Fall Meeting Rescheduled for October 11
du 22 septembre 2008 à 23h00
Please join us on Saturday, October 11, for the fall chapter meeting. We have had a change in time due to a scheduling conflict with the McNay so activities have been pushed to one hour later than the originally scheduled time for September 13th. Therefore, we will be having a guided tour of the new facilities of the McNay Art Museum on October the 11th starting at 11:00 a.m. We will begin gathering on the grounds of the museum at 10:30 for conversation and refreshments. Following the tour, the lunch, presentations and business meeting will be held in the Community Room of the Central Market HEB on Broadway starting at 1:00 p.m. and ending around 4:00 p.m.

We had a great response to the last scheduled meeting and I hope those of you who RSVP'd will still attend. If you did respond and made a lunch request, I will assume that you are attending the newly scheduled meeting unless you let me know otherwise. Please let me know if you made a lunch order and can not attend the meeting and if you have paid, I will refund your money. - Heather Alonso, Secretary-Treasurer
McNay Art Museum   Get directions to the McNay

The combined cost of the museum tour and lunch at Central Market is $15.00. People who are members of the McNay may deduct $5.00 since they have free admission to museum exhibits. Active French teachers who are not AATF members will be our guests for lunch, so you will just pay $5.00 for the museum tour. You may pay by check in advance or at the event, but please consult the Central Market Lunch Menu, make your selection, and inform Heather Alonso a.s.a.p. as to your choice.    Options:
  1. Pay in advance - Mail check and lunch preference to:
    Heather Alonso
    Judson High School Red Campus
    7142 FM 78, Converse, TX 78109

  2. Pay in person - E-mail your lunch preference to
    heatheralonso@sbcglobal.net and bring your check with you.
Make all checks payable to the "CTAATF."

Presentations are still being finalized. The tentative list includes:
  • Jacqueline Thomas and Michael Hydak on the AATF National Conference in Liège
  • Anne Cirella-Urrutia on her research in francophone literature.
  • Helen Guillory on the sites visited at TLTC (see Spring Meeting below) and the "open source movement" in education.
If you would like to make a presentation, please e-mail Helen Guillory.
 
Chapter Officers
President Janet Lumley janetlumley@hotmail.com
Vice-President Helen Guillory hguillory@austin.rr.com
Secretary-Treasurer Heather Alonso heatheralonso@sbc.global.net
Regional Representative
Region VIII Southwest Jacqueline Thomas j-thomas@tamuk.edu
Southwest Region Web Page
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Central Texas Chapter Leanna Homsy leanna.erin@yahoo.com
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2008 Spring Meeting

The Spring Meeting was held at the Texas Language Technology Center of the University of Texas at Austin and at La Madeleine on May 17, 2008.

Following coffee and croissants, Karen Kelton and Carl Blyth of the TLTC gave us a stimulating and wide-ranging presentation, beginning with an overview of the open education movement, covering the on line resources of the UT French program, including Le Français Interactif and Tex's French Grammar, and exploring other internet resources that can be used for language instruction, such as fr.youtube.com. For an overview of the Language Technology Center and its projects in French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese, visit the TLTC Web Site.

After our visit, we moved to La Madeleine on North Lamar for lunch and our business meeting. Heather Alonso presented the minutes of the November meeting and the treasurer's report. Rita McKee gave her report on the Grand Concours, indicating a slight drop in enrollment but an increase in national winners from our chapter! There was a discussion of how to best recruit a new administrator for the Grand Concours, as Rita is stepping down after a number of years of dedicated service. (see the National French Contest section below.) We also discussed plans for a members' survey and for providing certificates for continuing education units to members attending this and future meetings.

The election of officers was held next. Janet Lumley was re-elected as president and Helen Guillory was elected vice-president, replacing Andrea McCullough. There was some discussion about staggering officers' terms and we will review the bylaws at the fall meeting.

Following the election, we had two interesting presentations by members. Mary Nichols spoke of her efforts at "Using only French in the classroom," and this led to a lively exchange of ideas. Dr. Aaron Prévôts, recipient of an AATF small grant, gave us an update of his "French with songs in the classroom" web project and led us in some of his new compositions.

The day concluded with the presentation of a plaque to Joel Mayer in recognition of his service to the chapter in developing this web site. A number of generous anonymous admirers also got together to present Joel with a gift certificate for a technology store where one always finds the best buys. Merci beaucoup, mes amis!

Minutes of the May 17 Meeting

 

French Heritage in Texas      2008 AATF Membership Form

 
AATF Items of Interest

The AATF Online Store is now open for business! You may purchase merchandise and even renew your membership for 2009 on line!

Stages Pédagogiques, study abroad for French teachers, is still taking place the first three weeks of July. You must provide your round-trip ticket to Paris. What is covered:

  • Subscription fees and the training for 3 weeks
  • A round-trip train ticket from Paris to the provinces
  • A part of the costs for the lodging and food
More information at: frenchculture.org/education/teaching/spcd/
Deadline: end of January

The AATF will again offer summer scholarships (hopefully) to France, Belgium, and Quebec. Details will be posted at frenchteachers.org/hq/scholarships.htm as they are received. The application deadline will be March 1. The scholarship money is substantial, and the train ticket is paid to and from your French destination. The airline ticket is not reimbursed.

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