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Category Archives: Executive News
Do You Want to be More Involved in OFLA?
Editing The Cardinal could be the way! Beth Hanlon, Spanish Teacher, Wellington High School Executive Recorder and Editor for Print Publications In the previous edition of The Cardinal, I wrote an article to describe the process involved in preparing The Cardinal to get it out … Continue reading
Letter from the President
The Times They Are a-Changin’ Teri Wiechart, OFLA President 2013-2014 Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year! As you look at the New Year’s resolutions you have considered, let’s see what OFLA can and can’t help you with.
Posted in Executive News, Vol. 52, No. 2 - Winter 2014
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Some of the SLA supporting the IPA
Martha Castañeda, Executive Vice-President Miami University As teachers we often hear about the importance of creating Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) for our language classroom. Still, we seldom hear about the Second Language Acquisition (SLA) behind the IPA. In this newsletter … Continue reading
Realizing the Benefits of Being an OFLA Member
Professional Development, Collegiality, Support and Shared Knowledge Roz Terek, Immediate Past President French Teacher, Poland Seminary High School When I think about the changes that have recently been imposed on teachers in Ohio and throughout the nation, it seems clear … Continue reading
The Cardinal: The Ins and Outs
Beth Hanlon, Spanish Teacher, Wellington High School Executive Recorder and Editor for Print Publications I have only edited The Cardinal electronically and therefore, it blows my mind to think of how The Cardinal would have been edited in the past! … Continue reading
Letter from the President
The Times They Are a-Changin’ Teri Wiechart, OFLA President 2013-2014 http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/bob+dylan/the+times+they+are+a+changin_20021240.html The lyrics from 1964 are still pertinent today, though those of us who remember them from the first time around believed that we invented the idea. I suspect the … Continue reading
2014 Election News Nominating Committee Members
Roz Terek, Immediate Past President French Teacher, Poland Seminary High School As I begin my final year as a member of the OFLA Board’s presidential track, one of my duties is to chair the Nominating Committee whose task is to … Continue reading
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The Benefits of Membership
Julie Frye, Lexington High School/Membership Chair If you are reading this issue of the Cardinal, you are one of our valued active members, and we thank you! You understand the benefits of belonging to the Ohio Foreign Language Association. Almost … Continue reading
Professional Development Corner
OFLA PD Recommendations for SLOs, Pre-Assessments and Post-Assessments Martha Pero, Professional Development Chair I cannot tell you how proud I am of all my world language colleagues in the state of Ohio! What a fabulous group of people to work … Continue reading
Letter from the President
Many Thanks for a Successful Conference! Record Breaking Attendance and Reviews Roslyn Terek, President Hi, Everyone! Thank you all! After many months of diligent planning by the combined CSCTFL Conference Team and the OFLA Conference Committees, I am pleased to … Continue reading
Posted in Executive News, Vol. 51, No. 3 - Spring 2013
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