Erin Austin

Erin E.H. Austin is a National Board Certified French teacher in Colorado and the 2023 Teacher of the Year for the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers. She holds a B.A. in both French and Art Education, a M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction, and graduate certificates in French Studies and Gifted, Creative, & Talented Education. A 2018 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow, she now presents nationally on global education topics and supports the NEA Foundation as a grant reviewer. Erin is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Original World Language Resources: How to Open, Fill, and Grow a Successful Online Curriculum Store (Routledge, 2021), and Going Global in the World Language Classroom: Ideas, Strategies, and Resources for Teaching and Learning With the World (Routledge, 2023), and she is the co-author of Achieving National Board Certification in World Languages: Proven Strategies and Tips for Accomplished Teaching (Routledge, 2026) and Modernizing the World Language Classroom: Small Instructional Steps to Maximize Student Proficiency (Routledge, 2027). She has been a featured guest on many education podcasts and regularly supports National Board Certification candidates. When not absorbed in education work, Erin is most often traveling and taking in live music with family and friends or recharging her batteries with a stack of books and a good cup of tea.