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What’s New for New Teachers?

RESA News for 2017 Lesley Chapman, Beginning Teachers Chair  French Teacher, Sycamore High School Like all things new, the RESA program is growing and changing each year. It is important to know what those changes are for this year if … Continue reading

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Twelve Tips for Implementing Authentic Resources in Your Classroom

Lisa Sobb, OFLA Secondary Language Learning Committee Chair Sylvania Southview High School The importance of including authentic resources in the world language classroom cannot be overstated.  Not only do they provide exposure to current, authentic language, but they also can … Continue reading

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Building a Successful Japanese Program in Marysville

Iya Nemastil ネマスティル ・イヤ Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese, Vice President Japanese Teacher, Marysville High School In order to build a successful language program, it is essential to advocate and lead with proficiency-based teaching practices to build a comprehensive … Continue reading

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AATG News

Deborah Page In this issue: Fall Conference Held, Dennis Boyd New OFLA Liaison, Spring 2017 Chapter Meeting/Election for Second Vice President, and 2017 Ohio AATG Officers Fall Conference Held The Ohio Chapter of the AATG held its fall conference on … Continue reading

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2017 National French Contest/Grand Concours Registration

Nicole Hanlon, Buckeye Valley High School Vice Présidente, AATF Ohio Interested in having your students participate in the Grand Concours? The National French Contest, “Le Grand Concours” is an annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. Students … Continue reading

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AATSP Winter 2016-2017 Update

Angela Gardner AATSP Buckeye Chapter President Since the last publication of The Cardinal in the fall, The Buckeye Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) has several updates to share. Firstly, we have a Chapter … Continue reading

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OVFLA Members Can Do!

Mary Jane Kelley, Ohio University Articulating goals, outcomes, and results challenges language teachers on a daily basis. On Saturday, October 29, 2016, Ohio Valley Foreign Language Alliance members benefited from Dr. Deborah W. Robinson’s expertise in meeting the challenge in … Continue reading

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Roman Art in the Hands of All

Mary Jo Behrensmeyer Latin Instructor/World language Department Chairman, Mount Vernon High School High school students are high school students whether they are accelerated and college bound, or they are students with multiple disabilities. All seek to learn, thrive and become productive … Continue reading

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Student Feedback Leads to New Support Material

Angela Gardner Spanish Teacher, Ross High School Like many World Language teachers, I work to create a learning environment that supports my students as they work to use the target language to communicate in my classroom. For some teachers, this … Continue reading

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Event for College Students of Russian

Tim Pogačar, Associate Profesor of Russian and Chair Department of German, Russian & EAL The 7th annual Undergraduate Olympiada of Spoken Russian will take place on Saturday, 25 February 2016 at Bowling Green State University. Any student enrolled in first- … Continue reading

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