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Category Archives: OFLA News: Association
Thoughts on a Career in the Rubber Industry
Carol Eiber, OFLA Immediate Past President Those of us who work in teaching foreign languages emphasize the importance of knowing another language. We tell our students, and anyone who will listen, that there will be more opportunities open to them … Continue reading
Posted in OFLA News: Association, Vol. 51, No. 3 - Spring 2013
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World Languages, Global Competencies, Global Students
Victoria Eickhoff, Retired Momentum to prepare our students to graduate with global competence is growing. One of the stated outcomes of the Common Core Standards from the Council of Chief State School Officers is to produce students who can engage … Continue reading
Camp OFLA 2013
Camp OFLA, in its 9th year now, began on June 9th. This is one of OFLA’s best projects ever : http://www.campofla.org/campofla.org/Welcome.html.
Giving Back To The Community
Medina High School 1st Annual Chinese New Year Luncheon Fundraiser Shasha Gibbs, Chinese Teacher, Medina High School On March 1, all students who are currently taking Chinese at Medina High School participated in “Medina High School First Annual Chinese New … Continue reading
Future Leadership
Carol Eiber, Immediate Past President According to our by-laws, there are three offices to be voted upon in 2013. I am pleased to announce the candidates who have stepped forward to run for these offices.
New Ad Hoc Committee Researches Tech-Based WL Programs
OFLA Board’s View of Commercially Produced Tech-Based WL Programs Roslyn Terek, President At the December 1st OFLA board meeting, the board discussed the recent posts on the Listserv about the use of technology-based World Language Programs. Richard Emch, OFLA Executive Vice-President, … Continue reading
Le Grand Concours 2013
Judy Bates, Ohio French Contest Administrator Bonjour à tous! With winter/holiday break passed, it is a good time to ensure that you have taken care of the essentials for Le Grand Concours 2013
Student Teaching Abroad
A Valuable Teaching and Learning Experience Ashley Zehel, Spanish Teacher, Parma City Schools The University of Akron offers its student teachers the option to student teach abroad. Therefore, as a Spanish teacher candidate, I jumped at the chance to perfect … Continue reading
Nine Reasons to Use Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom
Nicola Work, University of Dayton Times have changed. Nowadays, technology is everywhere. And with more new technologies evolving every day, the question arises: Does technology have a place in education, and more specifically in the foreign language classroom? Absolutely.
Giving Writing a Reason
A Simple Pen Pal Exchange Program That Does It All Shasha Gibbs, Chinese Teacher, Medina High School A few years ago, if someone asked me about the reason why I gave students writing assignments, I would have said, because the assignments would show me whether students could use the language properly. It’s true that students’ … Continue reading
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