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AATG Updates

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Cardinal Editor

Dennis Boyd, Brunswick High School Ohio AATG Treasurer/AATG Liaison to OFLA OHIO AATG FALL CONFERENCE The 2017 Ohio AATG Fall conference will be held on Friday/Saturday, November 3-4 at the Hyatt Place in Dublin (n.b.: new location). The Ohio AATG … Continue reading →

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Travel, Good for the Soul

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Cardinal Editor

Have you traveled with students lately? Julie Frye, OFLA Membership Chair French Teacher, Lexington High School This issue, I am deviating from my usual “perks of membership” article and talking about something near and dear to my heart: TRAVEL! My … Continue reading →

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Advocating for Bilingual Education: Meeting the Needs of ELL Students and Foreign Language Learners

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Cardinal Editor

Derek Braun, TESOL/OFLA Liaison Columbus City Schools, ELL Science Teacher “I was born here, pero soy de México.” This was the statement made by a student introducing herself to the class on the first day of school. The setting is … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: Rubrics to Guide Your IPA and PD Proposals

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Cardinal Editor

Lesley Chapman, OFLA Executive Vice President  Sycamore High School Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year! At OFLA we have been working hard to continue supporting the stellar work our World Language colleagues are doing across the state. One of our … Continue reading →

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Meet the Technology Committee Members

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Cardinal Editor

Shasha Gibbs, OFLA Technology Integration Committee Chair Medina High School Angie Drerup is currently a Spanish teacher at Buckeye High School in Medina. She earned a BS.Ed. In Spanish Secondary Education from Ohio University in 1994, a MS.Ed. in Classroom … Continue reading →

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World Language Teachers’ Path to Proficiency

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Cardinal Editor

Dina Marsala, OFLA Editor of Electronic Media We often talk so much about where our students are on their respective path to proficiency that we tend to forget that we are also following our own paths. No two teachers’ paths … Continue reading →

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AATSP Fall 2017: Spotlight on Scholarships

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Cardinal Editor

Angela Gardner, AATSP Buckeye Chapter President 2017 As we return to our classrooms this fall, we may be thinking of new ways to improve our instructional practices by honing our language and pedagogical skills to best serve our students. One … Continue reading →

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A Call to Action

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Cardinal Editor

Barbara A. Sposet, Ph. D., Baldwin Wallace University OFLA Teacher Education and Licensure Committee Chair What do you get when you gather 21 college/university World Language faculty, one ODE consultant and one ODHE (Ohio Department of Higher Education) representative? The answer: … Continue reading →

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Letter from the President

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Cardinal Editor

Lucas Hoffman, OFLA President 2016-2017 French & Spanish Teacher, Sylvania Southview High School Dear OFLA colleagues, As the 2016-2017 academic year comes to an end, I’d like to look back at the good work that OFLA has accomplished this year. … Continue reading →

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Looking Ahead: A Context for OFLA 2017-2018

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Cardinal Editor

Beth Hanlon, OFLA President-Elect Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High School After a great “core strengthening” at the 2017 OFLA conference, the 2016-2017 school year will soon be behind us! I would like to take the opportunity to give you details of … Continue reading →

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