Category Archives: Vol. 53, No. 2 – Winter 2015

Congratulations to Parthena Draggett! OFLA’s Nominee for Central States Teacher of the Year Richard Emch, French Teacher, North Royalton High School, 2014-2015 OFLA President The OFLA Board is pleased to announce that Parthena Draggett, Jackson High School French and Spanish … Continue reading →

Teri Wiechart, OFLA Immediate Past President The election for new OFLA board members will be held in mid-February.  Each professional member is eligible and encouraged to vote for the leadership of the organization. Each year a new member of the … Continue reading →

Lucas Hoffman, Sylvania Southview, OFLA Executive Vice-President I’ve been quite fortunate over the past several years to participate in much professional development locally in Ohio: regionally, nationally, and internationally.  I have always appreciated the hard work and collaboration of my … Continue reading →

Bonne Année & Happy New Year in Whatever Language is Yours!   Membership 2015 Julie Frye, OFLA Membership Chair French Teacher Lexington High School How time flies! I can’t seem to wrap my head around the fact that we are … Continue reading →

In Pursuit of the 90%+ Target Language Usage Beth Hanlon, OFLA Executive Recorder and Editor for Print Publications Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High School Why do we use “Can Do” statements?  To show our students WHAT THEY CAN DO in the target … Continue reading →

Martha Halemba, OFLA Professional Development Chair Spanish Teacher, Hudson High School Hopefully you have all recuperated from the holidays!  It’s time to get back into the swing of school and professional development.  We have a workshop offering coming up entitled … Continue reading →