Join Alicia Dallman Shoemaker (2024 National Language Teacher of the Year, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) to discuss data and updates about language learning across Nebraska with a specific focus on indigenous languages.

The in-person event is in room 231 at the UNO Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center and the talk is also available online.

Sponsored by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska World Affairs Council.

Alicia Dallman Shoemaker is the National ACTFL Teacher of the Year. She is a District Department Chair, PLC Leader, and a World Language Educator with Elkhorn Public Schools. Dallman is the Central States Languages for All teacher of the year. She holds an Education Specialist Degree and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Doane University, and a BA in Spanish and English Education from Nebraska Wesleyan University. She is also President of the Malaika Foundation, a Modern Language Methods Instructor: Department of Education at Nebraska Wesleyan University, and serves on a variety of leadership committees at the local, state, and national levels.