Veronica Trapani

World Languages Program Supervisor, State of Washington

Veronica Trapani joins OSPI as the World Languages Program Supervisor after a decade of teaching German and English in Michigan, Tennessee, New York, and Germany. She is currently working on her Ed.D. through Vanderbilt University, focusing on the social and emotional well-being of international students. Veronica’s interests, outside language acquisition and education, include cats, soccer, hiking, skiing, and musical theater.

How State agencies and World Language associations can collaborate to support the Seal of Biliteracy: Case Study of Washington

The Washington State Seal of Biliteracy launched in 2015 thanks to tremendous advocacy efforts by community-based non-profit language and immigrant advocacy organizations. Come learn how the State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) partners with the Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) to provide support to local schools and districts to implement the State Seal and the World Languages Competency-Based Credit Testing that has made it possible for any language to have proficiency tests available to qualify for the Seal.

This presentation will be available for on-demand viewing on December 2nd during Global CRED. Register for Global CRED below, it’s quick easy and free!

Virtuelles Lernen im Jahr 2020

German students and educators will discuss the advantages, disadvantages and realities of how virtual learning has impacted daily education.

This presentation will be available for on-demand viewing on December 2nd during Global CRED. Register for Global CRED below, it’s quick easy and free!