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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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Around the State
Ryan Wertz and Kathy Shelton, Education Program Specialists for World Languages and Cultures, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Ohio’s High Quality Instructional Materials Rubric for World Languages and Cultures is now available At the Ohio Department of Education and … Continue reading
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Bringing Films into Your Classroom – Free Language Films for Educators
Alondra Pacheco, AATSP 9-12 Representative FilmSlam Streams is a free program for educators that is made available thanks to the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) media literacy program. Through FilmSlam Streams educators can access modern language films for their classes. … Continue reading
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French & Spanish Colonial Missions
Sites of Death & Cultural Destruction Dr. Roger W. Anderson, Independent Scholar Pope Paul II declared in 1537 that indigenous people of the Americas were indeed human beings with souls that could be “saved” (Pluralism Project). European colonization then embraced … Continue reading
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My HyFlex Journey Unexpectedly Continues
Kimberly Clifford, Assistant Professor of American Sign LanguageUniversity of Cincinnati, Clermont College In a previous article, I shared how I began the journey into the new modality of HyFlex, in which in-person and online students join class simultaneously. At the … Continue reading
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