Catherine Ousselin
@catherineousselin.bsky.social
Language Advocate & Global Citizen | French Teacher & Polyglot | ACTFL TOY Finalist & ASCD Edu Honoree | World Language & #Edtech Presenter. Ally🏳️🌈🌎
While their subject may not "fit nicely into the challenging puzzle that is public education," Bellingham's high school theater teachers work to keep drama programs alive.
Despite limited funding, high school drama programs fight to keep theater magic alive | Cascadia Daily News
Bellingham teachers seek out community partnerships, creative solutions
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Demain, plus de 12 millions de Canadiennes et de Canadiens recevront dans leur compte de banque un nouveau versement de l’Allocation canadienne pour l’épicerie et les besoins essentiels.
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner announced SPS will no longer send iPads home with students in kindergarten through second grade. Additionally, screen time in the classroom for those students will be capped at 30 minutes per day.
K-2 students no longer get personal iPads, Seattle superintendent says, pledging less screen time
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner announced SPS will no longer send iPads home with students in kindergarten through second grade. Additionally, screen time in the classroom for those students will be capped at 30 minutes per day.
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Public school districts across Washington are starting classes with fewer staff this fall. It is driven by budget pressures that could worsen as the state faces a shortfall for yet another legislative session.
WA teachers feel strain from budget pressures as fewer staff return
State education leaders say they need more money from the state. But lawmakers are staring down a significant budget shortfall in the upcoming legislative session.
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Got to talk to Claudia Elliott on her podcast (one of my favorites!!) today, and it was so fun. You want to learn about teaching language for proficiency? You HAVE to be listening to Growing With Proficiency: The Podcast! It's so good! growingwithproficiency.com/growing-with...
Growing with Proficiency: The Podcast - Growing with Proficiency
Are you a World Language teacher who is looking for ideas, strategies, activities, and inspiration to create a World Language class?
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Angélique Kidjo, première chanteuse africaine "étoilée" sur le "Walk of Fame" d'Hollywood
Angélique Kidjo, première chanteuse africaine "étoilée" sur le "Walk of Fame" d'Hollywood
Angélique Kidjo est devenue mardi la première chanteuse africaine à disposer de son étoile incrustée sur le prestigieux "Walk of Fame" de Los Angeles.
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Where I teach: 13 full-time secondary teachers, 7 elementary teachers, 1 administrator, and 15 classified staff. 41 teachers reassigned. One teacher who just had a baby: Riffed. In the city where I live: SIXTY teachers riffed. We are not laughing. Classes of 42 students. And he laughs.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoHassett on why the economy lost 50,000 government jobs: "It was one of those weird seasonal things. Because there was a lot of snow in the winter, a lot of schools had to stay open longer for the snow days, so the teachers got laid off in July instead of the end of June. Heheheh."
« Le Cri » est le tableau le plus célèbre du peintre norvégien Edvard Munch. Le documentaire « Une Maison, un Artiste - Edvard Munch, dans la lumière des fjords » est à (re)découvrir sur @francetv.bsky.social.
I don't usually do this, but I'm going to share my analytical breakdown of today's match-up between Belgium and Spain. First off: Moules frites vs gambas al ajillo. An excellent effort from the Belgians (which surely would triumph over many strong opponents), but in the end Spain wins handily.
SUPREME COURT: BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. 6-3
Belgium 🤝 Emerald City. Welcome to SEA! 🇧🇪⚽ @belgianreddevils.bsky.social
Very happy to share our latest paper on school language policy with @nic-morea.bsky.social at @camedfac.bsky.social 😀 In this multiple case study we explore how policies around languages are developed, perceived and enacted in secondary schools. Open access ⬇️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Positioning languages in schools: Negotiating policy, perceptions and practices across three dimensions of language
Language plays a fundamental role in education, yet is rarely conceptualised as a cohesive policy issue. In multilingual schools in England, language …
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A relief fund for the families affected by the Longview mill implosion has been established at Lower Columbia Longshoremen's Federal Credit Union by the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Central Labor Council and the Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers (AWPPW). #LongviewStrong #UnionStrong
Do you remember the first time you saw Mt. Rainier? How about the first time you heard it was a volcano? We really enjoyed watching Seattle Storm’s Natisha Hiedeman where she talked about suddenly realizing that there was a mountain there. Happy Volcano Awareness Month!
Just in time for afternoon traffic, northbound I-5 south of Bellingham reopened Wednesday. Both lanes were closed for three weeks as crews removed enough debris to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Northbound I-5 reopens a day ahead of schedule, three weeks after landslide | Cascadia Daily News
Crews removed enough debris from the slide to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools
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UPDATE 4/10: The news you've all waited for - we expect to open northbound I-5 by 5am Thurs (4/16), pending final evaluation of the slope. If that inspection finds something that needs to be addressed, opening may be delayed. Crews working around the clock hauling debris.
WSDOT North@north.wsdot.wa.gov · 6mo agoUPDATE 4/9: We continue to process and haul debris from the site. Last night we removed nearly 1,000 cubic yards of material. We also expect to finish installing rock dowels to stabilize the slope & begin testing them Friday. Northbound I-5 remains closed south of Bellingham.
Yes, I already shared this. Yes, I am unashamedly sharing it again. This image means so much to me personally as a #WomenInSTEM and space scientist 🔭🧪 🌗🪐🌎. Christina Koch once worked at GSFC, where I now work, and was at APL, where I worked before, when selected as an Astronaut!
Dr. Skylar Grayson@skylargrayson.bsky.social · 6mo agoNASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA
Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining, a new Ojibwe‑language point‑and‑click adventure game, engages learners of all ages through story, culture and informal language use. The game offers a unique experience that language learners can access outside the classroom.
New video game engages Ojibwe language learners beyond the classroom
Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining, a new Ojibwe‑language point‑and‑click adventure game, engages learners of all ages through story, culture and informal language use. Developed by Grassroots Indigenous Multi...
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NB I-5 WORK BEGINS SUNDAY Emergency contract is signed & crews will begin clearing debris along south of Bellingham 3/22. Still no estimate when lanes will reopen, but crews will work 7 days a week. Safety of crews & travelers is our top priority. More: bit.ly/3PnDK5z
WSDOT North@north.wsdot.wa.gov · 7mo agoUPDATE 3/21: NB I-5 remains closed south of Bellingham after slides. Geotechs are back and forming a plan to stabilize the slope so emergency work to clear & reopen I-5 can safely begin. NB traffic continues to divert at exit 246. Consider other routes, such as SR 9 or SR 11.
Linda McMahon: "The alpha school that I visited, the first two hours of every day, every student is getting AI instruction on different subjects. I mean, it's a real concentrated, focused effort. They're not replacing teachers. There is a teacher there who is monitoring what's going on."
And here are materials from the high school adaptation that we developed together and that Linsey piloted; it will be taught more broadly this spring. Scroll down to "Resources for Teachers and Librarians". www.cip.uw.edu/education/
⏰Today is the *last* day to reserve a room at the Hilton Portland Downtown. book.passkey.com/gt/220700805... 🌟PNCFL is grateful to our exhibitors! The conference attendees will benefit from your participation and resources.
#LAD26 Washington Association for Language Teachers Advocacy team participated in JNCL-NCLIS Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C. MANY thanks to @cantwell.senate.gov for taking time for a picture. @repricklarsen.bsky.social Rep. Larsen's Education Staffer, Danielle Hall, listened with genuine interest!
Educators and community members came together in Morton last week to work on efforts to preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe languages. There are only four first language Dakota language speakers left in Minnesota, all of whom are over the age of 68.
'Language is a need': Ojibwe, Dakota speakers work to preserve, revive Indigenous languages
Indigenous language speakers, educators and advocates gathered last week for the fifth annual Dakota and Ojibwe Language Symposium with a shared goal of growing the number of native language speakers ...
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How I spend my week-ends and breaks... Service to my organizations is an honor!
AATF@aatfrench.bsky.social · 8mo agoEt voici les gagnant.es du Concours 2025! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXMX... Tous nos remerciements et toutes nos félicitations à tout le monde qui a participé au Concours de médias | National French Week Media Contest! www.youtube.com/feed/playlists MERCI à nos participant.es!
Lo entendí aunque Spanish is my fifth language. El español de Puerto Rico y su acento me encantan. 🌎❤️ Not knowing another language and not showing interest in the cultures of the word invites others to not care about you either.
Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 8mo ago“Nobody understands the word he is saying”.. 52M-65M in US alone DID understand.. 🫣
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Registration: www.frenchteachers.org/events/ 💻AATF members: Join us on Saturday, January 31 at 11h ET/ 8h PT This event is free for AATF members: 'Pas de plastique: La lutte de l'Homme Plastique au Sénégal' with L'Homme Plastique &moderated by former AATF Vice-President Katy Wheelock.
