North American Association of Teachers of Polish

[2] NAATPl was founded in May 2015 and, as an affiliate of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL),[3] holds its annual general meetings in conjunction with AATSEEL conferences.

The first workshop in the series, titled Strategies for Building a Successful Polish Language Program, marked the association's founding moment.

[10] The 2017 workshop, Teaching with Authentic Materials: Theoretical and Practical Classroom Implications, attracted 27 Polish language teachers from secondary and higher education institutions.

[13] Beyond workshops, the association has also organized webinars on Polish language pedagogy,[14] conference panels at ASEEES and AATSEEL annual meetings,[15][16] competitions for best Polish teaching materials[17], and a Slavic and East European Journal article forum.

[18] In 2019, the North American Association of Teachers of Polish was among the language education organizations that signed the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Bridging America’s Language Gap petition, which called for "greater support for languages in order to maintain and enhance American global leadership.