Celebrating 100 years of PSMLA! At the 1927 PSMLA meeting, “Mr. William Hurwitz, of Philadelphia, offered the following answer to the question ‘Where is the value of organizing teachers of foreign languages?’: To protect ourselves against the great onslaught of materialism from all sides; to combat wrong conceptions of education; to hold our own in (more…)
Full-time German Position at Chartiers Valley High School/Middle School Program has an introductory level in 8th grade, levels 1-3 at the High School and College-in-the-High School Level 4 through Duquesne University. CV has distinguished itself with Silver and Gold PEP Awards and is active in the Global Scholars Program. CV has an active German Club, (more…)
PSMLA Pre-Conference Workshop Announcement Join Eileen Glisan and Rick Donato at our Pre-Conference Workshop on Thursday, October 24, in State College: “Using High-Leverage Practices to Enact the Work of Language Teaching.” View the complete description and register on our conference webpage. 100 Years of PSMLA: A glance into the archives Celebrating 100 years of PSMLA! (more…)
Celebrating 100 years of PSMLA! A glance into the archives… The 1920 PA State Educational Association Journal directed foreign language teachers as follows: “The aim of modern foreign language teaching should be intelligent reading, that is, reading without translation, reading without the medium of English. At all times, however, the teacher should strive toward a (more…)
Job Opportunity University French Position (PT) The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg invites applications for a part-time non-tenure stream position teaching elementary French for the 2019-2020 academic year. French at Pitt-Greensburg is taught in a three-course sequence using an approach that integrates language and culture. The position will be renewable for future semesters contingent upon good performance. Required: Native or near-native fluency in French, (more…)
PSMLA Conference Keynote Speaker Announcement Join us for our 100 Year Anniversary celebration at The Penn Stater Hotel in State College on October 24-26. We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker for October 25, Don Gentile. Since August 2016, Mr. Gentile has served the Intelligence Community as its Senior Language Authority and Chief Learning (more…)
Celebrating 100 years of PSMLA! This was found in the PSMLA Archives from 1923 as a rationale for PSMLA membership: …”Unfortunately, many teachers see no personal advantage in membership; they want to know “what is in it” for them. The answer is not far to seek and may be briefly stated; “what there is in it (more…)
Job Opportunities Elementary Spanish Teacher (FT) Central PA School District of Lancaster seeks an English-Spanish dual language immersion elementary teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. Candidates must be bilingual in English and Spanish and hold PA certification in elementary and Spanish education. Masters degree is preferred but not required. Applications will be accepted through July 5, (more…)
Job Opportunity Spanish Teacher (FT), Southeastern PA The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, an independent Catholic school for girls located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, is seeking a full-time Spanish teacher beginning August, 2019. Faculty and staff are actively engaged in the Notre Dame community, and embrace the mission and values of St. Julie Billiart and (more…)
PSMLA Conference Registration Open Registration for the PSMLA Conference on October 24-26 is now open. Join us for our 100 Year Anniversary celebration at The Penn Stater Hotel in State College as we celebrate “Our Past – Our Present – Our Future.” Visit our conference website for rates and to register, with more details to be posted (more…)
