TESL Toronto

We are currently accepting session proposals for T4T (Technology for Teachers)! 🗣📑

T4T is TESL Toronto's annual mini-conference connecting local ESL professionals from private schools, settlement services and colleges/universities to the latest and greatest technology-enhanced teaching and learning tools.

It will be held on Zoom on Saturday, February 4, 2023, from 9:00 am- 1:00 pm.

We encourage you to submit your idea and share your expertise.

This call will close on December 23, 2022. Click the link in our bio! 🖇

Hello TESL Toronto community:
In light of the horrific events happening in Iran, please use this informative timeline with your ESL learners to learn more about women's activism throughout history, and start a conversation about women's rights. ✊🏼 Link in bio.

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Resource Highlight: Explore women’s activism from generations past and present using the UN's timeline. An image of a woman with a sign that reads "take a stand."

Learn all about from this article discussing how Portfolio Assessments have become a popular option for authentic assessment and the pros and cons of using them.

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The graphic shows a person on a laptop with the icons of an open book, a graduation cap, and a trophy. The text reads "Resource Highlight: Using ePortfolio Assessments in the English Classroom"

Our first event of the season is finally here - and it's in person! 🤩

TESL Toronto's Annual General Meeting takes place on Nov 3rd, from 5:30-8:00pm at the Duke of York. Join us for an evening of trivia, refreshments and networking.

We can't wait to see you again!

Register here by Oct 31st at 4pm by clicking the link in our bio.

Congratulations to our winners on winning a 1-day pass to TESL Ontario’s 50th annual conference!

All winners will be contacted vis email.

Please click the link in our bio to apply for our September Bursary!

DM us if you have any questions!

For our last Resource Highlight before our summer break, we want to spotlight digital accessibility specifically for Word and PDF documents. Check out this resource from Accessible Campus to learn more.

https://accessiblecampus.ca/tools-resources/educators-tool-kit/teaching-tips/using-word-documents-andor-pdfs/

Thank you to all who entered our June 2022 Giveaway! Congratulations to our winner, Jagrati Chauhan! The winner will be contacted by email! Stay tuned for more awesome giveaways in the fall!

Do you want to create an accessible eLearning course?

In this post, Karla Gutierrez, mentions seven rules you should follow for creating user-friendly eLearning courses

You can check out Karla’s post here :

https://bit.ly/3PWLs2i

TESL Toronto’s June 2022 Giveaway!

TESL Toronto is giving away a 2-year professional subscription (TESOL International Association) with a 2-year subscription to TESL Quarterly).
Just fill out the form by June 17, 12:00 PM.
https://forms.gle/6yurX3shyRt9kE6M8

May 29 to June 4, 2022, is National AccessAbility Week. To bring attention to accessibility we want to share a resource about making your PowerPoint slides accessible. Check out the series of video tutorials on how to make your slides accessible for all learners!

Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/video-create-slides-with-an-accessible-reading-order-794fc5da-f686-464d-8c29-1c6ab8515465

Only 10 days until TOSCON 22!

Our plenary speaker, Scott Thornbury, kicks off the event followed by 12 sessions covering a wide scope of the hot topics in TESL today (all of which you have access to following the conference!)

Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/TOSCON22tickets