Category PD Opportunity
TESL NS Professional Development 2026 Workshop 1: ‘Mekin Histri’: English Beyond Borders
Date: 17 February 2026 (Tuesday)Time: 5.00pm – 6.00pm (ADT)Location: ALCC (1526 Dresden Row Suite 205, Halifax) Members: FreeNon-members: $10 per person (upon entry) About the session This session interrogates homogenizing theories and colonial frameworks. If we are to avoid “the danger of a single story” (Chimamanda Adichie), we must celebrate all stories and englishes. About the speaker: Gugu Hlongwane is an Associate Professor of English at Saint […]
TESL NS Members Grant Program
Are you passionate about English language teaching and learning in Nova Scotia? TESL NS is thrilled to announce the launch of its 2025 TESL NS Grants designed to support educators, researchers, and collaborative teams making a difference in the field of TESL! We are proud to offer 3 Individual Categories and 1 Group Category. These bursaries support educators […]
TESL NS Fall 2024 Mini-Conference + AGM
We are pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Mini-Conference entitled Voices of Diversity: Transforming ESL Education. The conference will begin with the AGM at 10:00 a.m., which is open to all TESL NS members.The AGM will provide an overview of the past year, insights into future plans, and an opportunity to engage in TESL NS’s decision-making process. Following […]
Workshop: Visualizing Instruction for Reducing Cognitive Load
We are excited to announce the 3rd workshop in our professional development series hosted by TESL NS, facilitated by the esteemed Tobias Ali, a Language Instructor from ISANS. This session is on Friday 21 June, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM and will be conducted online via Zoom. The title of this workshop is “Visualizing […]
TESL NS Professional Development Series: Multi Sensory Learning
Date: 19 April 2024 (Friday)Time: 6.00 – 7.00pmOnline via Zoom (Link will be sent on the day of the workshop) Register Here About the session There once was a man whose concernWas with movement and how adults learn.If we take his base plan and move it online,Our students will improve in return! Join us as […]
The TESL Canadian Educational Foundation (TCEF) – TESL Scholarship
TESL Canada is happy to announce the 2021 $500 TCEF – TESL Scholarship. This scholarship is intended to support a TESL Canada member who is currently enrolled, or has interest in enrolling, in a TESL initial training program (Standard 1) or who plans to enrol in an advanced training program (Standard 2 or 3) in […]
TESL Atlantic Conference 2021
Save the date for the rescheduled TESL Atlantic Conference! This 100% online conference will take place Friday, April 30-Saturday, May 1, 2021. Check out the TESL Atlantic Conference webpage for more details.
#CdnELTChat: Intercultural Fluency in the LINC Classroom
This is a summary of the bi-monthly Twitter chat on the hashtag #CdnELTChat. November 5, 2019 #CdnELTchat (Intercultural Fluency in the LINC Classroom) by Bonnie Nicholas On November 5, 2019, the #CdnELTchat team was happy to welcome Sandhya Ghai (@GhaiSandhya) of Mosaic BC (@mosaicbc) as our guest moderator for a discussion of Intercultural Fluency in […]
Nominations: TESL NS Board 2020
Get involved in TESL Nova Scotia – run for a position on the board of directors for 2020! The TESL NS Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 16 during the Fall Conference. At this time, elections will be held to choose members of the executive committee for the coming year. As per […]
#CdnELTchat Summary: Technology, Organization, Blended Learning and Online Learning
This is a summary of the bi-monthly Twitter chat on the hashtag #CdnELTChat. October 22 #CdnELTchat (Technology, Organization, Blended Learning and Online Learning) by Jennifer Chow On October 22, enthusiastic #CdnELTchat participants talked about “Technology, Organization, Blended Learning and Online Learning”. We were excited to have Rob McBride (@LearnIT2Teach) of New Language Solutions join us […]
