Belgium 🤝 Emerald City. Welcome to SEA! 🇧🇪⚽ @belgianreddevils.bsky.social

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Very happy to share our latest paper on school language policy with @nic-morea.bsky.social at @camedfac.bsky.social 😀 In this multiple case study we explore how policies around languages are developed, perceived and enacted in secondary schools. Open access ⬇️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A relief fund for the families affected by the Longview mill implosion has been established at Lower Columbia Longshoremen's Federal Credit Union by the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Central Labor Council and the Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers (AWPPW). #LongviewStrong #UnionStrong

Do you remember the first time you saw Mt. Rainier? How about the first time you heard it was a volcano? We really enjoyed watching Seattle Storm’s Natisha Hiedeman where she talked about suddenly realizing that there was a mountain there. Happy Volcano Awareness Month!

Just in time for afternoon traffic, northbound I-5 south of Bellingham reopened Wednesday. Both lanes were closed for three weeks as crews removed enough debris to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools.

UPDATE 4/10: The news you've all waited for - we expect to open northbound I-5 by 5am Thurs (4/16), pending final evaluation of the slope. If that inspection finds something that needs to be addressed, opening may be delayed. Crews working around the clock hauling debris.

Yes, I already shared this. Yes, I am unashamedly sharing it again. This image means so much to me personally as a #WomenInSTEM and space scientist 🔭🧪 🌗🪐🌎. Christina Koch once worked at GSFC, where I now work, and was at APL, where I worked before, when selected as an Astronaut!

Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining, a new Ojibwe‑language point‑and‑click adventure game, engages learners of all ages through story, culture and informal language use. The game offers a unique experience that language learners can access outside the classroom.

NB I-5 WORK BEGINS SUNDAY Emergency contract is signed & crews will begin clearing debris along south of Bellingham 3/22. Still no estimate when lanes will reopen, but crews will work 7 days a week. Safety of crews & travelers is our top priority. More: bit.ly/3PnDK5z

Linda McMahon: "The alpha school that I visited, the first two hours of every day, every student is getting AI instruction on different subjects. I mean, it's a real concentrated, focused effort. They're not replacing teachers. There is a teacher there who is monitoring what's going on."

And here are materials from the high school adaptation that we developed together and that Linsey piloted; it will be taught more broadly this spring. Scroll down to "Resources for Teachers and Librarians". www.cip.uw.edu/education/

⏰Today is the *last* day to reserve a room at the Hilton Portland Downtown. book.passkey.com/gt/220700805... 🌟PNCFL is grateful to our exhibitors! The conference attendees will benefit from your participation and resources.

#LAD26 Washington Association for Language Teachers Advocacy team participated in JNCL-NCLIS Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C. MANY thanks to @cantwell.senate.gov for taking time for a picture. @repricklarsen.bsky.social Rep. Larsen's Education Staffer, Danielle Hall, listened with genuine interest!

Snowy Snoqualmie Falls ❄️❄️❄️ #wawx #snow

Educators and community members came together in Morton last week to work on efforts to preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe languages. There are only four first language Dakota language speakers left in Minnesota, all of whom are over the age of 68.

How I spend my week-ends and breaks... Service to my organizations is an honor!

Lo entendí aunque Spanish is my fifth language. El español de Puerto Rico y su acento me encantan. 🌎❤️ Not knowing another language and not showing interest in the cultures of the word invites others to not care about you either.

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Registration: www.frenchteachers.org/events/ 💻AATF members: Join us on Saturday, January 31 at 11h ET/ 8h PT This event is free for AATF members: 'Pas de plastique: La lutte de l'Homme Plastique au Sénégal' with L'Homme Plastique &moderated by former AATF Vice-President Katy Wheelock.

TOMORROW: Join educators from across the nation as we call for schools to be restored as protected spaces. #ICEOutSchools

Jodie Foster has spoken French since she was a child. But it's only now that she's taken on a lead role scripted almost entirely in the language of Molière, for A Private Life. n.pr/45QHEZV

Bonne année! C'est Catherine, la curatrice de l'AATF avec des cadeaux pour tout le monde. 🏆The AATF provides authentic and curricular content curation resources for all French teachers to save you time and stress! #JeSuisMembre

I mean to post this in September, but life got busy! Path to Proficiency: Tampons, animaux et adjectifs? Oh my! Novice Mid-High interpretive & presentational activities using children's animal books, rubber stamps (or stickers, drawings,etc.) w/adjective agreement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggbq...

Exciting opportunity from the Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation! Applications for the French For All Summer Institute are open until January 19, 2026. Dates: June 22-26 at the University of Texas – Austin villa-albertine.org/frenchcultur...

The French word ‘employer’ (to emploi) has the same origin as ‘impliquer’ (to imply). The former was inherited from Latin, while the latter was borrowed from it later. They’re called doublets. Stay tuned for doublets in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, Galician, Dutch and English.

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www.frenchteachers.org/nfc-home The National French Contest Grand Concours is an annual competition for students studying French in grades 1-12 around the world for prizes. 2026 Contest registration is now open. Contest Dates FLES: February 11 - March 10 Levels 01-5: February 12 - April 10

⏰Date limite de participation : 31 mars 2026 www.afef.org/intelligence... 🏆Concours Florilège, porté par l'Association française pour l'enseignement du français (AFEF) avec l'appui de la Commission du français langue première de la FIPF.

I sometimes feel a bit awkward seeing mostly my name on the AATF's Resource Depot.😉 resources.frenchteachers.org/blogs/interm... Sharing this presentation w/71 screenshots from the video and am adding links to the activities, videos, etc. I will be adding throughout the week. #LUnionFaitLaForce

Hanukkah Sameach, Joyeux Hanoucca, and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate!

WCK teams delivered our first meals in Burlington, Washington to first responders and families impacted by recent severe weather. Residents of nearby Mount Vernon came to pick up sandbags to fortify their homes, and we made sure they also had sandwiches in hand before they left. #ChefsForWashington

Our director Robert Ezelle talking this afternoon. We’re looking at a drier Dec. 13, but it’s still a dangerous situation. Water levels are still high and there’s more rain on the way next week. As of this afternoon, there have been NO deaths reported. We really hope this remains the case. #wawx

www.frenchteachers.org/events/ai-we... Unable to attend this webinar in person? The recording will be available via the OIF's YouTube page. 🎓 Webinaire – IA & Enseignement du FLE : pratiques, outils et perspectives 📅 9 décembre 25 🕒 19h00-20h00 ET 📍 En ligne: Participation gratuite sur inscription

December/Winter have a wide variety of traditions, holidays, products, practices, and perspectives. The AATF curates and promotes curricular materials and authentic Francophone resources from diverse voices and backgrounds to support educators and their students. 1/4

I love making science fun for all ages! Here are a few more gift ideas, all available wherever books are sold. If not on the shelves, just ask for them! Let's get more people and kids reading and make science cool again (okay for a lot of us it always was and is).🧪📚#BookSky

Multilingualism is associated with a reduced risk of accelerated ageing, according to data from more than 86,000 people across 27 European countries published in Nature Aging. go.nature.com/4hWRpLh #medsky 🧪

CHICAGO TEACHER: "This morning at 7:45, I marked a junior student absent—not because he was sick or overslept. ICE had snatched him up on his way to school. His main priority was getting his reading done for English class." (H/T @CTULocal1)

Le 20 novembre, c'est le "Jour des profs de français"! Nous sommes fières et fiers d'enseigner la langue française et les cultures francophones. Chapeau et bonne continuation! lejourdesprofs.org

Une invitation du Centre de la francophonie des Amériques @cfameriques: 🎤 INVITATION — Participez à une activité unique : la Dictée chantée! 🎶 avec notre invité, l’artiste et slameur Yao @yaomusique Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ➡ francophoniedesameriques.com/dicteechantee.

WAFLT-WA is thrilled to share our Fall 2025 Conference Highlight Video with you. Thank you to all who attended, presented, and organized this exceptional professional event.

Le Louvre, le plus grand musée du monde... ✏️ Par Coco

Attending a rally? Bring a flag or any type swag/poster: I love the USA. Express it loud and proud. We can both love our country and hold it to its morals. Perhaps leave the keffiyehs and other crisis symbols home for this one. The other side is counting on us showing only hate and rage. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

We are saddened to hear of Dr. Jane Goodall's passing, and so honored to be among the organizations she worked closely with during her long and incredible career.

"What you do makes a difference.." Jane Goodall 💚 #jane #goodall #janegoodall #nature #wildlife #environment #earth

Cinq ans après l’incendie, les tours de Notre-Dame révèlent un secret bien gardé : un escalier de 21 mètres en chêne, un parcours repensé et une nouvelle perspective sur Paris, avec une vue plongeante sur la flèche de Viollet-le-Duc, reconstruite à l’identique. ➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/ntV

Do you have a job opening to share or are you looking for a job? The AATF's new Career Center Job Board is an excellent way to share and search. Posting is FREE for AATF members. jobs.frenchteachers.org Easy-to-use platform for job seekers and employers

Sophomores-Seniors and I are still adjusting to shift from 4x4 block to 6 period schedule. As we explore endangered animals, there are days where we need to pull out the pâte à modeler and bricoler un peu. Listening activities can take multiple forms.

www.actfl.org/news/actfl-s... Paraphrased: U.S. Dep of Ed announced to grantees programs that funding would not be renewed because the purpose of functions of the international & foreign language education grant programs are not a priority of the Administration. @gtconway.bsky.social