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Monthly Archives: May 2022
The Power of Relationships
Better Together Marcia Davis, OFLA Secondary Language Learning and Diversity Committee ChairWorld Language Middle School, Columbus City Schools Ohio’s Learning Standards for World Languages and Cultures describe what learners should know and be able to do while building language proficiency … Continue reading
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AATSP Update
Alondra Pacheco, Ohio Buckeye AATSP President Spanish Teacher, University School, Hunting Valley We are delighted to announce that Ryan Casey and Nadine Jacobsen-McLean will serve as National Teach Spanish Week co-chairs of the 2022 event. NTSW aims to promote the teaching … Continue reading
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Team Traveling: Bringing the World to Our Kids
How 3 Teachers in Stark County Created a Travel Team to Get More Students into the World Megan Brady, OFLA Beginning Teacher Chair Spanish Teacher, Northwest High School What are we doing to motivate our students to learn languages when … Continue reading
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Ohio Francophiles: Celebrate “Our House Tavern” & Ohio’s French History
Dr. Roger Anderson, Assistant Professor of International Languages & Cultures, Central State University In the 18th century, French aristocrats fleeing the violence of the French Revolution were lured to the Ohio River Valley by scammers, who succeeded in swindling them. … Continue reading
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Rick Steves Bringing Europe into Our Classrooms
Dr. Roger Anderson, Assistant Professor of International Languages & Cultures, Central State University For those unfamiliar, Rick Steves is the U.S. European travel expert whose brand (empire?) encompasses travel shows on radio and television, annual guidebooks, and even touring packages … Continue reading
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