Part 2 of a three part interview with Dr. Hubbard

  • July 14, 2012

Technology skills for teachers are becoming more and more in demand. Building your tech skills enhances your marketability. Teachers learn best from each other. Teachers collaborating to learn new skills is a real plus. Hiring a teacher with tech skills can improve a program as she can be a model for others. A program might start the process of change and innovation with a specific project to meet a need because teachers begin to see the value of innovation when they put it work. A group of teachers collaborating to do something new lightens the individual load and makes it more interesting for everyone. Length, less than five minutes. Listen to the podcast here.

July news hits the virtual stands!

  • July 11, 2012

The latest enews has been sent out.  If you are not on the mailing list, you can find a copy here.

Part 1 of a three part interview with Dr. Hubbard

  • July 7, 2012

Dr. Phil Hubbard is the third computer assisted language learning expert we met with at TESOL Philadelphia in March 2012. He is a senior lecturer in Linguistics at Stanford University and a widely published and admired expert in the role technology plays in language teaching. As well, Phil was one of the principal authors of the TESOL Technology Standards.

This is the first of a three part interview with Dr. Hubbard. In this part, he describes how students have evolved from consumers of content to producers. CALL has become part of TESL because technology pervades our lives in general. The TESOL Technology Standards were developed partly for this reason. The standards have parts for both teachers and learners and performance indicators to show where both should be. Teachers need to understand what their learners need to know about technology. And they need to reflect on what technology applications are appropriate for their learners.

Add an image to your account video!

  • July 3, 2012

Add an image to your account.  It will make your information easy to locate in long lists, help you identify your students in the future and you can  express your personality or interests!  Watch the video here.

First Stage 4 Training Grad Peter Skeris

  • June 25, 2012

Congratulations are in order for Peter Skeris who teaches in Mississauga, Ontario at one of the five GTA sites of PICS (Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services) http://www.polycultural.org/. Peter is the first graduate of LearnIT2teach Stage 4 training. He is also the first teacher to receive certification in Stage 4 from TESL Ontario under the Post TESL Certification Framework. To learn a little more about Peter’s experience of the training stages and the future he sees for the courseware, read on:

 

New LINC Speaking Activities Added to Tutela by LearnIT2teach.

  • June 14, 2012

New supplementary speaking activities that complement the LINC 2, 3 and 4 Classroom Activities books developed by LearnIT2Teach team members are now available for download from Tutela.ca. These activities can be completed using free Web 2.0 technologies. Check the Instructor Notes for more information. These same activities are available within the speaking-enabled LINC courseware.

 

Note:  You must register with Tutela.ca to see these resources.

A conversation with Greg Kessler at TESOL

  • June 10, 2012

This seven minute conversation with LearnIT2teach Project Manager Rob McBride took place at TESOL Philadelphia 2012. Greg describes how CALL resources are constantly expanding. Also the CALL world has evolved and today there is no necessity for teachers to know computer code. New media and social networking are powerful new tools for language learning and teaching. New technology offers all TESL practitioners new opportunities. TESL professionals who don’t take advantage are doing their constituents a disservice. One of the best ways to integrate CALL into an ESL program is when one teacher gets things going and models success with CALL for her colleagues. Successful integration of technology requires ‘institutionalizing’ CALL.

The June ESL LINC digital news is out!

  • June 9, 2012

The latest enews has been sent out.  If you are not on the mailing list, you can find a copy here.

Starting your own course? Watch this video for some tips.

  • June 8, 2012

This video provides a few helpful tips on what to do when you start working on your courses.  Not the training courses (Stages 1,2,3 and 4), but the actual courses that you will be using with students. If you have six spare minutes, it might just streamline your course set up.

 

Click on the ‘Happy Teacher” to start the video.  You must have QuickTime on your workstation to view the video.

TESL Ontario Affiliates – Think about booking training from us for your conference next year.

  • May 28, 2012

If you are a TESL Ontario member consider booking our Stage one training at your affiliate conference  next year. We have successfully presented at the TESL Ontario Conference, Affiliate Conferences, LINC PD days and many other events with service providers and we are looking forward to providing our services to your events.

Why should you consider our workshop?

  • Our services are free thanks to CIC
  • Your centre will have access to the LINC courseware
  • The LearnIT2teach LINC courseware is based on the LINC Curriculum Guidelines
  • The LINC courseware is an additional means of teaching LINC content
  • The LINC courseware is directly relevant to LINC levels 2,3,4,5,6,7
  • Most of the LINC courseware is an extension of the LINC Classroom Activities
  • Your instructors will gain skill and appreciation for blended learning
  • The instructors have the option of continuing through the 4 stages of training
  • PTCT accreditation from TESL Ontario for completing Stage 4

Contact us via email [email protected]  or call  1(855) 522-2221 (toll free) for more information.