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The Department of Language, Literature and Writing held the annual IUP Spring Methodology Conference on Foreign Language Teaching on Friday, April 25, 2025. 

Group Photo 2025
The organizing committee included Christina Huhn (cochair), Marjorie Zambrano-Paff (cochair), Heide Witthoeft (German and department chair), Charles McCreary (French), and Laurel Liu (Chinese), pictured here with numerous IUP graduates and presenters.

The 2025 keynote speaker was Leslie Grahn, who gave a keynote and workshop titled “Student Agency: Empowering Our Diverse Learners” and a workshop titled “Engaging Diverse Learners Through Choice.”

Additional presentations included: 

  • “‘I can do it!’ Using student personal goal-setting with IPAs,” Kathleen Foster, Bethel Park School District
  • “Standards Based Grading Ideology and Application in the World Language Classroom,” Brynn Wingard (BSED Spanish Education, ‘23),  Larry A. Ryle High School, Kentucky
  • “Animation, Comics, and Podcasts for World Language Classroom,” Junko Yamamoto, Slippery Rock University
  • “Gaming your way into community engagement and impact,” Silvina Orsatti, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
  •  “The Do’s & Don’ts of Authentic Resources,” Michael Bogdan, Pennsylvania State Education Association

Full conference information is available on the IUP Spring Methodology Conference website. The 2026 conference will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary and is planned for April 2026.