LINDA  L. EGNATZ
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About Linda L. Egnatz
GLOBAL SEAL OF BILITERACY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

2014 ACTFL NATIONAL LANGUAGE TEACHER OF THE YEAR
2013 Golden Apple Fellow
NBCT Master Spanish Teacher
Joint National Council on Languages - National Council for Languages and International Studies Board Member
Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages  - www.ictfl.org - Immediate Past President, Webmaster

Lincoln-Way Community High School District #210 - AP Spanish Language & Literature Teacher Emeritus
DePaul University,  College of Education, Department of Leadership, Language & Curriculum, Chicago, IL - Past Adjunct
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Surprise visit to my classroom to announce the 2013 Golden Apple Fellows Award
Receiving the 2013 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, PBS Channel 11-WTTW, Chicago, IL
Receiving the 2014 ACTFL Language Teacher of the Year Award from 2013 ACTFL President Toni Theisen
At the White House with ACTFL Ex Dir Marty Abbott, 2014 ACTFL Pres Mary Lynn Redmond, Roberto Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy
Use the Contact Form on the HOME page to request World Language consulting, training or keynote presentations.
To learn more, download my Bio below or use the contact form on the Home page to request my Curriculum Vitae.
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We Teach Languages Episode 63: An Introduction to the Seal of Biliteracy with Linda Egnatz PODCAST
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UCLA International Institute Podcast: The Global Seal of Biliteracy Oct 2019
Publications:
  • 10 Ways to Maximize a Seal of Biliteracy Program
  • “The Seal of Biliteracy:  Successes and Challenges to Implementation”, co-authored with K. Davin and A.J. Heineke, Foreign Language Annals, 2018.1-15, 2018
  • "10 Ways to Maximize a Seal of Biliteracy Program" - Global Seal of Biliteracy Blog, September 2019
  • "Language Proficiency: Envisioning the Win in the High School Spanish Classroom", Hispania (Jubilee issue), ed. Sheri Spaine Long, 100.5, 2017
  • “Empowering Learners”, The Language Educator, 12, No. 4, Middleburg, VA: ACTFL August/September 2017.
  • Foreign Language Education in America:  Perspectives from K-12, University, Government and International Learning.     Ed.  S. Berbeco.  (2016)  The High School Challenge , Palgrave-MacMillan,  66-84
  • AATSP 2016 Member Spotlight. http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.aatsp.org/resource/resmgr/spotlights/Member_Spotlight_(Linda_Egna.pdf
  • "Travel Takes your Students Beyond the Classroom," The Language Educator.  Volume 9, Number 24, 46-49
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Awards Received:
  • ACTFL - 2015 - Global Engagement Initiative Award - Recognized for Lincoln-Way H.S. travel program. - READ MORE
  • Awarded the GlobaMindED Scholarship for Educators - 2015 - READ MORE
  • ACTFL - 2014 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2014 National Teacher of the Year - READ MORE
    • Video link to ACTFL Teacher of the Year Award Presentation, Orlando, FL - http://youtu.be/EH85xvsA39w
  • GOLDEN APPLE - 2013 Golden Apple Fellow - Golden Apple Foundation, Chicago, IL - READ MORE
    • Video link to Golden Apple Presentations, WTTW-Channel 11, Chicago - http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=1,28
  • CSCTFL - Central States Conference Teacher of the Year - CSCTFL Conference 2013 - READ MORE
  • ICTFL - Illinois Foreign Language Teacher of the Year - Fall Conference 2012 - READ MORE
  • College Board Scholarship for Advanced Placement Summer Institute, AP Spanish Literature, Fordham University, New York, NY - 2012
  • ICTFL - The President's Award for Building ICTFL - Fall Conference 2011 - READ MORE
  • Named Teacher of the Year, Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort, IL - 2010-2011 - READ MORE
  • Awarded CSCTFL Scholarship to CentroMundoLengua, AP Seminar, Sevilla, Spain - 2010
  • Awarded Adventure of the American Mind project grant, Library of Congress - 2006 - READ MORE Click here for Unit Plan - "Spanish Exploration of the United States"
  • Awarded Illinois State General Assembly Scholarship for Study Abroad in Cuernavaca, Mexico - 2006
I was excited to serve as one of the celebrity judges for www.spanishdict.com and their #lovespanish scholarship campaign on Twitter and FaceBook.   (2014 and 2015) 

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2015 #lovespanish Scholarship Judges
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2014 #lovespanish Scholarship Judges
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