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Category Archives: Executive News
The Power of Presence: Why Attending In-Person Conferences Matters
Teri Wiechart, OFLA Parliamentarian and Bylaws Chair It’s time to think about the OFLA Annual Conference, Languages Alive in 2025, April 3-5 at Columbus State Community College with Room Blocks in the Canopy and Drury Hotels. Registration opens in January, … Continue reading
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One-Year Memberships for Those Who Recently Passed Their RESA
One-Year Memberships for Those Who Recently Passed Their RESA Let’s celebrate the newest members of our profession! Maria Herman, OFLA Membership ChairGerman Teacher, Maumee City Schools Remember when you began teaching? Everything felt so overwhelming. For me, even the little … Continue reading
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How Engaged are You with OFLA?
Beth Hanlon, OFLA Executive Recorder and Editor of The CardinalSpanish Teacher, Oberlin High School Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! I hope your year started off well! As a member of the OFLA board, I can tell you that the … Continue reading
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Professional Development Opportunities for OFLA!
An Update from your Professional Development Committee Alexis Blum, OFLA Professional Development ChairSpanish Teacher, Wapakoneta High School Welcome back, OFLA! I hope your school year is off to a great start. OFLA has been busy planning some great professional development … Continue reading
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Advocacy Begins with Your Students
JNCL Presents “Elevating Language Learning” Lesley Chapman, OFLA Advocacy ChairFrench Teacher, Sycamore High School As language educators, we all aspire to influence our students’ futures as lifelong language learners, and our strongest language programs begin inside the classroom with the … Continue reading
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Thank You for a Great Conference!
We cannot wait to see you next year Kaleigh Baker, OFLA President Wow! I can hardly believe the school year is winding down and we are preparing for summertime, vacations, and much needed relaxation. As the curtains draw to a … Continue reading
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Using AI in the Classroom
Spotlight on Seal of Biliteracy Test Practice Megan Brady, OFLA President ElectSpanish Teacher, Northwest High School I hope you found my previous article about AI in the classroom helpful! I would like to share another tool, called DIFFIT.ME, that I … Continue reading
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Goal-Setting in the World Language Classroom
Deborah Varga, OFLA Executive Vice-President Spanish Teacher, McKinley Senior High School Happy Spring everyone! I am taking time during this last month of school to reflect on what my goals are for the 2024-2025 school year. I always revise these at … Continue reading
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Language Reactor
A Support for Authentic Resources Cheryl A Johnson, OFLA Parliamentarian and Bylaws Retired Instructional Technologist for the Modern Languages, Denison University What is Language Reactor? It is a platform that supports language learning by providing subtitles for films, TV series, YouTube … Continue reading
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Finish Strong and Enjoy Your Hard-Earned Summer Break
You are making a difference every day! Maria Herman, OFLA Membership chair German Teacher, Maumee City School There comes a time of year when all teachers begin to count down the days until summer. I once heard a teacher say about … Continue reading
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The Cardinal 