ACTFL is pleased to announce the 2022 National Language Teacher of the Year has been awarded to Heather Sweetser, an Arabic instructor at the University of New Mexico (UNM) (link is external) , and a regional finalist representing the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT) (link is external) .
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Alisa Cooper de Uribe s first-grade classroom at the New Mexico International School in Albuquerque is lined with colorful bookshelves and crayon drawings. Her students confidently answer questions in both Spanish…