October 20, 2007

Dear Colleagues,

The 2007 MEA/MFT Convention concluded just hours ago! It was a wonderful gathering of people and ideas, and I’m already looking forward to the Spring Conference (April 18-19) in Fort Benton!

As of yesterday, I’m the new MALT President. I teach German at Bozeman High School and have been involved in MALT since I began teaching there in 2004. I am originally from Great Falls and graduated from Belt High School. I have my BA from the University of Montana, my MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and have taught both German and ESL in Wyoming, Ohio, and now, thankfully, in Bozeman.

The most important things that keep MALT vital are membership and participation. Please encourage your colleagues to become involved in our organization. Share the MALT Bulletin with them, show them the materials you brought home from our last gathering, tell them exactly what they’re missing out on by not joining in!

This 2008 MALT Bulletin will come out earlier this year. Marton Marko at the University of Montana did an outstanding job with this publication last year and is again asking for submissions. The deadline will be December 15th. Electronic submissions are preferred.

Lynette Pottenger has graciously agreed to host our 2008 Spring Conference in Fort Benton on April 18-19. If anyone has any ideas for presenters, please contact either one of us with your ideas.

As a member of MALT, you are also automatically a member of PNCFL http://www.pncfl.org/ and will receive their publication, Lingo. Please take the opportunity of checking out all that this organization has to offer.   

As a member of MALT, I encourage you to share any ideas you have on how our organization can better serve you. Please feel free to share ideas for the website (links, announcements, pictures, etc…) by contacting me at lisa.werner@bsd7.org.

Looking forward to another good MALT year,

Lisa Werner

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CALL FOR BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS

This 2008 MALT Bulletin will come out earlier this year. Marton Marko at the University of Montana did an outstanding job with this publication last year and is again asking for submissions. The deadline will be December 15th. Electronic submissions are preferred. Send your submissions to: Marton.Marko@mso.umt.edu