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Best of Ohio
Congratulations to Ohio’s All Stars! Teri Wiechart, President It is my great pleasure to announce that Christy Miller of Perry High School in Massillon was chosen as BEST OF OHIO for her session called Music in the French Classroom. She … Continue reading
Argumentative Writing for Foreign Language Teachers
Martha Casteñada, Executive Vice-President, Miami University In the current political landscape, teacher candidates, junior teachers, and experienced teachers must demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions. One can argue the validity of these measures, but the reality is that all constituents need … Continue reading
Letter from the President
The Times They Are a-Changin’ Teri Wiechart, OFLA President 2013-2014 Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year! As you look at the New Year’s resolutions you have considered, let’s see what OFLA can and can’t help you with.
Posted in Executive News, Vol. 52, No. 2 - Winter 2014
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Some of the SLA supporting the IPA
Martha Castañeda, Executive Vice-President Miami University As teachers we often hear about the importance of creating Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) for our language classroom. Still, we seldom hear about the Second Language Acquisition (SLA) behind the IPA. In this newsletter … Continue reading
Realizing the Benefits of Being an OFLA Member
Professional Development, Collegiality, Support and Shared Knowledge Roz Terek, Immediate Past President French Teacher, Poland Seminary High School When I think about the changes that have recently been imposed on teachers in Ohio and throughout the nation, it seems clear … Continue reading
Membership
CH-CH-CH-CHANGES They happen all the time! Julie Frye, Lexington High School Membership Chair Happy New Year to one and all. I have been spending some holiday time renewing memberships and updating the OFLA contact/member roster. And, as many of you … Continue reading
The Cardinal: The Ins and Outs
Beth Hanlon, Spanish Teacher, Wellington High School Executive Recorder and Editor for Print Publications I have only edited The Cardinal electronically and therefore, it blows my mind to think of how The Cardinal would have been edited in the past! … Continue reading
2014 Conferences
Two fantastic professional development conferences are coming up this year! Click on the conference title below for more information! 2014 OFLA Annual Conference 2014 CSCTFL
AATF
AATF Ohio News Le Grand Concours Pascale Abadie, AATF-OH President See Judy Bates’s article in this newsletter for information on how to sign up for this year’s contest. Judy Bates, our Ohio French Contest Administrator “extraordinaire” is ready to retire after many … Continue reading
AATG
AATG News Deborah Page, University of Cincinnati, AATG Representative Ohio AATG Fall Conference The Ohio AATG held its annual fall conference November 1-2, 2013 in Columbus at the Hyatt-Worthington Hotel, with approximately 25 people in attendance. The conference started on … Continue reading
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