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Why In-Person? The Benefits of Attending a Professional Development Conference
Nicole Hanlon, OWLA Scholarship ChairFrench Teacher, Buckeye Valley Local Schools (Delaware, OH) As teachers, it’s part of our professional duty to keep learning, improve ourselves, and earn the required CEUs. In this digital age, the online professional development space is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Winter 2026
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The Anchor in the Storm: Why Routine is the Secret Weapon of the World Language Classroom
Elisa Kirschhoffer, Director of Professional Learning and Marketing, Idioma Education & Consulting For world language educators, the first five minutes of class are often the most chaotic. Students arrive from different subjects, their minds trailing conversations from the hallway or … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Winter 2026
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UN Diplomats’ Trainings: Online, Self-Paced, Authentic, and Free
Dr. Roger W. Anderson, Independent Scholar, Monterey, CA (USA) The BLUF (Bottom Line, Up Front): The United Nations website offers trainings for diplomats and activists on a variety of globally important subjects, in all six official UN languages. These authentic, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Winter 2026
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Language Learning Activity Ideas from Improv 101
Kimberly Clifford, Assistant Professor of American Sign Language, University of Cincinnati, Clermont College I am in a sometimes lovely and sometimes lonely stage of my life where there are no children under my roof. Lucky for me, they don’t live … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Winter 2026
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Legado Tour: Justo Lamas’ Son Performs for Spanish Students
Organize a cultural field trip for your students to participate! Jennifer Cochran-Mosquera, Spanish Teacher, Granville High School For more than two decades, schools in Ohio and across the United States have partnered with the Justo Lamas Group (JLG) to bring … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Winter 2026
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Engagement Through Repetition
Cooperative Interviews with Current Events in the Spanish Classroom Renée Galvis, Spanish Educator–Dept. Chair, Tree of Life Christian Schools In the past few weeks, my students have been deeply engaged in studying recent events in Venezuela. What stood out most … Continue reading
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Decolonizing the French Curriculum: Developing Francophone African Materials for French-Language Educators
Steven J. Sacco, Professor Emeritus, San Diego State University, and President of Sacco Global ConsultingAshli Sambaluk, World Language Coordinator, Lewisville, Texas School District “Africa is the continent of the future,” proclaimed French President Emmanuel Macron, and the need for French-speaking … Continue reading
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A Francophone pop culture course to boost enrollments; created by me, inspired by many world language educators
Nicola Work, OWLA Editor for Electronic Media University of Dayton, Associate Professor of French One of my goals for the near future is to encourage more higher education language faculty to be involved with OWLA. Why? To learn more about … Continue reading
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Five Takeaways from Languages Alive in 2025
Alexis Blum, OWLA Professional Development ChairSpanish Teacher, Wapakoneta High School Happy Spring, OWLA! I hope you are enjoying your spring and finding happiness at the closure of another school year. It was so wonderful to see so many of you … Continue reading
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Thematic Units in the Elementary World Language Classroom
Jonathan Harris, OWLA Early Language Learning ChairSpanish Teacher, St. Gabriel Consolidated School Thematic units are concepts taught in other subject areas such as math, science, art and social studies that can be taught in a target language. A benefit of … Continue reading
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