Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning World Languages

9:15 to 9:45  

Check-in and breakfast

9:45 TO 10:00

Welcome message

10:00 to 12:00 Panel I

• • Beatriz Lado, Lehman College & The Graduate Center (CUNY) – “Addressing the needs of language minoritized and racialized learners in a first semester Spanish classroom” 

  • Izolda Savenkova, Columbia University – “Expanding Classroom Discussions: Incorporating Disability Topics in Advanced Russian Courses”

  • Lorena García-Barroso, Columbia University – “Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching Spanish to Immigrant Students in NYC”

  • Diana Romero, Columbia University – "Undoing Monoglossia: Raciolinguistics in the Spanish as a Heritage Language (HL) Classroom" 

12:00 to 1:00 

Lunch

1:00 to 3:00 Panel II

• • Kathrina LaPorta, New York University – “Revisiting our Heroes: Choosing Diversity in a Diverse Classroom”

  • Guillermo Severiche, Fordham University / Wesleyan University – “‘This is My Moment / Este es mi momento:’ An Antiracist Creative Writing Project.

  • Maripaz Garcia, Yale University – “Three effective practices to make your course more inclusive and equitable”

  • Mansi Bajaj, Yale University – “Multimodality for Diverse Learners in a Language Class” 

3:00 to 3:15

Coffee break

3:15 to 4:15 – Workshop: Strategies for Inclusive Teaching

Alexander Pines, Assistant Director, Global Diversity Education and Training, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation (New York University)

4:15 to 5:00

Wine & Cheese Reception