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2019 Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference Promoting Collaboration among Educators, Families, and Researchers

This conference is for program directors and administrators of community-based heritage language schools; members of the language communities involved in these schools; and directors and leaders in public, private, and charter schools who are interested in working with community-based heritage language schools.

Schedule

Friday, October 11

6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Meet and Greet

Saturday, October 12

8:30 to 9:00 a.m., Conference Registration

Access the 2019 presentations here.

9:00 to 9:30 a.m., Welcome and Opening Statements

  • Joy Kreeft Peyton, Conference Chair, National Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools
  • Danielle Sodani, Director, Institute for Innovation in Education, American University
  • Polina Vinogradova, Director, TESOL Program, Department of World Languages and Cultures, American University
  • Conference Co-Sponsors
    • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
    • Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
    • National Heritage Language Resource Center (NHLRC)
    • Global Seal of Biliteracy

9:30 to 10:45 a.m., School Presentations

  • ABRACE - Brazilian Association for Culture and Education
    • Cláudia Costa, School Director
    • Students and Parents
  • Chinese School of Delaware
    • Rebecca Liu, Vice Principal
    • Linda Wu, Chinese Calligraphy Presenter
    • Angelica Tsai and Mai Liu, Mountain Dance Performers

10:45 to 11:00 a.m., Break

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Keynote Speakers and Discussion

  • Working Together is Better than Working Alone: Heritage Language Schools in Alberta

    • Antonella Cortese, President, International & Heritage Languages Association (IHLA), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; the Comitato Promotore della Lingua Italiana
    • Trudie Aberdeen, Coordinator, International & Heritage Languages Association (IHLA), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Trường Lạc Hồng School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Video Greetings
    • Jim Cummins, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

12:00 to 12:15 p.m., Conference Photo and Transition to Workshops

12:15 to 1:15 p.m., Concurrent Workshops

  • Project-Based Learning: Engaging Learners Through Real-World Language Use
    • Maria Carreira, Professor of Spanish, California State University, Long Beach; Co-director, National Heritage Language Resource Center at UCLA (NHLRC)with
    • Antonio Causarano, Associate Professor of Education, College of Education, University of Mary Washington
    • Ana Lucia Lico, Co-Founder and Board Member, Brazilian Association for Culture and Education (ABRACE)
  • Public School/Community-Based School Collaborations: Recognizing Language Achievement Through the Seal of Biliteracy 
    • Katarina Brito, Bilingual Program Developer, DC Public Schools
    • Linda Egnatz, Executive Director, Global Seal of Biliteracy with
    • Angela Hasheva, Founder and President, The Association of Bulgarian Schools in America (ABSA)
    • Marta McCabe, Founder and President, Czech and Slovak School of North Carolina
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media for Community-Based Programs
    • Katherine Pilgrim, Digital Business Marketer, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) with
    • Sigrid Belluz, Vice-President, German School Conference; Principal, Deutsche Schule
    • Renate Ludanyi, President, German School Conference; President and Principal, German School of Connecticut

1:15 to 2:00 p.m., Lunch

2:00 to 2:45 p.m., Collaborating to Address Heritage Language Issues in Education

  • Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) – Joel Gomez, President and Chief Executive Officer
  • National Heritage Language Resource Center (NHLRC) – Maria Carreira,   Co-director
  • National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) – An Chung Cheng, President
  • National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) – Betsy Hart, Director of National Outreach and Program Director for STARTALK
  • Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), U.S. Department of Education – José Viana, Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director
  • Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) - Trey Calvin, Managing Director 

2:45 to 3:30 p.m., How ACTFL Supports Heritage Communities and the Seal of Biliteracy

  • Howie Berman, Executive Director, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • Camelot Marshall, Principal Assessment Manager, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

3:30 to 3:45 p.m., Break

3:45 to 4:45 p.m., Concurrent Workshops

  • Differentiating Instruction to Engage and Meet the Needs of All Learners
    • Maria Carreira, Professor of Spanish, California State University, Long Beach; Co-director, National Heritage Language Resource Center at UCLA (NHLRC) with
    • Ivian Destro Boruchowski, Educational Consultant, and Ph.D. student at Florida International University
    • Gaila Narkevičienė, Principal, Boston Lithuanian School
  • Implementing the Global Seal in Community-Based Schools 
    • Linda Egnatz, Executive Director, Global Seal of Biliteracy
    • Katarina Brito, Bilingual Program Developer, DC Public Schools with
    • Angela Hasheva, Founder and President, The Association of Bulgarian Schools in America (ABSA)
    • Marta McCabe, Founder and President, Czech and Slovak School of North Carolina
    • Marzanna Owinski, Director of Cultural and Educational Programs at the Piast Institute (Polish)
  • Developing and Sustaining Effective Community-Based Schools (for school administrators, principals, and program managers)
    • Bob Uriu, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of California Irvine; Administrator, Orange Coast Gakuen Japanese Language School
    • Masako Douglas, Professor of Japanese, California State University, Long Beach; Curriculum Advisor, Oranage Coast Gakuen Japanese Language School with
    • Neila Baumilienė, founder, Alexandra Kazickas Lithuanian Heritage Language Saturday School
    • Mark Forsberg, Program Coordinator, Institute for Innovation in Education, American University

4:45 to 5:45 p.m., Conference Closing

  • Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language School
    • Coalition accomplishments
    • Coalition website
    • School survey
    • Ways that Language Representatives can engage with communities
    • Future inititatives
  • Reflection and Next Steps
    • What have we learned today?
    • What might be the goals and activities of the Coalition?
    • How can we continue to work together?
  • Raffle

5:45 to 7:00 p.m., Reception