The institute will focus on pedagogical approaches to language learning through an equity lens, engaging with narrative form and structure (translation, multilingualism, code-switching) as well as visual construction (illustrations of race, ethnicity and culture as well as modes of interacting with book format). We will offer our seminar in a combined format: one week of virtual synchronous and asynchronous content  July 4-8, 2022 in preparation for one-week of in-person, hands-on learning experiences to be held July 11-15, 2022 at Bates College in Lewiston, ME. 

All accepted teachers will receive a stipend a funding for new books for their classroom libraries. We are hopeful at least half of our participants will have proficiencies in languages other than English, and warmly welcome world language teachers to be a part of our institute.

Dates of Institute: July 4-8 (online, synchronous and asynchronous content) and July 11-15 2022 (in person)

Location: Bates College in Lewiston, Maine (halfway between Portland and Augusta)

Stipend: $2,200 

March 1: Participant Application Deadline

March 25: Participant Notification Deadline

April 8: Participant Acceptance Deadline