So much to be thankful for in 2025. Even more to look forward to in 2026!
Beckie Bray Rankin
@bbrlaprof.bsky.social
I am here to connect about my favorite things: curriculum development and design, coaching teachers, running francophone exchange programs, sailing, and swing dancing.
NECTFL is so proud of our ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year, Nathan Campbell. We invite you to join an informal interview to learn about his journey, tips, and ideas. nectfl.wufoo.com/forms/k167uj... then come to the Northeast Conference in February to meet him: nectfl.org/2026-conference/
For those coming to ACTFL: taxi is $36 from the airport to town. Check uber when you land … for me taxi was faster and cheaper! I used uber later in the day and my driver was great.
This year, I changed my IIIH curriculum from a survey of francophone history to quarterly themes: being heard, seen, known, and accepted. This student’s art beautifully tied in our longest text with the overarching themes (and my hobby!) to remind us that language is about culture and connection.
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Teachers & teacher educators, join me at the 3rd annual Gender-Inclusive Language Instruction conference this Friday, April 4th, free online from 12pm-6:30pm ET. I'll be presenting nonbinary students' insights on teacher-student power dynamics. dornsife.usc.edu/center-for-l...
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NECTFL is always a homecoming. From friendly faces at registration, to my AI panel with the amazing Ryan, Benjamin, Abelardo, and Julia, to my LEAPers with Leslie (Cohort 1 graduated!), to quiet conversations in side alleys and over reception cheese, it’s good to belong.
Who will I see at Northeast Conference this week? I'll be at all the major events, plus moderating this AI Panel on Friday and a Foundational Session on Unit Design Saturday. Pop by registration and say hi! nectfl25.sched.com/event/1vozi
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ACTFL members keep your eyes out for your print copy of TLE (or peruse the digital one here www.thelanguageeducator.org/.../winter_2...). T-10 until I'm back in Guadeloupe taking photos of my students jumping like me 👇🏻. Mes ami.e.s tahitien.ne.s vont voir quelques oeuvres de chez eux aussi!
Highly recommend this book: research & strategies to support understanding of the science behind learning. Ex: an expert can mental map and a novice cannot yet. We use graphic organizers to help students get there but we can’t expect them to create their own early on in learning.
I'm delighted to announce that I've been selected as a Fulbright Hays Scholar through AATF. I look forward to returning to this place that will always hold a piece of my 🧡 and to working for a month with an exceptional group of K-16 educators to create free francophone resources for French teachers.
Brisk keeps getting better. Today I found that the feedback option will point out in a Google doc if kids copied and pasted. I already love its feedback as a supplement to my own. www.briskteaching.com?r=251628
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Today’s #actfl24 conference tip: to cross the marathon on the street, the officers say run across in the gaps.
#actfl24 Convention Center Tip: Second floor is contiguous if you don’t want to go outside. The first floor is stretched over three separate blocks so you have to walk outside to get around. Opening assembly is above registration.
My favorite line from Assembly of Delegates here at #actfl24: are (enough) World Language Educators at the table forming the future of AI? We need to focus on how and why to integrate AI BUT we need to be more than just consumers. @richard culatta.
For my NECTFL MEAD project I’m curating a website full of diverse and inclusive resources, so teachers can think and plan with this in mind. Here is the site: wakelet.com/@NECTFLMEAD2...
Weekend Wonder: What topics have you planned with your students this year that excite you? With my IMs, I changed the year to focus on 4 areas: being heard, seen, known, and accepted. In the first unit, we unwrapped 3 topics across cultures: influencers, human rights, and storytelling. You?
This time next week I'll be landing in Philadelphia for ACTFL's convention! I can't wait to connect with you all at the First Time Session (Friday at 7:15a), at my Friday session on decolonizing resources (Friday at 3:30p), in the expo hall, over a cup of coffee (or something stronger)…
I’m hesitant to add one more scrolling app to my phone but @tjeag.bsky.social said cool folx are here and @doriec.bsky.social made a starter pack so it was just one-click. And here I am!