
The Southwest Conference on Language Teaching is a regional world language teachers' organization that hosts an annual conference in partnership with state world language teacher associations. The participating states in SWCOLT are Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
The purposes of the organization include:
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Disseminating and publicizing information, data, and materials which promote, develop, and enhance the study and teaching of languages together with their literatures and cultures
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Recognizing and publicizing excellence in second language study and teaching
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Promoting the work and interest of state language organizations
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Cooperating with state, national, and international organizations whose purpose is to enhance second language study and teaching.
SWCOLT Summer Webinar
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All attendees must register to access materials & to attend the webinars.
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Cost: $25 (Free registration for 2025 & 2026 SWCOLT & CLTA members.)

Dustin Hemsath
Playing Games
Marina Barcelona
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Amy Kingsley
The Little Things that Make a BIG Difference in our WL Classrooms
Thursday, July 24
2 pm & 4 pm (Pacific)
SWCOLT/CLTA 2025-2026 Webinar Wednesdays
Join us for our monthly series
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All attendees must register to access materials & to attend the webinars.
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Cost: $25 per webinar (Free registration for 2025 & 2026 SWCOLT & CLTA members.)
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September 10 - 7 Steps to a Language-Rich Classroom (Sally Barnes-TX)
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October 8 - Integrating Art into the World Language Classroom (Hall)
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November 12 - Topic TBD (Leslie Grahn)
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December 10 - CLTA & SWCOLT Digital Resource Mixer (Paul Verduzco-CA)
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January 14 - Topic TBD (Paula Dilack)
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February 11 - Gaming the System 2.0 - No Tech (Kimberly Church-TX)
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Marcdh 11 - Learning Stations (Jennifer Wertzel)
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April 8 - Successful Interventions in DLI Classrooms (Elinez Dos Santos Figueroa)