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2016 OFLA Awards
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
OFLA’s Past, Present, Future…As Well As Its Commitment
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
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2015 Board Election Results
EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION RESULTS 2015
Membership
Make Your Membership Meaningful Julie Frye, OFLA Membership Chair French Teacher Lexington High School “Welcome!” to all of our new members and “Welcome back!” to our renewed members who benefitted from the annual OFLA Conference. Our choice of Kalahari Resort … Continue reading
2015 OFLA Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Parthena Draggett! OFLA’s Nominee for Central States Teacher of the Year Richard Emch, French Teacher, North Royalton High School, 2014-2015 OFLA President The OFLA Board is pleased to announce that Parthena Draggett, Jackson High School French and Spanish … Continue reading
2015 Board Elections
Teri Wiechart, OFLA Immediate Past President The election for new OFLA board members will be held in mid-February. Each professional member is eligible and encouraged to vote for the leadership of the organization. Each year a new member of the … Continue reading
Ohio… A Great Place to Be a World Language Educator
Lucas Hoffman, Sylvania Southview, OFLA Executive Vice-President I’ve been quite fortunate over the past several years to participate in much professional development locally in Ohio: regionally, nationally, and internationally. I have always appreciated the hard work and collaboration of my … Continue reading
Membership
Bonne Année & Happy New Year in Whatever Language is Yours! Membership 2015 Julie Frye, OFLA Membership Chair French Teacher Lexington High School How time flies! I can’t seem to wrap my head around the fact that we are … Continue reading
Yes, We Can…Because We Need To!
In Pursuit of the 90%+ Target Language Usage Beth Hanlon, OFLA Executive Recorder and Editor for Print Publications Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High School Why do we use “Can Do” statements? To show our students WHAT THEY CAN DO in the target … Continue reading
Professional Development
Martha Halemba, OFLA Professional Development Chair Spanish Teacher, Hudson High School Hopefully you have all recuperated from the holidays! It’s time to get back into the swing of school and professional development. We have a workshop offering coming up entitled … Continue reading
The Cardinal 