American Association of Teachers of French

À vos écouteurs! Un grand merci au Centre de la francophonie des Amériques pour ces ressources authentiques!
Des traditions culinaires à l’enseignement du français en milieu minoritaire, en passant par les accents et les expressions, ces échanges passionnants, surprenants et pertinents vous feront voyager à travers la francophonie des Amériques!

Bonne écoute! Un grand merci à Centre de la francophonie des Amériques pour ces belles ressources auditives.

Pareil, pas pareil : Les francophones d'Amérique

Une réception conviviale et un spectacle époustouflant et émouvant, "Duel Reality," du troupe "Sept doigts à la main" à San Diego en marge de notre congrès 2024 à San Diego. Bravo à la Délégation générale du Québec à Los Angeles !

Et on s'amuse bien au congrès! Merci beaucoup à Jon Shee et Evan!
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As always, the AATF Convention top professional development and networking! We're grateful to all the presenters who share their insights and experiences with our conference participants.
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Merci à toutes et à tous et profitez bien de vos vacances!

Un grand MERCI à toutes nos exposantes et à tous nos exposants!

Toutes nos félicitations à Janel Lafond-Paquin (formatrice du programme “Future Leaders Academy) et aux participants!

The Future Leaders Program was created to identify promising young leaders and to bring them together at the annual convention for them to learn more about the association. Fellows are nominated by their local chapter and agree to serve in a chapter leadership role.

https://www.frenchteachers.org/leadership #:~:text=AATF%20Future%20Leaders%20Fellowship%20Program,in%20a%20chapter%20leadership%20role.

Merci, Klett World Languages, for being a Premier Sponsor and sponsoring the Welcome Luncheon at the 2024 AATF convention!

Share Jasmine's and other language champions' stories with your students to model their professional paths in French/languages!

Becoming a language educator can be fulfilling! Just ask language champion, LCF Student Ambassador and Stony Brook University student, Jasmine! Find out how Jasmine with at: https://bit.ly/4cIuFe5

Thank you, for sponsoring the keynote address AND being a VIP sponsor at the AATF convention in San Diego!

Remembering Anne Jensen, former President of the AATF, who passed away one year ago today, June 9, 2023. Anne made such significant contributions to our profession and to our association. She will be particularly remembered for her work, along with Randa Duvick, on the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages for French teachers and their students and with her steadfast promotion of Diversity within our association and beyond, as well as recruiting, creating, and disseminating excellent Teaching for Diversity materials for French teachers to use in their classrooms. We miss you, Anne, and are forever grateful for your service to the AATF and to our profession. À la tienne!

À ne pas manquer ! Pre-convention San Diego excursion, July 6, en français with Prométour. Register here: https://www.frenchteachers.org/Pre-convention-excursion

AATF member S. Ogu is looking for participants for her research study. Please see the information below and contact her if interested:

Email to Recruit Participants

Title of Project: A Delphi Study Exploring Best Practices to Engage and Motivate Foreign Language Students to Develop Language Fluency

Researcher: Sylveria I. Ogu [email protected]
Doctoral Student, The University of Arizona Global Campus

Dissertation Chair: Dr. Joanna Vance at [email protected]

IRB Number: IRB 24-041-UAGC

Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this Qualitative Delphi study will be to explore best practices to engage and motivate high school students in foreign language learning to become fluent in the language they are learning. This study will evaluate those practices teachers can use to make learning a foreign language more effective and to engage and motivate students to develop language fluency. The outcome of this study may contribute to the body of knowledge on best practices to engage and motivate students' foreign language learning.
Using the Delphi technique, the researcher will seek opinions and consensus from foreign language experts on best practices for engaging and motivating students to develop language fluency. The findings of this study may contribute to new ideas about the best ways to engage students in foreign language learning. These findings will also contribute to a better understanding of why students do not develop fluency after studying a foreign language. To effectively respond to what strategies foreign language teachers, need to engage and motivate their students, foreign language experts need to arrive at a consensus to identify effective strategies.
1 Characteristics of Potential Participants: Potential participants should be foreign language curriculum experts, instructional managers, language coordinators, and other foreign language learning experts with three or more years in their positions. All potential participants must have a knowledge of foreign language learning and have a master’s degree in a related field. There will be no compensation for participation in the study. One of the benefits of this study is to encourage school administrators to implement strategies and approaches to engage and motivate foreign language students. The results may also increase interest in better preparing foreign language teachers to engage and motivate students to develop fluency.

2 With the expertise of foreign language experts, consensus can be sought about the effective ways to engage and motivate foreign language students to develop language fluency. Also, this consensus will add to the growing body of literature on developing foreign language students’ fluency.

3 Voluntary Participation: Your decision to participate in this research is voluntary. You may withdraw from the study at any time without penalty. Please, inform me of your decision to withdraw if you wish to do so. If eventually you do withdraw from the study, informed consent documents will be retained, but all other data will be destroyed.
Consent to Participation:

If you accept to participate in this study, please acknowledge that you have been in your current position for three or more years and have a master’s degree. The researcher will be communicating to you through your email throughout the study period.

If you meet the selection criteria, a demographic form will be sent to you to fill out. Upon the receipt of your filled demographic form, the Informed Consent link from SurveyMonkey will be sent to you to complete and return and subsequently the first round of the study questions will also be sent to you.

Thank you for your time and anticipated contribution to my research. By signing this letter, you agree to use your email to communicate with the researcher throughout the study period. Please, return your signed form through the researcher’s email below.

Sincerely,

Sylveria Ogu
Doctoral Student, The University of Arizona Global Campus

[email protected]

Nous sommes toutes et tous des gagnant.e.s! Féliciations!

Nine Watauga High School Students Ranked Nationally in Le Grand Concours (National French Contest) - WataugaOnline.com Each spring, students studying French at Watauga High School participate in the Le Grand Concours National French Contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. This year, French students in French 2, French 4 Honors, and AP French Language and Culture took this test, competing...

Coming up! Tuesday, May 21, AATF Webinar Series Event: "Enriching French instruction through AI" presented by Ed Weiss,
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM (MDT), featuring a collection of AI-based sites and apps to enrich your teaching. Register here: https://www.frenchteachers.org/events/enriching-french-instruction-through-ai Ed Weiss has taught French at the high school and college levels in the Philadelphia area, served as WL department chair at the secondary level, and worked for the College Board for over 20 years. As aa national consultant for the College Board, he has led AP Summer Institutes around the country. À ne pas manquer !

Toutes nos félicitations!

Félicitations, past president, Anne Barton, recipient of the AATF AL prix d'excellence February 17, 2024

Will you join us in sunny bayside San Diego for the AATF Convention this July? Take advantage of today's Early Bird Registration Prices before they go up tomorrow, May 1.

https://www.frenchteachers.org/convention

Discover the AATF's YouTube Playlist just for songs that use the passé composé, imparfait, and/or passé simple AND the activities shared by teachers on our Shared Resource Platform! It's free and open to all.
In the next few days you will see the posts for other music-related collections.
https://resources.frenchteachers.org/blogs/chansons-pour-le-passe-compose-imparfait-passe-simple/

Share an idea and support your colleagues in these last few weeks of the year! https://resources.frenchteachers.org/shared-resources/

AI ! C'est dans le vent! Our partners at the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA are presenting "AI in Education with Professor Michael Mannino, Director of Programs at the Institute for Data Science and Computing at the University of Miami on Thursday, April 25 at 9am PT/10am MT/11am CT/ 12pm ET. Free to AATF members. Sign up here. https://afusa.org/event/ai-discussion-with-professor-michael-mannino-in-english/ In your classroom a that time? Watch the recording on the AATF website here: https://www.frenchteachers.org/professional-development-and-webinars

AI in Education with Professor Michael Mannino (in English) - AFUSA Thursday, April 25, 2024 9:00am PT/10:00am MT/11:00am CT/12:00pm ET Federation of Alliances Françaises USA in collaboration with the AATF In English Join Rachel Villéger for a discussion with Professor Michael Mannino, Director, AI Centers at Miami Dade College, on the basics of AI and how we can ...

A ne pas manquer! Saturday, April 13, 6am HI/ 8am PT/ 9am MT/ 10am CT/11am ET. Don't miss this chance to attend "10 EdTech Tools for the French Classroom" with Justin Charles, Chair of the AATF Commission on Promotion and Educational Technology Specialist for Round Lake Area Schools (IL) with 16 years of experience teaching French in K-12 schools and who holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Ordre des Palmes académiques. Justin will offer a brief overview of ten technology tools and how they can be used to support learning in the French classroom. From supporting teachers in planning to formative assessment, and from gamification to creating content, all tools will be compatible with both iPads and laptops and offer a free version.
Can't attend? The recording and presentation will be uploaded to the AATF website, where members (or non-members who have paid to attend/access) can view (https://www.frenchteachers.org/professional-development...).
Register for this webinar here: https://www.frenchteachers.org/events/10-edtech-tools-for-the-french-classroom/register

Saturday, April 13, 6am HI/ 8am PT/ 9am MT/ 10am CT/11am ET. Don't miss this chance to attend "10 EdTech Tools for the French Classroom" with Justin Charles, Chair of the AATF Commission on Promotion and Educational Technology Specialist for Round Lake Area Schools (IL) with 16 years of experience teaching French in K-12 schools and who holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Ordre des Palmes académiques. Justin will offer a brief overview of ten technology tools and how they can be used to support learning in the French classroom. From supporting teachers in planning to formative assessment, and from gamification to creating content, all tools will be compatible with both iPads and laptops and offer a free version.

Can't attend? The recording and presentation will be uploaded to the AATF website, where members (or non-members who have paid to attend/access) can view (https://www.frenchteachers.org/professional-development-and-webinars).

Register for this webinar here: https://www.frenchteachers.org/events/10-edtech-tools-for-the-french-classroom

Did you miss the French for Professions webinar today organized by the Education Department of the French Embassy: "Le français professionnel dans l'enseignement supérieur : Simple tendance ou phénomène durable ?" If so, be aware that there are four trainings coming up this summer. See the dates here:

Upcoming Webinar – Professional French opportunities – French Culture The Education Department of the French Embassy will be hosting a professional development webinar on Saturday, March 23 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm EST as part of the French in Higher Education program. Professional French in Higher Education: Just a Trend or Here to Stay? will be led by Paola Buckley (So...

Going to Central States? Today's the deadline to register for the Apéro dînatoire for all French Teachers at the AF de Minneapolis-St Paul. Looking forward to hors d'oeuvre, camaraderie, et convivialité! A bientôt!

L'Apéro dînatoire at Cenral States | AATF Minnesota Welcome to Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes! Central States Languages for All “Reclaim our Joy” Conference is a time to meet, share, and celebrate our knowledge and passion for language and cultural learning. As part of this, AATF Minnesota is hosting an apéro dînatoire Friday night from 6:...

If you missed Catherine Ousselin's outstanding AATF Webinar "Developing & Using Communicative Activities Using Curated Resources" this morning, be sure to check here this next week for the recording and the presentation. Merci, Catherine, pour ce partage merveilleux ! https://www.frenchteachers.org/webinars

Thank you, Ohio AATF members, for your participation! L'Union fait la force!

C'était un plaisir de vous voir à OFLA 2024!

Will we see you at Central States? All French teachers are invited to the Apéro dinatoire hosted by the AATF of Minnesota on Friday, Mar 15, 6:30 pm at the AF de Minneapolis. Register here for conversation, convivialité, camaraderie, et musique!

L'Apéro dînatoire at Cenral States | AATF Minnesota Welcome to Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes! Central States Languages for All “Reclaim our Joy” Conference is a time to meet, share, and celebrate our knowledge and passion for language and cultural learning. As part of this, AATF Minnesota is hosting an apéro dînatoire Friday night from 6:...