Catherine Ousselin
Catherine Ousselin is a graduate of the University of Kansas with an M.A. in French Language and Literature. She teaches French 1-AP at Mount Vernon High in Washington State. She is a member of ACTFL, IALLT, WAFLT, and the AATF of which she was from 2020-2026 the Director of Content Curation and Social Communications. Catherine was an ACTFL Board Member (K-12 At Large) from 2023-2025, a workshop facilitator on World Language curriculum development and technology integration, and the WAFLT-WA Executive Director. Catherine was the PNCFL finalist for ACTFL Teacher of the Year in 2018.
Full Curriculum Vitae: Experience, Awards, Presentations, Papers, Articles
Curriculum Design and Technology Workshops
I have provided workshops on thoughtful technology integration and World Language curriculum design to educators since 2009. My experience includes NCCE, EdCamps, professional organization conferences, school district professional development and keynote addresses.
Explore many of my interviews and webinar presentations to learn more about curriculum design, social media/technology integration, and authentic resource curation.
Please contact me about designing a workshop that will meet the needs and interests of your group.
Previous curriculum workshop topics include:
1. ACTFL 6 Core Practices & Curriculum Design
2. Authentic Resource Curation and Organization
3.Communicative Activities for All Three Modes of Communication
4. UBD Thematic Unit Design with AP themes and Can-Do objectives
5. Storytelling with Legends and History
Previous "Thinking About Syncing" technology workshop topics include:
1. iOS (Apple) devices and apps (applications) for World Language educators and learners.
2. Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education
3. Web tools and apps for Digital Storytelling, Language Development, and Audio / Video Production.
4. Social media for educators and learners: Instagram, Twitter, Blogs, Facebook, Pinterest, etc.
5. Collaborative tools through Google Drive (Docs, Forms, Blogger, etc.) and Wikis (Wikispaces, etc).
6. Web site development through Google Sites, Wix, WordPress etc.
7. Digital Literacy and Citizenship for all levels and learners.
Textbook Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Evaluator & Textbook Contributing Write (2016-Present)
Pearson, Wayside, EMC, Vista Higher Learning
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Write Teacher Notes for Levels 1-3 of “Entre Cultures” French textbook.
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Audit Levels 1-3 of “Entre Cultures” French textbook for DEI practices and representations.
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Curate authentic resources for listening tasks for the AP textbook, “APprenons.”
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Write “Thèmes” AP textbook listening and reading tasks and AP practice tests.
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Write Duolingo exercises for university French curriculum