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 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/

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

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/

PSMLA is now on BlueSky. Give us a follow today! 👋 #langchat