Ohio Department of Education Teaching

On June 12, 2012, the State Board of Education unanimously adopted Ohio's New Learning Standards for K-12 World Languages. The standards are composed of a set of three independent standards documents, which are aligned with Ohio’s primary world language program articulations:
      a.   Kindergarten through 12th grade;
      b.   6th through 12th grades; and 
      c.   9th through 12th grades.
These Learning Standards will be fully in use in Ohio classrooms by 2014-2015. ODE encourages districts to begin implementing these learning standards in world language classrooms now to better prepare students for 2014-2015 and beyond. 

• Webinar: An Introduction to Ohio's New Learning Standards for K-12 World Languages
  
  
• Introduction to Ohio's New Learning Standards: K-12 World Languages (PDF) 
   
• Ohio's New Learning Standards: K-12 World Language Programs (Word)
• Ohio's New Learning Standards: K-12 World Language Programs (PDF)
   
• Ohio's New Learning Standards: 6-12 World Language Programs (Word)
• Ohio's New Learning Standards: 6-12 World Language Programs (PDF)
    
• Ohio's New Learning Standards: 9-12 World Language Programs (Word)
• Ohio's New Learning Standards: 9-12 World Language Programs (PDF)

Click on the links below to access charts comparing Ohio's New Learning Standards
for K-12 World Languages (2012) with the Academic Content Standards: K-12 Foreign Languages (2003).

• Comparison Chart K-5 of K-12 (XLS)
• Comparison Chart 6-8 of K-12 (XLS)
• Comparison Chart 9-12 of K-12 (XLS)
  
  
• Comparison Chart 6-8 of 6-12 (XLS)
• Comparison Chart of 9-12 of 6-12 (XLS)
  
  
• Comparison Chart 9-12 of 9-12 (XLS)

Click on the links below to access the information.

• World Language ACS Advisory Group (PDF)
• World Language ACS Working Group (PDF)

Contact Information
Ryan Wertz, M.Ed.
World Language Consultant
(614) 728-4630
ryan.wertz@education.ohio.gov

Paula Sondej
World Language Consultant
(614) 387-0491
paula.sondej@education.ohio.gov