Category Archives: Committee News

How Does A ChatGPT Lesson Plan Compare to My Typical Plans? Lauren Racela, OFLA Technology Integration Committee ChairFrench Teacher, Milford High School By now, I am sure you have heard about the wonders of AI resources, specifically ChatGPT. There is … Continue reading →

Incorporating Diverse Comprehension-Based Novels to Support Language Acquisition Through Reading Marcia Davis, Diversity Committee & Secondary Language Learning Committee Chair Assistant Principal, World Language Middle School, Columbus City Schools Comprehension-based novels are a powerful part of the second language classroom. … Continue reading →

Nicole Hanlon, OFLA Beginning Teachers ChairFrench Teacher, Buckeye Valley High 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 … Continue reading →

Topic Expansions to Get Kids Thinking About the World Around Them Lauren Racela, OFLA Technology Integration Committee ChairFrench Teacher, Milford High School In many cases, the world language classroom may be used as an opportunity for students to discover other … Continue reading →

Marcia Davis, OFLA Secondary Language Learning ChairAssistant Principal/Former Spanish Teacher, World Language Middle School, Columbus City Schools Meeting learners’ needs can be challenging, to say the least. Differentiating instruction is one way to help meet those challenges. According to Carol … Continue reading →

Nicole Hanlon, OFLA Beginning Teachers ChairFrench Teacher, Buckeye Valley High 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 … Continue reading →

Pascale Abadie, OFLA Recruitment and Retention ChairAssociate Professor, Wright State University Learners cannot learn French only because they want to become a chef in France. In order to learn proficiently, it is necessary to know how the French live, what … Continue reading →

Tips for Incorporating Novels into Novice Classrooms Lauren Racela, OFLA Technology Integration Committee ChairFrench Teacher, Milford High School Each year I’ve taught, I’ve elected to teach with a leveled reader. I truly think that the students have benefitted from this … Continue reading →

Transforming Language Learning Marcia Davis, OFLA Secondary Language Learning ChairWorld Language Middle School, Columbus City Schools Language is a powerful vehicle through which its learners can communicate about a variety of topics. Traditionally, that communication may have been about the … Continue reading →

Pascale Abadie, OFLA Recruitment and Retention ChairAssociate Professor, Wright State University It has been more and more challenging to recruit teachers and professors alike; fewer students choose the teaching path, and a job that was once seen as rewarding and … Continue reading →