APRIL 28, 2025
The PA Language Summit was an in-person meeting of educators K-16, business leaders, community members, leaders of PDE and IUs, etc. to develop a PA Language Roadmap to boost Pennsylvania’s economic competitiveness and to meet the needs of the non-English speaking community by strengthening world language education. The three goals of the Summit were:
- Develop leadership and advocacy for language education K-16,
- Develop continuous and effective language programs for all students,
- Develop and sustain language teacher talent.
PA Language Summit Slideshow with audio (26 minutes)
2025 Language Summit Keynote (YouTube video, 30 minutes): Presented by Amanda Seewald, executive director of the JNCL-NCLIS (Joint National Committee for Languages – National Council for Languages and International Studies).
Scrolling slideshow of Pre-Summit Zoom information (Google slides): This slideshow
contains up-to-date information about the current state of world languages in PA and
information about the PA Language Summit.
Welcome slide show for PA Language Summit: This slideshow contains the goals of the
summit, the biography of Amanda Seewald (the keynote speaker) and thevendors who
sponsored the event.
Panel Session slideshow (Canva): This slide show contains information about the PSMLA Task Force, the panelists and the questions used to guide the panel discussion for the PA Language Summit.
PA Language Roadmap slide show (Google slides): This slideshow contains detailed information about the goals and recommendations of the PA Language Roadmap and the process of writing the roadmap.
Building Pennsylvania’s Multilingual Future: Shaping the PA Language Roadmap: This slideshow was presented at the 2025 Conference of the Pennsylvania Council for International Education on September 18-19, 2025.