The Leadership Initiative for Language Learning was established in 2015 to “empower individuals to become agents for change, in order to foster a growth mindset focused on effective teaching and learning, 以及有目的的领导技能培养, 一切都为学习者服务.” It has evolved into a two-year initial 承诺 (with participation in two LILL Summer Institutes plus collegial support and sessions during the intervening academic year) that continues beyond graduation through a lifelong leadership trajectory. There are currently 126 LILL graduates from Cohorts 1 - 3. Cohort 4 started its two-year journey in Spring 2021.
国家, 区域, and state organizations of language educators nominated one Emerging Leader to be part of LILL Cohort 4, 整个2021年和2022年. The Emerging Leader is an active member of said organization whose potential capacity, 承诺, and ownership within the organization will directly benefit it. LILL Cohort 4 includes 57 Emerging Leaders representing 41 state organizations plus the Greater Washington Area (DC), 四个区域组织, 五个国家语言专门组织, 以及七个专业语言组织.
Language organizations should consider naming their LILL Emerging Leader starting in early 2023. Cohort 5 Emerging Leaders will begin the program in Spring and Summer 2023. 可以在这里找到指导.
日期: June 21st (starting at 12 PM ET) through June 23, 2023 (ending at 1 PM ET)
地点: 乔治亚州萨凡纳
成本: 待定
Leo Valladares is currently the coordinator and specialist for more than 70 Spanish Dual Language Immersion programs for the state of Utah. 在担任语言课程主管之前, Leo worked in the field of education as a kindergarten, elementary and secondary teacher as well as a district language coach. 作为他行政职责的一部分, Leo has participated in the development of language curriculum and pedagogy for secondary language programs across different districts in the state of Utah as well as supporting the hiring and 培训 of local and international guest language teachers for dual language schools. 除了, Leo还利用他在项目建立方面的专业知识, 培训, and curriculum development to serve as a specialty consultant for districts that begin the process of creating Dual Language programs in Georgia, 亚利桑那州, 俄亥俄州, 和印第安纳州. Leo was a member of LILL Cohort 2 and an active member of the Utah Foreign Language Association (UFLA) and SWCOLT.
Mark Linsky is the World Language and Dual Language Immersion Specialist for Savannah-Chatham County Schools in Georgia. He has served as a 区域 representative to the 国家 Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NADSFL) and is on the board of the Southern Conference on Language 教学 (SCOLT) working on the program committee. Mark also created and helps organize the World Languages Collaborative Conference with Georgia Southern University. Mark has successfully applied to participate in programs to bring teachers of Arabic and Chinese to serve local programs and provided support to those teachers. He also created a partnership with a German university to host pre-service teachers. 马克是LILL第三组的一员.
王薇琪目前在圣. Paul’s Schools in Maryland as the Upper School Chinese language and culture teacher. She is also serving as the AAPI students’ affinity group mentor, 国际俱乐部顾问, 并且是DEI委员会的活跃成员. Ms. Wang was the VP of the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) for the year 2021 and served on the 董事会 of CLASS from 2016 to 2021. She is a founding member of Courageous Dialogues with Chinese Educators (CDCE), an initiative that aims to create affinity spaces for Chinese educators to grow and learn about how to provide a safe and equitable learning environment for our students. CDCE has held regular affinity meetings for Chinese educators since December 2020 and has collaborated with institutions including New York University and Middlebury College on providing teachers with DEI related professional development 培训s. 此外，女士. Wang is serving on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Leadership Development Committee at ACTFL and was a member of LILL Cohort 3.