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Promoting

Promoting

    • Educational entities can engage in a variety of activities to promote the MI-SoBL.
    • To promote the MI-SoBL, language teachers should discuss the MI-SoBL with students during class and with parents/guardians during Parent-Teacher conferences using the MI-SoBL Brochures that are available in the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Dari, English, French, German, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil, and Ukrainian. The brochures are available on the Educators Page of the MI-SoBL Website under the heading Resources for Printing/Sharing.
    • Download and post the MI-SoBL Poster in all language classrooms as well as in the office of counselors and administrators.
    • Honor the MI-SoBL awardees at a special ceremony such as an Honors Assembly or Honors Convocation.
    • Honor the MI-SoBL awardees during graduation ceremonies.
    • Post photos of MI-SoBL ceremonies and awardees on school and district websites.
    • Post photos and articles on the MI-SoBL awardees on social media.
    • Send a press release and photos about MI-SoBL awardees to appropriate newspapers and newsletters.
    • It is recommended that colleges and universities use the MI-SoBL for admissions, placement, and granting of credit for language courses. Please contact your college or university to identify ways in which they are valuing the MI-SoBL.
    • Colleges and universities can contact prospective students and recently-admitted students who have been awarded the MI-SoBL to promote their language courses and programs in order to increase enrollment.
    • Parents/guardians can encourage their student(s) to continue with World Language study beyond the language requirement in order to qualify for the MI-SoBL.
    • Parents/guardians can encourage the maintenance of a native or heritage language by using it in the home environment. Students can then use their native or heritage language when applying for the MI-SoBL.
    • Parents/guardians can encourage their school or district to offer long-sequence, well-articulated language programs so that students meet the minimum qualifications for the MI-SoBL.
    • Parents/guardians can encourage their student(s) to seek out opportunities to use the language in the community where it is spoken. For example, in a service-learning project.
    • Parents/guardians can encourage school districts to promote and support travel abroad as language and cultural experiences.