Event details
Join us for the second event of our 2022-2023 Professional Learning Series! We are thrilled to have Dr. Celia Chomón Zamora who will share her passion and advocacy efforts related to heritage language learners. Dr. Celia Chomón Zamora is a daughter of first-generation immigrants from Venezuela and Cuba, and currently serves as ACTFL’s Director of Professional Learning and Certification. Dr. Zamora has served the language education community since 2005, as a K-12 language teacher and administrator in public and private school settings, a postsecondary language program instructor, assistant director, Quality Assurance Senior Manager, and researcher. We look forward to having her share strategies on providing a platform to amplify the voices of underrepresented language learning communities, and developing resources and communities of support for less commonly taught and Indigenous languages. Following Dr. Zamora’s address, there will be an opportunity to connect, network, and chat with other language teachers in small groups.
Session abstract:
Our students bring individual identities, language varieties, and backgrounds to our classroom and it’s up to us to ensure that we not only honor them, but empower them to embrace their individuality and heritage. This presentation will delve into current issues in the classroom, such as asking ‘where are you from?’, names, language varieties, and trauma-informed teaching.
Registration for this workshop is free for CT COLT members and non- members. If you are not already a member, you can join through the registration process or by clicking here.
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