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Maryland School for the Deaf and Gallaudet University Jane Sevacko, OWLA Executive Vice PresidentIVDL: ASL Instructor, East Central Ohio Educational Service Center The East Central ESC has a program of seven American Sign Language (ASL) teachers who are in person … Continue reading →

Nicole Hanlon, OWLA Scholarship ChairFrench Teacher, Buckeye Valley Local Schools (Delaware, OH) Our 4th annual conference raffle was a huge success, thanks to the support of all of you who attended! With your help, we raised $1,161.25 for our Beginning … Continue reading →

Ohio has TWO travel-study scholarship winners! Darlene Lyon, Retired, Ohio AATG Testing Chair This year’s National German Exam continued with its secure online testing format, with 261 students from 10 schools around Ohio completing the exam. We had 37 students … Continue reading →

Elisa Kirschhoffer, Director of Professional Learning and Marketing, Idioma Education & Consulting For many world language teachers, the Culture “C” of the ACTFL 5 Cs (a.k.a. intercultural communication) can feel like one of the most important—and most challenging—components of our … Continue reading →

Dr. Roger W. Anderson, Independent Scholar, Monterey, CA (USA) Canadians are our strongest allies and most important trading partners. Notwithstanding, history is full of surprises, including the fact that the assassination of our most important president, Abraham Lincoln, implicated French … Continue reading →

Honoring those who have dedicated their careers to education Tricia Becker, Lakota West High School, Spanish Teacher 5,712. That is an estimated number of students a traditional high school teacher will impact in the classroom over the course of their … Continue reading →

In Support of Language and Language Education Rebecca L. Chism, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Foreign Language Pedagogy, Kent State University Empowerment. This is a word that is frequently used, but what does it really mean? The word “empower” implies the … Continue reading →

Gathering Voice, Connecting Worlds Beth Hanlon, Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High SchoolCentral States Conference, 2027 Program Chair After wrapping up a fantastic conference in Chicago in March 2026, Central States now has its sights set on Lansing, Michigan, for March 2027!  … Continue reading →

Chris Lemon, Spanish Teacher, Northmont High School AAPPL Educator Panelist, Language Testing International Title IV-A. Those were the magic words that I heard from Ryan Wertz of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce a couple of years ago. In … Continue reading →