This workshop introduces online resources and professional development opportunities available to the LINC community for free through the LearnIT2teach.ca project. This session is the first of four stages of training, the final stage of which is a TESL Ontario PTCT accreditation. Over 800 instructors Ontario have participated in this training.
Type: Computer lab workshop. Audience: LINC, Appeals to all
Presenters: Nancy Van Dorp & Rob McBride
Take advantage of the free training available to LINC and ESL teachers in Ontario. Contact [email protected] to book a Stage 1 training session.
Free courseware to use with your students in a blended learning environment. The courses and the materials complement the LINC 2 – 4 Classroom Activities books and the LINC 5 – 7 Classroom Activities books. Explore the website for lots more information.
Our Support Section is growing to provide all users of the LearnIT2Teach resources
with just-in-time or self service assistance. The support media includes full PDF manuals, multimedia demonstrations, PowerPoint lessons, and step by step help sheets.
All of these support materials are available at our portal. Simply click on the Support menu item above!
Automotivator: Create motivational posters
British Council: Grammar videos
bubbl.us: Record brainstorming sessions
Keybr: Practice typing online
ShowMe: More grammar videos
Vocaroo: An online audio recorder
Warning Sign Generator: Quickly create warning signs
Wordnik: Discover more about vocabulary terms
Consider integrating these into your computer room time as ice breakers or as tools to enhance your lessons. Instructors in Stage 3 will recognize that they can be added as resources into your courses through HTML blocks or as resources in the topics sections. Click on this image to visit the Web 2.0 Learning links or in the menu above click.
A Personal Learning Network or PLN is an informal learning network. The learner uses this to derive knowledge from other people and resources on the network. In a PLN, a person makes a connection with another people and resources with the specific intent that some type of learning will occur due to that connection. (source: Wikipedia)
We have several ways to connect to our team and resources. We offer connections through Twitter, Podomatic, YouTube, edlinc.ca, edulinc.ca, FaceBook and our LearnIT2teach Moodle courses for teachers.
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The new introduction animation for participants starting or those getting back to it after a long absence from Stage 2 has been posted on our servers. It’s on our YouTube channel. It is also available at the course and in our Support section on the LearnIT2Teach portal.
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LINC 2 courseware is now being used by teachers in the classroom. If you have finished Stage 2 of the training and want to have the LINC 2 courseware set up for use with your students contact your mentor and they will get it set up for you. To preview LINC 2 with guest access click here.
Completing Stage 3 or Stage 4 of the LearnIT2Teach teacher training has been recognized by TESL Ontario as a Post TESL Certificate Training Accreditation Course. Upon successful completion of one of the stages, TESL Ontario members are encouraged to apply to the organization for the accreditation. However, if a teacher completed Stage 3 prior to July 2014, she or he is not eligible as the training stage has been modified to meet TESL Ontario PTCT criteria.
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