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                                                                                                                 Volume 46 ∂ Number 1 ∂ September 2020
NATIONAL

         L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE

                NAVIGATING ROUGH                                                      DIVERSITY AND
                WATERS..............................9   SALUT LES JEUNES!........14   ENGAGEMENT................. 25
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                                                              THIS
                Volume 46∂ Number 1
                September 2020

Editor: Megan Diercks
                                                              ISSUE
                                                            Message de la Présidente.....................................................................................................................................3
                                                            Message de la Secrétaire générale....................................................................................................................5
Reading Committee: Karen Campbell Kuebler, Tow-             AATF Executive Council..........................................................................................................................................7
son University, MD; DeLynn Denton, Flower Mound             FLES* Poster Contest Winners............................................................................................................................8
High School, TX; Rebecca Léal, Elmhurst College, IL;
Gisèle Loriot-Raymer, Northern Kentucky University,
                                                            Navigating Rough Waters......................................................................................................................................9
Highland Heights, KY; Laurel Mayo, University of Texas      Call for Proposals for New Orleans Convention........................................................................................... 10
at Arlington (ret); Audra Merfeld-Langston, Missouri        National Francophone Trivia Contest............................................................................................................... 11
Science & Technology, Rolla, MO; Alain Ranwez, Met-         What's New in the French Review?.................................................................................................................. 11
ropolitan State University (ret), Denver, CO.               Linguistic Fun Fact................................................................................................................................................12
                                                            National French Week Media Contest..............................................................................................................13
The AATF National Bulletin (ISSN 0883-6795) has its
editorial offices at Megan Diercks, Colorado School
                                                            Salut les jeunes!......................................................................................................................................................14
of Mines, Stratton Hall, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden,      Jeunes Amis du Français....................................................................................................................................15
CO 80401; email: [nbeditor@frenchteachers.org].             AATF Commissions............................................................................................................................................... 16
Correspondence should be sent to the editor at this         Pourquoi participer au Grand Concours.........................................................................................................18
address. The American Association of Teachers of            Sample FLES* Concours..................................................................................................................................... 19
French publishes the National Bulletin four times a
year (Sept., Nov., Jan., Apr.) as a service to members
                                                            Sample Grand Concours, levels 4 & 5............................................................................................................. 22
in supplement to the official journal of the associa-       Diversity and Engagement................................................................................................................................. 25
tion, the French Review. Subscription to the National       Chapter News..........................................................................................................................................................27
Bulletin requires membership in the organization. Pe-       Members' Notes......................................................................................................................................................27
riodicals postage paid at Champaign, IL Post Office.        2020 AATF Award Winners................................................................................................................................. 28
Office of Publication: AATF, 302 North Granite Street,
Marion, IL 62959-2346.
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                                                            Materials Center.....................................................................................................................................................31
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                                                                                                                                                           Volume 46 ∂ Number 1 ∂ September 2020
                                                     MESSAGE DE
                                                     LA PRÉSIDENTE

Welcome back to the 2020-21 school year. As          ago, but there are still people who suffer the      have also published a volume on integrating
I write this message, we are still unsure what       indignities of discrimination.                      twelve Francophone children’s stories into
teaching will be for many of our members due                                                             the curriculum. In general, our resources have
                                                     What is the role of an organization such as
to the COVID-19 virus. As you all know, we had                                                           been developed to expand the mindset of
                                                     ours to combat racism, xenophobia, sexism,
to cancel our conference in Trois-Rivières, a
                                                     anti-gay rhetoric, and all the harassment
decision that was very difficult to make. How-
                                                     that seems to be happening today? Our
ever, we hope to reschedule this conference for
a future date, depending on international travel
                                                     Executive Council has made the decision              One of the initia-
restrictions and other factors. We hope that
                                                     to publish a statement on diversity
                                                     that expresses our commitment to be
                                                                                                        tives our association
many of you enjoyed the webinars we produced
with convention speakers who agreed to give
                                                     inclusive and open in all our dealings             has focused on is to
their presentations online. A special thanks to
                                                     with members and non-members.
                                                     We plan to reach out to our members
                                                                                                        highlight French as a
Catherine Ousselin and her team for providing
resources to teachers in the field who were
                                                     representing minority groups and ask               world language.
                                                     that they become more involved in the
struggling with how to teach remotely.
                                                     leadership of our organization. We have
                                                                                                         French teachers to teach French as a world
Another important issue facing our association       also decided that, beginning with this issue, we
                                                                                                         language representing countries from nearly
is how to diversify our membership and serve         will dedicate a portion of the National Bulletin
                                                                                                         all continents and spoken by over 240 million
the needs of members of minority communi-            to highlighting the diversity of our membership
                                                                                                         people in the world (see page 30).
ties. This issue is a very personal one for me       and our students.
because my immediate family is quite diverse. I                                                          Finally, if you know of French instructors
                                                     One of the initiatives our association has fo-
first met my husband, who is African American,                                                           who represent minority groups who are not
                                                     cused on throughout the past several years is
in the 1970s at Stanford University, not long                                                            members of the AATF, encourage them to join
                                                     to highlight French as a world language, par-
after the Supreme Court legalized interracial                                                            our association and contribute their ideas. We
                                                     ticularly emphasizing the francophone world.
marriage in 1967. Being an interracial couple                                                            want the AATF to represent the best and the
                                                     Our conference in Martinique in 2018 brought
during that time period was quite difficult, but                                                         brightest French instructors, and we are dedi-
                                                     in a variety of speakers and participants from
as the years progressed and California became                                                            cated to reaching out to many people to make
                                                     the Francophone world, and our 2021 con-
the most diverse state in the nation, we felt                                                            this possible. If you have a personal story you
                                                     vention in New Orleans will also feature links
more comfortable. Although we have had a rel-                                                            would like to share regarding your experiences
                                                     from the French community to the Caribbean.
atively stress-free life here in California, there                                                       dealing with diversity issues, please consider
                                                     Finally, future conventions in Québec and
have been incidents in the past when both my                                                             submitting an article to the National Bulletin.
                                                     Paris will focus on bringing in guest speakers
husband and son have experienced discrimi-
                                                     from the Francophone world as well.                 Please contact me personally if you have any
nation. My husband has been stopped in Palo
                                                                                                         questions about our new initiatives in trying
Alto and followed by the police just because he      Many of our publications have focused on
                                                                                                         to make the AATF as inclusive as possible for
is African American. Our son was actually ac-        diversity issues. If you have purchased or read
                                                                                                         everyone.
cused of kidnapping me when an anonymous             the cinema volumes 1, 2, or 3 you will see a
caller, who saw us together in a gas station,        variety of films representing cultures from
called the police and reported a kidnapping.         throughout the Francophone world. The publi-
My sister is married to a Chinese American,          cation on Performance Assessment Strate-
and they have two biracial daughters. My             gies includes examples of authentic texts and
brother-in-law is often asked when he came           videos representing the Francophone world.          ∂ Anne Jensen
to the United States, although he was born in        Our publication on Martinique, developed              AATF President
California. Most recently during the COVID-19        following the conference in 2018, features            annejensen@frenchteachers.org
pandemic he has suffered racial slurs also. The      activities, cooking lessons, and videos repre-        (650) 804-5028
Civil Rights movement happened over 50 years         senting the culture and food of this island. We
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    AATF STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY                        and prompted me to set up a task force on         discrimination against people of color, mem-
                                                       diversity for the AATF. Our task force met        bers of the LBGTQ community, and the dis-
    The AATF is an inclusive association, which
                                                       virtually in April, and we worked together to     abled community. A template will be provided
    seeks to build, value, honor, and cultivate
                                                       craft the AATF Statement on Diversity, which      so that lessons and units follow the same
    diversity. Associations that are diverse in age,
                                                       is now featured on our website and appears        format. Lessons will not be grade-specific,
    race, ethnicity, faith, gender identity, sexual
                                                       on all our published documents.                   but based on the proficiency levels of novice,
    orientation, physical or mental ability, and
                                                                                                         intermediate, and advanced as indicated by
    perspectives are better associations. To this      After the murder of George Floyd in Minne-
                                                                                                         the ACTFL proficiency guidelines.
    end, we seek to create a community where           apolis, Jayne Abrate and I wrote a statement
    educators, from any background, can promote        on behalf of our members, decrying this           Members of our current task force include
    Francophone cultures around the world. |           event and events of the past in which African     Anne Jensen, Catherine Daniélou, Ma-
                                                       Americans in particular, have been victims of     rie-Christine Koop, Brian Kennelly, Sheila
    TASK FORCE ON DIVERSITY                            discrimination.                                   Conrad, Tracy Rucker, Tiffani Jones, Katy
    During the months of March and April 2020                                                            Wheelock, and Jayne Abrate.
                                                       After much discussion with the members of
    we faced the stay-at-home orders throughout
                                                       the task force, we have decided that the AATF     If you would be interested in participating in
    the country. Many of us were trying to adapt
                                                       should publish a guide for French teachers        this project please contact AATF President
    to online teaching for the first time, while
                                                       and professors that will help them address        Anne Jensen at annejensen@frenchteachers.
    working with students from diverse back-
                                                       the issues of social justice and diversity in     org
    grounds who have a variety of learning needs.
                                                       their classrooms today. We will solicit lessons
    The inequities that were apparent when all
                                                       and unit plans dealing with racial inequality,
    curriculum was put online were enormous

                                                                 DU 4 AU 10
                                                                 NOVEMBRE 2020
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                                                                                                                                                         Volume 46 ∂ Number 1 ∂ September 2020
                                                     MESSAGE DE LA
                                                     SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRALE

 Chers Collègues,                                    FORMATIONS VIRTUELLES                             du Conseil administration de l’AATF, Catherine
                                                                                                       Ritz, Susie Hennessy et Catherine Ousselin,
 En préparant ce message pour la rentrée, je         Il serait facile de nous préoccuper de tout ce
                                                                                                       ont lancé une autre série de Zoom sur le
 me suis rendu compte que les messages des           qu’on a perdu, de tout ce qu’on n’a pas pu
                                                                                                       thème de «Hybrid Learning» et dont il reste
 années précédentes ne m’apportaient aucune          faire. L’AATF a dû malheureusement annuler
                                                                                                       encore deux séances en septembre et en
 inspiration. Il est évident que l’année 2020        notre congrès de Trois-Rivières, mais cela
                                                                                                       octobre (voir page 30).
 ne cessera de nous présenter de nouveaux            nous a offert la possibilité de créer une série
 défis personnels, professionnels et sociaux.        de rencontres sur Zoom. Une communauté            Finalement, notre équipe prépare une série de
 D’un point de vue professionnel, le choc d’une      de plus de 1000 professeurs s’est constituée      formations professionnelles qui se dérou-
 année scolaire amputée brusquement, la tris-        pour apprendre, pour s’entraider et pour          lera du mois de septembre jusqu’à la fin de
 tesse de voyages annulés, de cérémonies re-         partager notre passion pour le français. Beau-    l’année et qui vous permettra de partager vos
 portées ou virtualisées et de rites de passage      coup d’entre vous ne savent pas encore si         idées et astuces, d’écouter des experts en
 manqués nous ont marqués. L’inquiétude              vous serez dans une salle de classe à temps       français, d’échanger dans des discussions et
 pour nos familles, amis, collègues et élèves        plein ou partiel ou pas du tout. Profitons        de découvrir de nouvelles œuvres ou parties
 grandissait au fil des jours, et pour la plupart,   de cette période pour adopter de nouvelles        du monde francophone. On visera les sujets
 on ne pouvait leur offrir qu’un soutien moral.      technologies et méthodes et revenons à            que vous avez proposés lors des webinaires
                                                     l’essentiel—la communication avec les élèves.     précédents. Le programme sera annoncé par
 Nous avons tous souffert de ces trauma-
                                                     Laissons les contraintes inspirer une créati-     courriel et par nos médias sociaux. Toutes nos
 tismes infligés par le combat contre le virus.
                                                     vité et des collaborations que nous n’aurions     séances de formation sont gratuites pour les
 En même temps, cela nous a permis de
                                                     peut-être pas cherchées dans d’autres             membres.
 réfléchir et de reconnaître plus clairement les
                                                     circonstances.
 traumatismes des injustices qui ont donné                                                             SEMAINE DU FRANÇAIS
 naissance à des manifestations soutenues et,        Depuis le début des fermetures, l’AATF a fait
                                                                                                       Cette année marquera le 22e année que
 espérons-le, transformatrices.                      son possible pour être à vos côtés. En mars
                                                                                                       l’AATF a fêté la Semaine du Français (du 4
                                                     et avril, Catherine Ousselin et son équipe ont
 Afin de faire face à l’inconnu des mois à                                                             au 10 novembre). Lancée en 1999 par Gladys
                                                     organisé des formations sur Zoom pour vous
 venir, je réfléchis à l’innocence et à l’insou-                                                       Lipton, ancienne présidente de l’AATF, le but
                                                     soutenir dans vos efforts pour enseigner vir-
 ciance dans lesquelles je vivais les premières                                                        des manifestations était d’encourager les
                                                     tuellement. Le congrès de Trois-Rivières s’est
 semaines de 2020. Qui aurait imaginé tant de                                                          professeurs à sortir le français de la salle de
                                                     transformé en une série de douze rencontres
                                                                                                       classe et à montrer ce que les élèves savaient
                                                     Zoom offertes par les collègues qui auraient
                                                                                                       et pouvaient faire en français. Comme toutes
  Revenons à l’es-                                   dû intervenir lors du congrès. Trois membres

sentiel—la commu-
nication avec les
élèves
 changements? Tant d’événements remar-
 quables? Tant d’horreurs? Il est impossible de
 prédire l’avenir. Tout ce qu’on peut faire, c’est
 de faire en sorte que demain ne se perde pas,
 faire de son mieux.
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    nos activités, nous serons maintenant obligés      reporter les congrès de Paris et de San Diego    2020 AATF EXEMPLARY
    de trouver d’autres façons de célébrer le          en 2023 et en 2024. Puisque nous ne nous         PROGRAMS
    français.                                          étions pas encore engagés auprès d’un hôtel
                                                                                                        Congratulations to these shools and their
                                                       pour ces deux villes, nous jouissons d’une
    Vous trouverez dans ce numéro du National                                                           excellent teachers and administrators.
                                                       liberté dans le choix des dates.
    Bulletin des renseignements sur les concours
                                                                                                        Exemplary with Honors
    organisés par l’AATF, le Francophone Trivia        RENOUVELER VOTRE ADHÉSION
    Contest sur Kahoot et le AATF Video/Anima-                                                          Boiling Springs High School, Boiling
                                                       À partir du numéro de mars la French Review
    tion Contest (voir pages 11 et 13), auxquels                                                        Springs, PA
                                                       sera disponible en version numérique par
    vos élèves peuvent toujours participer. Nous                                                        AATF member: Michael Bogdan
                                                       Project Muse de Johns Hopkins University
    offrons également de nombreux articles
                                                       Press. Tous les membres de l’AATF auront         Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT
    pour la Semaine du Français—autocollants,
                                                       accès au journal en ligne. Si vous souhaitez     AATF member: Katie Jewett
    tee-shirts, affiches, badges—que vous
                                                       toujours recevoir une copie papier, il faudra
    pouvez commander (voir page 35). Imaginez                                                           Edwin O. Smith Regional High School,
                                                       payer un supplément pour couvrir les frais de
    d’autres moyens de faire explorer le monde                                                          Stoors-Mansfield, CT
                                                       poste. Lisez attentivement la notice incluse
    en français par vos élèves. Transformez vos                                                         AATF member: Melissa Tubbs
                                                       avec le rappel de cotisation que nous venons
    événements en événements virtuels où vous
                                                       d’envoyer. Vous y trouverez aussi les rensei-    Interlake High School, Bellevue, WA
    invitez parents, administrateurs ou membres
                                                       gnements nécessaires pour voter dans les         AATF member: Sandrine Collomb
    de la communauté à apprécier le français et
                                                       élections de l’AATF cet automne. Nous devons
    le travail des élèves. Créez des occasions où                                                       Kettering-Fairmont High School, Kette-
                                                       choisir un vice-président, trois délégué(e)s
    les élèves peuvent rêver—de voyages, certes,                                                        ring, OH
                                                       régionaux(-ales) et une présidente-élue. Vous
    mais aussi de rencontres et de découvertes                                                          AATF member: Mary Townsend
                                                       aurez jusqu’au 1er novembre pour voter en
    de tout ce que le français pourra apporter à
                                                       ligne où vous trouverez tous les renseigne-      Onalaska High School, Onalaska, WI
    leur vie.
                                                       ments sur les candidats.                         AATF member: Brian Wopat
    CONGRÈS À VENIR                                    Soutenez l’AATF en renvoyant votre cotisation    University of Wisconson: Eau Claire, Eau
    Nous espérons toujours pouvoir organiser           pour 2021 pour que nous puissions continuer      Claire, WI
    notre congrès de 2021 à l’Hôtel Monteleone         à vous soutenir dans la salle de classe et       AATF member: Jessica Miller
    à la Nouvelle-Orléans du 19 au 22 juillet          au-delà. Parlez-en à vos collègues qui ne sont
                                                                                                        Exemplary
    prochain avec le thème: « Laissez les bons         pas membres. Recommandez à vos an-
    temps rouler: Explorer la diversité du monde       ciens élèves qui poursuivent une carrière de     Greendale High School, Greendale, WI
    francophone». L’appel à contributions est          professeur de français de devenir membres.       AATF member: Sarah Thompson
    actuellement ouvert à https://www.frenchtea-       Plus on a de membres, plus on pourra offrir
                                                                                                        Muskego High School, Muskego, WI
    chers.org/convention/proposal/ Vous aurez          des services.
                                                                                                        AATF member: Paula Johnson-Fox
    jusqu’au 15 décembre pour soumettre votre
                                                       ∂ Jayne Abrate
    proposition (voir page 11).                                                                         Stagg High School, Palos Hills, IL
                                                         Secrétaire générale
                                                                                                        AATF member: Nitya Viswanath
    Puisque nous avons dû annuler le congrès de          abrate@frenchteachers.org
    Trois-Rivières, nous sommes dans l’obligation
    de le réorganiser afin de ne pas perdre les
    arrhes qu’on a versées à l’hôtel. Il se peut que
    cela aura lieu en 2022, ce qui nous obligera à
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                                                                                                                                       Volume 46 ∂ Number 1 ∂ September 2020
ANNE JENSEN                             LISA NARUG                                    STEVE OHLHAUT
President [2021]                        Director National French Contest [2022]       Region V (East Central) Representative
San Jose State University               P.O. Box 3283                                 [2022)
San Jose, CA                            St. Charles, IL 61874-3283                    West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School
annejensen@frenchteachers.org           Ph: 630-677-2594                              West Lafayette, IN
                                        legrandconcours@sbcglobal.net                 ohlhaut@wl.k12.in.us
JAYNE ABRATE                                                                          Chapters: Detroit, IN, Northwest IN, KY, MI,
Executive Director [2022]               MARGARITA DEMPSEY                             OH, TN, WV
302 North Granite Street                Region I (New England) Representative
Marion, IL 62959-2346                   [2020]                                        SHEILA CONRAD
Ph: 815-310-0490; Fax: 815-310-5754     Smithfield High School                        Region VI (West Central) Representative
abrate@frenchteachers.org               Smithfield, RI 02917                          [2020]
                                        mbdempsey11@gmail.com                         Bettendorf High School
RITA DAVIS                              Chapters: CT, Eastern and Western MA, ME,     3333 18th Street
Vice-President [2020]                   NH, RI, VT                                    Bettendorf, IA 52722
Agnes Irwin School                                                                    sconrad@bettendorf.k12.ia.us
275 South Ithan Avenue                  DIANE PARAVAZIAN                              Chapters: Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis,
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010                     Region II (New York & New Jersey)             Downstate IL, IA, MN, WI
rdavis@agnesirwin.org                   Representative [2021]
                                        New York University                           CARA HEMINGER
MARTHA BEHLOW                           dparavaz@aol.com                              Region VII (South Central)
Vice-President [2021]                   Chapters: Metropolitan, Nassau, Suffolk,      Representative [2022)
Geneva Community High School            Westchester, NY, Central NY, Hudson Valley,   Lincoln North Star High School
Geneva, IL                              Pays du Nord, Rochester, Western NY,          Lincoln, NE
mbehlow@geneva304.org                   New Jersey                                    caraheminger@gmail.com
                                                                                      Chapters: AR, KS, LA, NE, Central TX, El Paso,
CATHERINE RITZ                          KATY WHEELOCK                                 Hautes Plaines, Houston, North TX, OK, South
Vice-President [2022]                   Region III (Mid-Atlantic) Representative      TX
Boston University                       [2022]
Boston, MA                              Wakefield High School                         SUSIE HENNESSEY
catherineritz@gmail.com                 Arlington, VA 22206                           Region VIII (Southwest) Representative
                                        katywheelock@yahoo.com                        [2020]
EDWARD OUSSELIN                         Chapters: Central PA, DE, MD, Northeastern    Inderkum High School
Editor in Chief, French Review [2022]   PA, Northern VA, Philadelphia, Western        2500 New Market Drive
Western Washington University           Pennsylvania, Susquehanna Valley, Lehigh      Sacramento, CA 95835
Modern & Classical Languages            Valley, VA                                    mmehennessy@gmail.com
Humanities 203                                                                        Chapters: AZ, HI, NM, NV, Northern CA, San
Bellingham, WA 98225-9057               DEANNA SCHEFFER                               Diego, Southern CA, UT
Ph: 360-650-2092; Fax: 360-650-6110     Region IV (Southeast) Representative
edward.ousselin@wwu.edu                 [2021]                                        CATHERINE OUSSELIN
                                        Saint Augustine High School                   Region IX (Northwest) Representative
MEGAN DIERCKS                           Saint Augustine, FL 32084                     [2021]
Editor, National Bulletin [2022]        deannascheffer@gmail.com                      Mount Vernon High School
Colorado School of Mines                Chapters: AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC              314 North 9th Street
Golden, CO 80401                                                                      Mount Vernon, WA 98273
nbeditor@frenchteachers.org                                                           catherineku72@gmail.com
                                                                                      Chapters: CO-WY, ID, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA/AK
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    FÉLICITATIONS TO THE
    WINNERS OF THE 2020
    FLES* POSTER CONTEST!

          1st place: 7th -8th grades (bottom left)
          ∂ Minjae S.
               William Diamond Middle School
               Teacher: Diletta Ferrai
          2nd place: 7th-8th grades (center left)
          ∂ Kaitlyn C.
               Fort Worth Country Day School
               Teacher: Robert Napier
          3rd place: 7th-8th grades (top left)
          ∂ Raifah R.
               William B. Travis Academy
               Teacher: Marzena Barcinska
          1st place: K–1st grade (above right)
          ∂ Chloe R.
               Kolter Elementary School
               Teacher: Claire Frazier
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                                                                                                                                                           Volume 46 ∂ Number 1 ∂ September 2020
                                                                                                        4.     Be the bridge. There are many ways to
                                                                                                               build bridges and many gaps to bridge,
                                                                                                               particularly in unsettling times. While
                                                                                                               I used my body as a buffer and bridge
                                                                                                               to get the occupants from their boat
                                                                                                               to the shore, we as teachers are asked
                                                                                                               to bridge gaps in learning that can be
                                                                                                               steeply widened in trying times.
                                                                                                        As we continue on this unknown road of
                                                                                                        the COVID-19 pandemic, the key is to build
                                                                                                        a bridge based on a foundation of a wide
                                                                                                        variety of student engagement strategies and
                                                                                                        approaches that are suited to weather the
                                                                                                        storms of online, in class, and hybrid learning.
                                                                                                        These go-to strategies create a sway bridge
                                                                                                        that weathers any storm.
                                                                                                        We never know what choppy waters of teach-
                                                                                                        ing we might be asked to navigate, but we can
                                                                                                        pedagogically save lives by being prepared,
                                                                                                        asking for help, and navigating the surround-

NAVIGATING                                                                                              ings as best we can in order to be the bridge
                                                                                                        for students to cross the gap to continued,
                                                                                                        effective learning.

ROUGH WATERS                                                                                            I can’t leave you this time without a smile on
                                                                                                        your face. Whenever I share my Detroit River

I ripped my pants, but I saved lives. Twice, I’ve   1.   Call for backup. It’s OK to ask for help,
had to jump into the Detroit River to help save          particularly from your school administra-
people from drowning. The river has a strong             tion, district leaders, department heads,
and dangerous undercurrent, so what else                 and fellow colleagues.
was I to do? Both stories were the same: a
                                                    2.   Trust your instincts. You’re a teach-
young couple in a boat with a small child, their
                                                         er-rock star, you already have what it
boat was taking in water, and the waves were
                                                         takes to manage the situation. Jump in
about to force the boat into the large sharp
                                                         with both feet and own the situation.
rocks that lined the shore. I was 19 years old,
working as a security guard at a grain terminal     3.   Keep your focus on the kid in the boat. I
alongside the river. Each time I did the same            could have stood at the shore, shaking
thing. I called and notified my supervisor on            my head wondering why parents would
duty, jumped into the water, and created a               ever take their young child out on the         story, it always reminds me of my ultimate
buffer between their small boat and the rocks.           waters on such a stormy day. But all the       go-to French joke. Poor Caesar sank (6h05).
I managed to help the boaters navigate the               circumstances that brought us together
                                                                                                        Hope that caused some pitter-paddle of
rough waters while forming a bridge so that              were moot at that point. It was time for
                                                                                                        laughter. Oar maybe not! How do you navigate
they could make it safely to shore.                      action. I will first say that we as teachers
                                                                                                        the rough waters during times like these?
                                                         need always to make sure that we stay
As teachers, we’re never sure when we might                                                             What are your thoughts? Let me know! As
                                                         mentally and physically healthy. Remem-
be thrust into the rough waters of uncertainty                                                          always, feel free to reach out to me on social
                                                         ber that. Fortunately, I was not hurt in
and forced to navigate unexpected situations.                                                           media or send me any questions you may
                                                         either of my Detroit River incidents. The
When COVID-19 caused many of us to work                                                                 have.
                                                         sum scars of both those events were
separated from our students in quarantine, I
                                                         some cuts and bruises and ripped pants.        ∂ Steven “ÉTIENNE” Langlois
felt like I was back at the edge of the Detroit
                                                         After making sure that we're fit to serve,       Rock Your French Class
River. So, I followed the same procedure. If
                                                         it’s all about the students.                     AATF Honorary Member
you ever find yourself in a similar situation, I
                                                                                                             @etienne2 (Twitter)
recommend these steps:
                                                                                                             @rockyourclass (Instagram)
L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE - NAVIGATING ROUGH WATERS .9 DIVERSITY AND ENGAGEMENT . 25 - American Association ...
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                                                                                                  ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
                                                                                                  AWARD
                                                                                                  The AATF and Concordia Language Villag-
                                                                                                  es Administrator of the Year Award, to be
                                                                                                  given annually, is intended to recognize
                                                                                                  a school principal or superintendent who
                                                                                                  actively supports the study of French.
     AMAZON SMILE                                                                                 Any AATF member in good standing can
                                                                                                  nominate an administrator for this award.
     The AATF has now signed up for an Am-
     azon Smile link. Every time you make a                                                       The winner of this award will have
     purchase on Amazon, Amazon will make                                                         demonstrated a strong commitment to
     a donation to the AATF at no additional                                                      international education and intercultural
     cost to you.                                                                                 understanding through support for the
                                                                                                  study of languages, including French, in
     If you always start from our link at                                                         his or her school or school district, sup-
     [https://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-                                                             port for innovative curricular and extra-
     1718689] when you log into your                The establishment of a chapter of the         curricular programs which enhance the
     account, the funds will be automatically       Société Honoraire de Français offers          study of French, support for professional
                                                    several benefits to a secondary French        development specifically for language
     donated.
                                                    program. It provides an opportunity to        teachers, and support for a cross-disci-
                                                    recognize outstanding scholarship in the      plinary school- or campus-wide presence
     The AATF Executive Council made the                                                          for languages. The nomination file
                                                    study of French language through selec-
     decision to use any funds received                                                           should contain the following items: (1)
                                                    tion for membership, the placement of a
     through Amazon Smile to support the            special seal on the graduate’s diploma,       an abbreviated CV (2 pages maximum)
     attendance of students planning to be          the wearing of a blue/white/red cord (or      outlining the candidate’s education and
     French teachers at the annual conven-          white cord) at graduation, and the right to   work experience, (2) a brief description of
     tion. Thank you for your support in this       wear the official emblem/pin of the honor     the language program(s) in the school or
     endeavor!                                      society. The chapter provides a vehicle       district (2 pages maximum), and (3) a let-
                                                    for focusing activities around French         ter from the nominating French teacher
                                                    language and literature and also for          highlighting the administrator’s commit-
                                                    encouraging member participation in the       ment to supporting the study of French
                                                                                                  and his or her impact on the language
     CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2021                        annual writing contest as well as applica-
                                                                                                  program(s) described. All elements of the
                                                    tion for the annual travel grants. There is
     CONVENTION IN                                  the opportunity for students to serve as      file should focus on addressing the traits
     NEW ORLEANS                                    officers, directing the induction ceremo-     listed at the beginning of this paragraph.
     The online call for proposals for the          ny, or leading other chapter events. For
     2021 AATF convention, to be held July          general information, eligibilty, and other    Applications should be received at AATF
                                                    questions, you can contact Regina Sy-         National Headquarters no later than
     15-18 at the Hotel Monteleone, has been
                                                    monds, SHF President at symondsshf@           December 1, 2020. The winning admin-
     posted on the AATF website at https://                                                       istrator will receive a framed certificate
                                                    gmail.com; or Teacher Representatives
     www.frenchteachers.org/convention/                                                           for display as well as a two-week stay at
                                                    Andrea Isabelli at andreaisabelli@sbc-
     proposal/. Proposals will be accepted          global.net or Tracy Rucker at trucker@        one of the Concordia Language French
     until December 15, 2020. The theme for         loucol.com. Information on applying           Villages (summer 2021) to be awarded
     this year’s convention is “Laissez les         for a charter and ordering materials is       to a student in the school or district. The
     bons temps rouler: Explorer la diversité       available from April Anthony, Secretary       award includes round-trip travel for the
     du monde francophone” Submissions              SHF, AATF, 302 North Granite Street,          student to Concordia. Send all application
     are invited in all areas of French lan-        Marion, IL 62959-2346; phone: 607-821-        materials electronically in .pdf format to
     guage, literature, linguistics, culture, and   2120; fax: (815) 310-5754; email: shf@        abrate@frenchteachers.org.
     pedagogy.                                      frenchteachers.org or from the AATF
                                                    Web site at https://www.frenchteachers.
                                                    org/shf
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                                                                                                WHAT'S NEW IN THE

                                                                                                                                                  Volume 46 ∂ Number 1 ∂ September 2020
                                                                                                FRENCH REVIEW?
                                                                                                (94.1 OCTOBER 2020)
                                                                                                L’ANNÉE LITTÉRAIRE
                                                                                                ∂   Bloc-notes culturel 2019: et le ciel s’as-
                                                                                                    sombrit (Dalle)
                                                                                                ∂   Les Éditions Verdier at Forty: The Novel in
                                                                                                    2019 (Cloonan)
                                                                                                ∂   The Year in Poetry 2019: Crossing
                                                                                                    Boundaries (De Julio)
                                                                                                SOCIETY AND CULTURE
                                                                                                ∂   Claire Bretécher: Female Humor and the
                                                                                                    Myths of Consumer Society (Pezzullo)
                                                                                                ∂   L’Astrée in the Twenty-First Century:
                                                                                                    Environment, Education, and Identity
                                                                                                    (Wellman)
                                                                                                LINGUISTICS
                                                                                                ∂   La vraie-fausse synonymie des connec-
                                                                                                    teurs temporels: aussitôt que et dès que
                                                                                                    (Couralet et Son)
                                                                                                FOCUS ON THE CLASSROOM
                                                                                                ∂   Dresser un pont: la compétence sémi-
                                                                                                    otique comme lien entre la littérature et
                                                                                                    le numérique (Hellmich)

GOT GAME?                                                                                       LITERATURE
                                                                                                ∂   Poetically Speaking the Earth: Ritual and
                                                                                                    Reverie in Esther Tellermann’s Terre
PROVE IT WITH THE AATF’S NATIONAL                                                               ∂
                                                                                                    exacte (Prevots)
                                                                                                    (Non)Fiction: Louis Hémon’s Writing on
FRANCOPHONE TRIVIA CONTEST!                                                                     ∂
                                                                                                    Québec (Pilon)
                                                                                                    From Parasitism to Commensalism:
                                                                                                    A Serresian Interpretation of Yamen
Make sure that your students participate in      advance to a Finals Round, and the student
                                                                                                    Manai’s L’amas ardent (2017) (Moser)
a FREE and FUN event for National French         who advances the farthest in that round is
                                                                                                ∂   The Literary Correspondence of Nathalie
Week (November 4-10)—the AATF's National         the winner of the Grand Prize. Cash prizes
                                                                                                    Sarraute and Mary McCarthy (Wilson
Francophone Culture Trivia Contest, held via     will be award for Grand Prize winners and
                                                                                                    Niehaus)
the online gaming site Kahoot!                   runners up at each level.
                                                                                                INTERVIEW
Any French student grades 6-12 and under-        The teacher of the top scoring student from
                                                                                                ∂   Entretien avec Hédi Bouraoui (Touya)
graduate university whose teacher is an AATF     each level will also win a free AATF member-
member is eligible to compete. There is no fee   ship for 2021.                                 DOSSIER PÉDAGOGIQUE
to enter, and teachers arrange contest play in
                                                                                                ∂   Business French Case Studies for
their classes when it is convenient for them.    Please visit http://tinyurl.com/Francophone
                                                                                                    Enhancing Cross-Cultural Competence
                                                 TriviaContest/ for more information.
                                                                                                    (Martin)
The contest is divided into two levels: Level
A = Beginner • Level B = Intermediate/Ad-
vanced.

The first round consists of 25 questions in
English that cover various cultural aspects
of the Francophone world. Top scorers will
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                                                         LINGUISTIC FUN FACT
                                                         LES BEIGNETS

     To put you in the mood for next summer’s            the fluffy consistency of beignets.
     AATF convention in New Orleans, here’s a
                                                         The French word beignet means fritter, or pâ-
     linguistic fun fact which will tempt your taste
                                                         tisserie frite. Most likely the Acadians brought
     buds and maybe even get you cooking with
                                                         these treats with them when they migrated
     your students or family.
                                                         to Louisiana in the 1700s. Actually, beignets
     Many of us have heard of New Orleans’ Café          have quite an international pedigree; during
     du Monde, with its even more famous beig-           the Roman Empire, they traveled to Andalu-
     nets. The word beignet is derived from a Celtic     sia via the Mediterranean and morphed into
     word, bigne, which means "to raise." Beignets       sopapillas. There’s even an unconfirmed New
     are made with a sweet yeast dough which             Orleans legend that beignets were brought to
     is cut into squares after it rises, fried in oil,   Louisiana by Ursuline nuns. French recipes
     and generously dusted with powdered sugar           have been found going as far back as
     to create these beautiful, pillow-like treats.      the 1500s, before traveling to the New
     Beignets are choux pastries, made with a            World
     high-moisture dough which creates steam
                                                         Ironically, the Café du Monde called
     when cooking. It’s the combination of yeast,
                                                         these pastries "doughnuts" or "French
     the wet dough, and the steam which creates
                                                         market doughnuts" until 1958, even
                                                         though they had been making and
                                                         selling them for over 150 years, since
                                                         opening in 1862. Locals tired of ex-
                                                         plaining the lack of doughnut hole and
                                                         other differences, and so they started
                                                         using the French word instead. Like
                                                         many other New Orleans delicacies,
                                                         beignets grew in popularity over the
                                                         decades. And now, the beignet is the
                                                         official doughnut of Louisiana. Does your state
                                                         have an official doughnut or pastry?
                                                         An official serving of beignets at the Café du
                                                         Monde consists of three beignets accompa-
                                                         nied by café au lait (which includes chicory).
                                                         Have I tempted you yet?
                                                         ∂    Martha Behlow
                                                              Geneva Community High School (IL)
                                                              mbehlow@geneva304.org
2020 NATIONAL FRENCH WEEK                                                                                                                                             13

    MEDIA CONTEST GUIDELINES

                                                                                                                                                         Volume 46 ∂ Number 1 ∂ September 2020
THEME: TOUT EST POSSIBLE AVEC LE FRANÇAIS/EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH FRENCH
Submission deadline: December 19, 2020
Contact Catherine Ousselin, AATF Technology Commission Chair with questions about technology tool suggestions or troubleshooting.
(catherineku72@gmail.com)
Contest guidelines
∂    There are two competition divisions: Intermediate (grades 6-8) and Secondary (grades 9-12)
∂    Teachers should submit ONE form for each video or project. Limit of 5 submissions per teacher/school.
∂    Three minute time limit per video.
∂    Videos must conform to all school rules and codes of conduct. Videos with references to alcohol, drugs, or violence will not be accepted.
∂    Background music: Please do not use copyrighted music in the video or as background music. While it does add to the appeal of the video, it
     is not acceptable use.
∂    No copyrighted figures (ie. Snoopy, Astérix, etc) accepted.
∂    Each entry must be the original work of current student(s) in French whose teacher is an AATF member for 2020.
∂    All submissions become the property of the AATF and may be used in AATF publications and on social media sites.
∂    All participants in the video completion will receive certificates, and the top-ranking submissions.
Submission | Sharing guidelines
∂    YouTube videos should be UNLISTED, NOT private. Anyone with the link should be able to view. YouTube is the preferred sharing option. |
     NB: With Google’s new “Content for kids” Regulations, we will not be able to feature any video posted under a student’s account. The videos
     will be judged, but we cannot save them to the YouTube Contest playlist or share them on the contest blog. If possible, please use a teacher/
     adult account.
∂    All submissions via Google folders / docs MUST BE accessible to any viewer. Check settings and ask if you are not sure.
     If using a school account, click the “ADVANCED” button under SHARE and choose “Open to anyone/public on the Web”
     If a submission requires permission, it may NOT be considered for competition. Please check the permissions with your students before
     submitting.
∂    Submissions via iCloud: Please check the link permissions. iCloud links sometimes expire before the videos are rated.
∂    Submissions via Powtoon or other video creation tools: Please check permissions and link expiration.
Judging Criteria
∂    Submissions that are obvious projects for a class project that does not relate to the theme will not be considered.
∂    Visual impact, relevance to the theme, and originality are the key points to a successful project.
∂    Relevance to theme: This criteria allows for variety in interpretation, but a cooking video for the “The Future is French” video does not relate.
∂    Visual impact: Does the video go beyond a seated figure reading from a cue card?
∂    Originality: Did the video producers integrate new ideas for the theme or presentation style?
∂    Presentation: Was the presentation effective in conveying the theme and students’ message?
∂    Content: Was the video engaging, purposeful?
∂    Organization: Is there a logical progression to the project?
∂    French language use will receive extra credit. Obvious Google Translate scripts will not receive extra credit. Our judges are generous in
     awarding points for French, but if the language is not mostly comprehensible, fewer points will be awarded.
Suggestions: In recent years, judges have noted that many videos rely heavily on France and stereotypes of the French (mustaches, berets, striped
shirts, croissants, escargots, baguettes…). We invite you to challenge your students to look beyond the French Revolution, Impressionist artists,
and Coco Chanel. Depending on the theme, integrate the Francophone world and current Francophone artists, music, clothing trends, and food.
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                                                        SALUT LES JEUNES!
                                                        SHAPES FOR THE SCREEN:
                                                        GET EFFECTIVE
     As of March 2020, the amount of screen time         towel roll, un cylindre, an oval shaped frame,    un triangle with your arms moving toward the
     escalated, as did many unique opportunities to      un ovale. Sitting close to the screen at the      screen. You are zooming in. Next, put both
     engage and interact with our French language        beginning of the lesson, identify and repeat      hands on the side of your body to make deux
     learners. It was definitely not “business as        each of the shapes you selected. Tell students    triangles with your arms and walk backwards
     usual,” and now as we prepare for some type         to practice repeating the shape names             zooming out from the screen. Move your
     of new normal, how can the screen continue to       even though they are muted. No more than          entire body to the floor and put yourself in une
     be an effective teaching tool rather than just a    five shapes for this part of the lesson. After    sphère. Roulez la sphère! As you roll around
     static, sedentary connection with students?         identifying and repeating the different shapes,   your space, you are panning the screen
                                                                                                           sharing yet another effect in your screen
     Think of the screen as an interactive rectan-
     gular classroom. We all strive to be effective,
                                                           How can the screen                              shapes focused lesson. Transition back to a
                                                                                                           standing position and stretch your body into a
     so consider the word EFFECT, and differentiate      continue to be an                                 five-point étoile. Finish back at the screen in a
     your effects just like we differentiate for our
     students. Realize the screen can move up
                                                         effective teaching                                seated position.

     and down and change how you look to the             tool?                                               Now tell the students you are going to be
     students on the other end. Think like a movie                                                           the shape observer, and challenge them to
     director and the need for variety in the overall                                                        create a shape combination including at
                                                         invite students to make silly face shapes in an
     effect and impact of your lesson. Similar to a                                                          least three different shapes. As you observe
                                                         extreme close up to the screen. Laughter is
     movie, remind the students to be on mute so                                                             their shape combinations, verbally repeat
                                                         effective for engaging students in learning.
     everyone can hear your voice speaking French                                                            the shapes you see. You can also indicate
     throughout the lesson.                              Invite students to stand up and find some           the actions students are doing relative to
                                                         space to move around to explore some more           the screen. Regardez la sphère qui traverse
     Using the theme of shapes, let’s explore how        shapes. Repeat the shapes verbally while            l’écran. Il y a un triangle qui va loin de
     shapes can engage, organize, and reinforce          moving around the space. Now, start exploring       l’écran. Le rectangle est en haut. Another
     some basic language skills. Engage students         shapes and include un rectangle with your           effective teaching strategy is repetition.
     by gathering a variety of shapes around the         arms over your head while you walk around,
     house. Have the shapes you share labeled                                                                Finally, review with hand and finger shapes
                                                         providing students with the action of your
     with the vocabulary word. For example, a                                                                close to the screen. Include un rectan-
                                                         whole person moving. Then, bring your body
     book would be un rectangle, an empty paper                                                              gle, un cercle, un ovale, un triangle, and
                                                         and arms to the middle of the space. Make
                                                                                                             I always end with un cœur. After making
                                                                                                             the heart shape with my hands, I make
                                                                                                             a fist (the approximate size of our heart)
                                                                                                             and place it on my heart. The other hand is
                                                                                                             placed over the fist shape. Tell the students
                                                                                                             to feel their heart beating and think about
                                                                                                             how that shape inside our body keeps
                                                                                                             moving.
                                                                                                             For second through fifth grade students, in-
                                                                                                             vite them to write the name of their favorite
                                                                                                             shape from the lesson in the chat box. For
                                                                                                             Pre-K through first graders, have students
                                                                                                             make a close up of their favorite shape with
                                                                                                             their hands and you type the shapes you
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                                                                                                                                                        Volume 46 ∂ Number 1 ∂ September 2020
see in the chat box. Getting every student actively involved in this formative assessment is an
effective learning strategy.
This lesson engages students with a variety of screen shots and organizes shape vocabulary
through identification, repetition, and exploration. Shapes for the Screen reinforces effective
teaching and learning strategies. Direct your effects and have fun!
∂       Karen Campbell Kuebler
        FLES Commission Chair
        kkcdanser@verizon.net

MERCI
                                                                                                  The AATF and the Société Honoraire de Français
The National Bulletin and the Grand Concours wish to express their sincere appreciation           (SHF) are pleased to announce the formation of
to Elizabeth Miller for her years of service to the Salut les jeunes column and the FLES*         a new honor society for middle and elementary
Speaking Contest artwork. Her creativity and dedication to both these endeavors have been         school students. Full details can be found on the
an invaluable service to the promotion of French and the AATF. Merci, Elizabeth!                  Honor Society Web page at https://www.french
                                                                                                  teachers.org/jaf.
                                                                                                  The new society, called Jeunes Amis du Français
                                                                                                  (JAF), was approved by vote of the SHF sponsors.
    2020 AATF OUTSTANDING                           AATF ELECTIONS: MAKE YOUR                     The Jeunes Amis du Français will function simi-
    CHAPTERS                                        VOTE COUNT                                    larly to the SHF. Any middle or elementary school
    Large Chapters                                  This fall we will hold elections for          teacher can request a JAF Charter for a one-time
                                                    President-Elect, Vice-President,              fee. Because of the diversity of middle school
    ∂     1st place – North Texas Chapter
                                                    and for Regional Representative in            programs, a school must select the Cultural or
                                                    Regions I (New England), VI (West             Academic option. Each chapter must induct
    ∂     2nd place – Minnesota Chapter
                                                    Central), and VIII (Southwest).               students at least once per year in order to remain
    ∂     3rd place – Georgia Chapter               Voting will be online. Instructions on        active.
                                                    how to vote and your password will            The sponsoring teacher must be a current AATF
    Small Chapters                                  be enclosed with your 2021 Dues               member.
                                                    Renewal Notice (mailed in Septem-
    ∂     1st place – Northwest Indiana             ber). Your userid will be your AATF           There is a per student induction fee. Each
          Chapter                                   member number which will also be              student will receive a certificate attesting to his
                                                    included with the password.                   or her membership. Additional materials will be
    ∂     2nd place – Michigan Chapter                                                            available for purchase.
                                                                                                  Membership in the JAF does not imply member-
    ∂     3rd place – Susquehanna, PA
          Chapter                                                                                 ship in the SHF nor give the student the right to
                                                                                                  SHF materials.
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           AATF COMMISSIONS
     COMMISSION ON ADVOCACY                         ∂ "Linguistic Fun Facts” currently being          ∂ New website for the Commission
     Kathy Stein-Smith                                shared on the French Teachers in the US         ∂ Connections with AATF members
     Chair                                            Facebook to be compiled into an AATF book         who are interested in being a part
     kathysteinsmith@gmail.com                        —upcoming project for the 2020-2021               of the Commission
                                                      school year                                     ∂ This commission is seeking contributions
     ∂ Active social media presence including       ∂ Love incorporating culture into your les-         of cultural lessons to share theme
       a webpage, Twitter, and Facebook               sons? This is the commission for you!             of interculturality
     ∂ Advocacy documents migrated to the
       Advocacy page of the AATF’s website
                                                      COMMISSION ON FLES*                               COMMISSION ON MIDDLE SCHOOLS
     ∂ “Voices of Advocacy” book project in
                                                      Karen Campbell Kuebler                            Janel Lafond-Paquin
       process
                                                      Chair                                             Chair
     ∂ Active professional presence of presenta-
                                                      kkcdanser@verizon.net                             madamep51@hotmail.com
       tions, articles, and a new book
     ∂ Active commission members maintain in-       ∂ Continuation of elementary poster contest       ∂ Making connections through Musique
       volvement in the commission’s ongoing work     with dissemination of resulting posters           Mercredi social media group for future
     ∂ Seeking new members, especially those        ∂ Connections with elementary French teach-         music project
       with advocacy experience or a desire to        ers to offer resources                          ∂ Upcoming project combining music choices
       help programs in danger.                     ∂ Regular contributor to AATF National Bulletin     with specific themes
                                                    ∂ Connection with NNELL to promote AATF           ∂ If you love using music in class, this
                                                      membership and mutual cooperation                 is the commission for you
     COMMISSION ON CINEMA
                                                    ∂ Have a fun activity for Salut les Jeunes in
     Joyce Beckwith
                                                      the National Bulletin or want to get more
     Co-Chair                                                                                         COMMISSION FOR THE PROMOTION
                                                      involved? Contact Karen.
     mmejoyb@aol.com                                                                                  OF FRENCH
                                                                                                      Justin Frieman Charles
     Dolliann Hurtig                                  COMMISSION ON FRENCH                            Chair
     Co-Chair                                         FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES                           justinfrieman@yahoo.com
     dhurtig@latech.edu                               E. Nicole Meyer
                                                                                                      ∂ Social media image campaign created
                                                      Chair
     ∂ Volume 3 of Allons au Cinéma AATF pub-                                                           and shared during National French Week
                                                      nimeyer@augusta.edu
       lication featuring films about immigration                                                       provide resources for teachers, not only for
       and contributors from a variety of levels    ∂ French for Specific Purposes encompasses          National French Week, but all year long
       (high school, university levels) – 20 mem-     Business French, French for Health and          ∂ Wide-reaching results through Facebook
       bers of cinema commission participating        Medicine, French for Science and Technol-         and Instagram
     ∂ Volume 4 of Allons au Cinéma AATF publi-       ogy, Diplomatic French, French for Tourism,     ∂ Future media / visuals campaign
       cation in process, La Famille et la commu-     French for Engineering, and more                  in planning stages
       nauté dans les films francophones            ∂ Presentations and presence at AATF regional     ∂ Calling all creative people to join this
     ∂ 3-hour workshop and official Commission        and national conferences, as well as ISSLP        dynamic commission
       session to be offered at New Orleans         ∂ Discussions at multiple universities on the
       convention                                     combination of French with STEM degrees
                                                                                                      COMMISSION ON TEACHER RECRUITMENT
     ∂ The Commission is accepting suggestions      ∂ Social Media presence on Twitter and
                                                                                                      AND RETENTION
       for films to feature in Volume 4 through       Facebook, working on website
                                                                                                      Eileen Walvoord
       early January 2021                           ∂ Working on a volume of units for French in
                                                                                                      Co-Chair
                                                      a variety of careers for teachers at multiple
                                                                                                      eileenwalvoord@gmail.com
                                                      levels
       COMMISSION ON CULTURAL COMPETENCE
                                                    ∂ Designing a National Concours for Français
       Martha Behlow                                                                                  Rebecca Léal
                                                      à Objectifs Spécifiques (FOS/FSP)
       Chair                                                                                          Co-Chair
                                                    ∂ New Commission members welcome
       mbehlow@geneva304.org                                                                          rebecca.leal@elmhurst.edu
     ∂ Active Facebook page shares resources for                                                      ∂ Active Facebook page and connections with
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       Francophone world cultural examples to                                                           chapters and job vacancies throughout the
                                                      Jean Copeland
       share with students                                                                              country
                                                      Chair
     ∂ YouTube list of authentic speakers contin-                                                     ∂ Commission webpage and national job board
                                                      jean.m.copeland@gmail.com
       ues to grow                                                                                    ∂ Taste of Teaching workshop held in March
                                                    ∂ Intercultural lessons experimented with           in conjunction with chapter student Immer-
                                                      learners and shared via website                   sion Day (Chi/NIL)
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∂ Future webinar plans
∂ Additional website resources planned –
  recruitment materials, résumé writing help,
  talking points on value of French
∂ YouTube video series ‘I love teaching French’
  with short 1 – 2-minute testimonials featur-
  ing variety of teachers sharing something
  members appreciate about our profession
∂ Passionate about teaching and want to
  encourage others to become teachers?
  Join this commission

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Catherine Ousselin                                                                            Go to https://nearpod.com

Chair
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                                                                                                 create a new account

∂ Offered six distance-learning webinars in                                                                                           To learn more:
                                                                                          Explore and create your own session
  the spring featuring Catherine Ousselin,
  Nathan Lutz, Heidi Trude, Justin Charles,                                                                                         https://nearpod.com

  Teresa Floch, and Katy Wheelock
∂ Offered 1:1 support for teachers struggling
  with e-learning during quarantine / COVID 19
∂ Development of promotional videos, ads,                                                                                         How it can be used
  and images for AATF                                      Why bother?
                                                                                                                                 Create recordings and tutorial for

∂ Collected, judged, and shared National                      Engage students                                                      enrichment, remediation and

  French Week student videos                           Get insights into their learning                                                  flipped classroom

                                                                                                                                 Add quizzes for instant feedback
∂ Social Media presence — continuations &
                                                             Interactive lessons

                                                     Customize and track learning for                                                Share tutorials with your

  expansions: Pinterest, YouTube, Diigo book-                   your students                                                        department to save time

  marks, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Wakelet            Virtual reality field trips                                             Make your presentations more

                                                                                                                                  engaging and interactive with
∂ IF Profs collaboration
                                                       Share your lesson and control

                                                        student activity in real time                                                         media

∂ Love technology? This is the commission             Monitor and measure students'                                                 Conduct instant formative

  for you                                                           results                                                      assessment to guide your lessons

                                                  Special thanks to Julia Ullmann, School District of Osceola County (FL), for preparing the image
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                                                  above. ullmann.julia@gmail.com ,
Jessica Sturm
Co-Chair
jsturm@purdue.edu

Isabelle Drewelow
Co-Chair
idrewelow@ua.edu
∂ Active presence on social media (Facebook
  & Twitter)
∂ Sharing of information about webinars and
  resources for remote learning
∂ “Methods & Materials” project for techno-
  logical platforms available to teachers and
  students
∂ Future webinar planned for fall on Careers
  in Languages
∂ Calling university professors who are
  interested in strengthening their programs
  to join this commission
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