47. Manie Musicale with Michelle Fournier and Stephanie Carbonneau

Music + competition + community = Manie Musicale! Are you a French, Spanish or German Teacher? If you are not participating in Manie Musicale with your students you must. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Join the Facebook group or head over to the Manie Musicale website. French Teachers, you will not find a more generous, enthusiastic and supportive community anywhere. There's amazing music, live streams and shout outs with famous Francophone singers, reveal videos… I'd write more but I have to fill out my bracket…  Visit the Language Lounge on Twitter - https://twitter.com/langloungepod Connect with Michelle - https://twitter.com/michelleolah Have a comment or question? Leave a voicemail at (207) 888-9819 or email [email protected] Produced by Wayside Publishing - https://waysidepublishing.com Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/wayside Bios:  Stephanie Carbonneau @mmeCarbonneau   Stephanie Carbonneau, a middle school French teacher from Maine, has a Masters degree in Teaching Languages. She is known for her “Glow and Grow” approach to language learning in a mostly deskless environment that focuses on interactive communicative lessons, using authentic resources with CI strategies. Stephanie is co-creator of a Manie Musicale, now serving 3,000 schools both in the states and internationally.  Michelle Fournier  Michelle Fournier studied French language and literature at Smith College and spent her junior year abroad in Paris.  Following graduation, she was an assistante d’anglais in Clermont-Ferrand, France.  She taught high school for 22 years and now teaches at Falmouth Middle School in Falmouth, Maine.  She is a teacher leader in the state of Maine for many years, helping to bring proficiency-based teaching to classrooms throughout the state.  She is a member of the Alliance Française du Maine, AATF-Maine, and is secretary of EMME (Educators for a Multilingual Maine).  She was a Fulbright Exchange teacher in Bayeux, France in 2006-2007.   Michelle and Stephanie co-founded Manie Musicale in 2017. Michelle is married and has two adult children, a dog, and a granddog.  When not working on Manie, she enjoys making homemade jam, macarons, and other tasty treats.  She practices yoga and meditation and loves to read, travel, and play cards with her husband.  Mentions:  Manie Musicale Website:  https://www.maniemusicale.info/  Manie Muicale Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2969896693074589  Locura de Marzo- Snr Ashbee https://www.senorashby.com/music-competitions.html  MärzWahnsinn2023 https://sites.google.com/lexington1.net/marzwahnsinn2023/m%C3%A4rz-wahnsinn  Mme Betty  (AKA Nikkie Betty)   AATF:  American Association of Teachers of French