Advocacy for All: From the Classroom to the World

Join us—Thursday, January 16th at 7pm EST

Everything we do both in and outside the classroom provides us with multiple opportunities to advocate for our beloved profession of language teaching. Often, there is a misconception that advocacy is a singular action or a certain type of action that is only called into service when legislators are trying to pass bills that will replace languages with computer coding or when language programs are on the curriculum chopping block due to budget cuts.  

In this webinar, we will:

  • Explore the true path of advocacy for one and for all, both in and outside of the classroom.
  • Discover resources, tools, strategies and pathways that will ignite the passion and power in each of us to become super-hero advocates for world languages.

About the presenter

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Linda Markley has taught languages and culture to all age groups from very young children to adults. She has been a district supervisor and has served on the board of various language organizations and non-profits. She has delivered hundreds of hours of professional development workshops on a variety of topics related to SLA (second language acquisition), LSP (Languages for Specific Purposes), service learning, and, of course, advocacy. In 2019, Linda Markley had the great honor of being the very first recipient of the J. David Edwards Power of Advocacy Award from JNCL-NCLIS. Linda’s deep passion and dedication to languages and children have always inspired her to be an active advocate at the local, state, national and even international levels.