Conference Videos

The images created by our official conference photographer, Wolf Kutnahorsky were posted on the TESL Ontario website in early December. We hope you enjoy reliving some of the memorable moments from the 2015 conference as much as we did.
 
Please feel free to download the images of your choice for your personal, non commercial use.
 
The photo galleries can be accessed on our website at: http://www.teslontario.net/conference     


The presentation files from 10th Annual Panel Discussion have been posted to the TESL Ontario website.

The panel discussion presentations from the following ministries are available for download.

 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

 Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade

 Ontario Ministry of Education

 Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

 

Click here to access the presentations. 

 

Please use the following is the username and password to access the documents:

Username: TESLHandout
Password: handout
 
The handouts are filed by day and the 3-digit session code.
 
Click here to access the presenter handouts.

We hope to see you at the 2016 Conference at the Sheraton Centre Toronto November 24 - 25, 2016.

 

Learn more about accessing TESL Ontario's free bi-monthly webinar series. 

 

The Webinar Series page of the TESL Ontario website features a video tutorial on how to access live TESL Ontario webinars through Tutela.ca.

The webpage also features information on how to access archived webinars and lists our upcoming webinar line up. 

 

Earn PD credits for every webinar watched, both live and archived.  

Most Recent Resources

Language Companion Search Activity & Answer Key - All Levels This Language Companion Search activity can be used with any CLB level. The Answer Key provides differentiated responses depending on the version of the LC.

Expressing Unexpected Result In this SCORM, students will learn how to distinguish between coordinating/subordinating conjunctions, transitions and prepositions/prepositional phrases in order to learn hot to express unexpected result in different ways. CLB 5-8

PBLA Instructor Tracking Grid A basic tracking grid for instructors to track their artifact list. Easily edited or duplicated to make student versions. Multi-skill tracking with all competencies indicated with a macro check/uncheck box. Manual totaling at the bottom of the grid.

Diversity at Work: Web-based Simulation Activities The Diversity at Work Simulation Activities provide resources to support newcomers to practice making adaptive decisions in workplace communication. The resources are designed to support both teacher-directed and self-study. Resources include 3 online simulation activities, a guide for instructors, an activity card, a document outlining the curriculum outcomes as they relate to the Canadian Language Benchmarks, Essential Skills and the ATESL Intercultural Communicative Competence frameworks. There is also an introduction video to explaining the resources and how they can be used.

  Critical Incidents for Intercultural Communication in the Workplace The project, Critical Incidents for Intercultural Communication in the Workplace researched and developed 19 critical incident videos based on authentic communication challenges from culturally diverse Alberta workplaces. The videos and guides support instructors to teach intercultural communication and ESL language to newcomers. The project is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Popular Resources

PBLA Instructor Tracking Grid A basic tracking grid for instructors to track their artifact list. Easily edited or duplicated to make student versions. Multi-skill tracking with all competencies indicated with a macro check/uncheck box. Manual totaling at the bottom of the grid.

Introducing PBLA and the Language Companion This is an example lesson plan to introduce PBLA and the Language Companion. It is probably appropriate for CLB Stage 1 students and some ESL Literacy, but it will give teachers some ideas of learning activities they might do to introduce these items. The ideas are not intended to be prescriptive - every teacher has his/her own way of teaching.

Stage I_Competency Checklists These checklists are taken from the CLB and are used to track student progress.

PBLA - About Me Inventory PBLA inventory for About Me section.

Portfolio Contents - Monitoring Tool This is a tool teachers can use to monitor their students' portfolio contents throughout the term.

  Essential Skills Activities(ESL Literacy and Stage I) All the activities listed are for embedding Essential Skills within a lesson plan using an Adult EAL teaching methodology. These activities were designed with the expressed purpose of embedding Essential Skills in classrooms to empower our learners in the community and the workplace.

Upcoming Tutela.ca Webinars

Four Frameworks for Selecting and Adapting Tasks for Multilevel Adult ESL Classes

Feb 8th, 7-8pm Eastern

Presenters: Marilyn L. Abbott Marian J. Rossiter

Need to quickly adapt CLB tasks for your multilevel adult ESL classes? We present four practical, easy-to-use frameworks for modifying tasks and provide examples corresponding to each.

ELT Technology: Trends and Evaluations

Friday, Feb 12th, 4:30-5:30pm Eastern

Presenter: Tony Rusinak

Not having technology in today's ELT classrooms is like riding a bike with one wheel. On the other hand, technology can often be confusing, bungling, and unpredictable, for both teachers and students. This session will explore the following: What is the current state of technology in ELT today? How can we identify and implement technology that works for ELTs? How can we spot a mediocre app from a great one? How can we overcome our students and our own reluctance to use it as planned? The session will also allot time for software demonstration, discussion, comments, and sharing. Bring your ideas and devices.

Creating Inclusive Classrooms: How to Support Students who have Experienced Trauma

Friday, Feb 26th 2-3pm Eastern

Presenters: Dr. Amea WIlbur and Diana Jefferies

This webinar explores how trauma may present in a classroom and impact learning. It also looks at how to create a more inclusive classroom. The presenter will discuss strategies that instructors can use to support students inside and outside the classroom. Relevant resources and referrals will also be discussed

Saturday: March 5th 11am Eastern

Presenter: Shafaque Mulla

Attendees will discover innovative ways to activate learner potential and help learners develop language skills exponentially through project-based learning modules. Attendees will also receive useful tips and tools on selecting compelling project topics, aligning RWT goals with the CLB, designing effective modules and conducting authentic assessment.

Inside the Fall 2015 Issue of Contact Magazine:

How to draw learners' attention to form in communicative contexts
By Hossein Nassaji

What explains low proficiency in a second language?
By Katy Borodkin

A Research-based Argument for Maximizing Linguistic Resources in the ESL Classroom
By James Corcoran

Finding an English Environment and Networking at an English-medium Multicultural Church in Toronto
By Huamei Han

TED Talks and Critical Literacy in the EAP Classroom
By Jeff Brown

Choosing and Teaching Films in the L2 Classroom
By Kathe Geist

Why Justin Bieber Does not Belong in the EFL Classroom
By Stephen Roney & John Allan

The LINC Courseware in Blended Learning
By Pamela Manson

10 Ideas for TESL Online Course Design
By Patricia Glogowski & Lara McInnis

Where I belong
By Layla Guse Salah

Passing The Cultural Hot Potato 3
By Eufemia Fantetti
 
Click here to download this Issue of Contact Magazine.
 
Send an email to the Contact editor, Brett Reynolds, with your article ideas, proposals and letters to the editor for upcoming issues of Contact to: [email protected]. 

 

Q: Why were the annual membership renewal fees reduced in November 2015?       

  

A:   As of November 4, 2015, renewals of TESL Ontario memberships no longer include the TESL Canada membership fee of $16 plus HST. As a result all of our membership fees have been reduced by that amount.

 

New Reduced TESL Ontario Membership Fees are as follows:

   

Q: If I renewed my membership before November 4, 2015, do I still have a valid TESL Canada Membership?

 

A: Yes, if you had already renewed your TESL Ontario membership prior to November 4, 2015, your TESL Canada membership will remain valid until your TESL Ontario renewal date.

 

Following your next TESL Ontario renewal date, your TESL Canada membership will lapse. If you would like to continue to maintain a TESL Canada membership, in addition to your TESL Ontario membership, you may choose to apply for a Direct Membership with TESL Canada.

 

Click here for more information about TESL Canada Direct Membership.

 

Q: If I renewed my membership after November 4, 2015, how do I maintain a TESL Canada membership?

 

A: If you renewed your TESL Ontario membership after November 4, 2015 your fees did not include TESL Canada membership fees. If you wish to remain an active member of TESL Canada as well, you may choose to apply for a Direct Membership with TESL Canada.

 

Click here for more information about TESL Canada Direct Membership.

 

Q: As a TESL Ontario member, do I have to maintain a TESL Canada Membership as well?

A: No, you don't. TESL Ontario membership is independent from TESL Canada membership.

 

Q: I hold a TESL Canada certification, what happens now?

A: If  you would like to maintain your TESL Canada certification, please contact TESL Canada directly to find out how.