Make plans to join us November 8-10, 2023, for this year's this year's TESL Ontario Annual Conference, Energizing the Present. Inspiring the Future.

We know you'll want to join us for over sixty conference sessions, our annual Research Symposium, our extremely popular Career Connections event and, of course, our annual panel, this year focusing on the theme “Envisioning an Empowered Future for the TESL Community”.

With feedback from you, our members, we are shaping this year's conference to reflect what you've requested: virtual learning and professional development opportunities with an in-person networking component!

Registration is now open!

Time is running out to nominate a deserving colleague, volunteer or staff member for one of TESL Ontario’s Annual Recognition Awards!

Nominations are now open for both the Distinguished Contribution Award and the Sparks of Excellence Awards. All award nominations must be received by Friday, September 8, 2023.

This year's TESL Ontario Recognition Awards will be presented at a special in-person event on Wednesday, November 8.

TESL Ontario's 2023 webinars are generously sponsored by Change it Up Professional Development

LINC Instructor

To provide language instruction to newcomers to Canada; to develop a program based on LINC curriculum and CLB Benchmarks; to assist the intake/administrative and settlement staff in implementing the settlement component to the program.

Language Instructor

The Language Instructor is responsible for the direct delivery of language services to the clients of the Language program. Funding for the Language Training and Skills Development Program is provided by the Government of Canada through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

LINC Instructor (short-term contract)

Seeking a LINC 6/7 instructor for a short-term supply contract.

Director, Western English Language Centre

Reporting to the Assistant Vice-President of Western Continuing Studies, the Director of WELC provides overall direction of the portfolio, including budget planning, leadership of the WELC team, establishing and driving WELC’s goals and objectives, and implementing policies, procedures, and programs that promote academic excellence, student success, and continuous improvement.

The TESL Exchange series was created to highlight the fantastic ELT Professionals in our community. In a short 5 to 15 minute-long video, presenters share a skill, activity, application, or any other topic they believe will be of use to others in the field. Videos are released regularly and posted to the TESL Ontario YouTube Channel.

Dynamic PowerPoint Presentations



Sara Machan, OCELT

Using AI to Create Level-Adjusted Lessons from Anything Online

Jonny Kalambay

Using Images as a Time-Saving Measure for Speaking Assessments

Jodi Town, OCELT

Resources recommended by Anna Rodrigues

English Central

English Central is a self-directed English learning platform intended for adults who wish to improve their spoken English. The platform has 20,000 captioned videos, organized into Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels. The platform also provides different ways for learners to interact with the same video to reinforce their learning such as clicking on a word in the caption to read a definition and filling in the blanks while watching the same video. There is also a live tutor option, but it is part of the subscription that must be purchased to access all the content. However, signing up for a free trial will give learners access to a variety of videos on a diverse number of subjects.

Added: June 2023

http://bestpractices.teslontario.org/en/resources/english-central-june-15-2023/

Free Rice

Free Rice is an easy, online, multiple-choice game that will expand the vocabulary of intermediate and advanced learners of English. As the game was created by the United Nations World Food Program, every question answered correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme. Aside from helping students learn new words in a fun and engaging manner, educators may want to use the website where the game resides as a springboard to conversations about food security worldwide.

Added: July 2023

http://bestpractices.teslontario.org/en/resources/free-rice/

Resources suggested by Dr. Allyson Eamer

Click View                                                                                                                         

ClickView is a digital tool that lets you create interactive video lessons with videos within their collection (by topic area) or with videos you find online or that you’ve created on your own. It can be used with any level since the teacher can customize the questions within the timeline of the video: short-answer, multiple choice, and true/false questions. For beginner levels, you can add annotations to a video with the ClickView editor (e.g. define vocabulary or provide additional information). This would be suitable for independent or small group work. Completed lessons can be shared to Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas or any other LMS. Instructors have the ability to enable a special ClickView feature that prevents students from skipping ahead instead of watching the entire video. A tutorial for using Click View can be found here .

Added: July 2023

http://bestpractices.teslontario.org/en/resources/clickview/

Class Hook                                                                                                                    

ClassHook is a digital tool that allows you to find, upload and share video clips that are organized by topic/theme. It is very useful for whole group or small group discussions at all levels. Instructors can play the video to the group after having embedded time-stamped “Pause Prompts”: time-stamped questions that automatically pop-up at the timestamp you've specified. The video will stop at your specified time and your question will appear full-screen in its place. This is the prompt for the class to engage in a discussion based on your prompt. Students could break into small groups to discuss and then return to continue viewing the video.

Added July 2023

http://bestpractices.teslontario.org/en/resources/class-hook/

The TESL Ontario Annual Conference Committee works diligently all year to plan and organize a multi-day, multi-faceted educational conference experience for individuals involved in the English Language training and adult ESL fields in Ontario.

For the past three years, the conference has taken place in an online, virtual environment due to pandemic restrictions. This year, our members let us know in overwhelming numbers that they wished to see the conference continue to be held on a virtual platform - but with an optional in-person component.

To that end, this year's Conference Committee has built an event that will feature multiple days of virtual PD opportunities, along with an in-person networking and learning event to be held on Wednesday, November 8, in Toronto.

The Conference Committee, comprised of 7-8 TESL Ontario members and 6 TESL Ontario staff members, meets monthly throughout the year to ensure a PD event that represents the education and training needs of the TESL community. The Committee is confident that this year's program will reflect the interests and educational requirements of everyone in the membership.

Make plans to join TESL Ontario for this year's 51st Annual Conference, November 8-10!

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Did you know that TESL Ontario members are eligible for special pricing through the GoodLife Fitness Corporate Wellness initiative?

This special initiative gives you access to over 250 GoodLife Fitness Clubs across Canada, many of which are open 24 hours. You can take advantage of state-of-the-art cardio equipment, free weights and weight machines, world-renowned group fitness classes and much more.

TESL Ontario members can register for an annual membership at just $549 + tax or a bi-weekly membership at just $24.00 + tax.

Please note, you will be required to enter your membership number to qualify for this special pricing. Your membership must be in good standing.

Did you know that TESL Ontario members can save up to 43% on tickets for this year's Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)? Your 2023 TESL savings tickets are now available for purchase online.

Click HERE to access your TESL Ontario discounted admission tickets.

The CNE runs from August 18 to September 4, 2023.

Note: This offer is only available for online purchases.

Current discounted prices are available until August 17. TESL Ontario members will continue to pay under full price until September 3.

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