Wow! We learned so much about AI in the WL classroom from Katie Weisser and Emily Smith at the PSMLA workshop at Messiah University. Thanks to all members who attended! How are you using AI in your language classes?

Hey, #langchat ! PSMLA wants to know more about your experiences with AI in the classroom. Please share your thoughts with us! Your comments may be used in our publication, Pennsylvania Language Forum. forms.gle/JKfJP2s5vpVXwP…

PSMLA Members participate in #LAD24 . Great meetings w/ the offices of Casey, Fetterman, Smucker, Fitzpatrick, and Perry. The delegation advocated for critical legislation designed to support WL programs, recruit and retain WL teachers, & finance the Seal of Biliteracy.

Act48 hours available for PSMLA members! ☀️

Looking for free PD from home? Klett World Languages is offering free webinars and live sessions designed to inspire and empower world language teachers: klettwl.com/webinars-kwl/

Free online PD: Educating for Global Resilience
The 2024 University of Pittsburgh Summer Institute offers a free, week-long online professional development opportunity with additional stipends and ACT48 credit for K-12 educators.  Apply by March 3, 2024. ucis.pitt.edu/schoolsandcomm…

Hey WL colleagues- If you get a positive note from a former student, do you share that with your administrators?? Rita A. Oleksak reminds us the importance of advocacy every day. 🔥👏🏼📝 #NECTFL24

The absolute collective brilliance of these leaders! Grateful to hear about their butterfly effects at NECTFL #nectfl24

Spreading our wings and sharing our stories this weekend at #NECTFL24 !

Looking forward to this March chat!! Any chance you can join 🤩Glennysha Jurado-Moran Derek Sica Laura McClintock Christine Webb (she/her) Shannon Lorenzo Señor Parodi-Brown, Ed. D. Michele Schreiner Bertha Delgadillo, NBCT Stacy Witkowski Profe. Arnold Sarah FLENJ NYSAFLT RIFLA Info SCFLTA PSMLA CT Council of Language Teachers AATSP

Grant $ is available from the Dept. of Defense to create/improve your WL program! If you have a JROTC program in your HS & 10%+ of Ss’ parents/guardians are employed by the military, you may be eligible for $500,000-$2,000,000: grants.gov/search-results… Registration closes March 29

Free online PD: Educating for Global Resilience
The 2024 University of Pittsburgh Summer Institute offers a free, week-long online professional development opportunity with additional stipends and ACT48 credit for K-12 educators.  Apply by March 3, 2024. ucis.pitt.edu/schoolsandcomm…

Allentown School District expands its world language options: 'A big focus, school district officials say, was parents' desire for their children to be bilingual and multilingual.' lehighvalleynews.com/school-news/k-…

PSMLA is excited to welcome ACTFL to PA this year! To support the ACTFL Convention, PSMLA won’t host its own fall conference, but you can find us at the Convention in Philly. PSMLA members will be able to register @ the ACTFL member rate. Join PSMLA today! psmla.org/individual-mem…

The Lower Merion School District in PA is discussing a proposal to discontinue the Japanese language program at their HS, which has been an integral part of the school for over two decades. Please sign this petition in opposition to this proposal:  change.org/p/keep-japanes…

Join PSMLA for an in-person workshop in Mechanicsburg on AI in the WL Classroom. See details and register at this link:
psmla.org/event/psmla-wo…

Grant $ is available from the Dept. of Defense to create/improve your WL program! If you have a JROTC program in your HS & 10%+ of Ss’ parents/guardians are employed by the military, you may be eligible for $500,000-$2,000,000: grants.gov/search-results… Registration closes March 29

The PSMLA Advocacy Taskforce met Sunday to work on our strategic goals for world language education in Pennsylvania. Interested in getting involved? Visit our website to learn more! psmla.org

Hey #langchat , did you know that federal grant money is available for world language programs in high schools with a JROTC program?  Check out this link to view four JNCL-NCLIS initiatives for World Language: docs.google.com/document/d/16O…

Would you like to work w/ other language affiliates to advocate for a WL Supervisor in PDE or to develop materials to promote a career in WL Ed?  PSMLA is looking for members to join the PSMLA Task Force to improve the state of WL teaching in PA! docs.google.com/forms/d/1jbl8z…