Community Mentor-Apprentice Program Design
The practical workshop will provide an overview of the Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP), a language learning paradigm. Its focus will include discussing community language goals, designing a curriculum tailored to the community, various formats of language transmission, logistics requirements, how to apply MAP in your community, and how MAP benefits the community and learners. The workshop is designed to provide a roadmap for implementing a Mentor-Apprentice Program. This event will be hybrid (in-person AND online). More details to come.
Dates & Times
June 17-19, 2025
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Facilitator
Aresta Tsosie-Paddock, PhD (Diné)
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
Assistant Professor, Linguistics
Center for University Education Scholarship (CUES) Distinguished Fellow
Planting and cultivating the next generation of language speakers and users: Indigenous early childhood and language revitalization
Early childhood is a crucial period for children to be nurtured with their own language and culture. As such, early Indigenous childhood educators must see themselves as having a critical role in nurturing a child’s language and cultural identity. This workshop will address how these educators can create the conditions and environments to grow and cultivate their ancestral language(s) for multiple generations. Highlighted topics are specific to Indigenous language learning in children, language acquisition, and using vs. teaching the language. Indigenous early education practitioners will be able to apply these understandings to inform and strengthen their capabilities and competencies. More details to come.
Dates & Times
June 27, 2025
8:00 am – 5:00 pm