About me
Eric Richards is an experienced high school German teacher, department chair, author, and presenter. Eric is a 2021 ACTFL Teacher of Year Finalist. He was selected as the FLAM Distinguished Educator in 2019, and went on to be named as the Central States Teacher of the Year in March of 2020.
He has authored multiple readers and instructional resources for the world language classroom. He is also experienced in curriculum design and implementation. He presents on topics that help educators facilitate language acquisition, engagement, and community in the classroom and his professional articles have appeared in national publications, such as ‘Edutopia’, ‘Education Week’, & ‘The Language Educator’.