is a supportive community empowering educational professionals to help English language learners to thrive
is a supportive community empowering educational professionals to help English language learners to thrive
is a supportive community empowering educational professionals to help English language learners to thrive
OCELT, ICTEAL, and CTESOL Certification; TESL Trainer/PTCT Instructor Certification; TESL Training Program Accreditation, PTCT Course Approval
Several TESL Ontario Affiliate Chapters are looking for new members to join their executives to fill key roles.
Affiliate Chapter Executive members are involved with developing a community of peers in your region, organizing professional development activities, and collaborating with TESL Ontario to ensure that key concerns are brought forward from your communities.
The week of April 19 to 25 is National Volunteer Week. TESL Ontario would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of our volunteers for their contributions to TESL Ontario and its affiliate chapters.
Thank a Volunteer
TESL Ontario volunteers make innovative contributions to the organization that benefit each and every member of TESL Ontario. By selflessly sharing their time, expertise, commitment and vision they have facilitated significant progress for language training professionals in Ontario.
Take a few minutes to thank a volunteer for their service. It can be a message to a specific volunteer or team of volunteers, or a general shout out to all volunteers.
Send a Thank you message: https://teslontario.formstack.com/forms/thankavolunteer
As the situation around COVID-19 continues to evolve, the TESL Ontario office location will be closed until further notice. During this period, staff members can be reached by email through the Contact Us page.
As our members look for ways to manage their changing work environment, because of the COVID-19 virus, one member came forward to share his knowledge. John Allan, a dedicated volunteer for TESL Ontario, presented the webinar, 'Coping with COVID-19 Using Online Instruction'. The video of this webinar is now posted to the TESL Ontario YouTube Channel. Our thanks to John for the valuable information he shared.
List of comments and ideas shared by webinar attendees
Summary of Major Measures - Economic Response Plan
The information below has been announced by the government over the past week, here is a summary of major measures being offered so far.
Temporary income support: The headline measure in the Emergency Care Benefit of up to $900 bi-weekly, for up to 15 weeks. This will cover workers quarantined with COVID-19 without EI benefits; those taking care of family with COVID-19; and parents without income in need of childcare.
Dear TESL Ontario Members,
TESL Ontario is reaching out to let you know that the health and safety of our members is of utmost importance of us. We urge you to take guidance from your local health authorities (https://www.alphaweb.org/page/PHU) and to monitor all updates regularly. If you plan on travel you may wish to consult the Government of Canada travel health notices https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/latest-travel-health-advice.html
As this situation is rapidly changing from day to day, please reach out to your immediate supervisor at your place of employment with any workplace concerns or questions you may have.
We recognize that there are communities and members who have been impacted more directly by this virus. As a community, we need to come together at a time like this and remain vigilant and follow advice from our local, provincial and national health authorities.
Renate Tilson
Executive Director
OCELT stands for Ontario Certified English Language Teacher.
TESL Ontario is celebrating English language education this week. In celebration of this proud profession, TESL Ontario is inviting members to tell us what you love most about teaching for your chance to win 1 of 5 gift baskets. #EducationWeek https://teslontario.formstack.com/forms/educationweek_teslontario
