Biography
Cherice Montgomery holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy with an emphasis in Learning, Technology, & Culture from Michigan State University. Her research explores the potential of design-based pedagogies, 21st century skills, and social technologies for affecting change in world language teacher education and professional development.
Cherice’s professional endeavors have included the design and facilitation of a variety of grant-funded summer institutes and webinars aimed at helping world language educators to develop skills in mentoring, leadership, pedagogy, project-based language learning, and technology. She has also served as co-chair of the ACTFL Pimsleur Research Award Committee, as an advisory board member for several different Language Resource Centers, and as a member of the New Visions in Foreign Language Education Task Force and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Critical Inquiry Into Curriculum & Instruction.
Her work is informed by a diverse array of K-16 teaching experiences, and she has been honored with several awards for excellence in teaching, including the ACTFL-NYSAFLT Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education, the Brigham Young University Faculty Women’s Association Teaching Award, the Kansas Foreign Language Teacher of the Year Award, and the U.S.D. 259 Good Apple Award.
Cherice currently coordinates the Spanish Teaching Major Program at Brigham Young University, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in assessment, language teaching methods, literacy development, and technology. Her current projects include extensive pedagogical work in literacy development and scaffolding, and grant-supported research in four different immersive language learning environments: (1) Dual Language Immersion (DLI), (2) Foreign Language Student Residences (FLSR), (3) online, Playable Case Study simulations (PCS), and (4) Project-based Language Learning (PBLL).
Commonly Taught Courses
FLANG 276: Exploration of Teaching Foreign Languages
FLANG 302/TELL 435: Biliteracy Development in Dual Language Immersion Classrooms
Span 378: Spanish Teaching Methods 2
Span 380: Practicum in Teaching Spanish
SecEd 476R/496R: Secondary Student Teaching/Internship
Span 477: Techniques of Spanish Instruction
Span 671/SLaT 601: Principles of Teaching Foreign Language
Span 672/SLaT 610: Media & Tech in Foreign Language Instruction
Span 676/SLaT 604: Principles of Testing Foreign Language Skills/Assessing Language Skills
Education
- Ph.D., 2009, Curriculum, Teaching, & Educational Policy with an emphasis in Learning, Technology, & Culture
- M.Ed., 2002, Curriculum & Instruction
- B.A., 1992, Spanish
Research Interests
- Creativity, design-based pedagogies, experiential learning, and project-based language learning
- Literacy, transliteracy, biliteracy, and 21st century skills development
- Curriculum development, professional development, and teacher preparation
- Mentoring, leadership, and change in world language education
Social Media
Research Interests
My research interests focus on the intersections of:* Arts-informed education: Creativity, design-based pedagogies, and visual cognition
* Immersive learning environments and experiences: Dual language immersion (DLI), experiential learning, foreign language student housing (FLSR), Playable Case Studies (PCSs), and project-based language learning (PBLL)
* Literacy development: Curricular models, instructional pedagogies, and scaffolding for fostering literacy development in a variety of contexts and settings, including biliteracy, multiliteracies, and 21st century literacies
* Teacher learning: Facilitating change in world language education through mentoring, leadership development, professional development, and teacher preparation
Teaching Interests
I believe my primary role as a professor is to develop students as mentors, leaders, and change agents--particularly in the field of world language education. I typically teach the following graduate and undergraduate courses:FLANG 276: Exploration of Teaching Foreign Languages
FLANG 302: Biliteracy Development in Dual Language Immersion
Span 376: Techniques of Spanish Instruction
Span 378: Spanish Teaching Methods II
Span 380: Practicum in Teaching Spanish
Span 476: Student Teaching in Spanish
Span 496: Internship in Spanish
Span 671/SLaT 601: Principles of Foreign Language Teaching/Language Teaching Theory and Practice
SPAN 672/SLaT 610: Media & Tech in Foreign Language Instruction/Technology in Language Teaching
SPAN 676/SLaT 604: Principles of Testing Foreign Language Skills/Assessing Language Skills
SPAN 678: Teaching Reading & Writing
SPAN/Port/SLaT 680R: Directed Research in Span/Port/Directed Studies
Education
- PhD in Curriculum, Teaching, & Educational Policy, Emphasis in Learning, Technology, & Culture , Michigan State University (2009)
- Master of Education, Curriculum & Instruction , Wichita State University (2002)
- Bachelor of Arts, Spanish , English, Wichita State University (1992)
Honors and Awards
- Brigham Young University Humanities Center 3-year Faculty Fellowship, Brigham Young University College of Humanities (2023 - 2025)
- Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT) Teacher of the Year Nominee, Utah Foreign Language Association (UFLA) (2024 - 2024)
- Douglas K. Christensen Teaching & Learning Faculty Fellowship , Brigham Young University (2021 - 2024)
- Best of Utah Foreign Language Association (UFLA) Award 2023, Utah Foreign Language Association (UFLA) (2023 - 2023)
- Utah Foreign Language Association Higher Education Teacher of the Year Award, Utah Foreign Language Association (UFLA) (2023 - 2023)
- Best of Utah Foreign Language Association Conference (UFLA) Award 2021, Utah Foreign Language Association Conference (2021 - 2021)
- BYU COVID-19 Unsung Hero Award, Brigham Young University (2020 - 2020)
- ACTFL/NYSAFLT Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education , American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages & the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (2018 - 2018)
- BYU Faculty Women’s Association Teaching Award 2016, BYU Faculty Women’s Association (2016 - 2016)
- Best of Utah Foreign Language Association Award, Utah Foreign Language Association (UFLA) (2013 - 2013)
- Good Apple Award , Wichita Public Schools (USD 259) (2000 - 2000)
- Kansas Foreign Language Teacher of the Year, Kansas Foreign Language Association (1999 - 1999)
- Good Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, Wichita Public Schools (USD 259) (1998 - 1998)
- Best of Kansas Award, Kansas Foreign Language Association (1996 - 1996)
Memberships
- Utah Coalition for Educational Technology (2014 - Present)
- National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NADSFL) (2012 - Present)
- Utah Foreign Language Association (UFLA) (2008 - Present)
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) (1998 - Present)
- American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese (AATSP) (1998 - 2017)
- National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NCSSFL) (2009 - 2011)
- International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) (2009 - 2010)
- National Network of Educators for Early Language Learning (NNELL) (2007 - 2008)
- Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) (2005 - 2008)
- Michigan World Language Association (MiWLA) (2000 - 2008)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA) (2002 - 2007)
- Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD) (2003 - 2004)
- National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) (2003 - 2004)
- Kansas World Language Association (KWLA) (1995 - 2004)
- KS-FLES (1997 - 2003)
Professional Citizenship
- Committee/Council Member, Vanderbilt Interaction Analysis Lab (VIAL) Research Group Member (2023 - Present)
- Board Member, National Foreign Language Resource Center (2022 - 2025)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Foreign Language Annals (2022 - 2022)
- Committee/Council Chair, 8th International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education (2019 - 2022)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Foreign Language Annals (2021 - 2021)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Second Language Research and Practice (2021 - 2021)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, 8th International Conference on Immersion Education (2020 - 2020)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Teaching and Teacher Education (2020 - 2020)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Foreign Language Annals (2019 - 2019)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Education Sciences (2019 - 2019)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Foreign Language Annals (2018 - 2018)
- Committee/Council Member, Dual Language Immersion Bridge Project Curriculum Development Committee (2015 - 2018)
- Other, Language Flagship Technology Innovation Center (2017 - 2017)
- Member, World Languages Secondary Support Team (2013 - 2015)
- Committee/Council Member, Dual Immersion Secondary Curriculum Development Committee for the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) (2011 - 2015)
- Committee/Council Chair, ACTFL-NFMLTA/MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education Committee (2015 - 2015)
- Conference-Related Role, Northeast Conference on Teaching Foreign Languages (NECTFL) (2014 - 2014)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Dimension (Southern Conference on Language Teaching) (2011 - 2014)
- Committee/Council Member, ACTFL-NFMLTA/MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education Committee (2014 - 2014)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) (2013 - 2013)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) (2013 - 2013)
- Other, DanceUtah (2010 - 2013)
- Board Member, DanceUtah Curriculum Advisory Board (2010 - 2013)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, 7th International Conference on Language Teacher Education (2011 - 2011)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Seventh International Conference on Language Teacher Education (2011 - 2011)
- Committee/Council Member, Professional Learning Community Collaboration Team - Alpine School District (2009 - 2010)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, 6th International Conference on Language Teacher Education (2009 - 2009)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher Education (2009 - 2009)
- Committee/Council Member, Michigan State University (2006 - 2007)
- Guest Speaker, Homeschool (2006 - 2006)
- Committee/Council Member, Northeast Conference (2006 - 2006)
- Other, Curriculum, Teaching, & Educational Policy Doctoral Program (2005 - 2006)
- Board Member, National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center (2001 - 2006)
- Media Interview, Canal 8 (2004 - 2004)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Thought (2004 - 2004)
- Editor, Associate Editor, Journal of Critical Inquiry Into Curriculum and Instruction (2002 - 2004)
- Committee/Council Member, ACTFL/FDP-Houghton Mifflin Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALL (2003 - 2003)
- Other, National Association for Multicultural Education (2003 - 2003)
- Editor, Associate Editor, National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center (2002 - 2002)
- Committee/Council Member, New Visions in Action Task Force on Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, & Articulation (2002 - 2002)
- Other, Journal of Critical Inquiry Into Curriculum and Instruction (2001 - 2002)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Foreign Language Annals (2001 - 2001)