Megan Flinchbaugh, a Spanish teacher at Manheim Central High School, was named the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA) Teacher of the Year at the organization's annual fall conference on Oct. 26.
Flinchbaugh is active in the professional community. At the national level, she has served on the board of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica as editor of "Albricias." She currently serves PSMLA as editor of its annual journal Pennsylvania Language Forum and sits on the executive council. She hopes to continue her work with PSMLA as its second vice president. Together with her colleague Nathan Campbell, Flinchbaugh co-founded the regional organization Association of World Language Educators (AWLE) to offer professional development and consulting to world language teachers and departments.
In the classroom, Flinchbaugh's passion and goals revolve around inspiring a love of Spanish and lifelong language learning among her students, beginning on the first day of Spanish 1. Her students describe her as hardworking, passionate, encouraging, and supportive.
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