TCLP Arabic exchange teacher Mohamed Abdelsamad was awarded a CLP grant to attend and present at the NCOLCTL (National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages) Conference. His presentation was titled “Incorporating Egyptian Culture and Current Events into the Teaching of a Critical Language with TCLP.” Within this presentation, he talked about his experience teaching Arabic in Missoula, Montana and addressed the importance of incorporating cultural competency into language classes. His goal was to share best practices in handling the issue of culture in education, and to increase networking with other educators of less commonly taught languages in order to develop a more sustainable exchange. He also enriched the teaching of Arabic in his host city by sharing ideas with other educators. After the conference, he conducted a round table discussion with his fellow teachers and TCLP colleagues to disseminate information that he gained at the conference.