ANKENY, Iowa—The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL) recently named Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Spanish Professor Stacy Amling of Ankeny as a finalist for CSCTFL Region Language Teacher of the Year for 2018.  Amling teaches Spanish and Honors classes at the DMACC Ankeny Campus and is a member of Iowa World Language Association (IWLA) and was named IWLA Educator of the Year in 2016.

The award presentation was held during the Opening General Session of the 2018 CSCTFL Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 9, 2018. At this ceremony, all of the state Teacher of the Year finalists from the fourteen state region were recognized, and an educator from Wisconsin was selected to represent CSCTFL in the national teacher of the year process.

The award for the Language Teacher of the Year is intended to elevate the status of the language teaching profession at the state, regional, and national levels by creating opportunities for recognizing the most accomplished members of the profession. The Teacher of the Year becomes a spokesperson for the language profession in order to increase the visibility of the importance of learning languages and cultures to the general public.

“CSCTFL is very proud of the impact that the Teacher of the Year Program has had in bringing local, regional and national attention to the importance of language education for all students.  It is an excellent example of collaboration in our field from the state to the regional to the national level,” said Martha Halemba, CSCTFL’s Awards Chair. “We congratulate Stacy Amling as a strong advocate in her community for language learning, serving as a fine example of superior teaching and sharing her expertise with colleagues through quality professional development opportunities.”

CSCTFL is the regional association for language professionals from all levels of instruction and representing all languages. CSCTFL promotes quality professional development opportunities to enhance teaching and learning languages especially within the fourteen states it serves:  Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

DMACC Professor Stacy Amling Recognized.