PSMLA News - 01/09/17

PSMLA News Update

Read below for information about PSMLA membership, the PSMLA Exemplary Program (PEP) Awards process, and a regional professional development event.

PSMLA Membership

Do you need to renew your membership? If so, renew your membership for one year at $50, two years at $80, or take advantage of our special three-year membership deal at $95, which will expire on January 31, 2017. Student memberships are also available for full or part-time students who are not employed as regular classroom teachers. Student membership fees are $30 for 1 year and $45 for 2 years. Do not miss out on the many member benefits PSMLA offers. Continue to be part of the only statewide professional organization for language teachers and stay connected to your colleagues that share your passion for language teaching and learning! Visit http://www.psmla.net/individual-membership to renew your membership or to sign up for the first time. 

PSMLA PEP Awards

For those applying for the 2017 PSMLA Exemplary Program (PEP) Awards, at least one teacher must be a PSMLA member and all PSMLA memberships count towards the PEP professional membership indicator. To count for PEP, membership payments must be received on or before January 15, 2017. For more information regarding the PEP Awards process, visit http://www.psmla.net/pep-awards. Please note that the PEP Awards application deadline is Saturday, February 11, 2017.

Professional Development

The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) will be held from February 9-11, 2017 at the New York Hilton Midtown. The early bird registration deadline is January 15th. To learn more about the conference and also see a complete preliminary program visit, http://www.nectfl.org/conference/.