Catherine Ousselin

'Language is a need': Ojibwe, Dakota speakers work to preserve, revive Indigenous languages Indigenous language speakers, educators and advocates gathered last week for the fifth annual Dakota and Ojibwe Language Symposium with a shared goal of growing the number of native language speakers ...

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 plans more French roles after 'A Private Life' 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.

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

I am a high school teacher. Yes. And most likely I did.

a woman wearing glasses and a suit is making a please sign . ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a suit is making a please sign .

Please consider adding to your post: Check that both your headlights and backlights are on. People who rely on the automatic or daytime running lights don't realize their backlights are not on. Could this be messaged on the boards: Full lights on?! Many thanks!

A picture of a Galette des Rois cake and a fève/figurine.

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 am a Masters degree holding French teacher, I lead a class that supports people who want to become French teachers, I have both the Palmes académiques & La Médaille d’Or du Rayonnement Culturel awards
AND
I am married to a French citizen. My application was rejected.
George, help me out.

YouTube video by Catherine Ousselin Path to Proficiency: Tampons, animaux et adjectifs? Oh my!

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...

Flyer announcing French for All Summer Institute offered by the Villa Albertine

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

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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.

[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.] JANET: Ugh... LIZ: What's up? JANET: I am so bored of cooking peas! LIZ: Have you tried... AI peas? JANET: AI peas? LIZ: They're peas with AI! [Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI]. LIZ: Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas JANET: What LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines] Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas? [Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it] LIZ: Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine [Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas] LIZ: With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas! JANET: What LIZ: Shut up LIZ: Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow From opening the bag of peas to boiling the peas to eating the peas To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means. JANET: Is it really necessary to- LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]: THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET [Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan: AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas. [Ends]

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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

Gold back ground flyer for the FIPF creative writing contest for students who are learning French. Links and information in the posts.

⏰Date limite de participation : 31 mars 2026
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🏆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.

And I thought my Listerine float was peak flavor!

I sometimes feel a bit awkward seeing mostly my name on the AATF's Resource Depot.😉
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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

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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

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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.
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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

I’ve been here for 25 years. Still in love with the location. Granted, I moved from Lawrence, KS which had a better downtown, but the mountains, forest, and water are stunning.

What's The Deal With: Serial killers visiting Bellingham? | Cascadia Daily News Famous murderers seem to like it here

www.cascadiadaily.com/2022/feb/17/...

Bellingham residents shocked as sniper case intrudes on city of subdued excitement EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally was published on Oct. 25, 2002.

Bellingham residents shocked as sniper case intrudes on city of subdued excitement

Read more at: www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/c...

Picture of French actor Louis de Funès

Anything by Louis de Funès! I’ve rewatched several of his this past 10 months to escape and giggle. Rigolons un peu, il nous le faut.

This is figure 2, which shows BAG results and epidemiological associations.

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 🧪