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Category Archives: Professional Development
2025 OFLA Spring Conference: Languages Alive in 2025
Find more information here: https://ofla.wildapricot.org
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Take Them Higher: Leveling Up Your Students’ Proficiency
How I Encourage Students to Produce More Language Alexis Blum, OFLA Professional Development Chair Spanish Teacher, Wapakoneta High School The end of the year is upon us! Finally, we have made it to May. Now is a great time to look … Continue reading
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OFLA / CSCTFL Joint Conference: March 9 – 11, 2023
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OFLA / CSCTFL Joint Conference: March 9 – 11, 2023
For more information head to http://www.csctfl.org!
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A Whole New World
Dina Marsala, OFLA Editor of Electronic Media French Teacher, Avon Lake City Schools Are you ready to take your professional development to the next level? Have you been looking for something that you can do on YOUR own time? Are … Continue reading
BACK IN THE GROOVE: Autumn PD Updates
Holly Haputa, Professional Development Chair, Spanish Teacher, Avon Lake High School I hope you’ve had a smooth start to the year and have implemented something you took away from the Spring conference in Cleveland or one of our four 2018 … Continue reading
Posted in Fall 2018, General, Professional Development, Uncategorized
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In Full Bloom…Winding Down and Winding Up
Holly Haputa, Professional Development Chair Spanish Teacher, Avon Lake High School Whew! We made it! Like you, I love the summer for a variety of reasons. Time with family and friends, the smell of fresh cut grass, focusing on a … Continue reading
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL: Cleveland welcomes you to the 2018 OFLA Annual Conference
Holly Haputa, Professional Development Chair Spanish Teacher, Avon Lake High School I am ecstatic that my hometown is hosting this year’s annual conference! The session line up has a fantastic variety of topics and we are in the heart of … Continue reading
Around the State
Preparing for the Implementation of Ohio’s New Seal of Biliteracy Program Ryan Wertz, Kathy Shelton, and Paula Sondej, World Language Consultants, Ohio Department of Education As the school year gets underway, the excitement building around Ohio’s newest language-based program is … Continue reading
The Changing Colors of the Season
Holly Haputa, Professional Development Chair Spanish Teacher, Avon Lake High School As I look out the window, I’m reminded what a beautiful time of year this is in Ohio – that seasonal transition where summer gives us its last dose … Continue reading
Posted in Fall 2017, General, Professional Development, Uncategorized
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