37th Annual Bilingual Multicultural Education Equity Conference, April 20-22

The date has been set for the 37th Annual Bilingual Multicultural Education Equity Conference. The call for presenters is open, with a deadline just over two weeks from now on January 21. The theme of this year's conference is Pathways to Equity: Culture, Competence & Connection. I'm still trying to sort out what that means, but notably, the featured keynote speaker, Misty Adoniou, is a specialist in English Language & Literacy. Nothing against Ms. Adoniou, but it's disappointing to see this focus on learning English, while the use of Alaska Native languages continues to decline. Let's hope we see more Native language presentations at this year's conference.

http://www.bmeec.net