PSMLA News Updates & Reminders
PSMLA 2025 Conference Proposal Deadline Extended!
We’re excited to announce that the deadline to submit session proposals for the 2025 PSMLA Fall Conference has been extended to May 9th. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your expertise with language educators from across the state! Visit the conference page for details and to submit your proposal.
PSMLA Seeks Early Career Educator Representative
Are you in your first 5 years of the profession and want to get more involved? We need your voice and talent on the PSMLA Executive Council! We are accepting nominations for a 1-year appointed position to join other passionate educators collaborating on shaping world language education in PA. See this link for additional details and to apply by May 15. Questions can be directed to isabel@psmla.org.
PSMLA’s World Language Professional Development Calendar
Stay up to date with professional development opportunities around the state from various organizations, by adding the PSMLA-curated PA WL Professional Development Calendar. You can find the calendar on PSMLA’s website or you can subscribe to it by clicking HERE.
Have an event that you would like to add to this calendar? Share it with us at jen@psmla.org with details.
General World Language Announcements
Global Perspectives On The Future of Foreign Language Teaching In K-12 Education
Announcing a professional development webinar facilitated by Auburn University. This webinar, to take place on July 9, 2025, is designed to be a hands-on workshop to provide language teachers with knowledge and skills in integrating Artificial Intelligence into the language classroom, building advocacy for language instruction, building collaborations and student study opportunities overseas, and developing other important skills. Representatives from key embassies will identify curricular and teaching resources for use by teachers.
Registration and seminar details can be found on our website.
For additional information, please email Rachelle: Rdene915@gmail.com
Readers Sought for Cultural Readers
Five high school teachers of Spanish 1 and 2 are needed to review 5 chapters (approximately 25 pages) in cultural readers for beginning students. The names of instructors and their school districts will appear in the reader when published.
If interested, contact Professor Dominick De Filippis: defilippis529@comcast.net.
Employment Opportunities
Virtual Learning Facilitator (part-time, remote), World of Learning Institute, multiple languages
The World of Learning Institute at Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 is seeking part-time facilitators who have a passion for teaching World Languages. Our immediate need is for American Sign Language, Japanese, and Latin. We anticipate needs in Spanish and German as well. (Mandarin, Arabic and French teachers are also welcome to apply on a rolling basis.) PA or other state-level certification preferred.
Our facilitators work from home and host live, virtual World Language instruction using Zoom technology and apply research-based practices, such as using comprehensible input, integrating culture in all lessons and tailoring class activities to meet learners’ interests and needs.
Contact Olivia Grugan at ogrugan@iu08.org.
Spanish Instructor, Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania seeks a temporary full-time Spanish instructor for AY 2025-2026. Please view the job posting for more information.