📣 Last chance! Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy to receive it before graduation! 🎓🌍 Earn recognition for your language skills—don’t miss out! Apply now 👉 education.ne.gov/worldlanguage/… ESUCC Lincoln Public Schools Seal of Biliteracy Omaha Public Schools NDE NEWS

🚨 Reminder! Tomorrow is our next World Language Webinar! 🗓️ April 2 | 🕓 4–5:30 pm CT 🎙️ FILL: Innovative Language Learning with Claudine Clark & Laura Koebel Still time to register 👉 bit.ly/2025NdeSpringG… ESUCC Guan Chunmei Lincoln Public Schools Omaha Public Schools NCSSFL Nick Ziegler

Inspiring day at the ESU 16 World Language Workshop! 🌍 Huge thanks to Dr. Christopher Jacobs for leading an energizing session, and to Jan Coone & Kathy Damude for hosting. Grateful to learn alongside such passionate educators! ESUCC NDE NEWS University of Nebraska at Kearney

Amazing day at the UNL Language Fair! 🌍 Hundreds of students, multiple languages, and so much energy! Great to reconnect and make new WL friends. 💬UNL Modern Languages ESUCC Lincoln Public Schools Omaha Public Schools Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education

🚨 Last chance to join the 2025 Spring Guest Speaker Series! 🎯 Maximizing TL Use at All Levels w/ Dr. Christopher Jacobs 🗓️ April 5 | 🕙 10–11:30am CT 🔗 tinyurl.com/2025NdeSpringG… Practical tips for more TL input & output—don’t miss it! 🌍💬 ESUCC Guan Chunmei University of Nebraska at Kearney

Missed the 2025 Spring NDE World Language, NILA, & CLTA SIG K12 Guest Speaker session? 🎓🌍 Watch Claudine Clark & Laura Koebel present on FILL—Facilitated Interdependent Language Learning! 🎥 youtu.be/KF_ULHpz4Bk?si… Guan Chunmei Lincoln Public Schools Omaha Public Schools ESUCC NDE NEWS

🎥 Recording now available! Watch Dr. Christopher Jacobs share strategies on Maximizing Student & Teacher Target Language Use at All Levels 🎯 📺 youtu.be/ERYEntDkGUY?si… NDE NEWS ESUCC Guan Chunmei Lincoln Public Schools Omaha Public Schools University of Nebraska at Kearney

The call for proposals is open for the 2026 Central States Conference in Chicago! We all have something to share, so consider proposing a session, workshop, or other presentation. More information and the proposal form can be found at csctfl.org/conference/202…

📢 NLA (formerly NILA) invites proposals for the 2025 Fall Conference on Language Teaching, Oct. 4 at UNK. Theme: Flexibility and Resilience. 🗓 Deadline: Apr. 30 🔗 tinyurl.com/2025NLAcall NDE NEWS ESUCC Lincoln Public Schools Omaha Public Schools University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska at Omaha Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education UNL Modern Languages

🎉 The 2024–2025 NDE WL Cohort wrapped up! Big thanks to all who joined—especially Amanda Sauer & Gwen Fisher for leading sessions! 👥 New & singleton teachers, please consider joining the 2025–2026 Cohort 🗓️ Meets 3rd Wed, Sept–April 🔗 tinyurl.com/2025WLcohortNE NDE NEWS ESUCC

Nebraska World Language Teachers — the 2026 Central States Conference call for proposals is open! 🎉 Submit a session, workshop, or presentation: csctfl.org/conference/202…. See you in Chicago in March 2026! ESUCC Lincoln Public Schools Omaha Public Schools Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education UNL Modern Languages University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska at Omaha

🌟 Thank you to the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Advisory Committee for updating the Executive Guiding Document and reviewing the 2025 April applications! Your work supports Nebraska’s multilingual students! Seal of Biliteracy ESUCC Lincoln Public Schools Omaha Public Schools University of Nebraska at Kearney NDE NEWS

📢 Coming this fall: the 2025 NDE World Language, NLA, & CLTA SIG K12 Guest Speaker Series! Theme: Designing Engaged Language Learning 🎯 🗓️ Preview the lineup: tinyurl.com/WLwebinarcalen… Guan Chunmei ESUCC NDE NEWS Lincoln Public Schools University of Nebraska at Kearney Omaha Public Schools Nick Ziegler Leslie Grahn

The March & April Nebraska World Language Newsletter is out! Updates on conferences, Seal of Biliteracy, teacher & student opportunities, and more! 📬 Read here: secure.smore.com/n/frep3 Nick Ziegler Lincoln Public Schools Omaha Public Schools UNL Modern Languages Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education University of Nebraska at Kearney NDE NEWS University of Nebraska at Omaha

🌎 The Nebraska World Language Public Awareness Team is working to retain and support world language programs statewide! 🔗 sites.google.com/view/newlpubli… Omaha Public Schools Lincoln Public Schools University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska at Omaha UNL Modern Languages Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education

🚨 Hot off the press! 🚨 269 Nebraska students earned the Seal of Biliteracy in April 2025! 🌎🎉 Congrats to all for showcasing multilingual skills in English, Chinese, French, German, and Tamil! 👏 Full news release: education.ne.gov/press_release/… ESUCC Seal of Biliteracy NDE NEWS

Big thanks to Stacy Harvey, Suzanne Spiehs & Stacey Weber for helping process the Nebraska Seals of Biliteracy! 📬 All letters/certificates are mailed. Some packets are missing stickers due to an issue—they’ll arrive in ~3 weeks. NDE NEWS NDE Lincoln Public Schools ESUCC Omaha Public Schools

The August round for the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy is open! Now featuring a new Platinum Level for Advanced Low proficiency! Apply by Aug 1: Student: tinyurl.com/AugustSealStud… School: tinyurl.com/AugustSealScho… More info: tinyurl.com/NebSealLevels Seal of Biliteracy ESUCC NDE NEWS

📣 Join our monthly Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Info Sessions (June 2025–May 2026)! 🗓️ 2nd Wed | 🕞 3:30–4:30 CT 💻 Online ✨ NEW: Platinum Level for Advanced Low proficiency! 📲 Learn more: education.ne.gov/worldlanguage/… ESUCC Seal of Biliteracy Nick Ziegler NDE NEWS

📢 Nebraska WL Teachers! Apply now for a virtual ACTFL workshop on the 3 Modes of Communication, tentatively set for Sept 26, 2025. 📝 Deadline: June 15 🔗 forms.gle/ngniLf1SBF5QyC… ⚠️ Only 30 spots available! ESUCC Lincoln Public Schools Omaha Public Schools NDE NEWS ACTFL