The Cardinal

Ryan Wertz and Kathy Shelton, World Language Consultants
Ohio Department of Education

Thank You for a Job Done Extraordinarily Well during a Time of Great Adversity

The Ohio Department of Education would like to recognize the outstanding efforts of world language educators around the Buckeye State who have been working very hard to overcome tremendous challenges to provide their students with opportunities to continue learning and maintain their proficiency gains. Seemingly overnight, you have transformed yourselves from classroom teachers into blended learning facilitators, embracing new practices and technologies along the way with determination and grit. We are truly in awe of the amazing accomplishments you have made in just a short time, and when we proudly boast that Ohio has some of the best and the brightest our profession has to offer, we truly mean it! Thank you for your outstanding efforts in the face of tremendous uncertainty and challenge! Your students and their families are so very lucky to have you in their corner! Continue reading →

OFLA Needs Your Support Now

Teri Wiechart, OFLA Membership Chair
Delphos Jefferson High School, Retired

There are many reasons to stay involved at this time in OFLA!  Most importantly, it is a way to stay connected when we need it most.  OFLA needs your voice and your support as we continue to provide advocacy and services for our members. Continue reading →

Cheryl Johnson, OFLA President-Elect
Instructional Technologist for the Modern Languages, Denison University 

I would first like to thank everyone who voted in our 2020 OFLA election. The board appreciates your participation in this process. We especially appreciate that you took the time to vote as our attention was being focused more and more on the pandemic. Continue reading →

Milton Alan Turner, OFLA Immediate Past President
Saint Ignatius High School

This year OFLA recognizes one educator and two friends of world languages as our 2020 Award Winners. Gary DiBianca of Orange High School was named the Leona Glenn Award Winner for Outstanding Language Teacher and State Senator Kristina Roegner and former State Representative Sarah LaTourette were named the Non-Educator Friends of World Languages. Continue reading →

ADVOCACY IN TIMES OF CHALLENGE

Connection is the Key

Angela Gardner, OFLA Public Relations and Advocacy Chair
Spanish Teacher, Ross High School

First and foremost, I hope that you are all either safe at home, or, at the time of the publication of this article, healthy and free to engage in activities outside your home and feeling safe to do so.  Continue reading →