PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP Lincoln
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NILA Fall Conference: Access, Agency & Advocacy
The NILA Fall Pre- Conference will take place on Friday, October 25 2024
At the UNL UNION- City Campus
1400 R St, Lincoln, NE 68588
Keynote: Alicia Dallman Shoemaker
Bio: Before serving as a secondary and university educator of English, modern languages, foreign language methods, and world cultures in Nebraska, Alicia Dallman Shoemaker taught in South America and Europe. As a Fulbright scholar, Alicia incorporated STEAM initiatives in her curriculum through the Model United Nations Global Classrooms program. Her students garnered authentic learning experiences by traveling abroad as well as interacting with dignitaries from six continents to participate in international project-based learning. While facilitating the Global Classrooms program, Alicia began to understand the role language acquisition plays in STEM career pathways as well as the global nature of numerous STEM initiatives.
Alicia Dallman Shoemaker is the District Department Chair, PLC Leader, and a World Language Educator with Elkhorn Public Schools in Elkhorn, NE. Dallman Shoemaker is the2024 ACTFL Teacher of the Year, 2023 Central States Languages for All Teacher of the Year and the 2022 Nebraska International Language Association Teacher of the Year. She holds an Education Specialist Degree and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Doane University, and a BA in Spanish and English Education from Nebraska Wesleyan University. She is also President of the Malaika Foundation; a Modern Language Methods Instructor: Department of Education at Nebraska Wesleyan University; and serves on a variety of leadership committees at the local, state, and national levels.