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 is also available online [link TBD].

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.