level with no prior experience needed.
with Eric Richards
Click here to check out some of Eric's books, such as Grafted Writing, El Documento, and neue Schule, neue Freunde.Lunch Break / Games
Take a break to grab some lunch, stretch your legs, or hang out with us. We'll answer some questions, play some games, and get ready for the second half of the day.
with the Voces Team
Assigning Work in Voces
Learn how to use the Voces assignment tool to create structured activity goals wthin Voces as well as how to see student results. We'll explore the different assignment parameters available to help challenge and measure your students' progress.
with Neall Gleason & Kelsey Rankin
Grading Work in Voces
This session will dive into the grading portal and how to give students feedback, see their scores, and generate gradebook reports.
with Neall Gleason & Kelsey Rankin
Build an FVR Program that Works
Research repeatedly shows that Free Voluntary Reading (FVR) is one of the most effective ways to build proficiency in a language, but it can be hard to create and train students in an ongoing FVR program that works. In this session, learn how to make an FVR program enticing before it even begins, how to build and refine your classroom library with suitable texts, how to develop students’ reading proficiency and stamina, and how to hold students accountable for reading without turning it into a chore.
with John Sifert
Click here to check out some of John's books, such as La isla más peligrosa and La decisión más peligrosa.Wednesday, July 29
What's New with AP?
Whether this is your first year teaching AP® or your fifteenth, you've likely heard about the changes coming to the AP® Spanish and French Language and Culture exams beginning in the '26–'27 school year. Join us to look at the upcoming changes.
with Bryan Kandel
Click here to check out some of Bryan's books, such as Give Them What They Want, Los sobrevivientes, and Bajo el agua.Culture, AuthRes, and IPAs
Students study a World Language because they want to use it. Authentic Resources and Integrated Performance Assessments bring the “real world” to your classroom with texts, videos, conversations, and more that let students experience the language in genuine contexts. Discover how you can use authentic resources as a springboard to help students connect with language, culture, and one another. In this session, you'll learn how to maximize any authentic content to guide your students through interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational interactions.
with Justin Slocum Bailey
Lunch Break / Games
Take a break to grab some lunch, stretch your legs, or hang out with us. We'll answer some questions, play some games, and get ready for the second half of the day.
with the Voces Team
Editing in Voces
Customizing your Voces curriculum is easier than ever. See how the on-page editing options can allow you to update, replace, or enhance the Voces materials. This session will touch on creating new pages, editing exisitng pages, and importing materials from one book to another.
with Kris Warshefski
Voces+: Aligning the Digital and Physical
Voces PLUS adds the extras that make your classroom run smoothly—from teaching tools to classroom decor to ways to celebrate your students! Take a look at some of the products that align with your Voces curriculum.
with Erin Almeranti & Kelsey Rankin
Closing
with the Voces Team
