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September, 22 2023

“Innovating Language Education: Developing Research-Based
Dari and Pashto Textbooks for Adult Learners Across Proficiency Levels"

Farid Saydee, Language Mentors International

Foreign Service Institute (FSI) hosting virtual

December 8, 2023

“One Year Later: Helping Federal Agencies Overcome Language Barriers”

Laureen Laglagaron, Department of Justice
Jenna Grambort, Department of Justice

NFLC hosting virtual

January 26, 2024

“Improving proficiency descriptors in the 21st century: Incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion”

Meg Malone, ACTFL

Foreign Service Institute (FSI) hosting virtual

February 23, 2024

“Creating Federal-State Synergy for Increasing Multilingualism”

Tom Haines, Global Virginia.
Lorie Roule, Global Virginia

Panelists: Michael Bunting, George Mason University
Carolyn Collins, U.S. Department of Education
Lisa Harris, Virginia Department of Education
Gregory Jones, Fairfax County Public Schools (ret.)
Ewa Zeoli, ODNI

Foreign Service Institute (FSI) hosting virtual

March 15, 2024

"Enhancing Government Services: The Quest for Qualified Mayan Dialect Interpreters under the Service Contract Act" (SCA)"

Chris Armijo, Compass Connections/Compass United

National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) hosting virtual

April 12, 2024

“Understanding and Evaluating Outcomes: An Example from Foreign
Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Programs.”

Megan Montee, Georgetown University

USEd hosts AT USEd

May 17, 2024

“Update from the Stakeholders Advocating for Fair and Ethical AI in Interpreting (SAFE-AI Task Force)”

Bill Rivers, Chair, SAFE-AI Task Force and WP Rivers & Associates
Katharine Allen, Words Across Borders
Mili Golovine, MasterWord

FSI hosts AT FSI

June 21, 2024

"E-SCAPE Virtual Escape Rooms & Resources for Critical Language Learners:
An OLC-NSA STARTALK Grant Project”

Colette Chelf, Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
Angela Gunder, OLC
Dali Tan, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
Laura Geringer, OLC

Foreign Service Institute (FSI) hosting virtual