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Playing to Learn: Games in the ESL Classroom 
Sponsored by International Test of English Proficiency
When: Thursday, August 25, 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Presenter: Rachel Fourny, OCELT
Webinar Description
Have you ever played Trivial Pursuit to learn geography? Or played Monopoly to hone your math and money skills? What about Bingo to build your vocabulary? Are you looking for ways to make your online lessons more engaging? If so, consider including virtual games.
As children we play games all the time, from the store-bought ones to the ones we invent with our siblings and friends. As we grow up, we play games less frequently and tend to look at games as something that children do. In the ESL classroom, we rarely incorporate games into our learning activities or consider them as economical, engaging means of learning or practising language skills.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• how to incorporate games into your ESL classroom,
• the best types of games for different learning goals, and
• a list of games that you can use, including virtual games.
Webinar Type: Teaching Best Practices
Categories: Listening, Speaking (fluency), Writing, Reading, Pronunciation, Grammar, Lesson Planning/Ideas, Literacy
Teaching Sectors: All sectors
Participant Level: No previous knowledge required
About the Presenter
Rachel Fourny (she/her) has 20+ years combined in teaching, including ESL and FSL. A certified language assessor, she has taught in both the LINC and ESL programs and served as a team lead. She is also a certified PD Partner. She holds a B.Ed from the University of Ottawa and a B.A. from Andrews University as well as a CERTESL from the University of Saskatchewan and an i-to-i TEFL certificate from the United Kingdom.
* Members must be a member of the TESL Ontario group on Tutela
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Job Skills For Instructors
Sponsored by International Test of English Proficiency
When: Wednesday, August 31 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Presenter: Anjum Karimi, OCELT
Webinar Description
Are you promoting your professional skills effectively? Have you made an 'infomercial' for employers? Are the barriers to job market easy to identify?
This webinar will help participants identify and promote their hard and soft skills to get hired in the field of their choice. Participants will get tips to break the invisible barriers to the Canadian job market and the confidence to project their special skills to prospective employers.
By attending this webinar, you will:
• gain confidence about your unique skills,
• work on key areas to get noticed by other professionals,
• project your areas of expertise succinctly, and
• learn how to network efficiently
Webinar Type: Career Development
Categories: Employment/Self-Employment
Teaching Sectors: LINC, Continuing Education/Adult ESL (non-credit), OSLT, ELT
Participant Level: No previous knowledge required
About the Presenter
Anjum Karimi is an OCELT with more than 11 years of experience in the field of ESL/LINC/ELT teaching streams. She has published a book, 'An ELT Experience' to help new instructors learn about the barriers to the Canadian job market. The book was a result of more than 30 successful ELT sessions to prepare internationally trained professionals for the Canadian job market.
Twitter: @anjum_karimi
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/anjumkarimi
* Members must be a member of the TESL Ontario group on Tutela.
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Lessons Learned: Teaching About Racism in the ESL Classroom
Sponsored by International Test of English Proficiency
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Webinar Series
When: Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Presenter: Wales Wong
Webinar Description
How can racism be discussed with language learners in a classroom? In the post-COVID era, what are some teaching strategies that can support language learners in exploring the issue of racism?
This webinar will describe how language instructors can discuss the topic of racism in the ESL classroom. A variety of examples from classroom experiences and a duoethnographic study will be shared.
The presenter will:
• review some key social justice concepts related to discrimination and racism,
• discuss how to engage with difficult issues by strategically fostering students' language skills and teaching critical thinking, and
• provide diverse and multimodal ESL classroom examples that engage students in discussions about racism.
Attendees will gain strategies to plan for lessons on addressing racism issues, and create resources that support language learning and engage with critical thinking.
Webinar Type: Teaching Best Practices
Categories: Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading, Grammar, Lesson Planning/Ideas, Literacy, Instructional Design, Blended Teaching/Learning, Online Teaching/Learning, Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Teaching Sectors: Secondary, LINC, Continuing Education/Adult ESL (non-credit), Adult ESL Credit
Participant Level: Moderate level
About the Presenter
Wales Wong (she/her) has been teaching ESL at the secondary level and in a continuing education program in Ontario for over 15 years. She is also a PhD candidate in the Language and Literacies Education program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, conducting research on how translanguaging strategies can be implemented in an adult ESL classroom. Her work addresses the use of home languages as a resource for learning and how to engage with social justice issues in the ESL class.
Twitter: @WongWales
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waleswong/
* Members must be a member of the TESL Ontario group on Tutela.
Designing Visually Successful Materials for Learners
Sponsored by International Test of English Proficiency
When: Sunday, November 20, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Please note early start time
Presenter: Gabriela Kleckova
Webinar Description
What should we keep in mind when we design materials for language learners? What are the key principles of effective visual design of materials? What steps should we take when we design materials for language learners?
After outlining principles of perception and processing of visual information, the session takes participants step by step through the design process of a sample material and provides them with tips for designing visually successful materials. The presenter also discusses examples of problematic visual design from samples of teacher made materials and gives suggestions for changes that would make them more effective.
The presenter will address the following key points:
• the building blocks of effective document design,
• the effective use of visual elements,
• planning for visually successful materials, and
• learning from common design mistakes in materials.
Webinar Type: Career Development
Categories: Instructional Design
Teaching Sectors: All sectors
Participant Level: No previous knowledge required
About the Presenter
Gabriela Kleckova, a former lower secondary school English teacher, chairs the Department of English at the Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia in Plzen, the Czech Republic where she also teaches second language teacher education courses to pre-service and in-service teachers. Gabriela’s professional interests include the effectiveness and utility of visual design of ELT materials, teacher education, innovation in education, and leadership. She has co-authored Creating Visually Effective Materials for English Learners (TESOL Press, 2019), as well as two book chapters on visual design of teaching materials. Gabriela is TESOL International Association president for 2021-2022.
Website: http://www.gab-elt.com/
* Members must be a member of the TESL Ontario group on Tutela.