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Biographical Summary
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Dr.Myriam Met is currently an independent consultant, having recently retired from the University of Maryland where she was Acting Director, Deputy Director, and a Senior Research Associate at the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC). Dr.Met’s current work focuses on strategic support for K-12 programs for foreign language learners and for students learning English. Her previous positions include supervisor of foreign language programs, English for Speakers of Other Languages, and bilingual education for major urban and suburban school districts, including responsibility for designing, implementing, and supervising a variety of immersion program models. She was the founder and first president of the National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages; a founding member, and later president, of the National Network for Early Language Learning; and served on the Executive Council of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. She has provided consultant services to school districts, state departments and ministries of education, universities, professional associations and private agencies throughout the United States, as well as in Europe, Asia, South America, and Canada. She has published extensively in books and refereed journals on topics related to foreign language, ESL, and bilingual education. Dr.Met has received major national awards from The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: the Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education, K-12, in 1983, and the Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education in 1999. She has also received a Pioneer in Bilingual Education Award from the National Association for Bilingual Education, the Robert Mead Leadership Award from the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, and the Palmes Academiques from the Government of France. |
