[HERITAGE-LIST] Conference: 2016 Annual Conference for Community-Based Heritage Language Schools (Washington, DC, 1 October)

[Scott G. McGinnis]

*2016 Annual Conference for Community-Based Heritage Language Schools:*

*Promoting Collaboration and Advocacy Among Educators, Families, and
Researchers*



*Friday, September 30: 7:00-9:00 PM, Meet and Greet*

*Register Online Today! *



http://goo.gl/forms/kN04HCmu6sR8pmMj1

*Location:* Embassy Suites Hotel*
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Chevy Chase Pavilion at Willie’s Bar
4300 Military Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20015



*Saturday, October 1: 8:30 AM-5:30 PM, followed by reception*

Location: American University, McDowell Hall

4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016



*Organized by the American University School of Education and American
University TESOL Program*

*Co-sponsored by the Center for Applied Linguistics*



*Program Chairs:** Joy Kreeft Peyton and Ana Lucia Lico*



*Conference Participants*

Teachers, administrators, and researchers involved with or studying
community-based heritage language schools, dual language/bilingual schools,
and immersion schools



*Conference Goals*

The conference provides an opportunity to …

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   Meet, network with, and learn from representatives from different
   languages and schools/programs (community-based; dual language; elementary,
   secondary, university)
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   Learn how various communities are capitalizing on their linguistic and
   cultural wealth
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   Learn about best practices in heritage language education
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   Form partnerships with other schools, organizations, and communities
   within language groups, across languages, and across program types
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   Improve the quality of your program: improved instruction, increased
   enrollment, student and parent engagement, teachers up to date with
   information and tools, productive partnerships





*Conference Schedule*

*8:30 - 9:00 am:* *Welcome*

Conference Chairs, Joy Kreeft Peyton and Ana Lucia Lico

American University, School of Education, Dean Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Ph.D.
American University, Polina Vinogradova, Ph.D., Director, TESOL Program



*9:00 - 10:00 am:* *Keynote Address*:

*Heritage language education: What is it good for? Why do some parents
pursue it and others resist?*

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   Dr. Kim Potowski, University of Illinois, Chicago



*10:00am - 1:00pm:* *Panels and Workshops *



*10:00 - 11:20 am: Challenges and Best Practices in Managing a Heritage
Language Program*

*Speakers *

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   Ana Lucia Lico, Co-Founder and Executive Director, ABRACE - Brazilian
   Association for Culture and Education, Virginia
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   Jacynthe Jacques, Coordinator, Franco-Center, Lewiston, Maine



*Small-Group Leader*

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   Jane Ross, French Heritage Language Program, New York, New York



*11:40 am - 1:00 pm:** Engaging Students in Community-Based Programs*

*Speakers *

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   Ivian Destro Boruchowski, PhD student, Florida International University
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   Gaila Narkeviciene, Principal, Boston Lithuanian School
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   Daiva Navickas, Chair, Lithuanian Educational Council, former Head of
   Boston Lithuanian School and Educator



*1:00 – 2:00 pm:* *Lunch*



*2:00 – 5:00 pm:** Panels and Workshops*



*2:00 - 3:20 pm: National Organizations That Support Heritage Language
Education*

*Speakers*

   -

   Renate Ludanyi, President, German Language School Conference; Western
   Connecticut State University
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   AnChung Cheng, Associate Professor, University of Toledo; Vice
   President, National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages



*Small-Group Leaders*

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   Neila Baumiliene, Director, Kazickas Family Foundation, New York, New
   York
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   Sigrid Belluz, Vice President, German Language School Conference;
   Principal, German School, Charlotte, NC



*3:40 - 5:00 pm: Community-Based Heritage Language Programs in the United
States: Results of a National Survey and Building a Program of Advocacy*

*Speakers*

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   Hseuh-Ming Tommy Lu, Chair, Department of Computer Information Systems,
   Delaware Technical Community College
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   Marta McCabe, President, Czech and Slovak School of North Carolina
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   Ana Lucia Lico, Co-Founder, ABRACE Brazilian Association for Culture and
   Education, Virginia
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   Joy Kreeft Peyton, Co-Founder, National Coalition of Community-Based
   Language Schools



*5:00 - 5:30 pm:*
* Closing *
*5:30 - 7:00 pm:* *Reception*

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block of rooms has been reserved at the Embassy Suites Hotel for conference
registrants. The conference rate is available until Aug. 15th. Details
about the rate are available upon registration at
http://goo.gl/forms/kN04HCmu6sR8pmMj1