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PEP Awards: Application Deadline Approaching  Applications must be postmarked no later than Saturday, February 10, 2018. See guidelines on the psmla website. Mail the completed application packet to:  Mrs. Mina Levenson 2737 Mount Royal Road Pittsburgh PA 15217 If you have any questions, contact the PEP HOTLINE at: thekla.fall@gmail.com   Mina Levenson, Thekla Fall, PEP Co-Chairs Job Opportunities Spanish Teacher (FT), (more…)

PSMLA News Update: Multiple PD Opportunities

Vermont Foreign Language Association Please join us this spring for the annual VFLA conference! We will be welcoming Paul Sandrock, who will help us navigate the new Can Do statements. Members of other NECTFL state organizations will receive the discounted rate that VFLA members receive. WHAT: Developing the “Can Do” Attitude: Guiding Learners to Grow and Show their (more…)

PSMLA News Update: Workshop Opportunity; Membership News

  Central PA Workshop – Save the Date PSMLA and Messiah College will hold the third annual Central PA workshop for world language teachers on Saturday, March 24.  The theme will be technology integration in the language classroom.  Act 48 hours can be earned.  Mark your calendar and look for registration and additional information on psmla.org in (more…)

PSMLA Member News: Job Opportunity (Spanish; Italian)

Job Opportunities Spanish Teacher (LTS), Southeastern PA Wissahickon High School is in need of a Spanish teacher, LTS position beginning February 7, 2018 until the end of the current academic year.  The position is for 5 classes of Spanish 3. Please contact Diane Brant, World Language Department Chair, at dbrant@wsdweb.org for further information.   Italian Teacher(PT), Southeastern (more…)

PSMLA News Update: NECTFL (deadline approaching); Newsletter; Immersion Day

PSMLA Fall / Winter Newsletter Now Available The PSMLA Fall / Winter Newsletter is now available on our website: http://psmla.org/psmla-newsletter.  You will find highlights of our conference in Harrisburg, biographies of our new council members, the success of our Global Scholars program, spring professional development opportunities, and much more. Immersion Day at Chestnut Hill College PSMLA (more…)

PSMLA Member News: Job Opportunity (Spanish; Chinese)

Job Opportunities Spanish Teacher (FT), Central PA Seeking candidates to apply for a full-time, permanent substitute Spanish teacher in Mt. Lebanon High School in Mt. Lebanon School District, while a teacher is on leave for the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year.  Pennsylvania Department of Education Instructional Spanish Certification is required. The fill dates (more…)

PSMLA Member News: Survey

World Language Teacher Survey, Penn State University Volunteers are needed to participate in a survey on an initiative to provide a database of one-page summaries of language learning research to the public. In this study, we are eliciting comments regarding the readability and usefulness of sample summaries from this database, as well as the initiative (more…)

PSMLA News Update: NECTFL (deadline approaching)

If you have not already done so, register now for the  2018 Northeast Conference. The complete preliminary program (with all session listings) has been posted to the website and the first registration deadline is fast approaching (December 1).   There are 25 full scholarships available (deadline December 1).  Check out how to apply at the Northeast Conference webpage.

PSMLA Member News: 2018 PSMLA Exemplary Program (PEP) Awards!

Dear PSMLA Members,  It’s that time of year again!  A group of very dedicated folks from the PEP West Committee just spent many hours to mail letters to 500+ superintendents throughout Pennsylvania! (See photo below!)   PEP was designed in 2005 to encourage excellence in foreign language programming! We know teachers can’t do it alone. Programs need (more…)

PSMLA Member News: Grant & Scholarship; Job Opportunites (French/Spanish)

Job Opportunities Spanish Teacher (FT), Philadelphia Area  The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, an independent Catholic school for girls located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, is seeking a full-time Spanish teacher beginning November, 2017.  Faculty and staff are actively engaged in the Notre Dame community, and  embrace the mission and values of St. Julie Billiart and (more…)