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Paulina MontaldoSpanish Teacher, Ursuline High SchoolAdjunct Faculty, Youngstown State University The phone in the newsroom of the television station rang, it was an informant from the airport. Mick Jagger had arrived in the country incognito and, we had the news. … Continue reading →

Lauren Racela, French TeacherMilford Junior High School, Milford, Ohio As many of us are learning, there are plenty of online resources for world language teachers. Sometimes, the key is actually paring down these resources to find the important ones that … Continue reading →

Ryan Wertz and Kathy Shelton, World Language Consultants Ohio Department of Education   Thank You for a Job Done Extraordinarily Well during a Time of Great Adversity The Ohio Department of Education would like to recognize the outstanding efforts of … Continue reading →

OFLA Needs Your Support Now Teri Wiechart, OFLA Membership Chair Delphos Jefferson High School, Retired There are many reasons to stay involved at this time in OFLA!  Most importantly, it is a way to stay connected when we need it … Continue reading →

Cheryl Johnson, OFLA President-Elect Instructional Technologist for the Modern Languages, Denison University  I would first like to thank everyone who voted in our 2020 OFLA election. The board appreciates your participation in this process. We especially appreciate that you took … Continue reading →

Milton Alan Turner, OFLA Immediate Past President Saint Ignatius High School This year OFLA recognizes one educator and two friends of world languages as our 2020 Award Winners. Gary DiBianca of Orange High School was named the Leona Glenn Award Winner … Continue reading →

ADVOCACY IN TIMES OF CHALLENGE Connection is the Key Angela Gardner, OFLA Public Relations and Advocacy Chair Spanish Teacher, Ross High School First and foremost, I hope that you are all either safe at home, or, at the time of … Continue reading →

WHAT’S YOUR “ASK”?   Angela Gardner, OFLA Public Relations and Advocacy Chair Spanish Teacher, Ross High School Just as every lesson has one or more objectives to guide it, conversations and written correspondence with our representatives have objectives, often referred to … Continue reading →

SPOTLIGHT ON NEW TEACHERS: MEGAN HELGESON “No matter what accomplishments you achieve, somebody helped you.” ― Althea Gibson Shelly McAlister, Marlington Local Schools The OFLA Beginning Teacher Committee is working hard to connect with new teachers and to support them … Continue reading →