Dr. Myriam Met, to be FLAVA 2009 Conference Keynote Speaker.

Dr. Myriam Met is currently an independent consultant, having recently retired from the University of Maryland where she was Acting Director, Deputy Director, and a Senior Research Associate at the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC). At the NFLC she was on the leadership team for StarTalk, a major program of the National Security Language Initiative.

Dr. Met’s current work focuses on strategic support for K-12 programs for foreign language learners and for students learning English. Her previous positions include supervisor of foreign language programs, English for Speakers of Other Languages, and bilingual education for major urban and suburban school districts, including responsibility for designing, implementing, and supervising a variety of immersion program models. As a K-12 supervisor, Dr. Met was responsible for initiating and overseeing innovative programs, including programs in less commonly taught languages. These programs included:

• Dual language programs in Spanish
• The first Mandarin immersion program in a public elementary school in the US
• One of the first magnet programs in the US to offer Chinese, Arabic, Japanese or Russian to students in grades K-5
• Content-integrated school wide programs in Chinese and Japanese for students in Grades 3-5

Dr. Met was one of the founders of the Ohio Association for Bilingual Education, the founder and first president of the National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages; a founding member, and later president, of the National Network for Early Language Learning; and served on the Executive Council of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. She is currently on the Editorial Board of its journal, Foreign Language Annals. She has provided consultant services to school districts, state departments of education within the US, ministries of education abroad, universities, professional associations, and private agencies throughout the United States, as well as in Europe, Asia, South America, and Canada. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages recognized her with the Anthony Papalia for Excellence in Teacher Education in 1996, and with the prestigious Florence Steiner Award in 1983 for leadership in K-12 education.

									
Dr. Met presents two sessions on Saturday, in addition to the keynote 
speech at the General Session:

         #42 What Does Good Teaching Look Like?
             Shenandoah C, Strand E (11:15 - 12:05)

         #52 Teaching Culture With an Emphasis on Cultural Perspective
             Shenandoah C, Strand f (12:15 - 1:05)