PSMLA Conference – Highlights & Special Events We look forward to celebrating our centennial anniversary with you in State College next month! These are a few of the highlights: Enjoy a continental breakfast and buffet luncheon included in conference rates. Request Act 48 credit for professional development participation. Join us at our Friday Wine & (more…)
Urgent Action Requested from the JNCL-NCLIS Dear Language Advocates, We are within reach of seeing the World Language Advancement and Readiness Grant Program authorized by Congress. Your advocacy over the past few years has already gotten us so far… Now, your voice will be absolutely critical during these next few days as the House and Senate consider (more…)
100 Years of PSMLA: A glance into the archives The 1930 PSMLA meeting in Williamsport “Dr. Henry Klonower, Director of Teachers’ Certification Bureau in Harrisburg, addressed the meeting, saying that the MLA was the first organized group to recommend higher standards for teacher certification (PSMLA had requested requiring of 24 credits instead of (more…)
Celebrating 100 years of PSMLA! At the 1927 PSMLA meeting, “Mr. William Hurwitz, of Philadelphia, offered the following answer to the question ‘Where is the value of organizing teachers of foreign languages?’: To protect ourselves against the great onslaught of materialism from all sides; to combat wrong conceptions of education; to hold our own in (more…)
In honor of the 100-year Anniversary of PSMLA, we have a special deal: Join for 3 years for $100.00. Don’t forget to renew your PSMLA Membership! Here is a quick reminder of just some of the benefits of PSMLA Membership. Please visit our website at www.psmla.org to learn more. 1. Our PSMLA Community – connecting with other (more…)
In honor of the 100-year Anniversary of PSMLA, we have a special deal: Join for 3 years for $100.00! Don’t forget to renew your PSMLA Membership! Here is a quick reminder of just some of the benefits of PSMLA Membership. Please visit our website at www.psmla.org to learn more. 1. Our PSMLA Community – connecting with other (more…)
Call for PSMLA Executive Council Nominations Please consider either nominating yourself or nominating a colleague for a three-year term to the Executive Council of the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA). All nominees should currently teach a World Language, be members of PSMLA for at least a year, be willing to attend two weekend board (more…)
Survey Invitation for IUP Dear Colleagues, We invite you to participate in a research investigation. The purpose of this study is to examine the work of World Language educators who teach classes with combined levels (i.e., Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 in the same class period/block), or multiple languages (i.e., French and Spanish in the (more…)
NECTFL 2020 Call for Session and Workshop Proposals Deadline for submission: May 3, 2019 The 2019 Northeast Conference will be held at the New York Hilton Midtown, February 13–15. The aim is to bring together all those involved in the teaching and promotion of world languages, including researchers and educators at every level of education, (more…)
5 Tools for Oral Proficiency (Free webinar) Join us on Thursday, January 17, 4:30pm to 5:30pm for a free webinar on 5 technology tools to help students develop their oral proficiency. After a brief introduction to the certificate program, you will learn about the following tools from certificate students and certificate graduates: Flipgrid by Megan (more…)
