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PEP Update; PSMLA Coffee Hours; Grant Opportunity

Notice to PSMLA members regarding PEP:

A letter has been mailed to Superintendents, statewide, with updated information about this year’s PEP Program. We hope that they will support each of your efforts to apply!

The submission date online is Saturday, February 12th.

For the hardline submission, all materials must be postmarked by Saturday, February 12th.

Also, please note that the PEP committee is enacting the following modification for the February 12th application:
PEP Indicator 11 will now require 2 activities, rather than 3.
As always, please provide evidence.

Best wishes for a positive and productive school year!

Mina Levenson,

PEP chair


Teachers of Critical Languages Program Grant Opportunity

We are pleased to announce round 2 of the Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) grant application! TCLP is fully funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and helps U.S. K-12 schools to launch new or expand existing Arabic or Chinese language programs. 
  
TCLP makes it easy for U.S. schools to grow their critical language programs by placing fully-funded teachers from Egypt, Morocco, or China to teach Arabic or Chinese as a foreign language for an academic year. By sharing their languages and cultures, the teachers bring global competencies to their host schools and communities. Host a teacher in 2022 by starting an application today! 
  
Since 2006, TCLP has sponsored over 300 highly trained teachers that have worked in over 200 schools across 39 states and impacted over 87,500 students! TCLP teachers have also collectively conducted over 25,500 hours of cultural outreach to bring international experiences to their host schools and communities. 
  
The application deadline for TCLP host schools is Friday, January 7, 2022 at 11:59pm EST.


Spanish Coffee Hour: Hora del Cafecito

Te invito a disfrutar de la Hora del Cafecito, un espacio para compartir y charlar con nuestros colegas en un ambiente informal y relajado.

The Spanish Coffee Hour will be on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 6:00 to 7:00pm vía Zoom with Isabel. 

We will talk about "La Comida", share favorite foods and resources!

Deadline for registration is Wednesday, November 17, by noon

Register here


Kaffeestunde tomorrow, Wednesday, November 10, 4-5 pm, via Zoom

Join us for a German social hour! Sign up here by Wednesday at noon to receive your link before the Kaffeestunde. 

Bis dann!