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Category Archives: Executive News
Upcoming Events
Milton Alan Turner, President Elect French and Spanish Teacher, Saint Ignatius High School 2018 OFLA Elections After working with the OFLA Nominations Committee, we will soon present the members that will be running for OFLA Board positions during the upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Executive News, General, Opportunities, Uncategorized, Winter 2018
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2018 OFLA Teacher of the Year
Beth Hanlon, 2017-2018 OFLA President Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High School The Teacher of the Year Award is designed to recognize very accomplished language teachers that follow best practices, both state and national standards, as well as proficiency guidelines. The Teacher … Continue reading
Message from the President
Beth Hanlon, 2017-2018 OFLA President Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High School Happy 2017-2018 school year! As a teacher, I always feel as though a new school year is THE new year. It is a time for fresh starts as well as … Continue reading
Insights from the President-Elect
Milton Alan Turner, President-Elect French and Spanish Teacher, Saint Ignatius High School LILL Conference-We Are All Leaders! 40 world languages teachers participated in the Leadership Initiative for Language Learning (LILL) Summer Initiative for Emerging Leaders June 27-29 in Skokie, IL. … Continue reading
Posted in Executive News, Fall 2017, General, Uncategorized
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Coming Soon: Rubrics to Guide Your IPA and PD Proposals
Lesley Chapman, OFLA Executive Vice President Sycamore High School Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year! At OFLA we have been working hard to continue supporting the stellar work our World Language colleagues are doing across the state. One of our … Continue reading
Posted in Executive News, Fall 2017, General, Uncategorized
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Looking Ahead: A Context for OFLA 2017-2018
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
2017 Board Elections, Meet the Candidates!
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
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Stepping Up: Taking a leadership role in YOUR professional organization
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
Core Practice #3 of World Language Teaching
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
Posted in Executive News, General, No. 3 - Summer 2016, Uncategorized
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Advancing the Mission, Affirming our Vision, and Supporting the Strategic Plan
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
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