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Maintaining an Effective Teacher Workforce

Barbara A. Sposet, Ph.D., OFLA Teacher Education and Licensure Committee Chair Baldwin Wallace University After a year of sharing facts, reasons for and possible solutions to the national teacher shortage (with foreign languages being among the top five shortage areas), the … Continue reading

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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

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Around the State

Ryan Wertz and Kathy Shelton, World Language Consultants Ohio Department of Education As the 2018-2019 academic year ends, we at the Ohio Department of Education would like to express our sincere gratitude for a job well done. Ohio continues to … Continue reading

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My Personal Journey to Make Next School Year Better

Samantha Bremner, OFLA Early Language Learning Chair Toledo As one school year winds down, we must start preparing for the next one to begin. Whether that means organizing a classroom, a computer desktop that swallows files, professional development, or breathing … Continue reading

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AATG Ohio Spring Meeting 2019

Gene Aufderhaar, Van Wert High School/AATG Ohio President Dennis Boyd, Brunswick High School/AATG Ohio Treasurer/AATG Ohio Liaison to OFLA Darlene Lyon, Berea-Midpark High School/Testing Chairperson The AATG Ohio Spring meeting was held at the Central States/OFLA Conference in Columbus, OH, … Continue reading

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A Conversation On Language Advocacy with Dr. Bill Rivers

Angela Gardner, OFLA Public Relations and Advocacy Chair Spanish Teacher, Ross High School Dr. William “Bill” Rivers is the executive director for the JNCL-NCLIS, leading efforts among language educators and other stakeholders to advocate for language education in the United … Continue reading

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2019 Ohio World LanguageTeacher of the Year and 2019 CSCTFL Posted on January 14, 2019 by cardinaleditor Milton Alan Turner, President French and Spanish Teacher, Saint Ignatius High School 2019 Teacher of the Year We are pleased to announce that Angela … Continue reading

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2019 Ohio World LanguageTeacher of the Year and 2019 CSCTFL Posted on January 14, 2019 by cardinaleditor Milton Alan Turner, President French and Spanish Teacher, Saint Ignatius High School 2019 Teacher of the Year We are pleased to announce that Angela … Continue reading

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2019 Ohio World LanguageTeacher of the Year and 2019 CSCTFL

Milton Alan Turner, President French and Spanish Teacher, Saint Ignatius High School 2019 Teacher of the Year We are pleased to announce that Angela Gardner of Ross High School has been named the 2019 Ohio World Language Teacher of the … Continue reading

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Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2019

This is a friendly reminder that this year’s OFLA conference is a joint conference with the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)!  The conference will take place March 14-16, 2019, at the Hilton Downtown in Columbus. … Continue reading

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