Category PD Opportunity

TESL Canada Launches New PD Blog!

TESL Canada has launched a new blog focused on professional development. In their words: This blog has been created for ELT teachers-in-training, teachers, trainers, materials developers, and anyone with an interest in English language teaching and what the PD Committee is doing. This is a space dedicated to connecting and building a PD community among […]

2015 Spring Conference Program

Slides and handouts for some conference sessions are available below! Concurrent sessions A                                                      9:30 – 10:30 Try it out!  2 speaking activities for large groups Paula Cheal Participants at this workshop will partake in two speaking activities. We will be ‘doing it’, not ‘talking about it’. Activity 1: 3-2-1 Speak! For fluency and concision. Tried […]

2015 Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning (DCUTL)

The 2015 DCUTL will take place on April 29 and 30 in the Rowe Management Building at the Dalhousie University Campus in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia. The full program is available here. This year’s conference theme, “The Significance of Community Engagement for Student Learning”, will explore the broad spectrum of work-integrated learning and internship/practicum/co-op education […]

TESL Canada 2015 Conference

The TESL Canada National Conference 2015 will be hosted by ATESL in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. This year’s theme is “Elevating Language Learning to New Heights.” The Call for Proposals is now open, Click here to submit a proposal for the conference. You can also keep up with the latest conference information via the Conference […]

2015 Spring Conference

The TESL Nova Scotia Spring Conference will be held  on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) in Halifax. The Spring conference is an annual event for ESL professionals from across the province to network and share knowledge  with the goal of enhancing professional practice of the teaching of English […]

Swap Shop and Social March 12

TESL Event: Activity Swap When: Thursday, March 12. 5:00-7:00. (5:00-6:00 social hour, activity swap 6:00-7:00 ) Where: Dalhousie University Club Pub What: Informal TESL fun. This activity swap is both a networking social with the TESL community, as well as a chance to share ideas and go home with an activity you can take into […]

2014 Fall Conference

TESL Nova Scotia’s annual Fall Conference will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 24-25,  at Dalhousie University. The Fall conference is an annual event for ESL professionals from across the province to network and share knowledge  with the goal of enhancing professional practice of the teaching of English in Nova Scotia.The conference will include […]

Activity Swap Shop Sept. 23

TESL Event: Activity Swap Shop. Warmer and Icebreaker Edition. When: Tuesday, Sept. 23. 5:00-7:00. (5:00-6:00 social hour, activity swap 6:00-7:00 ) Where: The Stubborn Goat Gastropub, 1579 Grafton St., Upper floor (Click here for directions) What: Informal TESL fun. This activity swap is both a networking social with the TESL community, as well as a […]

AWELL Conference – Call for Papers

AWELL –  Academic Writing & English Language Learners Conference, 2014 October 3-4, 2014 | Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia AWELL is designed for faculty, instructors, and writing centre professionals who teach and tutor ELL students. The goal of the conference is to provide tools and approaches that may be used directly in the classroom […]

REALize 2015 – Call for submissions

The call for submissions is open for REALize 2015, the National Online Forum for English as an Additional Language (EAL) / English as a Second Language (ESL) Professionals in Canada, which will happen on January 23 and 24, 2015. Check out this page for more details.