Monthly Archives: September 2017

Advocating for Bilingual Education: Meeting the Needs of ELL Students and Foreign Language Learners

Derek Braun, TESOL/OFLA Liaison Columbus City Schools, ELL Science Teacher “I was born here, pero soy de México.” This was the statement made by a student introducing herself to the class on the first day of school. The setting is … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Rubrics to Guide Your IPA and PD Proposals

Lesley Chapman, OFLA Executive Vice President  Sycamore High School Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year! At OFLA we have been working hard to continue supporting the stellar work our World Language colleagues are doing across the state. One of our … Continue reading

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Meet the Technology Committee Members

Shasha Gibbs, OFLA Technology Integration Committee Chair Medina High School Angie Drerup is currently a Spanish teacher at Buckeye High School in Medina. She earned a BS.Ed. In Spanish Secondary Education from Ohio University in 1994, a MS.Ed. in Classroom … Continue reading

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World Language Teachers’ Path to Proficiency

Dina Marsala, OFLA Editor of Electronic Media We often talk so much about where our students are on their respective path to proficiency that we tend to forget that we are also following our own paths. No two teachers’ paths … Continue reading

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AATSP Fall 2017: Spotlight on Scholarships

Angela Gardner, AATSP Buckeye Chapter President 2017 As we return to our classrooms this fall, we may be thinking of new ways to improve our instructional practices by honing our language and pedagogical skills to best serve our students. One … Continue reading

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A Call to Action

Barbara A. Sposet, Ph. D., Baldwin Wallace University OFLA Teacher Education and Licensure Committee Chair What do you get when you gather 21 college/university World Language faculty, one ODE consultant and one ODHE (Ohio Department of Higher Education) representative? The answer: … Continue reading

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