Author Archives: Cardinal Editor

Ryan Wertz and Kathy Shelton, World Language Consultants, Ohio Department of Education You Are Appreciated! As we pen this article, we are in the midst of Teacher Appreciation Week, which falls annually during the first week of May. We are … Continue reading →

Jonathan Harris, Ohio Buckeye AATSP PresidentSpanish Teacher, St. Gabriel Consolidated School, Cincinnati The National Conference will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, from July 8-11. Georgia’s recently passed controversial Voting Laws prompted several other organizations to relocate their conferences out of … Continue reading →

TESOL 2021International Convention & English Language Expo Derek Braun, TESOL/OFLA LiaisonColumbus City Schools, EL Science Teacher Like so many parts of our lives now, the International TESOL Conference that took place in March of 2021 was of course, virtual.  Beginning … Continue reading →

Decoding the Céloron Plaque Dr. Roger Anderson, Assistant Professor of International Languages & Cultures, Central State University The Great Lakes and Ohio River regions boast a fascinating French history.  In fact, the French even claimed Ohio as property of the … Continue reading →

Rethinking the “Foreign” in “Foreign Language” Dr. Roger Anderson, Assistant Professor of International Languages & Cultures, Central State University Editor’s Note: The OFLA Board has been discussing changing our association’s name in order to remove the word “foreign”. This process … Continue reading →

Rebecca H. Bias, Ph.D., The Ohio State University Assistant Director, Center for Languages, Literatures, and Cultures The CAAP Program (Collaborative Articulation and Assessment Project) at The Ohio State University is in its 29th year!  CAAP is a creative, action-oriented articulation … Continue reading →

Susan Colville-Hall, University of Akron, Professor Emeritus “There are some who bring a light so great to the world, that even after they have gone, the light remains” (Leanin’ Tree.)   That is so true of our dear friend, Theresa … Continue reading →

Elfe Dona, Associate Professor of German, Wright State University When educators first had to deliver their content online in early 2020, they scrambled to get their course materials online and did not pay too much attention to the advantages that … Continue reading →

Focusing On What’s Important This Year Chris LemonSpanish Teacher, Northmont High School A young woman from Spain fell in love with a man from Chile, moved there with him and made a family.  Along the way Ofelia discovered democracy and … Continue reading →

Amye R. Sukapdjo, 2nd Grade TeacherÉcole Kenwood French Immersion School The pandemic rocked learning environments everywhere in spring 2020. My current second grade students missed out on the last quarter of their first grade, which then transitioned into summer. As … Continue reading →