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

parlonsfrancais.francophonie.org/webinaire-10... Webinaire: Pour les profs FLE 🎯 Thème : L'évaluation formative & certificative à l'ère du numérique 🗓️ Date: 12 septembre 🕒 Heure: 15h (GMT+2) ⏰ Durée: 2 heures 🖥Le webinaire sera également retransmis en direct: www.youtube.com/live/SSz_6GQ...

The Whatcom County health department will be offering free vaccines from 2:30–5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 in Bellingham.

Offrez à vos élèves une expérience inoubliable! Du 4 au 10 nov, pendant la Semaine nationale du Français / National French Week, le Centre de la francophonie des Amériques vous invite à accueillir un atelier de poésie slam dans votre classe. C’est 100 % gratuit!

⏰Date limite pour s’inscrire : 12 septembre 2025. Inscrivez-vous www.frenchteachers.org/centre-de-la... Vous cherchez une façon originale, vivante et captivante d’enseigner le français ?

Do you live in Skagit or Island County? WSU Extension is offering a new Climate Stewards program with coursework and field trips on local climate topics. This fall session begins September 16th. Scholarships are available! Learn more and and register now: wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

⏯️ Missed one of our webinars? No worries! 🎉 All of our webinars are recorded and available on the Members Only page. 🖥️✨ That means you can: ✔ Watch anytime, anywhere ✔ Learn at your own pace ✔ Revisit sessions for fresh ideas 💡

Takeaways 📌Gerry knows how to advocate for his educators. 📌He identifies the current cultural practices of running to social media BEFORE talking directly to others. 📌He acknowledges that districts and schools do not always provide the resources that teachers need. youtube.com/shorts/8852n...

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY has now been issued for Washington state. If you are on the coast, stay OUT OF THE WATER & AWAY FROM THE SHORE, which includes HARBORS and MARINAS due to strong currents & dangerous waves. Details here: tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/... #wawx

My goal to promote membership in professional organizations. At the 2025 AATF convention, I recorded 22 members sharing their reasons for being a French teacher & AATF member. Culturally, we’re seeing fewer educators joining orgs in preference of online platforms. We can do both. Your thoughts?

Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency

pncfl.wordpress.com/virtual-work... ⏰July 30th @ 4pm Pacific - Registration is available on our website. 🧠Our Summer ToY Sandbox Learning Series continues with Peggy Malec, COFLT / Oregon's 2024 Teacher of the Year. Join us for this informative and timely #Langsky #langchat

#SupportTheRevolution #Midterms

Affirmer que les autres mentent sans étayer ses arguments, n'est-ce pas mentir soi-même? 27% ce n'est pas vraiment une si petite partie: Source: www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/chiffres-cle...

🤬Tennessee State Board of Education: Your German class of 55 years ago is NOT the same experience today. Invite your students to testify. Read the Language Connects Foundation testimonials. If your only reason is that you "didn't use it," please eliminate other courses that we don't use every day

C'est le 14 juillet: Bonne Fête nationale! Partagez vos plans et activités dans les commentaires. 🇫🇷📅🎆 Vous êtes en France? Taguez-nous dans vos photos sur Instagram, Facebook ou Bluesky: @aatfrench!

“I said I just know how the constitution works” 🔥 Coach intervened as Trump’s Gestapo showed up in NYC… at a kids baseball practice 😳

#AATF25 🤩Des livres et des ressources inestimables à explorer au stand de notre exposant, MEP Education. ♥️Merci beaucoup d’avoir participé en tant qu’exposant!

👏🏼Tous nous remerciements à Talos Languages for exhibiting at #AATF25! 🗣️Talos Languages provides AI solutions for language learning. Please stop by their booth and connect with their resources. MERCI! taloslanguages.com

#AATF25 🎉 Bienvenue au congrès de l’AATF à l’hôtel Palmer House Hilton à Chicago! 🙌🏽 When you pick up your registration materials, you’ll receive a tote bag sponsored by our supportive exhibitor, Lingco Language Labs!

👀Please stop by the Lingco booth and attend their session led by *the* Dawn Samples “Launching Language Proficiency: Creating Engaging Experiences to Empower Multilingual Learners” Wednesday, 10am, Madison Room Lingoco: lingco.io

#AATF25 🙌🏽 Que du bonheur & quelle honneur d’accueillir CLE International au congrès cette semaine! 🇫🇷Cet exposant & éditeur de français langue étrangère offre de belles ressources pédagogiques & engageantes.

#AATF25 👏🏼We’re very grateful to Vista Higher Learning Pre-K-12 for participating as an exhibitor at our annual convention this week! Their curricular resources support our colleagues & learners. 🔦Please stop by their booth in the Exhibitor Hall and website. vistahigherlearning.com/programs/k-1...

Great interview! Every person that hates America's slide into facism and autocracy (especially those of us that have felt powerless) MUST read Judge Michael Luttig's essay! He brilliantly reminds us of who we are and what we can do. And don't just read it; ABSORB it! share.google/5ILUXUDSoDDq...

Off to #AATF25 in Chicago! I made a presenter social post template for anyone who would like to share their sessions. Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky with #AATF25 hashtag. Post your pictures and share your experiences. J’ai hâte de vous rencontrer au congrès🤩 A très bientôt!

⭐️ Merci beaucoup, Keep Learning French! We’re thrilled to welcome you to the #AATF25 convention in Chicago. Thank you for being an exhibitor and for sharing your learning abroad opportunities with our attendees. À très bientôt🎉

#AATF25 @caribou_lunettes Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir dans notre Hall des Exposants! 📚Vos livres sont des ressources extraordinaires pour nos apprenants et nos professeurs. cariboualunettes.com/en 🤩Merci BEAUCOUP et à très bientôt! 🎉

#AATF25 Tout le monde connaît les ressources authentiques & indispensables de @tv5monde.bsky.social! Nous sommes reconnaissant.e.s de leur participation et de leur soutien au congrès annuel😍 Passez par leur stand dans le Hall des Exposants pour explorer leurs ressources. Merci & à bientôt!

Êtes-vous un ou une linguiste atterrée ? Pour approfondir le diagnostic, il y a notre cahier d'activités que vous trouverez dans la plupart des librairies. Un panorama de la langue française concocté avec humour. editionsatelier.com/boutique/nou... @tract-linguistes.org

#AATF25 We’re thrilled to welcome everyone to AATF’s Annual Convention in Chicago next week! Without the support of Premier Exhibitors like Klett World Languages, our convention wouldn’t be the same. Bonus! Chicago is Klett’s HQ🤩 🙌🏽Join us in thanking Klett WL in the comments & at the booth.

⭐️ Tous nos remerciements à nos exposantes et exposants "Premier"! 🙌🏽 Représentation de l'OIF pour les Amériques - REPAM, nous vous sommes reconnaissant.e.s.

⭐️Un grand MERCI à @portaildelafrancophonie Francophonia, un de nos exposants « Premier » Rendez-vous à leur stand dans le Hall des Exposants pour découvrir leurs ressources.💡 #AATF25

A classroom where students speak many different languages is a treasure chest. But as a teacher, you need to know how to open it and get the best out of its riches. Cristina Nordman´s thesis examines how multilingualism can be used to enrich the learning of other subjects. tinyurl.com/38xe3x9f 🧪

Crockett: We have more billionaires in the United States and any other country but the total number is 83. 83 people in this country have more representation than the hundreds of thousands that are about to lose their health care as well as their snap benefits

pncfl.wordpress.com/virtual-work... July 2nd at 4pm Pacific, join Conxita Domenech, WY Teacher of the Year! From Classroom to Publication: Sharing Your Teaching Innovations Through Articles This session will give you the tools & confidence to share your teaching ideas with the professional world.