Author Archives: Cardinal Editor

Five Takeaways from Languages Alive in 2025

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Cardinal Editor

Alexis Blum, OWLA Professional Development ChairSpanish Teacher, Wapakoneta High School Happy Spring, OWLA! I hope you are enjoying your spring and finding happiness at the closure of another school year. It was so wonderful to see so many of you … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on New Teachers: Allie Harris

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Cardinal Editor

Abby Arace, OWLA Beginning Teachers ChairFrench Teacher, New Albany Middle School The OWLA 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. We want … Continue reading →

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Interdisciplinary Connections

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Cardinal Editor

Deepening Language Learning Through Collaboration Samantha Colby, OWLA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee ChairSpanish Teacher, Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering In a language classroom, it is important to incorporate opportunities for students to learn and utilize the target language to … Continue reading →

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Thematic Units in the Elementary World Language Classroom

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Cardinal Editor

Jonathan Harris, OWLA Early Language Learning ChairSpanish Teacher, St. Gabriel Consolidated School Thematic units are concepts taught in other subject areas such as math, science, art and social studies that can be taught in a target language. A benefit of … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Cardinal Editor

Reflections on my time as an OWLA Board member Dawn N. Michael, OWLA Recruitment and Retention ChairReynoldsburg City SchoolsIn spite of personal circumstances that have hampered my ability to participate fully in the way that I would have liked, I … Continue reading →

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2025 Scholarships and Raffle Recap

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Cardinal Editor

Thank you so much for supporting our beginning and future teachers! Nicole Hanlon, OWLA Scholarship ChairFrench Teacher, Buckeye Valley High School Our 3rd annual conference raffle was a huge success thanks to support from all of you who attended the … Continue reading →

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AROUND THE STATE

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Cardinal Editor

Ryan Wertz and Kathleen Shelton, Education Program Specialists for World Languages and Cultures, Ohio Department of Education and WorkforceOhio’s Dual Language/Immersion Schools Cultivate Bilingual Brilliance and Cross-Cultural AwarenessAcross Ohio, a growing number of dual language/immersion (DL/I) schools are creating transformative … Continue reading →

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Develop Your Students’ Creativity By Participating in AATSP’s Poster Contest

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Cardinal Editor

Alondra Pacheco, AATSP 9-12 Representative AATSP offers students a wonderful opportunity to showcase their artistic skills. Andrea Nazelli, our National Poster Contest Director, has been hard at work developing meaningful ways that students as young as pre-K can participate in … Continue reading →

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National German Exam Results 2025

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Cardinal Editor

Ohio has a travel-study scholarship winner! Darlene Lyon, Retired Ohio AATG Testing Chair This year’s National German Exam continued with its secure online testing format with 646 students in 10 schools around Ohio completing the exam.  At level 2, twenty-six … Continue reading →

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Free to Celebrate the Deceased

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Cardinal Editor

Exploring Día de los Muertos in a Central California Town Dr. Roger W. Anderson, Independent Scholar Now living in California, I enjoy opportunities to deepen my understanding of Hispanic cultures and practice my Spanish. In Fall 2024, our local newspaper … Continue reading →

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