American Association of Teachers of French Logo

Convention Schedule

Home Hotel Info Schedule Meal Options Workshops Activities Exhibitors Livestream FAQ

If 2025 AATF Convention Registration has already been purchased and you would like to add tickets for different events (Workshops, Evening Activities, meals, etc.), please contact EVENTS to discuss the next steps

Schedule at a Glance

This schedule is tentative and subject to change

Time Event
9h00 AATF Opening & Awards Ceremony
10h00 Keynote 
11h45-13h00 Welcome Luncheon (by ticket only, click HERE for more information)
13h15-14h15 Sessions
14h30-15h30 Sessions
13h15-16h15 Workshop #1 (runs concurrently with sessions and requires separate ticket purchase, information HERE)
16h00 Exhibit Hall Opening
18h00 Exhibit Hall Closes
19h00

Palmes (ASFAP) dinner (by invitation only)
 

  Dinner Group (with local guide, click HERE for more information)
Time Event Time Event
7h30-8h30 Teacher Recruitment & Retention Commission Breakfast (by ticket only, click HERE for more information) 7h30-8h30 Concours Local Administrators Breakfast (by invitation only)
8h30-9h45 Sessions 8h30-11h30 Workshop 2 (runs concurrently with sessions and requires separate ticket purchase, information HERE)
9h45-10h30 Exhibit break and tombola Workshop 2
10h30-11h30 Sessions Workshop 2
11h30-13h00 Lunch break  11h30-13h00 Editor's and Commission Chair Luncheon (by invitation only)
13h00-14h00 Sessions 13h00-16h00
14h00-14h45 Exhibit break and tombola
14h45-15h45 Sessions
16h00-17h00 Dictée  
16h00 & 18h00 Walking Tour (by ticket only, click HERE for information)  
17h00 Dinner group (by local guide, click HERE for more information)  
19h30-21h30 Karaoke  
Time Event Time Event
7h30-8h30 College & University Commission Breakfast (by ticket only, click HERE for information) 7h30-8h30 SHF and JAF Sponsor Breakfast (by invitation)
8h30-9h30 Sessions 8h30-11h30 Workshop 3 (runs concurrently with sessions and requires separate ticket purchase,  information HERE)
9h30-10h00 Exhibit break & tombola Workshop 3 
10h00-11h00 Sessions Workshop 3 
11h00-12h30 Lunch break 11h00-12h30 Déjeuner en français (by ticket only, click HERE for information)
12h30-13h30 Sessions
13h30-14h00 Exhibit break & tombola
14h00-15h15 Sessions
16h00 & 18h00 Walking Tour (by ticket only, click HERE for information)
17h00 Dinner group (by local guide, click HERE for more information)
19h00 Beauty & the Beast at the Cadillac Palace Theatre
Time Event Time Event
7h30-8h30 Promotion of French Commission Breakfast (by ticket only, click HERE for information) 7h30-8h30 Chapter President Breakfast (by invitation)
8h30-9h30 Sessions 8h30-11h30 Workshop 4 (runs concurrently with sessions and requires separate ticket purchase,  information HERE)
9h45-10h45 Sessions Workshop 4 
11h00-12h00 Sessions

Workshop 4

Art Institute of Chicago event - 2h00

Join friends and colleagues to see the Impressionist galleries in a private guided tour. Click HERE for further details

Session Schedule

This schedule is tentative and subject to change. The full, detailed schedule coming soon.

The following is a small sampling of sessions confirmed for the 2025 AATF Convention

Collaboration = the 6th C - Reinforcing content through cross-curricular connections – Presented by Mary VanRoosendaal & Bonnie Estes

Ecology and Cultural Fluency on a Shoestring – Presented by Evan Bibbee

La Lecture Libre : Free Voluntary Reading (FVR) in the World Language Classroom – Presented by Amy Phillips

Les J-O de Paris 2024: Bringing an International Event into Your Classroom – Presented by Jessica Sturm

Let's Grow! Feedback, Rubrics, and Self-Evaluation – Presented by Lisa Bartels

Leveling-Up Intro-Level French Classes: Rigorous & FUN! – Presented by Jon Shee

No Prep or Low Prep – Presented by Deborah Blaz

Vive la Francophonie: Engagement and Exploration Through a Diverse Lens – Presented by Emily Greif

Enough with the Policing: Let’s Incorporate Google Translate – Presented by Jude Mensah

High-impact Practices for Fluency in French – Presented by Nelly Kupper

Salma's Story - Fighting Stereotypes in Molenbeek, Belgium – Presented by Trina Burek

Additional details including full description, session date & time, location, etc. will be available in the convention app
The following commissions and special interest groups will be presenting sessions at the 2025 AATF Convention
  • Advocacy
  • Culture
  • DLI
  • FiES
  • Colleges & Universities
  • French for Specific Purposes
  • Middle School
  • Technology
  • Promotion
  • Cinema
  • Société Honoraire de Français & Jeunes Amis du Français
  • Grand Concours/National French Contest

Additional details including full description, session date & time, location, etc. will be available in the convention app

Session Room Map

Coming Soon!