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How Engaged are You with OFLA?
Beth Hanlon, OFLA Executive Recorder and Editor of The CardinalSpanish Teacher, Oberlin High School Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! I hope your year started off well! As a member of the OFLA board, I can tell you that the … Continue reading
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Fun in the Language Classroom: Mixing It Up with Games
Nicola Work, OFLA Editor for Electronic Media University of Dayton, Associate Professor of French Do you need to add some easy, fun activities to your language class? Do you have a few minutes to spare at the beginning or the … Continue reading
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Professional Development Opportunities for OFLA!
An Update from your Professional Development Committee Alexis Blum, OFLA Professional Development ChairSpanish Teacher, Wapakoneta High School Welcome back, OFLA! I hope your school year is off to a great start. OFLA has been busy planning some great professional development … Continue reading
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Advocacy Begins with Your Students
JNCL Presents “Elevating Language Learning” Lesley Chapman, OFLA Advocacy ChairFrench Teacher, Sycamore High School As language educators, we all aspire to influence our students’ futures as lifelong language learners, and our strongest language programs begin inside the classroom with the … Continue reading
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2025 Central States Conference
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Spotlight on New Teachers: Ann Marie Willis
Abby Arace, 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 is … Continue reading
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The Importance of Adopting a DEI Statement for OFLA
Samantha Colby, OFLA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee ChairToledo Technology Academy of Engineering In a world that is becoming more diverse and language is being used to understand and communicate with others, OFLA must ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusion … Continue reading
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Recommended Apps for Early Language Education
Jonathan Harris, OFLA Early Language Learning ChairSpanish Teacher, St. Gabriel Consolidated School Before I proceed with this article, let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Jonathan Harris and I have been teaching Spanish in grades K-8 at St. Gabriel … Continue reading
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Where Did All Our (Language) Students Go?
Examining Systemic and Classroom Factors in Program Decline Dawn N. Michael, OFLA Recruitment & Retention ChairReynoldsburg City Schools This August I unexpectedly became department lead. This was not unwelcome, but a surprise, and it threw me into a position of … Continue reading
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Scholarships and Grants for 2024-2025
Nicole Hanlon, OFLA Scholarship ChairFrench Teacher, Buckeye Valley High School As the newness of the school year begins to wear off, it’s time to start thinking about the upcoming conference! OFLA offers two different scholarships to help introduce teachers to … Continue reading
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