1. Professionalizing the
Profession and Our Students
Mary E. Risner, Ed. D.
University of Florida
PKYonge “Best Practices” Workshop
mrisner@latam.ufl.edu
2. Overview
Our role in marketing/changing
perception
Language & Culture for “Careers”
Professional Learning
Communities
4. Getting on the Same Page…
Educational
Institutions Workplace
Still based on traditional
top-down model, passive learning,
rote memorization, etc.
Reacting more quickly in
changing global
context
11. Spanish for Leadership-
Colorado, Cristin Bleess
Spanish in the Community
and the Workplace-
Wisconsin, Katrina Beeck
Spanish for Leadership-
Florida, Danika Cornelius
Business and
Environment-Connecticut,
Juanjo Vazquez-Caballero
Spanish for Healthcare-
Pennsylvania, Melissa
Swarr
Current K-12 Courses
12. How Can You Engage Your
Students?
• Invite professionals to your classroom
(virtually or F2F)
• Involve students in projects with community
organizations
• Reach out to teachers in other disciplines
(business ed, health, sciences)
• Connect with classes around the globe