Category Archives: OFLA News: Association

Elizabeth Munro, Euclid High School, Spanish Teacher World language programs are floundering in many public schools across Ohio. Boards of Education and taxpayers do not view money spent on world language study as an important element in student achievement. Despite … Continue reading →

Sheri K. Barksdale, Instructor of American Sign Language, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College American Sign Language has been gaining acceptance as a legitimate course of study in high schools and college over the past 20 years.  Once thought to … Continue reading →

Debbie Varga, Spanish Teacher, Revere High School, OFLA Advocacy Committee and Second Language Learning Committee During the movie, Up in the Air, Anna Kendrick’s character is attempting to sell the concept of “glocal” (bringing the global-local).  This concept applies directly … Continue reading →

María Postigo. Canal Winchester HS, Spanish III & IV Teacher, OFLA Secondary Language Learning Committee. María is currently on a sabbatical as she finishes her PhD Dissertation. Introduction Despite how difficult it is to define the concept of film genre … Continue reading →

Cécile Lainé, French Teachers, Wyoming City Schools At my TPRS training last summer, Lynette Saint George always started her lessons by asking students how they felt as she would circulate an iPad with a slide full of faces expressing different … Continue reading →

…and Recommendations to Implement Gabriela Linik, Virtual Community School of Ohio, Spanish Teacher Last spring, I researched how technology tools were being used in world language classrooms.  About 80 teachers in Ohio and a few more across the country participated … Continue reading →

Rebecca Wiehe, PhD, Spanish Teacher, Hudson High School Self-reflection is at the heart of teacher improvement. Devoting focused time to analyze one’s work and effectiveness in the classroom can be difficult, but the results are well worth the effort. We … Continue reading →

Printed with permission of the Ohio Articulation and Transfer Network, Ohio Board of Regents Great progress was made on the development of statewide learning outcomes for beginning and intermediate language courses I and II during the Academic Year 2013-2014. Ohio … Continue reading →

Ursuline High School Celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast and Three Kings’ Day Paulina Montaldo, Spanish Teacher, Ursuline High School, Youngstown Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean celebrate the Epiphany, or what is also known as Three Kings’ Day, … Continue reading →