Recent News
January 2012
Antonio J. Díaz was offered an invitation to grade the 2012 Spanish Language AP.
December 18th, 2011
Antonio J. Díaz completed another PRAXIS Spanish Language Examination grading session.
October 8th, 2011
Antonio J. Díaz completed another PRAXIS Spanish Language Examination grading session.
August 5, 2011
Antonio J. Díaz completed another PRAXIS Spanish Language Examination grading session.
July 25th, 2011
Antonio J. Díaz was invited to grade the PRAXIS Spanish Language Examination grading to take place August 1st-7th.
June 18, 2011
The College Board issued a Certificate of Recognition to Antonio J. Díaz for his participation in the scoring of the AP Spanish Exam in Cincinnati,Ohio.
June 11th, 2011
Antonio J. Díaz travels to Cincinnati to participate in the grading of the AP Spanish Language Exam.
June 9, 2011
Antonio J. Díaz completed another PRAXIS Spanish Language Examination grading session.
April 12, 2011
The Institute of Modern Languages, State School of Higher Professional Education in Poland, has announced that Antonio Diaz’s proposal, entitled "Best practices to enhance student’s interaction in the foreign language classroom" has been approved by an anonymous reviewer and will be included in the program of the international conference Speaking in a foreign language – effective learning, teaching and assessment.
April 2nd, 2011
Antonio J. Díaz completed his 9th Spanish Language Immersion trip to Costa Rica. He led a group of 12 High School students who lived for 11 days with local families, attended school, and participated in several fun activities such as zip line, and rafting.
April 1st, 2011
Antonio J. Díaz received from the Spanish Department of Intercultura, a Certificate of Participation as a leader of the 2011 Tandem Friends School Spanish Immersion Program in Heredia, Costa Rica.
February 26, 2011
Antonio J. Díaz completed another PRAXIS Spanish Language Examination grading session.
February 13, 2011
Antonio J. Díaz is in getting ready to take 12 High School students to Costa Rica, to be part of an 11 days Spanish Language Immersion Program on March 23rd.
February 1, 2011
The Hawaii Association of Language Teachers (HALT) is pleased to inform that Antonio Diaz’s proposal "AP Spanish Language Vocabulary in context: a way to enhance student's understanding of the vocabulary" has been accepted for inclusion in the program for the 25th Annual HALT Conference at the Hawaii Imin International Conference Center on Saturday, March 5, 2011. Congratulations!
January 2011
Antonio J. Díaz was offered an invitation to grade the 2011 Spanish Language AP.
November 2010
Antonio J. Díaz became a Certified Praxis Spanish Language Reader/ Grader.
June 18th, 2010
The College Board issued a Certificate of Recognition to Antonio J. Díaz for his participation in the scoring of the AP Spanish Exam in Cincinnati,Ohio.
June 10th, 2010
Antonio J. Díaz travels to Cincinnati to participate in the grading of the AP Spanish Language Exam.
January 2010
Antonio J. Díaz was offered an invitation to grade the 2010 Spanish Language AP.
June 2009
The College Board issued a Certificate of Recognition to Antonio J. Díaz for his participation in the scoring of the AP Spanish Exam in Cincinnati,Ohio.
June 2009
Antonio J. Díaz served as a Reader / Grader in the AP Spanish Language Exam in Cincinnati. OH.
April 2009
Antonio J. Díaz returned to the USA after leading an 11 day Spanish Immersion trip to Spain.
January 2009
Antonio J. Díaz was offered an invitation to grade the 2009 Spanish Language AP.
December 31, 2008
The Foreign Language Association of Virginia, sent Antonio Díaz a thank you letter for his participation as a co-presenter with Stacy Droessler in the 2008 conference.
December 18th, 2008
The California Language Teachers Association (CLTA) announced that Antonio Díaz's proposal, "Understanding the rubrics for the interpersonal and presentational portions of the AP Spanish Language Examination", has been accepted. The 2009 conference will take place in Sacramento. Mr. Díaz's presentation is scheduled for Sunday, March 1, 2009.
December 17th, 2008
Denison University's chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education, sent Antonio Díaz a thank you letter for his tremendous efforts as a teacher.
December 10th, 2008
Antonio Díaz started a fourteen week Spanish class for the teachers of Walker Elementary School. In this class the teachers will learn basic Spanish that will allow them to have a more effective communication with their Hispanic students and their parents.
This class is sponsored by the Charlottesville City Schools.
December 9th, 2008
Antonio Díaz started a fourteen week Spanish class for the teachers of Venable Elementary School. In this class the teachers will learn basic Spanish that will allow them to have a more effective communication with their Hispanic students and their parents.
This class is sponsored by the Charlottesville City Schools.
November 17th, 2008
Antonio Díaz started a fourteen week Spanish class for the teachers of Jackson-Via Elementary School. In this class the teachers will learn basic Spanish that will allow them to have a more effective communication with their Hispanic students and their parents.
This class is sponsored by the Charlottesville City Schools.
October 31st, 2008
Antonio Díaz and Stacy Droessler presented in the Foreign Language Association of Virginia in Richmond. Their workshop titled "How to put the Chispa Back into or WL Classes" was attended by more than 50 elementary, middle and high school language instructors from all over Virgina.
August 2008
Antonio Díaz attended a week-long workshop for Teachers of Spanish as a Second Language in Lima,Peru. This workshop was co-sponsored by Universidad Ricardo Palma and the Cervantes Institute.
June 2008
The College Board issued a Certificate of Recognition to Antonio J. Díaz for his participation in the scoring of the AP Spanish Exam in Louisville, Kentucky.
July 2007
The College Board's Advanced Placement Program sent Antonio J. Díaz a letter of commendation for his participation in the scoring of the AP Spanish Exam in San Antonio, Texas.
