Category Archives: Executive News

Looking Ahead: A Context for OFLA 2017-2018

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

Beth Hanlon, OFLA President-Elect Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High School After a great “core strengthening” at the 2017 OFLA conference, the 2016-2017 school year will soon be behind us! I would like to take the opportunity to give you details of … Continue reading →

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2017 Board Elections, Meet the Candidates!

Posted on January 26, 2017 by

Beth Hanlon, OFLA President-Elect After working with the OFLA Nominations Committee, it is time to present the members that will be running for OFLA Board positions during the upcoming election! Please take the time to read about each the eligible professional … Continue reading →

Posted in Executive News, General, Uncategorized, Winter 2017 | Leave a comment

Stepping Up: Taking a leadership role in YOUR professional organization

Posted on June 11, 2016 by

Beth Hanlon, OFLA Executive Vice-President Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High School   I think back to the beginning years of my teaching career. Back to when surviving the daily struggles of lesson planning and classroom management were the top priorities. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Executive News, General, No. 3 - Summer 2016, OFLA News: Association, Opportunities, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Core Practice #3 of World Language Teaching

Posted on June 11, 2016 by

Lucas Hoffman, Sylvania Southview HS, OFLA President-elect This is part three in a series of articles about the nationally developed core practices of world language teaching. In the fall article, I wrote about the ACTFL position statement on 90% target … Continue reading →

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Advancing the Mission, Affirming our Vision, and Supporting the Strategic Plan

Posted on January 13, 2016 by

A letter from the President Martha E. Castañeda OFLA President 2015-2016 Associate Professor of Foreign Language and ESOL Education, Miami University Welcome to 2016, another year that is sure to feature significant and exciting initiatives in the field of language … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference, Executive News, Letter from the President, OFLA News: Association, Vol. 54, No. 2 - Winter 2016 | Leave a comment

2016 OFLA Awards

Posted on October 4, 2015 by

2016 OFLA Awards Lucas Hoffman, Sylvania Southview HS, OFLA Awards Chair Please consider nominating a deserving friend or colleague for an OFLA teaching award . As teachers, we serve others without asking for recognition. Recognizing others for their hard work, … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Executive News, Vol. 54, No. 1 - Fall 2015 | Leave a comment

OFLA’s Past, Present, Future…As Well As Its Commitment

Posted on June 20, 2015 by

Martha E. Castañeda, OFLA President Elect As I enter a year into the presidency of the Ohio Foreign Language Association (OFLA), I took a moment to review and reflect on OFLA’s past, present and future as well as its commitment … Continue reading →

Posted in Executive News, Vol. 53, No. 3 - Summer 2015 | 1 Comment