Monthly Archives: January 2019

2019 Ohio World LanguageTeacher of the Year and 2019 CSCTFL

Milton Alan Turner, President French and Spanish Teacher, Saint Ignatius High School 2019 Teacher of the Year We are pleased to announce that Angela Gardner of Ross High School has been named the 2019 Ohio World Language Teacher of the … Continue reading

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Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2019

This is a friendly reminder that this year’s OFLA conference is a joint conference with the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)!  The conference will take place March 14-16, 2019, at the Hilton Downtown in Columbus. … Continue reading

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AROUND THE STATE

Ryan Wertz and Kathy Shelton, World Language Consultants, Ohio Department of Education Happy New Year, everyone! We hope 2019 will be a year full of energized teaching and learning, one marked by significant proficiency gains and intercultural development for your … Continue reading

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Tips to Advocate for Languages in your Community

Angela Gardner, OFLA PR and Advocacy Committee Chairperson In the last edition of The Cardinal, we shared tips for advocating for languages in your building. You can further enhance and support these efforts through some simple tips for advocating for … Continue reading

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Starting Fresh: We Have So Many Opportunities

Beth Hanlon, OFLA Immediate Past President Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High School The ball drops in Times Square and “2019” lights up! We congratulate each other on the arrival of the New Year with kisses, hugs, and cheers…assuming you were able … Continue reading

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MAKING THE BEST OF THE TIME WE HAVE: My New Year Resolution

Julie Frye, Lexington High School French/OFLA Membership Chair Happy New Year 2019! I am working on a list of “19 for 2019” and wanted to share the inspiration for this idea. It comes from a podcast! I subscribe to a … Continue reading

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Welcome to Year Two for the State of Ohio Seal of Biliteracy

Lesley Chapman, OFLA President-Elect, Sycamore City Schools As we turn the page of the calendar and enter 2019, many of us are looking ahead to the spring and to testing for the State of Ohio Seal of Biliteracy. I tested … Continue reading

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“…a little chat, a little idle talk of this and that” – Sancho Panza, Man of La Mancha

Barbara A. Sposet, Ph.D. Chair, OFLA Teacher and Education Licensure Committee Baldwin Wallace University This month’s article includes several items of interest to university teacher-educators as well as in-service and pre-service teachers. For university World Language instructors, methods instructors and … Continue reading

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2018-2019 Scholarship Recipients

Denise Broda Chair, OFLA Scholarship Committee The OFLA Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s scholarships. Congratulations to the following:

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