PSMLA Membership Renewal; PD Opportunity; Job Opportunities (Spanish, English, French)
PSMLA News Updates/Reminders:
Time to renew your PSMLA membership!
It's summer and time to renew your PSMLA membership for the 2024-2025 membership year which runs from July 1 - June 30th. This year, if you plan to attend the 2024 ACTFL Convention in Philadelphia, you will receive a discounted rate as a PSMLA member! Please go to http://www.psmla.org and look for the membership tab to renew online or to access further renewal details.
If you have any questions about your membership status, please contact PSMLA Secretary Natalie Puhala at secretary@psmla.org.
General World Language News Updates/Reminders:
Summer Institute for Language Teachers
Reenergize for the next school year while earning professional development hours with an option for graduate credit. Join National Education Consultant Janice Holter Kittok at Redefining Possibilities for Language Learning. Learn strategies to teach nonfiction cultural content and stories from the target culture(s). See models for how to integrate topics such as geography, history, and biography into their language curricula. Be supported by peer collaboration and mentorship from a master teacher to create your own content-based language lessons.
Dates: July 22-25, 2024
Where: Mercer, PA
Learn more here.
Employment Opportunities
French Teacher (FT), Southeastern PA
The Rose Tree Media School District is seeking a full-time, contracted French teacher at Springton Lake Middle School. We are looking for a dynamic educator to join our 6-time PSMLA Gold Globe winning World Languages department. Please view the complete job posting here.
Spanish Teacher (FT), Midwestern PA
The Shade-Central City School District, located in Cairnbrook, PA in Somerset County, is looking for a Spanish/English teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. Click here to view the job posting in the Employment Opportunities section of our website.
Spanish Teacher (FT), Greater Philadelphia Region
Merion Mercy Academy, an independent Catholic college preparatory school for girls in grades 9-12 outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, seeks a dynamic and student-centered educator versed in current trends, research, and emerging ideas in education to teach Spanish beginning in August 2024. This is a one-year teaching position. Please click here for the complete job description.