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). There is no registration fee for this workshop.
If you are a resident of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, the West Regional Native American Language Resource Center has participant travel support funds to attend the workshop(s) (in person only). These funds can support flights or mileage and lodging.
Dates & Times
June 17-18, 2025
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location
Chavez 400
Facilitator
Aresta Tsosie-Paddock, PhD (Diné)
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
Assistant Professor, Linguistics
Center for University Education Scholarship (CUES) Distinguished Fellow
Registration has closed
Registration deadlines:
- Deadline to register: June 16
- Deadline to request participant travel support funds: June 6
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. There is no registration fee for this workshop.
If you are a resident of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, the West Regional Native American Language Resource Center has participant travel support funds to attend the workshop(s) (in person only). These funds can support flights or mileage and lodging.
Dates & Times
June 27, 2025
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Facilitator(s)
TBA
Location
The Commons Rm 105 | In-Person
Registration
https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ahJSRidnnTa5HNk
Registration deadlines:
- Deadline to register: June 23 (Note: We may not be able to provide lunch for those registering after June 17)
- Deadline to request participant travel support funds: June 17
