Teacher named Global Educator

Fox Chapel Area High School world language teacher Kelly Barone has earned the distinction of being named a Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA) Global Educator.

According to an email from Dr. Jan Hostler Stewart from the PSMLA Global Scholars Program, the honor reflects the culture, environment and priorities that the Fox Chapel Area School District has established to encourage and recognize insight and forward-thinking in preparing students for success in today’s world.

“Kelly has provided the opportunity for and mentored her students to consciously select courses and activities to become PSMLA Global Scholars Graduates for at least two consecutive years. Her dedication and commitment to her students, her school and this program are inspiring and commendable,” Dr. Hostler Stewart said. “Today’s world presents unprecedented global challenges about which instantaneous communication provides a superabundance of information. Thanks to Kelly, the PSMLA Global Scholars in the Fox Chapel Area School District may be more well-equipped to process, understand and disseminate this knowledge and use it as the basis for developing wider perspectives which will be beneficial as they move forward in life.”

This is the second time Barone, a Spanish teacher, has been named a Global Educator by the PSMLA. Her certification as a Global Educator is valid for two years.