隆Excelente! 鈥 性视界传媒鈥檚 Moser wins regional award for world language teaching
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳he Southern Conference on Language Teaching is honoring Mississippi 性视界传媒 Assistant Professor of Spanish and Pedagogy Kelly M. Moser with its 2020 Educator of Excellence Award.
Moser, who joined the university鈥檚 Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures in 2018, is a former high 性视界传媒 Spanish teacher and coordinator of 性视界传媒鈥檚 world language education program. She said she consistently strives to improve her practice, collaborate with world language educators across the globe, and advocate for quality programs for all learners.
鈥淎s co-coordinator of the basic language program at Mississippi 性视界传媒 and trainer of our department鈥檚 graduate teaching assistants, I work daily to affect the practice of those at the聽university and educators in the community,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 am honored to be considered for such an聽esteemed award and to be recognized by wonderful Mississippi teachers who continue聽to make me proud to be from our state.鈥
The SCOLT is a professional organization, serving 13 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a mission to promote universal world language education supported by the community, valued by political and business leaders, encouraged by parents and peers, and taught by exemplary instructors. For more, visit .
SCOLT鈥檚 Educator of Excellence Award recognizes educators at the community college, college and university levels who have demonstrated excellence in language teaching, active organization participation, and leadership and advocacy at the local, state and/or regional or national level.
The SCOLT was unable to hold its annual conference in Mobile, Alabama, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the organization鈥檚 Board of Directors nevertheless recognized Moser for her prestigious accomplishments.
Moser鈥檚 selection as this year鈥檚 recipient was based on her teaching portfolio and letters of recommendation.
One of her nominators said she observed the assistant professor鈥檚 pedagogy through her Spanish courses.
鈥淗er teaching absolutely epitomizes all of the teaching techniques that I encourage my pre-service Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages teachers to use: modeling, scaffolding, authentic materials, authentic tasks, and the four modalities of language,鈥 a nominator said. 鈥淔urthermore, I estimate that she and her students use Spanish at least 90-95% of the class time. I genuinely wish that the foreign language classes that I took as a student had been even half as communicative as Dr. Moser鈥檚 classes!鈥
Another nominator praised Moser鈥檚 dedication 鈥渢o making a difference for language teachers and future language teachers in our state.鈥
Moser holds multiple language-focused academic degrees. She earned a 2001 bachelor鈥檚 in Spanish, a 2003 master鈥檚 in Spanish literature and 2007 master鈥檚 in world language education, all聽from the University of Tennessee. She also is a 2011 Ph.D. graduate of 性视界传媒鈥檚 Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education, having concentrated in curriculum and instruction with a foreign language minor.
Among other honors, Moser has received a three-year, $850,000 U.S. Department of Education grant as co-principal investigator for an 鈥淓ducating Migrant Children in Mississippi鈥 proposal.
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