2022 NILA Pre-Conference Event
Friday, October 21, 2022
Friday Workshop on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the World Language Classroom
with Keynote Presenter Heather Sweetser
Arabic instructor at the University of New Mexico (UNM),
Heather Sweetser holds an MA in Arabic and earned summa cum laude BAs in Arabic, Islamic Studies, and International Studies, all from The Ohio State University. Sweetser has also served as a Lead Instructor for the UNM STARTALK program since 2015, helping heritage speakers work toward state certification. She received the 2020 Innovation in Language Program Direction Award: Online Teaching from the American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs (AAUSC), and was UNM Lecturer of the Year for 2019-2020. In 2020 she was named Teacher of the Year by both the New Mexico Organization of Language Educators (NMOLE) and SWCOLT.
with Keynote Presenter Heather Sweetser
Arabic instructor at the University of New Mexico (UNM),
Heather Sweetser holds an MA in Arabic and earned summa cum laude BAs in Arabic, Islamic Studies, and International Studies, all from The Ohio State University. Sweetser has also served as a Lead Instructor for the UNM STARTALK program since 2015, helping heritage speakers work toward state certification. She received the 2020 Innovation in Language Program Direction Award: Online Teaching from the American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs (AAUSC), and was UNM Lecturer of the Year for 2019-2020. In 2020 she was named Teacher of the Year by both the New Mexico Organization of Language Educators (NMOLE) and SWCOLT.
Dinner will be Chinese food at 6pm at 1206 Main Ave, in Crete, Nebraska.
Registration for the Pre-Conference Workshop and Dinner has closed
Registration for the Pre-Conference Workshop and Dinner has closed