Picture perfect ❄️

The executive council of the American Association of Teachers of French Chicago & Northern Illinois chapter met today to celebrate the season, and to plan more events for area French teachers and students. Bonne Année 2026! #aatfrench #Frenchteachers

Holiday Lights of Chicago.

Check out AATF’s curated resources to celebrate les fêtes et les festivals d’hiver! ❄️❄️❄️ #Frenchteachers #iteachWL #aatfrench

Happy December! And more snow forecast this afternoon and evening. ❄️

Still the best Thanksgiving episode of any show ever.

Pen pals and virtual classroom exchanges are gold. Students s love them! #iteachWL #Frenchteachers

*taps the sign*

Why teachers should grade less frequently #iteachWL

Je suis fière d’être professeure de français! #Frenchteachers

Bonne journée aux professeur.e.s de français. Vive la langue française!

Chicago will be lit this weekend. Saturday is the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival on Michigan Avenue.

The Michelin Guide Northeast ceremony in Philadelphia on Tuesday night saw Chicago add a new one-star restaurant, Feld, and a two-star restaurant, Kasama, to its repertoire. The ceremony featured restaurants from Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Boston.

Great article.

Lincoln Park Lagoon in Reflection, Chicago Autumn - November 2025.

« Le livre que j’ai en 3 exemplaires » 🤣 C’est vrai

Infographic: “Ranked: The 15 Largest Countries in the World by Land Area” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/11/15/i...

More passenger rail, please.

Snow on Monday. Northern Lights on Tuesday and Wednesday. Today/Friday, temps in the 60's. I wouldn't be surprised if people flock to the beaches today.

Join Stefanie Crawford and Don Sturm is 🤔 as they sit down with 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year and an #IDEAcon 2026 Keynote Speaker @drmahmood.bsky.social to explore what it really means to build belonging in schools. Listen now at https://ideail.org/ThatsTheIdeaPodcast#IDEAcon #IDEAil #EduSky

On November 13, 1872 #OTD Claude Monet painted "Impression, soleil levant" from his studio window in a single morning. It depicts the port of Le Havre, France, and gave the Impressionist movement its name.

Tonight the Northern Lights over Chicago. Last night was a high-bar to reach, but it's rather amazing to see the aurora borealis this active this far south of the Arctic Circle

Aurora visible tonight on my street in Chicagoland.

ICTFL’s novice teacher support group is focusing on assessment this evening! Join them on Zoom at 7:00 pm CST. Link is in the comments. #iteachWL #Frenchteachers #Spanishteachers

Did you know … As a member of AATF you have access to amazing webinars offered by the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA! The next event is November 19th. Visit the website for more information about this and upcoming events. afusa.org/cultural-eve... #aatfrench #Frenchteachers

Snowy Start. This morning, Chicago's Millennium Park gets hit with lake effect snow while the autumn colors are in their final days.

My Big Parka wearing begins no earlier than December 1, which coincides with Chicago’s overnight winter parking ban. ❄️❄️❄️

My first thought was of Georges Simenon’s Chief Inspector Maigret. 🔍

Your Friday morning cats: Clem Chowder, Pandora, and June. 🖤🖤🖤 #catsofbluesky

La semaine du français commence! Comment la célébrez-vous? #aatfrench #Frenchteachers #iteachWL

Quelle activité: une dictée chantée! 🎤🎵🎶 #Frenchteachers #aatfrench

Post 1/3 National French Week runs November 4-10, 2025. This year's theme is "Design Your Future With French." Engage your students and community with these activities! 🔍National French Week Francophone Fact School Scavenger Hunt: www.frenchteachers.org/shop/nationa...

New England based educators: what a great opportunity for you and your French students! #aatfrench #FrenchTeachers #iteachWL

Here are some lovely alternative questions to ask when offering help that go way beyond “Let me know what you need”…

Build the tunnel, Chicago.

Good news for Chicago and beyond.

some of you don't know the French word for things and it's choses

Not fun fact according to the American Federation of Teachers: As of 2020, 25% of adjunct professors were eligible for public assistance. I had colleagues who used food stamps. Poverty doesn’t always look like what you’d expect, and none of us are guaranteed a life without un- or under-employment.

Klingon caped superhero: “today is a good day to fly”

Way to decorate, Chicago!

Monday's final light in the West Town area of Chicago at day's end.

Chicago has always overcome the impossible. Now it’s time to take on hunger. Join us, and together we’ll write a new future. If you are in need of food or if you have the ability to help, visit chicagosfoodbank.org. 🥑 🏙️

Absolutely losing it that the special police unit investigating the Louvre heist is called the Paris Brigade for the Repression of Banditry 😭

AATF Chicago & Northern IL chapter members: join us in celebrating La Semaine Nationale du Français 2025 as we meet for brunch in Western Springs, IL. #aatfrench #FrenchTeachers

N’oubliez pas!

Yes to public transit. Keep Illinois moving and on track.

I love this bend in the Chicago River.

Some 250,000+ just in downtown; multiple suburban areas also participated. Folks peacefully exercising their 1st amendment rights.

Hundreds gathered to say goodbye to Loyola legend Sister Jean and her "mighty kindness." blockclubchi.co/3WvlY0J

Bridge over Chicago Waters. This morning during the Chicago Marathon.