Catherine Ousselin
@catherineousselin.bsky.social
Language Advocate & Global Citizen | French Teacher & Polyglot | ACTFL TOY Finalist & ASCD Edu Honoree | World Language & #Edtech Presenter. Ally🏳️🌈🌎
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Multilingualism is associated with a reduced risk of accelerated ageing, according to data from more than 86,000 people across 27 European countries published in Nature Aging. go.nature.com/4hWRpLh #medsky 🧪
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Multilingualism is associated with a reduced risk of accelerated ageing, according to data from more than 86,000 people across 27 European countries published in Nature Aging. go.nature.com/4hWRpLh #medsky 🧪
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CHICAGO TEACHER: "This morning at 7:45, I marked a junior student absent—not because he was sick or overslept. ICE had snatched him up on his way to school. His main priority was getting his reading done for English class." (H/T @CTULocal1)
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
CHICAGO TEACHER: "This morning at 7:45, I marked a junior student absent—not because he was sick or overslept. ICE had snatched him up on his way to school. His main priority was getting his reading done for English class." (H/T @CTULocal1)
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Le 20 novembre, c'est le "Jour des profs de français"!
Nous sommes fières et fiers d'enseigner la langue française et les cultures francophones. Chapeau et bonne continuation!
lejourdesprofs.org
Nous sommes fières et fiers d'enseigner la langue française et les cultures francophones. Chapeau et bonne continuation!
lejourdesprofs.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Le 20 novembre, c'est le "Jour des profs de français"!
Nous sommes fières et fiers d'enseigner la langue française et les cultures francophones. Chapeau et bonne continuation!
lejourdesprofs.org
Nous sommes fières et fiers d'enseigner la langue française et les cultures francophones. Chapeau et bonne continuation!
lejourdesprofs.org
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Reposted by Catherine Ousselin
Une invitation du Centre de la francophonie des Amériques @cfameriques:
🎤 INVITATION — Participez à une activité unique : la Dictée chantée! 🎶 avec notre invité, l’artiste et slameur Yao @yaomusique
Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ➡ francophoniedesameriques.com/dicteechantee.
🎤 INVITATION — Participez à une activité unique : la Dictée chantée! 🎶 avec notre invité, l’artiste et slameur Yao @yaomusique
Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ➡ francophoniedesameriques.com/dicteechantee.
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Une invitation du Centre de la francophonie des Amériques @cfameriques:
🎤 INVITATION — Participez à une activité unique : la Dictée chantée! 🎶 avec notre invité, l’artiste et slameur Yao @yaomusique
Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ➡ francophoniedesameriques.com/dicteechantee.
🎤 INVITATION — Participez à une activité unique : la Dictée chantée! 🎶 avec notre invité, l’artiste et slameur Yao @yaomusique
Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ➡ francophoniedesameriques.com/dicteechantee.
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WAFLT-WA is thrilled to share our Fall 2025 Conference Highlight Video with you. Thank you to all who attended, presented, and organized this exceptional professional event.
October 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
WAFLT-WA is thrilled to share our Fall 2025 Conference Highlight Video with you. Thank you to all who attended, presented, and organized this exceptional professional event.
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Le Louvre, le plus grand musée du monde... ✏️ Par Coco
October 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Le Louvre, le plus grand musée du monde... ✏️ Par Coco
Attending a rally? Bring a flag or any type swag/poster: I love the USA. Express it loud and proud.
We can both love our country and hold it to its morals.
Perhaps leave the keffiyehs and other crisis symbols home for this one.
The other side is counting on us showing only hate and rage.
❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
We can both love our country and hold it to its morals.
Perhaps leave the keffiyehs and other crisis symbols home for this one.
The other side is counting on us showing only hate and rage.
❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
October 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Attending a rally? Bring a flag or any type swag/poster: I love the USA. Express it loud and proud.
We can both love our country and hold it to its morals.
Perhaps leave the keffiyehs and other crisis symbols home for this one.
The other side is counting on us showing only hate and rage.
❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
We can both love our country and hold it to its morals.
Perhaps leave the keffiyehs and other crisis symbols home for this one.
The other side is counting on us showing only hate and rage.
❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
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We are saddened to hear of Dr. Jane Goodall's passing, and so honored to be among the organizations she worked closely with during her long and incredible career.
October 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
We are saddened to hear of Dr. Jane Goodall's passing, and so honored to be among the organizations she worked closely with during her long and incredible career.
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"What you do makes a difference.."
Jane Goodall 💚
#jane #goodall #janegoodall #nature #wildlife #environment #earth
Jane Goodall 💚
#jane #goodall #janegoodall #nature #wildlife #environment #earth
October 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
"What you do makes a difference.."
Jane Goodall 💚
#jane #goodall #janegoodall #nature #wildlife #environment #earth
Jane Goodall 💚
#jane #goodall #janegoodall #nature #wildlife #environment #earth
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Cinq ans après l’incendie, les tours de Notre-Dame révèlent un secret bien gardé : un escalier de 21 mètres en chêne, un parcours repensé et une nouvelle perspective sur Paris, avec une vue plongeante sur la flèche de Viollet-le-Duc, reconstruite à l’identique.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/ntV
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/ntV
September 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cinq ans après l’incendie, les tours de Notre-Dame révèlent un secret bien gardé : un escalier de 21 mètres en chêne, un parcours repensé et une nouvelle perspective sur Paris, avec une vue plongeante sur la flèche de Viollet-le-Duc, reconstruite à l’identique.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/ntV
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/ntV
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Do you have a job opening to share or are you looking for a job?
The AATF's new Career Center Job Board is an excellent way to share and search. Posting is FREE for AATF members.
jobs.frenchteachers.org
Easy-to-use platform for job seekers and employers
The AATF's new Career Center Job Board is an excellent way to share and search. Posting is FREE for AATF members.
jobs.frenchteachers.org
Easy-to-use platform for job seekers and employers
September 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Do you have a job opening to share or are you looking for a job?
The AATF's new Career Center Job Board is an excellent way to share and search. Posting is FREE for AATF members.
jobs.frenchteachers.org
Easy-to-use platform for job seekers and employers
The AATF's new Career Center Job Board is an excellent way to share and search. Posting is FREE for AATF members.
jobs.frenchteachers.org
Easy-to-use platform for job seekers and employers
Sophomores-Seniors and I are still adjusting to shift from 4x4 block to 6 period schedule. As we explore endangered animals, there are days where we need to pull out the pâte à modeler and bricoler un peu. Listening activities can take multiple forms.
September 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Sophomores-Seniors and I are still adjusting to shift from 4x4 block to 6 period schedule. As we explore endangered animals, there are days where we need to pull out the pâte à modeler and bricoler un peu. Listening activities can take multiple forms.
www.actfl.org/news/actfl-s...
Paraphrased: U.S. Dep of Ed announced to grantees programs that funding would not be renewed because the purpose of functions of the international & foreign language education grant programs are not a priority of the Administration. @gtconway.bsky.social
Paraphrased: U.S. Dep of Ed announced to grantees programs that funding would not be renewed because the purpose of functions of the international & foreign language education grant programs are not a priority of the Administration. @gtconway.bsky.social
ACTFL | ACTFL Statement Supporting Critical Funding of International…
Following notice of non-continuation last week for several federal grants funding programs under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, ACTFL…
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September 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
www.actfl.org/news/actfl-s...
Paraphrased: U.S. Dep of Ed announced to grantees programs that funding would not be renewed because the purpose of functions of the international & foreign language education grant programs are not a priority of the Administration. @gtconway.bsky.social
Paraphrased: U.S. Dep of Ed announced to grantees programs that funding would not be renewed because the purpose of functions of the international & foreign language education grant programs are not a priority of the Administration. @gtconway.bsky.social
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parlonsfrancais.francophonie.org/webinaire-10...
Webinaire: Pour les profs FLE
🎯 Thème : L'évaluation formative & certificative à l'ère du numérique
🗓️ Date: 12 septembre
🕒 Heure: 15h (GMT+2)
⏰ Durée: 2 heures
🖥Le webinaire sera également retransmis en direct: www.youtube.com/live/SSz_6GQ...
Webinaire: Pour les profs FLE
🎯 Thème : L'évaluation formative & certificative à l'ère du numérique
🗓️ Date: 12 septembre
🕒 Heure: 15h (GMT+2)
⏰ Durée: 2 heures
🖥Le webinaire sera également retransmis en direct: www.youtube.com/live/SSz_6GQ...
Webinaire #10 des profs de FLE de l’OIF : L'évaluation formative et certificative à l'ère du numérique - Parlons français
La Direction de l’Enseignement et de l’Apprentissage du Français (DEAF) de l’OIF a le plaisir d’organiser le webinaire #10 du cycle « Les webinaires des profs de FLE », qui portera sur...
parlonsfrancais.francophonie.org
September 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
parlonsfrancais.francophonie.org/webinaire-10...
Webinaire: Pour les profs FLE
🎯 Thème : L'évaluation formative & certificative à l'ère du numérique
🗓️ Date: 12 septembre
🕒 Heure: 15h (GMT+2)
⏰ Durée: 2 heures
🖥Le webinaire sera également retransmis en direct: www.youtube.com/live/SSz_6GQ...
Webinaire: Pour les profs FLE
🎯 Thème : L'évaluation formative & certificative à l'ère du numérique
🗓️ Date: 12 septembre
🕒 Heure: 15h (GMT+2)
⏰ Durée: 2 heures
🖥Le webinaire sera également retransmis en direct: www.youtube.com/live/SSz_6GQ...
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The Whatcom County health department will be offering free vaccines from 2:30–5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 in Bellingham.
Free childhood vaccines available Sept. 9 in Bellingham; no COVID-19 shots, yet | Cascadia Daily News
The three-hour clinic will offer routine childhood vaccines, regardless of insurance
www.cascadiadaily.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The Whatcom County health department will be offering free vaccines from 2:30–5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 in Bellingham.
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Offrez à vos élèves une expérience inoubliable! Du 4 au 10 nov, pendant la Semaine nationale du Français / National French Week, le Centre de la francophonie des Amériques vous invite à accueillir un atelier de poésie slam dans votre classe. C’est 100 % gratuit!
September 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Offrez à vos élèves une expérience inoubliable! Du 4 au 10 nov, pendant la Semaine nationale du Français / National French Week, le Centre de la francophonie des Amériques vous invite à accueillir un atelier de poésie slam dans votre classe. C’est 100 % gratuit!
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⏰Date limite pour s’inscrire : 12 septembre 2025.
Inscrivez-vous www.frenchteachers.org/centre-de-la...
Vous cherchez une façon originale, vivante et captivante d’enseigner le français ?
Inscrivez-vous www.frenchteachers.org/centre-de-la...
Vous cherchez une façon originale, vivante et captivante d’enseigner le français ?
September 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
⏰Date limite pour s’inscrire : 12 septembre 2025.
Inscrivez-vous www.frenchteachers.org/centre-de-la...
Vous cherchez une façon originale, vivante et captivante d’enseigner le français ?
Inscrivez-vous www.frenchteachers.org/centre-de-la...
Vous cherchez une façon originale, vivante et captivante d’enseigner le français ?
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Do you live in Skagit or Island County? WSU Extension is offering a new Climate Stewards program with coursework and field trips on local climate topics. This fall session begins September 16th. Scholarships are available!
Learn more and and register now:
wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Learn more and and register now:
wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
August 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Do you live in Skagit or Island County? WSU Extension is offering a new Climate Stewards program with coursework and field trips on local climate topics. This fall session begins September 16th. Scholarships are available!
Learn more and and register now:
wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Learn more and and register now:
wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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⏯️ Missed one of our webinars? No worries! 🎉
All of our webinars are recorded and available on the Members Only page. 🖥️✨ That means you can:
✔ Watch anytime, anywhere
✔ Learn at your own pace
✔ Revisit sessions for fresh ideas 💡
All of our webinars are recorded and available on the Members Only page. 🖥️✨ That means you can:
✔ Watch anytime, anywhere
✔ Learn at your own pace
✔ Revisit sessions for fresh ideas 💡
August 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
⏯️ Missed one of our webinars? No worries! 🎉
All of our webinars are recorded and available on the Members Only page. 🖥️✨ That means you can:
✔ Watch anytime, anywhere
✔ Learn at your own pace
✔ Revisit sessions for fresh ideas 💡
All of our webinars are recorded and available on the Members Only page. 🖥️✨ That means you can:
✔ Watch anytime, anywhere
✔ Learn at your own pace
✔ Revisit sessions for fresh ideas 💡
Takeaways
📌Gerry knows how to advocate for his educators.
📌He identifies the current cultural practices of running to social media BEFORE talking directly to others.
📌He acknowledges that districts and schools do not always provide the resources that teachers need.
youtube.com/shorts/8852n...
📌Gerry knows how to advocate for his educators.
📌He identifies the current cultural practices of running to social media BEFORE talking directly to others.
📌He acknowledges that districts and schools do not always provide the resources that teachers need.
youtube.com/shorts/8852n...
O-M-G! What a horrible way to start a relationship! #parenting #parents #teacher #education
YouTube video by Gerry Brooks
youtube.com
August 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Takeaways
📌Gerry knows how to advocate for his educators.
📌He identifies the current cultural practices of running to social media BEFORE talking directly to others.
📌He acknowledges that districts and schools do not always provide the resources that teachers need.
youtube.com/shorts/8852n...
📌Gerry knows how to advocate for his educators.
📌He identifies the current cultural practices of running to social media BEFORE talking directly to others.
📌He acknowledges that districts and schools do not always provide the resources that teachers need.
youtube.com/shorts/8852n...
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A TSUNAMI ADVISORY has now been issued for Washington state. If you are on the coast, stay OUT OF THE WATER & AWAY FROM THE SHORE, which includes HARBORS and MARINAS due to strong currents & dangerous waves. Details here: tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/...
#wawx
#wawx
July 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A TSUNAMI ADVISORY has now been issued for Washington state. If you are on the coast, stay OUT OF THE WATER & AWAY FROM THE SHORE, which includes HARBORS and MARINAS due to strong currents & dangerous waves. Details here: tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/...
#wawx
#wawx
My goal to promote membership in professional organizations. At the 2025 AATF convention, I recorded 22 members sharing their reasons for being a French teacher & AATF member. Culturally, we’re seeing fewer educators joining orgs in preference of online platforms. We can do both. Your thoughts?
AATF Region V Representative, Ricky Baron partage son témoignage: #JeSuisMembre! Et vous? #FrenchTeachers
July 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
My goal to promote membership in professional organizations. At the 2025 AATF convention, I recorded 22 members sharing their reasons for being a French teacher & AATF member. Culturally, we’re seeing fewer educators joining orgs in preference of online platforms. We can do both. Your thoughts?
Reposted by Catherine Ousselin
Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency
Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency
White House cites Unesco’s focus on ‘divisive social and cultural causes’ in latest withdrawal from global bodies
The US will quit the United Nations’ culture and education agency Unesco as Donald Trump continues to pull out of international institutions, the US state department said on Tuesday.
“Unesco works to advance divisive social and cultural causes and maintains an outsized focus on the UN’s sustainable development goals, a globalist, ideological agenda for international development at odds with our America First foreign policy,” a state department spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, said in a statement. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency
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⏰July 30th @ 4pm Pacific - Registration is available on our website.
🧠Our Summer ToY Sandbox Learning Series continues with Peggy Malec, COFLT / Oregon's 2024 Teacher of the Year. Join us for this informative and timely
#Langsky #langchat
⏰July 30th @ 4pm Pacific - Registration is available on our website.
🧠Our Summer ToY Sandbox Learning Series continues with Peggy Malec, COFLT / Oregon's 2024 Teacher of the Year. Join us for this informative and timely
#Langsky #langchat
July 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
pncfl.wordpress.com/virtual-work...
⏰July 30th @ 4pm Pacific - Registration is available on our website.
🧠Our Summer ToY Sandbox Learning Series continues with Peggy Malec, COFLT / Oregon's 2024 Teacher of the Year. Join us for this informative and timely
#Langsky #langchat
⏰July 30th @ 4pm Pacific - Registration is available on our website.
🧠Our Summer ToY Sandbox Learning Series continues with Peggy Malec, COFLT / Oregon's 2024 Teacher of the Year. Join us for this informative and timely
#Langsky #langchat