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Thank you to all members who applied for the Cemanahuac Educational Program Scholarship

Cemanahuac offers an immersion opportunity for teachers of Spanish that will help to strengthen their proficiency in language and culture. Teachers may take Spanish classes at the Cemanahuac center in Cuernavaca, Mexico for two weeks.  PNCFL will help to administer the Cemanahuac study scholarship, with the applications due by January 15, 2010.

This summer study grant of approximately $1000.00 includes registration, tuition for two weeks, housing (double occupancy) with all meals, and one all-day field study trip. Other expenses, in addition to airfare, that the recipient would have to cover include transportation to Cuernavaca (about $15 US each way), a textbook ($35), and personal expenses. The recipient can begin the summer study at any time, as Cemanahuac offers several concise programs that take place over the duration of the summer.

To find out more about the Cemanahuac program, visit the Cemanahuac Web site.

Congratulations to the 2009 Professional Development Award winners!

Click here to learn more about Amy Velazquez, Dr. Paloma Martínez-Carbajo, and Dr. Patricia L. Rounds

PNCFL welcomes newly-elected Vice President/President Elect

Laurel is an active member of AFLA (Alaskans for Language Acquisition) and served as a state representative for PNCFL from 2005 - 2008. She belongs to ACTFL, where she has presented at seven national conferences and was selected to be a member of the Teacher of the Year selection committee. As a member of NADSFL, Laurel was on the selection committee for the Foreign Language District Supervisor of the Year Award. Laurel currently works as the World Language Resource Teacher with the Anchorage School District Curriculum Department. In this position, she supports all WL teachers and immersion programs. She helped design and implement the first two-way immersion program for K-12 students in Alaska, and continues to expand these programs. Laurel says, “"There is so much happening now in the field of world languages education. I would love to serve and support all the teachers in the Pacific Northwest region in their professional growth and by sharing new ideas, instructional strategies, and technologies in our field.”