Category Archives: Committee News

Abby Arace, OFLA Beginning TeachersFrench Teacher, New Albany Middle School Teaching is not for the faint of heart or the weak willed – though it is an honorable and rewarding profession, it is occasionally onerous and overwhelming, especially for your … Continue reading →

Heather Harper, College and Teacher Education and LicensureThe Ohio State University To begin, I would like to express that I am very happy to be serving as the College and Teacher Education and Licensure Chair this year and look forward … Continue reading →

Leah Steiner Suter, OFLA Early Language Learning Ohio German Language School, Columbus City Schools The Ohio German Language School finds a home in the heart of “The Heart of it All.” The school’s mission? To provide the best possible German … Continue reading →

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 →