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Rebecca Kline's Keynote Address Given at the Fall Conference 2002 Some 2003 Fall Conference Photos The 2004 Poetry Recitation Contest Winners *The winners of the 2005 Poster Contest* Senator Dodd Honored at CT COLT 2005 Fall Conference Student Impressions of Presenting a Workshop at the 2005 Fall Conference Click here for a write-up of the 2005 Spring Conference and some pictures. Highlights of the 2005 CT COLT Rhyme Celebration Summary of the 2005 Rhyme Celebration PowerPoint Presentation, 2005 Rhyme Celebration, Part I PowerPoint Presentation, 2005 Rhyme Celebration, Part II PowerPoint Presentation, 2005 Rhyme Celebration, Part III The winners of the 2005 Poetry Recitation Contest 2006 CT COLT Poetry Recitation Contest The winners of the 2006 Poetry Recitation Contest (PDF) *The winners of the 2006 Poetry Recitation Contest (MS Word)* Highlights of the 2006 CT COLT Rhyme Celebration Summary of the 2006 Rhyme Celebration Pictures of the 2006 Rhyme Celebration Highlights of the 2007 CT COLT Rhyme Celebration Mansfield Middle School - Friday - March 30, 2007 Please click here for photos of the 2007 Rhyme Celebration. Summary of the 2007 Rhyme Celebration Highlights of the 2008 CT COLT Rhyme Celebration Marlborough Elementary School - Wednesday - March 19, 2008 Theme: "We All Laugh in the Same Language" - (Inspired by Marla Lewis' song of the same name.) Chairperson: Christi Moraga - Marlborough Host: Kristen Vrabie For photos of the 2008 Rhyme Celebration, please click on the following link: http://picasaweb.google.com/Trigalchristi/RhymeCelebration2008Laughter Click on the link below to view videos of the 2007 and 2008 Rhyme Celebrations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2ZZZCsSh9s The Winners of the 2007 Poetry Recitation Contest. 2008 CT COLT Fall Conference Theme: Passport to Proficiency Date: October 27, 2008 Location: Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT Conference Co-Chairs: Vincenza McNulty - vincenzajm@yahoo.com Janet Picerno - jarap@comcast.net About Our Keynote Speaker: Martha G. Abbott *Passport to Proficiency: Keys to the Future!* Marty Abbott is currently the Director of Education for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Prior to this, Marty served in the Fairfax County Public Schools as a language teacher, Foreign Language Coordinator, and Director of High School Instruction. She has served on national committees to develop student standards, beginning teacher standards, and performance assessments in foreign languages. She was President of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in 2003 and Chair of the Northeast Conference in 1999. Marty also was co-chair of the national public awareness campaign 2005: The Year of Languages. She holds her B.A. degree in Spanish with a minor in Latin from the University of Mary Washington and a Master�s Degree in Spanish Linguistics from Georgetown University. *Please click here to view the PowerPoint presentation used by Marty Abbott during her keynote address.* Click here to view pictures taken at the 2008 CT COLT Fall Conference. You may view the pictures individually or as a slideshow. 2008 CT COLT Poster Contest CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2008 POSTER CONTEST! (To view a larger picture of each poster, please click on each thumbnail) The Grand Prize Winning Poster by Julia Emiliani - Wethersfield High School High School Division by Jenny Duval - Suffield High School Middle School Division by Isabelle Pieper - Bedford Middle School Elementary School Division (Grades 3-5) by Samantha Lawrence - Roger Sherman Elementary School 2009 CT COLT Poster Contest CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2009 POSTER CONTEST! (To view a larger picture of each poster, please click on each thumbnail.) Theme - Languages: A Passport to World Cultures The Grand Prize Winning Poster by Emery Wallace - Mill Hill School - Southport, CT High School Division by Stevie Thompson - Coginchaug Regional High School - Durham, CT Middle School Division by David Swigart - Newtown Middle School - Newtown, CT Elementary School Division (Grades 3-5) by Justine Hooks - The Foote School - New Haven, CT Elementary School Division (Grades K-2) by Sophie Caplan - Marlborough Elementary School - Marlborough, CT The Winners of the 2009 CT COLT Poetry Recitation Contest (MS Word) The Winners of the 2009 CT COLT Poetry Recitation Contest (PDF) 2009 Poetry Contest Rules and Procedures Criteria for Judging and Rubrics for 2009