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Beckie Bray Rankin
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I am here to connect about my favorite things: curriculum development and design, coaching teachers, running francophone exchange programs, sailing, and swing dancing.
#mafla25 so much greatness in one room!
October 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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September 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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August 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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.
June 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
So excited to visit friends @pncfl.bsky.social soon!
April 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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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...
April 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Can't wait to see you in February!
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April 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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TESOL and ACTFL have both made statements about the value of multilingualism & languages in the US:
www.actfl.org/news/actfl-s...
ACTFL | ACTFL Statement on English Designated as the Official…
ACTFL stands against the recent White House Executive Order designating English as the official language of the United States, a concerning development…
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March 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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.
March 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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!

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NECTFL 2025: Embedding AI Without Being in Bed with A...
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February 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I’ll be here for sure!
February 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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February 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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!
February 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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.
December 19, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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.
December 4, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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.

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Free AI Tools for Teachers and Educators – Brisk Teaching
Brisk is the best AI for teachers and schools, offering free AI tools for education that fit seamlessly into your routine. With an AI lesson plan generator and tools for instruction, feedback, and dif...
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November 26, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Today’s #actfl24 conference tip: to cross the marathon on the street, the officers say run across in the gaps.
November 24, 2024 at 12:49 PM
#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.
November 22, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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.
November 22, 2024 at 11:16 AM
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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...
November 19, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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?
November 16, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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)…
November 14, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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!
November 13, 2024 at 12:53 PM