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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 1d

Training for French Teachers Nov 8, online or @harvard.edu

Sessions include:
- Navigating the Franco-American Archives
- Integrate Quebec cinema & history into language programs
- Services offered by l'Association internationale des études québécoises

Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/training-f...

Training for French Teachers

Learn more about the programs and resources available to French teachers

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 1d

French teachers: please join AATF WMA/VT for a conference in Manchester, VT, Saturday, Oct 18, 8am-1:00pm.

Sessions:
1. La France et la Revolution des Etats-Unis
2. A Year of French Club Activities

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Historica Canada @historicacanada.bsky.social · 6d

Retrouvez des articles sur toutes ces femmes et bien d'autres encore sur notre page de liens ou dans L'Encyclopédie canadienne. buff.ly/WiLnq9L

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Historica Canada @historicacanada.bsky.social · 6d

Mois de l'histoire des femmes : voici quatre autres femmes qui ont marqué l'histoire du Canada, du mouvement syndical à la poésie :

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 11d

Register here:
bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: African Literature in French Book Group: Des Bouts de Bois de Dieu. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 11d

African Literature Book Group Discussion in French- January 14.
Des Bouts de Bois de Dieu by Ousmane Sembene. Organized by Boston University.
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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 11d

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 11d

Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival at Boston University - The selection of French and Francophone films is financially supported by @villa-albertine.bsky.social.is. Screenings are free and open to the public.
www.bu.edu/rs/graduate/...

French Film Festival | Romance Studies

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 12d

The Newport Symposium: The French Influence in Newport Rhode Island Nov 6-7.
www.newportmansions.org/events/the-n...

The Newport Symposium: The French Influence in Newport | Newport Mansions

Founded in 1993, the Newport Symposium is an annual convening of fine and decorative arts experts and enthusiasts from across the country and the world. Attendees listen to stimulating lectures, exper...

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AATF @aatfrench.bsky.social · 18d

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

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 27d

French Teacher Professional Training: October 3–4, 2025 at University of Maine, Augusta.

This event is tailored for K–12 and community-based educators and will focus on French Heritage Language education and Francophonie programming.

Registration ends Sept 24.

www.eventbrite.com/e/french-tea...

French Teacher Professional Training

Programme d'une journée spécialement conçu pour les professeurs de français

www.eventbrite.com

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Nathalie Charles @nathaliecharles.bsky.social · 21d

👉 CinéSchool has become a trusted resource for French teachers: last year, it connected 14,600 students in 39 states with French-speaking films and innovative digital teaching resources.

Learn more now: albertinefoundation.org/french-for-a...

#FrenchLanguage #LearningFrench #Frenchcinema

CinéSchool

CinéSchool is a free educational film program for young audiences, designed to help students learn French in the United States through French-language cinema. It is part of the French for All initiati...

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Nathalie Charles @nathaliecharles.bsky.social · 21d

📣Back-to-school means the return of #CinéSchool, our free nationwide program helping students across the US #LearnFrench through cinema!🎬

We’re kicking off the 5th edition with “Le Tableau” by Laguionie, an animated masterpiece exploring art, diversity & social hierarchies.

#FrenchForAll #FrenchEd

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Samantha Decker @sdeckerfrench.bsky.social · 21d

I made this video in Adobe Express using the AI animated voiceover character feature. It was fun to play around with and I liked the diverse options for characters. That said, I'm not sure if I'd have students make them as it takes a lot of time to create.

Les expressions nécessaires

YouTube video by Samantha Decker

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 27d

French Teacher Professional Training: October 3–4, 2025 at University of Maine, Augusta.

This event is tailored for K–12 and community-based educators and will focus on French Heritage Language education and Francophonie programming.

Registration ends Sept 24.

www.eventbrite.com/e/french-tea...

French Teacher Professional Training

Programme d'une journée spécialement conçu pour les professeurs de français

www.eventbrite.com

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 27d

Internship opportunity:
Stagiaire aux affaires culturelles et éducatives
Stage à la Délégation du Québec à Boston.

www.lojiq.org/projets-cles...

Stagiaire aux affaires culturelles et éducatives / Boston, États-Unis | LOJIQ

LOJIQ souhaite soutenir un stagiaire qui agira à titre de stagiaire aux affaires culturelles et éducatives à la Délégation du Québec à Boston, aux États-Uni ...

www.lojiq.org

AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · 28d

Tonight! Join Transnational Literature Series @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social, the French Library, and Moroccan Writers Association for an in-store event with writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taïa to discuss Living in Your Light and Salvation Army.
brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2025-0...

Abdellah Taïa with Benoit Landon

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Literary Boston @literaryboston.bsky.social · 29d

📚 Abdellah Taïa discusses Living in Your Light, in conversation with Benoit Landon, at Brookline Booksmith.

📚 Daniel Pollack-Pelzner discusses Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist, in conversation with Dani Snyder-Young, at Cambridge Public Library.

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AATF @aatfrench.bsky.social · Sep 9

⏰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 ?

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Nathalie Charles @nathaliecharles.bsky.social · Sep 5

📚🎬 #CinéSchool’s latest recommendations highlight French films & series available in the US, curated to accompany the #backtoschool season with engaging stories and cultural insights on school life.

👉 Browse the selection: villa-albertine.org/va/news/cine...

#FilmEducation #FrenchCinema #FrenchTV

CinéSchool’s Recommendations of French Back-to-School Films for Young Cinephiles - Villa Albertine

Through this collection, young cinephiles will find stories that turn the back-to-school blues into chances for adventure, new friendships, and fun surprises along the way. On the Way to School (Sur l...

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · Sep 4

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AATF Eastern Massachusetts @aatfrencheasternma.bsky.social · Sep 4

Enseignant(e)s membres de l'AATF, Le Centre de la Francophonie des Amériques vous propose gratuitement des ateliers d’écriture de poésie slam animés par un artiste québécois.

francophoniedesameriques.com/activites/fo...

Ateliers d'écriture de poésie slam aux États-Unis | Centre de la francophonie des Amériques

Aux États-Unis, les membres de l'AATF peuvent offrir à leurs élèves un atelier gratuit de slam en ligne (4–10 nov. 2025) avec un artiste québécois.

francophoniedesameriques.com

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AATF @aatfrench.bsky.social · Sep 1

🆓This webinar is free and open to all, member or not.

🔗Can't make it on September 13? View the recording, which will be linked on the AATF Webinars page.

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AATF @aatfrench.bsky.social · Sep 1

⭐️Join us Saturday, September 13 at 11 ET | 2PT

🎉The 2025 AATF webinar series begins with the ever-popular Rentrée Webinar.

💡Join presenters Maddy Ethington (Montgomery Academy, AL) and Jessica Sertling Miller (the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire) and get some fresh ideas for your classroom.

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AATF @aatfrench.bsky.social · Aug 26

⭐️Whether you started in August or after Labor Day, AATF wishes you une rentrée en douceur.
🔗Stay connected w/our webinar series
👀Browse 1000s of authentic resources & 100s of shared curricular resources
🔌Connect w/Facebook group: French Teachers in the US
🎉🫶🏾Vous êtes INCROYABLES
Bonne année!
🇸🇳🇨🇭🇧🇪🇫🇷🇸🇨🇲🇬

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