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2026 WL events hosted by PA universities for HS students World Language Events for HS Students Events Description Links Contact info. APPLES (Appalachian Professional Language Educators’ Society) Foreign Language Festival at IUP (Indiana Univ. of PA) Ma...

Get your students excited about language learning by taking a field trip to one of these fun events held at PA universities! Click here to find out the dates and locations of these great opportunities: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The PSMLA Executive Council held its first meeting of 2026 this weekend! Much work was accomplished in preparation for a great year ahead. Stay tuned in February for information about our awards nominations and our annual fall conference!

📢 PSMLA Spring Workshop! Join Sarah Dutton@Messiah University on Saturday, March 28 for "Awakening Curiosity in WL Classrooms in the Age of AI." Curiosity is the spark that drives learning. But in an age where AI can answer any question, how do we keep that spark alive? Visit psmla.org to register!

Join us in Washington DC on March 9–10 for Language Advocacy Days! Participants will receive advocacy training and meet directly with Members of Congress and their staff to share why language learning matters for America’s future. Register by Jan.31: forms.languagepolicy.org/np/clients/l...

Congratulations to PSMLA member and Spanish teacher Ashley Oldham, finalist for PA Teacher of the Year! #langchat #pennsylvaniaproud

ACTFL is launching a study to investigate why undergraduates do & don't study world language. Post-secondary institutions are needed in this study! Please reply to research@actfl.org by Dec 8th w/ the subject line “National Study on Motivation for Learning languages” if you're willing to help.

Thank you to the PSMLA members who joined Rochele Reitlinger to learn more about the PSMLA Global Scholars Program! Rochele welcomed new & experienced advisors, reviewed program requirements, and highlighted ways to recognize graduating seniors. To learn more about Global Scholars, visit psmla.org.

Rising Educator Award - AATSP Exams TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS Rising Educator Award The AATSP Exams (NSE), a program of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), is committed to providing teachers with opportuni...

AATSP Exams is offering scholarships for new teachers! If you’re a full-time Spanish or Portuguese teacher, registered to administer the NSE, NSC, NPE or NSA in the 25–26 SY, and in the early stages of your career (>5 yrs), this is for you! Apps due March 1st! nationalspanishexam.org/awards/teach...

Congratulations to our very own Nate Campbell, who was named 2026 ACTFL Teacher of the Year!
We're very excited for Nate to represent PSMLA and serve as an advocate for world language education across our country. #langchat #actf|2025

#worldlanguage #collaboration #languageeducation #sealofbiliteracy #proficiency #educators #networking #psmla #wfl #credentialing #professionallearning #liu12proud #liu12 | Jaclyn Deardorff ✨ Yesterday we officially kicked off our first World Language Collaborative — and what an energizing start it was! We were joined by incredible guest speakers who shared their expertise on credential...

Huge thanks going out to our very own Cherie Garrett for her presentation at the LIU12 in New Oxford, which represents York, Adams, and Franklin counties! The attendees were excited to learn about the PA Seal of Biliteracy and the PA Language Roadmap. #langchat

Q&A: Mapping a plan to strengthen world language education | Penn State University Penn State Harrisburg faculty member Raquel Lodeiro is working with a statewide organization to develop a plan to strengthen world language education in Pennsylvania.

Check out this interview with Raquel Lodeiro, PSMLA Executive Council member and Penn State Harrisburg Spanish professor! Raquel discusses the value of language learning and how the PA Language Roadmap addresses the challenges facing World Language education in PA.

www.psu.edu/news/harrisb...

ACT NOW: World Language Advancement and Readiness Grant Funds (WLARA) Must Be Included in Final FY26 Defense Bill When Congress returns in September, it will quickly turn its attention to Fiscal Year 2026 funding, including the Department of Defense’s funding bill. Over the past five years, the Department of Defe...

WLARA FUNDING NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!
Over the past 5yrs, the Dept of Defense provided approx $79 million for the World Language Advancement and Readiness Grants (WLARA) program. Now those funds are in jeopardy; the program could end without your help. Act Now! www.votervoice.net/JNCL/Campaig...

Protect FY26 Title III ESSA Funding Because of our collective advocacy, we secured the release of critical FY25 Title III funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Our national press conference generated more than 16 media stor...

PROTECT FY26 TITLE III ESSA FUNDING
Join JNCL-NCLIS and NABE in Protecting FY26 Title III ESSA Funding. Now, we need your help in protecting Title III funding in FY26. Act Now! www.votervoice.net/JNCL/Campaig...

Be recognized for your excellence & promote your World Language program with PSMLA's PEP Award! Start collecting your evidence now- applications are due in February 2026. Only one teacher needs to be a PSMLA member to apply. Check out our PEP awards page for more information at psmla.org! #langchat

The Nancy Zimmerman scholarship covers conference registration and lodging for two nights for a WL educator in their first 5 years of teaching. Apply today- the deadline is August 15th! psmla.org/zimmerman-sc...

Happy August, #langchat! Don’t miss out on EARLY BIRD registration for PSMLA’s Fall Conference in historic Bethlehem October 15-17, 2025! Register today! psmla.org/event/psmla-...

JNCL-NCLIS will host Action Advocacy Day on Sept 29, 2025. It’s a virtual event where you can advocate for language programs to gather support for federal funding. It costs $150 but there’s a 20% discount with the code: SUMMER. Use this link to register: forms.languagepolicy.org/np/clients/l...

Are you a new teacher in PA? Apply for our Nancy Zimmerman conference scholarship today! Visit psmla.org/zimmerman-sc... for details! #langchat

Take advantage of early bird pricing for the 2025 PSMLA Conference: Be the Star! Guiding Your Students on the Path to Proficiency, held in historic Bethlehem October 15-17. Enjoy an ALL INCLUSIVE conference to reinvigorate your teaching and network with colleagues. Register today at psmla.org!

Take me out to the ball game… ⚾️ And then to the Roberto Clemente Museum- ¡¡wepa!! 🇵🇷

ATTN Colleges/Universities in PA! If your students qualified for the PA Seal of Biliteracy, please complete this reporting form: psmla.org/global-seal-... The form will be open through July 31, 2025.

ATTN High Schools in PA! If your students qualified for the PA Seal of Biliteracy, please complete this reporting form: psmla.org/seal-biliter... The form will be open through July 31, 2025 so that you can also include your students who qualify for the PASB with the AP World Language Exam.

Celebrate Excellence with our PEP Award Winners! psmla.org/pep-awards/

Help Inform Us on Language Learning in K-12 Schools JNCL-NCLIS invites you to complete this informal survey to provide us with the most up to date information regarding language education in your school/district. By gathering this information, we can b...

JNCL-NCLIS would like to better understand the programs, priorities, & challenges you face in your district. Your responses will directly inform the tools, data, and resources they develop to support our work. Take this short survey today: linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%...

PSMLA was proud to host over 100 educators, administrators, business leaders, healthcare professionals, & language advocates at the inaugural Pennsylvania Language Summit! We invite you to continue the conversation at the annual PSMLA Conference in Bethlehem this October. See you there! #langchat

NECTFL Review - Articles on Classroom Practices Discover Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Top resource for language educators and researchers. Join us now.

The NECTFL Review published an article by former PSMLA ExCo members Dr. Nancy Zimmerman & Dr. Rich Madel on the PSMLA Peer Mentoring Program. Please read it, as support for this program & early career WL educators is crucial to the work we do. www.nectfl.org/nectfl-review/ (March 2025, pp.15-33)

Congrats to Nate and Cherie for their awards! @psmla.bsky.social @natecampbell.bsky.social

Nomination form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Excited that the March NECTFL Review issue features a peer-reviewed article I co-authored with Nancy Zimmerman of @kutztownu.bsky.social on the @psmla.bsky.social Peer Mentoring Program and its impact on language teacher growth and sustainability! #langchat

🔗https://www.nectfl.org/nectfl-review/