A former student on first arriving at college and being intimidated by the urban environment: “I didn’t expect to be homesick, but the first two weeks I just wanted to come home and sleep.” These conversations are important for our #rural students! NEW Podcast: The Rural Impact! w/Michelle Rathman PARSS

Best advice? “Try not to get overwhelmed. Be ready to step out of your comfort zone. Expect change, adjust to it, and don’t be afraid to ask for help.” It was great to hear from some former WASD students!

Maylén joined us for clubs to talk about her experience in Mauritania w/ Peace Corps. She worked to promote girls' education through activities such as poetry & math competitions, basketball camps, & tutoring. Both French & Arabic are official languages in much of western Africa.

French 4 chapter summaries for “Le Petit Prince” have reminded me that not only are these students gifted linguists, but great artists too! #lepetitprince #LeadWithLanguages

If you have to miss school on Friday, there’s nothing better than coming back to this type of note on Monday. We have the best students at Wellsboro HS!

So true! As we read Elie Wiesel's "Night" & consider the question of how our stories affect our identity, Jennifer Wahl helped us to better understand Elie's identity as a Jew wishing to study Kabbalah. Our area lacks religious diversity & we so appreciated Jen's perspective.

“This is the rural life that I know exists all over the country: It can be stimulating and rewarding, a place for bold creativity. I am more involved in politics, and more outspoken about social and racial justice, economic development and feminism.” Yes! nytimes.com/2019/03/08/opi…

We finished reading John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" in 10th grade English class today. My favorite review was "I hate reading, but this book was amazing." That's just the kind of thing that keeps this first-year English teacher going.

Bravo Maryam Nawaz _sexy_XXX for giving students the space & time to explore a chosen area of interest. Your students’ self-motivation, passion, and enthusiasm stuck with me all day. Truly inspiring. I can’t wait for my next conference with these authors!

Did you know that some 4,800 French companies employed 678,000 people in the USA in 2017? France is the 3rd biggest foreign employer in the USA after the U.K. & Japan. In #Pennsylvania French companies created 27,000 jobs! France-Amérique Magazine france-amerique.com/en/a-french-co…

Thanks to @SkypeClassroom we traveled to the National National WWII Museum in New Orleans without leaving Room 202! After reading "Night" & learning about Martin Niemöller's Stuttgart Declaration of Guilt, we continued to explore the concept of personal & collective responsibility.

Students impressed me with their engagement & questions. Afterwards Ms. Fitzgerald, the museum's distance learning specialist, gave us a quick tour of the museum. She even stayed connected after the bell to answer a few student questions. I can't recommend @SkypeClassroom enough!

"We don’t need to choose between languages or computer science. We need to choose them both." Read about how STEM and language skills work hand in hand and why we need to choose both by ACTFL 2017 National Language Teacher of the Year Katrina. bit.ly/2WKoFdG

“We each have something to offer. The world is a better place when we embrace what we have to give...the world needs your light.” Wade Owlett encourages students at his alma mater during the 2019 CU-Mansfield Academic Honors reception.

“French will become more prominent because of the growing market of Africa & the strong presence of western Europe and Canada in the world economy. If you look at the top ten banks in the world, most of them are in French-speaking countries." newscentermaine.com/mobile/article…

Is the acquisition of knowledge still power? If not, how can we empower students? Deeper learning inspires hope. Hopeful students anticipate barriers & see multiple pathways to success. Planning for a successful future = empowerment! Battelle for Kids Jamie-lee Meade #RSANY

“What a tragedy for anyone in public education to confuse hopelessness w/ laziness because they manifest themselves in the same way... I thought my job was teaching English, but it was to get students excited about their future. My class was just a stepping stone.” Jamie-lee Meade

“Learning a new language changes the way we tell stories...It makes us think in different ways,” said college graduate Emily Sedlacek, who hopes to use her B.A. in languages and cultures with a concentration in French and Spanish to teach English abroad. bit.ly/2XI0QHC

Proud of Wade Owlett for sharing the voices of Tioga Co. students with @RELNNH Plymouth State University! Our students understand the advantages of their rural education despite mainstream ideas about rural America. They will help us change the narrative and inspire hope in our small towns.

Here's more evidence that #language learning is complementary to #STEM! A new study found that the most important aptitude for coders is the ability to learn languages. bit.ly/2IiKBax