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Benefits of Using TV Shows in the World Language Class
Beth Hanlon, OFLA Executive Recorder and Editor of The CardinalSpanish Teacher, Oberlin High School I have used a few television shows in my classes over the years and would like to share the benefits I have observed. First, let me … Continue reading
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Starting Class Off Right…In the Target Language
Nicola Work, OFLA Editor for Electronic Media University of Dayton, Associate Professor of French Do you want your students to start thinking in the target language when they come to your room? Do you want to start your class in … Continue reading
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Is this for a Grade? Making Work Worth Your Time (And Theirs)
Alexis Blum, OFLA Professional Development ChairSpanish Teacher, Wapakoneta High School How many times have you heard these phrases this week? “Is this for a grade?” “Are you collecting this?” “Are we turning this in?” And my personal favorite…”Do we all … Continue reading
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Meet the OFLA Teacher of the Year
Lesley Chapman, OFLA Public Relations and Advocacy ChairFrench Teacher, Sycamore High School It is so exciting to introduce our membership to Maria Herman, OFLA’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. Maria is a great advocate of world language education, and we … Continue reading
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Spotlight on New Teachers: Kendal Smith
Abby Arace, OFLA Beginning Teachers ChairFrench Teacher, New Albany Middle School The OFLA Beginning Teacher Committee is working hard to connect with new teachers and to support them in becoming excellent, innovative, resourceful, and long-lasting world language teachers. Our goal … Continue reading
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Listen Up!
Implementing Luvvoice AI into Your Interpretive Listening Activities Samantha Colby, OFLA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee ChairSpanish Teacher, Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering In an effort to give my students more authentic listening opportunities, I began searching for a text-to-speech … Continue reading
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Recommended Websites for World Language Education
Jonathan Harris, OFLA Early Language Learning ChairSpanish Teacher, St. Gabriel Consolidated School In my previous article, I provided a list of apps recommended by NNELL, the National Network for Early Language Learners. As an early language teacher for nearly the … Continue reading
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On the Same Page
Aligning Practices as a Tool in Increasing Program Enrollment Dawn N. Michael, OFLA Recruitment & Retention ChairReynoldsburg City Schools This is a follow-up piece to my October article entitled “Where Did All the Our (Language) Students Go? Examining Systemic and … Continue reading
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A Peek Inside the 2025 Conference Raffle
Supporting our Scholarship and Grant Fund! Nicole Hanlon, OFLA Scholarship ChairFrench Teacher, Buckeye Valley High School Did you know that every year at the Conference, we host a raffle to help fund our scholarships and grants? Participation in the raffle … Continue reading
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Have You Heard about Cleveland’s Community Arts Center?
idden Gem for Modern Language Educators Alondra Pacheco, AATSP 9-12 Representative As an educator, I am always looking for innovative ways to bring culture alive for my students. Being able to visit the Community Arts Center/ Centro de Artes Comunitarias … Continue reading
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