UPDATE: Due to concerns about the COVID-19 virus, we are hosting this event online instead of in person. All registered participants will receive a Zoom invitation. Register here! This is a one-day forum which brings together stake-holders responsible for raising multilingual citizens - parents, educators, researchers, administrators and the community - to learn what we have found, share our successful experiences, discuss our challenges, and explore paths forward. PROGRAM: Morning sessions: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Keynote presentation and research and parent panels. (Space capacity: 95) Networking lunch: 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (Lunch provided for educators who are all-day participants) Afternoon Professional Development Workshops: 1:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Resources and Strategies at Your Fingertips (Space capacity: 62) Detailed event schedule Registration is free but space is limited. Register here! DIRECTIONS AND PARKING See: transportation.uw.edu… Recommended lots: N20 and N21 Padelford parking garage off Pend Oreille Road DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS To request disability accommodations, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance of the event: 543-6450 (voice); 543-6452 (TDD); 685-7264 (fax); dso@uw.edu Organizing committee: Dr. Chan Lü (UW Asian Languages and Literature) Dr. Shuhan Wang (CELIN at Asia Society) Dr. Michele A. Aoki (Retired International Education Administrator at the Seattle Public Schools; World Language advocate) Dr. Amy Pace (UW Speech and Hearing Sciences) Advisory committee: UW Committee for Multilingual Teaching, Research and Learning (CMTRL) Paris Granville (K-12 World Language Developer, Bellevue School District) Catherine Ousselin, President, Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) |