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Tuesday, February 21

Teaching English Language Learners, Part 1 AQ (York) (blended)

Ontario schools are increasingly diverse. Students come from around the world, and require a greater understanding of English to be successful in school. This course provides you with an introduction to the teaching and learning of English as a Second Language: second-language acquisition, current instructional strategies, the research, the role of Canadian immigration laws, and …

Teaching English Language Learners, Part 2 AQ (York) (blended)

In this course, you build on the foundation skills as a teacher of ESL from Part 1, and develop an expanded understanding of the strategies that will assist you to improve practice in your classroom so that your students become more effective learners. Building upon the knowledge and skills you established in Part 1, you …

Teaching English Language Learners, Specialist AQ (York) (blended)

This course further enhances your leadership and language teaching skills to develop yourself as an expert ESL teacher does. You focus on the issues that prepare specialists for leadership in their classrooms, schools and school systems: providing leadership to colleagues, the design and review of school-wide ESL programs, appropriate school organizations to support ESL programs, …

Wednesday, February 22

…and still we rise

ETFO’s annual …and still we rise conference will be held February 22-24, 2017.  The focus of this conference is women’s leadership in the union. There will be workshops on the following topics: collective bargaining; equity and social justice; communications; activism; community building; political action; labour music and health and safety. Please visit website for additional …

Dramatic Arts, Part 1 AQ (York – Holy Cross Catholic Academy Spring 2017 blended)

The Dramatic Arts Part 1 Additional Qualification Course develops candidates’ theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for classroom use through an introduction to the multiple perspectives of key drama theorists and scholars embedding in practical course components. Through experiential learning focused on a range of instructional design and assessment practices, candidates develop their professional practice …