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ED Talk. Principal to Principal, a presentation highlighting key topics surrounding the inclusion of students with special education needs and English language learners in FSL programs. • Les petits en maternelle, a series of videos capturing the professional learning of French immersion kindergarten teams in Ontario. The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is an international standard for describing language proficiency. In Ontario, the CEFR is used to inform instructional and assessment practices in FSL. The use of the CEFR in Ontario, a key initiative, has created a momentum amongst FSL educators that will lead to the realization of the vision articulated in the FSL framework document by focussing on an action-oriented approach to teaching French and putting meaningful, authentic communication at the centre of all learning activities. Many resources related to the CEFR, available on the Transforming FSL website, have been produced since 2013, including: • CEFR: 10 Big Ideas, a resource to support FSL educators in increasing their understanding of the CEFR. • Harmonisation des travaux des élèves en français langue seconde, a CEFR-inspired resource to support FSL educators to develop a common understanding of student proficiency levels in writing and speaking. The resource also includes a guide for principals to adapt a school-based moderation project. • Student Proficiency and Confidence Pilot Project, resources outlining the findings of a pilot project which examined the proficiency and confidence of Grade 12 FSL learners from FSL programs in several school boards across Ontario. • The CEFR in Ontario: Transforming Classroom Practice, a report that highlights the profound impact that CEFR-DELF-related professional learning is having on FSL classroom practice. In 2015, the ministry established a provincial CEFR think tank, representing a variety of English-language district school boards. The group set strategic directions for the coming years for the CEFR in Ontario. In addition, while students continue to be evaluated based on curriculum expectations and the categories and levels of the achievement chart in the curriculum, the ministry conducts research on students’ strengths and areas for improvement in their French language proficiency in the context of an internationally recognized exam, the Diplôme d’études de langue française (DELF). Using the CEFR levels of proficiency, the DELF exam evaluates not only linguistic competences, but also sociolingu...