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October 23, 2020 at 3 pm MDT - Report Card Writing Dos and Don’ts – using positive reinforcement for successful learners. Limit: 25 participants
The difference between positive reinforcement and berating the work of a student is the difference between success and failure. Choosing words carefully to describe their effort (positive or not so much) is more important than their results in tests, quizzes and exams.
Using examples from her extensive teaching career, Maria will demonstrate how to support and encourage learners who struggle so they too, are successful and fulfil their learning expectations.
This is a 90 minute session consisting of a 30-minute presentation, followed by a hands-on workshop. The regular fee is $30; special fees are available for previous attendees, as well as for booking multiple sessions. To register, send an email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., specifying the name of the session in the subject line.
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October 27 & October 29 at 3 pm MDT - Multiple Intelligences and the EQ – an old trend, viewed from a contemporary perspective. Limit: 30 participants
The idea of multiple intelligences was introduced by Howard Gardner in the 1980s describing the different types of “intelligences” that can be connected to different learning styles. While it has revolutionised the teaching world, it also brought forward a lot of unanswered questions: how DO you adapt your teaching to the different learning styles present in our ESL classrooms?
While the answer is not easy to find, through mindfulness and open-mindedness, and using a variety of communication and teaching strategies, Maria will introduce you to unlimited ways to nurture the multiple intelligences of your learners while still catering to the their needs as a group. In this workshop you will identify what helps and what prevents learning in the multiple-intelligent classroom and how to use different teaching styles and techniques in your planning, so your learners participate in the learning process.
This is a 2-day, 90 minute each workshop (180 minutes in total). Part 1 will introduce you to the MI theory in a 30 minute presentation. For the remainder of Parts 1 and 2, Maria will provide you with examples and lesson ideas for the multiple-intelligent classroom. Part 1 is a pre-requisite for Part 2. The regular fee is $60; special fees are available for previous attendees, as well as for booking multiple sessions. To register, send an email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., specifying the name of the session in the subject line.
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“Real World Tasks” in the time of COVID – various dates
The COVID pandemic has brought the ESL/EAL in-person learning to a standstill. Tens of thousands of learners of different CLB levels had to quickly learn to use technology that was never meant for this purpose and thousands of ESL/EAL teachers added a new skill to their resumes: online teaching. The introduction of the PBLA did not account for a crisis of this magnitude when it started basing teaching on “real world tasks”. The light at the end of the tunnel seems to dim out with the spikes in the number of cases, so online teaching will be the norm for some time to come.
So, how DO we still do the “real word tasks” in an online environment? Through examples and hands-on activities, Maria will help you figure out what the NEW “real world tasks” could look like and how to use them in the classroom, with little change or adaptation after the crisis is gone.
This is a 90 minute session. There is a limit of 25 participants. The regular fee is $30; special fees are available for previous attendees, as well as for booking multiple sessions. To register, send an email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., specifying the name of the session in the subject line.
All sessions start at 3 pm MDT (Edmonton). The following dates are available:
Literacy: November 6
CLBs 1-2: November 13
CLBs 3-4: November 20
CLBs 6-7: November 27
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December 3, 2020 at 3 pm MDT - Cultural Intelligence in the ESL/LINC Environment. Limit 30 participants
How to bring the different cultures and learning styles represented by the students in the classroom to a common denominator so that everybody gets involved in the learning process? This is THE question teachers need to answer before they start adapting their teaching to a culturally diverse group. In the world of globalism and multiculturalism, learning to adapt to the different backgrounds of your learners is a remarkable effort, yet a rewarding job when done properly.
Based on the most recent research and using her extensive personal experience, Maria will provide tips and ideas on cultural knowledge, mindfulness and cross-cultural skills and communication strategies across cultures that will enhance your understanding of today’s Global Village – Planet Earth.
This is a 90 minute session consisting of a 30-minute presentation followed by a hands-on workshop. The regular fee is $30; special fees are available for previous attendees, as well as for booking multiple sessions. To register, send an email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., specifying the name of the session in the subject line.
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Teachers of English as a Second Language - Canada