National:
JNCL-NCLIS updates
February 19, 2021 Legislation Calls for Federal Government to Translate COVID-19 Materials into Multiple Languages. Congresswoman Meng's bill would remove barriers that ethnic and non-English speaking communities in Queens and across the country face in accessing critical coronavirus information JNCL-NCLIS proudly endorses this legislation.
February 12, 2021 LAD21 Early Results, Guest Blog: ACTFL on the Seal of Biliteracy, & Legal Developments for Independent Contractors in California and Beyond
January 29, 2021 Biden to Rescind Limits on Immigration and Work Visas, Include ASL Interpretation For Daily Briefings, & A Call For States to Reject Restrictions on Independent Contracting
January 22, 2021 "Educators, This is Our Moment" First Lady Addresses Teachers, Biden Signs Executive Order Preserving January 22, 2021 "Educators, This is Our Moment" First Lady Addresses Teachers, Biden Signs Executive Order Preserving DACA, & Miguel Cardona and the Future of ELL Education in the U.S.
January 15, 2021 Building on 40 Years of Language Advocacy, Education and Civil Rights Groups Urge Biden Education Transition Team to Protect English Learners, Billions in Aid Head to Colleges
January 8, 2021 Additional $54 Billion in COVID Relief Aid for K-12 Students, ATA Letter to CDC to Include Interpreters in Vaccine Guidance, & Teaching on the Days After: Resources for Educating Toward Justice
December 23, 2020 A Reason to Celebrate this Holiday Season, Congress Includes $15M to Begin World Language Advancement and Readiness Grants Program
December 18, 2020 JNCL-NCLIS Represents Languages at Biden-Harris Department of Education Transition Team Stakeholders Meeting, America's Languages Guide to Exemplary Programs Now Accepting Nominations, & New Contenders for Education Secretary
Language Associations and Resource Centers
ACTFL American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
CASIE Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education
CLA College Language Association
MLA Modern Language Association
NFLRC National Foreign Language Resource Centers
Language Events
Carnival (Rio ) July 9-17, 2021
Chinese New Year February 12th, 2021
Día de los muertos November 2, 2021
Fuji Shibazakura Festival mid April - late May 2021
Hispanic Heritage Month starts September 15, 2021
Journée Internationale de la francophonie March 20th, 2021
Francophonie Atlanta March 2020
Mardi gras February 16th 2021
National French Week Novermber 3-9, 2021
Oktoberfest September 18 - October 3, 2021
Tomatina August 25, 2021
Regional:
SAMLA - South-Atlantic Modern Language Association
SCOLT - Southern Conference on Language Teaching
State:
Language Associations
AATF – Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French
AATG - Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German
AATSP - Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
ASLTA – American Sign Language Teachers Association
GATJ - Georgia Association of the Teachers of Japanese
GCA - Georgia Classical Association
GCLE - Georgia Chinese Language Educators
· Department of Education:
GA DOE - GaDOE World Languages and Global/Workforce Initiatives
GPS Georgia Performance Standards for Modern Languages and Latin
GSE Georgia Standards of Excellence for World Languages (MS DLI and SNS3 only)
TeachGeorgia (Teaching job openings)



