Advocacy: From the Classroom to the World

Linda Markley 2017NADSFL Café

PEWLP = Principles of Effective World Languages Programs

•I contribute to the vision for global competency by advocating for language learning opportunities.

•I build community support for language learning as a path to global competency for all students.

•I advocate for, design, and implement clearly articulated sequences of language courses.

•I offer ongoing professional development to schools to support best practices for scheduling well-articulated language sequences.

•I identify avenues through which programs and stakeholders can communicate.

•I build the capacity of school administrators to monitor and support programs within their schools.

KEY WORDS from PEWLP:

•language learning opportunities•language learning as a path•clearly articulated sequences of language•professional development & best practices•avenues for communication•capacity to monitor and support programs

What we have learned about advocacy in Florida through legislative initiatives

Computer Coding Seal of Biliteracy

•language learning opportunities•language learning as a path•clearly articulated sequences of language•professional development and best practices•avenues for communication•capacity to monitor and support programs

Connections, Communication, Community

•With the legislators •ACTFL Capwiz•JNCL-NCLIS Newsbrief •Legislative bill tracker and social media pages•State organization - emails, social media, phone chain, “team at-the-ready”, “Friends of”, Advocacy Corner

•Communication - FYI and this is how it will affect you, your job, your program and your students; Op-eds

•Partnerships: ACTFL, JNCL, business leaders, legislative “champion(s)”, former students, organizations with stakeholders- PTA, NAACP, NABE, LULAC, colleges & universities, Language Flagship

•Research and resources - articles, background knowledge on legislators; data and stats to real world applications/business; connections to heart and humanity - “greater understandings”

Resources

https://www.actfl.org/advocacy

https://ffla.wildapricot.org/advocacy

https://nble.org/resources/advocacy/advocacy-resources/

https://languagepolicy.org/

https://www.thelanguageflagship.org/

What’s Our Story?

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Connections, Communication, Community

•language learning opportunities•Businesses, Sister Cities, Rotary, Student Exchange; festivals, field days, local/state competitions, local cultural events/history/field trips, summer immersion; Honor Societies, mentors/shadow, school wide event

•language learning as a path•AP, IB, AICE; scholarships; Seal of Biliteracy; college entrance; career day speakers; field trips; real world applications/paths; personal enrichment/value

•clearly articulated sequences of language•teacher connection and collaboration, admin/guidance/parents-native speakers as mentors, peer teaching and traditions from one level to the next, mentoring/tutoring/testimonials; modeling lessons

Connections, Communication, Community

•professional development and best practices•funding for attending conferences, social venues/PLCs, authentic experiences, risk-taking and “create in comfort zone” - authentic, personalized and meaningful

•avenues for communication•involve admin/guidance/other subject areas within school and beyond; state conference - awards, “Friends of” recognition, Advocacy Corner; legislative updates; testimonials/examples/models; library, local events, School Board/PTA meetings, honor society inductions

•capacity to monitor and support programs•newsletter/blog/social media; invite admin/parents/other teachers/legislators/business leaders; “volunteer” in teacher’s classroom; data & promotional materials - share and showcase everything, especially successes!

HOPE, HEART AND HUMANITY

Linda Markley 2017

lindamarkley@bellsouth.net