Coffee Hours; IUP Conference; PSMLA Awards (CfN)

Kaffeestunde morgen, 16 Uhr!

Machen wir ein Päuschen, wo wir zusammen einen Kaffee trinken und uns unterhalten können!

Please join us for a coffee break and some time to enjoy conversation with other German speakers. We will meet tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, March 10, from 4:00-5:00 pm. Please register here by noon tomorrow. You'll receive a Zoom link at your registered email address before the meeting.

Monthly Coffee Hours

PSMLA will continue to host coffee hours every Wednesday so teachers have a chance to practice their target language and/or to share technology tools.  To register for any of the coffee hours, please visit psmla.org to sign up by noon the day of the session.

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, March 17, from 4:00 to 5:00pm vía Zoom with Isabel. 

Deadline for registration is Wednesday, March 17 by noon

Registration link: https://psmla.org/event/hora-del-cafecito

Host: Isabel Espino de Valdivia

2021 IUP Spring Methodology Conference

The 2021 IUP Spring Methodology Conference on Foreign Language Teaching (IUPSMCoFLT) is BACK! We are live! We are in Western PA! We are…remote!

We missed seeing all of you this past year for IUP’s annual SMCoFLT, and we are honored to be able to bring the 2021 installment to you via Zoom. As was initially advertised for the 2021 conference, Dr. Eileen Glisan, renowned language educator, researcher and author, will be giving the keynote address and also one of the twelve presentations.

Our webpage is now updated with registration details and our exciting program!

PSMLA TEACHER OF THE YEAR 

This program is intended to select viable candidates for the ACTFL Teacher of the Year. Candidates must be full-time world language Pre-K-12 teachers or postsecondary instructors or professors who spend at least 50% of their time in direct teaching during the year of application with an expectation of teaching for at least two additional years. Candidates must be in the profession a minimum of five years and demonstrate excellence in world language education; be an active member of PSMLA for a minimum of 3 complete consecutive years (for example January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2015); demonstrate leadership in world language education; impact the local, state, and/or national arenas; and demonstrate continued growth as a world language educator. 

Nomination criteria and application 

Applications are due on March 31. Send your application to awards@psmla.org.

Call for Nominations: Student Awards

PSMLA Outstanding High School Graduating World Language Student Award

Nominate your outstanding high school world language senior for the PSMLA Outstanding High School Graduating World Language Student Award.  The deadline for applications is March 31.

Selection criteria:

a.   Students must have a minimum of 3.75 grade point average in world language classes (based on a 4.0 system).

b.   Students must have studied at least one world language other than English for 4 consecutive years

c.   Students must also have an overall grade point average of 3.5 (based on a 4.0 point system).

d.   Students must have made outstanding contributions to world language activities in their school.

e.   Students must be interested in pursuing a career that will utilize language skills.

Requirements:

• Teachers nominating students must be members of PSMLA by March 1 of the current year.
• A teacher may nominate one student per world language that he/she teaches.
• Go to psmla.org under the Awards link for prize information.

Nomination Form

PSMLA Student Recognition Awards

PSMLA offers an attractive certificate to any qualifying students whose teachers are members of the association.  Please go to psmla.org and go to the Awards link for criteria and prizes. Certificates will be emailed to the teachers as pdf files at no charge.

Please submit all requests by March 31.

In order to verify your membership status for this request, you will need to log in to your PSMLA account. When you click on "Request PSMLA Student Recognition Award", you will be asked to log in if you have not done so already. If you need to renew your membership or become a member, click here.