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May 17, 2022May 27: How can we help students develop their oral fluency?PD 5:00 - 6:00 MST | Online EventPresenter: Shiran WangWorkshop summary: Oral fluency is an important indicator of language learners’ speaking proficiency. With the problem raised that oral fluency development has been neglected in the language classroom, researchers have made the effort to examine the effectiveness of different …
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May 12, 2022May 19th: Let’s Talk About: Reading at the Right Level - Strength, Confidence, and GrowthPlease join us on Thursday, May 19th from 4:00-5:00 PM (MST) to talk about level considerations for reading instruction. Emily Albertsen will give a short presentation and facilitate a discussion on this topic.Discussion topics will be:How do you feel when you read at your independent level? Instructional level? …
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May 2, 2022June 6 - Vocabulary Acquisition in Your ClassroomMonday, June 6, 2022 6:00-7:30 pm (50 minute presentation + discussion) Presenter: Shona NicholsPlease join ATESL Calgary for this upcoming online PD session Topic: Vocabulary Acquisition in Your ClassroomWays to master words while developing language skills (all levels of learners) Understanding what WORDS mean and how they are …
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April 7, 2022April 21 - Let’s Talk About: Creating and Using Travel Stories with your Literacy ClassPlease join us on Thursday, April 21st from 4:00-5:00 PM (MST) to talk about creating and using travel stories in your class. Val Baggaley will give a presentation and facilitate a discussion on this topic. Discussion topics will be: What design principles do we need to think about when we …
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April 6, 2022April 29 - Pronunciation: The role of the listenerIn pronunciation we focus almost exclusively on our learner’s speech. In recent years, it has become accepted that pronunciation should focus on intelligibility rather than achieving a native-like accent. However, intelligibility is a two-way street. Issues such as familiarity, attitudes, beliefs, speaking conditions, and language background can all impact how …
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April 5, 2022April 12 - ATESL Teacher GSADear 2SLGBTQ+ instructors, allies, and friends:Please join our ATESL Teacher GSA Tuesday, April 12 at 7PM.We'll share experiences and resources to foster community-building and inclusion.Email gsa@atesl.ca to join.Come share a fun time and show your support!See you there!
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March 14, 2022March 25 - ECSD LINC Digital Literacy Progression ListPresenter: Diana AgudeloWorkshop summary: The LINC program at Edmonton Catholic Separate Schools created a Digital Literacy Progression List for levels Foundation L to CLB 6 based on CLB: ESL for ALL and teacher consultation. Diana will showcase the list along with its development, implications, location, and use within the …
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March 10, 2022March 17: Let’s Talk About: We Did It! What now?Developing Print and Digital Literacy in LINC Learners ATESL Advocacy and the Literacy Centre of Expertise are partnering again for another great session!Please join us on Thursday, March 17th from 4:00-5:00 PM (MST) to talk about developing print and digital literacy in LINC learners. Donna Seitz will give a …
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Feb. 10, 2022February 23: Leading EAP learners from paraphrasing to “power-phrasing”Developing writers sometimes avoid paraphrasing because it is more challenging than quoting and because they are afraid of committing plagiarism. When EAP educators focus on the ways in which paraphrasing gives the writer agency, when they take care to progress from decontextualized activities towards activities where context is central, and …
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Feb. 9, 2022February 17 - Let’s Talk About Material Design for LiteracyPlease join us on Thursday, February 17 th at 4PM (MST) to talk about material design for literacy. Daniel Green will give a short presentation and facilitate a discussion on this topic.Discussion topics will be:What is cognitive load; and how can it be minimised when creating literacy-stream learning …
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Feb. 9, 2022February 25: My Canadian English: Making reading instruction and basic information accessible through YouTubeDo you wonder why it can be so hard to learn to read and spell in English? Come find out what I’ve been studying about reading instruction for English language learners, especially in the context of LINC, PBLA, and task-based learning/assessment. Learn about the science of reading, phonemic awareness, letter-sound …
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Jan. 20, 2022January 28 - Designing Pre-Task Grammar Activities: Moving Beyond the TraditionalJanuary 28, 2022 PD 5:00 - 6:00 MST | Online EventDr. Leila Ranta and Dr. Majid NikoueeIt is now well accepted that grammar instruction has an important role to play inESL instruction, even when a task-based approach is used. The question that arisesis what kind of …
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Jan. 7, 2022January 20 - Let’s Talk About Indigenous Content in the Literacy ClassroomATESL Advocacy and TIES Literacy Centre of Expertise would like you to join us on Thursday, January 20th at 4PM (MST) to talk about indigenous content in the literacy classroom. Suzanne Clavelle, author of Indigenous Voices in the Classroom, will give a short presentation and facilitate a discussion on how …
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Dec. 21, 2021January 12 - Let's Walk-through the ATESL Best Practices for Adult EAL and LINC Programming in AlbertaPresentation Date: January 12, 2022 @6pm - via Zoom.Description:What's new in 2022? Join me as we walk through the newly revised ATESL Best Practices. Let's explore the best practice statements, vignettes, references, PD resources and classroom resources. Whether you are an administrator, an instructor/facilitator, or a …
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Dec. 13, 2021January 20 - Informing and Improving Instructional Practice Using the ATESL Best PracticesDear ATESL members,Please join the Southern Alberta Local as we welcome Herly Cervera to speak on Informing and Improving Instructional Practice Using the ATESL Best Practices. This free virtual PD gathering is taking place on January 20th from 7:00PM-8:O0PM, and is open to ATESL members across the …
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Dec. 4, 2021December 17: ATESL Best Practices Website Workshop - Focus on Indigenization and Anti-RacismThe ATESL Best Practices website workshop will showcase the website and focuses on the sections on Indigenization and Anti-Racism. It further explores best practice statements, vignettes, references and PD resources, classroom and community resources with a walk-through of the document through the web. Herly Cervera works as a project consultant/writer …
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Nov. 16, 2021November 26 - Leadership in Language LearningIn the TESL field, there are stories of language teachers turned leaders who come into these new roles without prior leadership knowledge or training. To address this issue, a framework conceptualized for EAL leadership, unique to it and rooted within the core values of language education and educators is explored …
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Nov. 16, 2021November 18: Let's talk about: The Language Experience ApproachThursday, November 18 4PM MST ATESL Advocacy, and TIES - Let’s Talk About Literacy is thrilled to have Andrea Echelberger as our conversation facilitator of the month. Andrea Echelberger is the current president of LESLLA and, as the video demonstrates, an excellent practitioner in the Language Experience Approach. Learn about …
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Sept. 13, 2021September 21 - Introducing a Suite of Inclusive and Antiracist Writing GuidesThe ATESL Calgary Local would like to invite you to our September PD session. It will be hosted via Zoom on Tuesday, September 21 at 5:00 pm. For the first hour, which is open to all ATESL members, Julia Lane (Writing Services Coordinator) and Emily Lam (Writing and Learning …
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Aug. 9, 2021August 19th - Let's Talk About Digital Literacy SkillsPlease join us on August 19th at 4 PM (MST) to talk about digitalliteracy skills for beginning learners.● What can we realistically expect?● What does ESL for ALL suggest as “Emerging”, “Building”and “Expanding” approaches and supports?● How do we support our students in an online …
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