Past Events
CAJLE 2022 年次大会研究発表募集 -Call For Proposals for CAJLE 2022 Annual Conference
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) holds an annual conference which includes lectures and workshops by guest speakers, as well as research presentations and a general meeting. The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to exchange information and opinions on Japanese language education and Japanese linguistics. The CAJLE 2022 Annual Conference will be online.
Theme: Japanese Language Education for the Future: Language and Mobility in a Changing Global Society
Dates: August 11 (Thursday) – August 12 (Friday), 2022
https://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2022/
The CAJLE invite submission of abstracts for paper presentations and poster presentations on topics including, but not limited to, Japanese linguistics, Japanese language pedagogy, Japanese as a heritage language, as well as innovative teaching techniques. Submissions related to the conference theme are especially welcome. Presentations may be given in either Japanese, English or French with the abstract written in the language of the presentation.
https://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2022/call-for-proposals/
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) holds an annual conference which includes lectures and workshops by guest speakers, as well as research presentations and a general meeting. The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to exchange information and opinions on Japanese language education and Japanese linguistics. The CAJLE 2022 Annual Conference will be online.
Theme: Japanese Language Education for the Future: Language and Mobility in a Changing Global Society
Dates: August 11 (Thursday) – August 12 (Friday), 2022
https://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2022/
The CAJLE invite submission of abstracts for paper presentations and poster presentations on topics including, but not limited to, Japanese linguistics, Japanese language pedagogy, Japanese as a heritage language, as well as innovative teaching techniques. Submissions related to the conference theme are especially welcome. Presentations may be given in either Japanese, English or French with the abstract written in the language of the presentation.
https://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2022/call-for-proposals/
COTA Summer Conference 2022 "Think Globally, Learn Locally"
Dates: Monday, August 29 - Wednesday, August 31
Location: George Elliot Secondary School
10241 Bottom Wood Lake Road
Lake Country, BC V4V 1Y7
Cost: $0 - $75.28/day
The COTA Summer Conference "Think Globally, Learn Locally" will be held at sites on the traditional Territory of the Syilx/Okanagan Nation. This year, we will feature workshops and from local teachers, regional and internationally renowned organizations and experts.
There are many French Immersion sessions, as well as a three-day TPRS workshop with Craig Sheehy.
This year's featured speaker is: Linda Edgecombe
Session description: COTA Summer Conference 2022 Sessions and Descriptions
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cota-summer-conference-2022-think-globally-learn-locally-tickets-367276783747
Dates: Monday, August 29 - Wednesday, August 31
Location: George Elliot Secondary School
10241 Bottom Wood Lake Road
Lake Country, BC V4V 1Y7
Cost: $0 - $75.28/day
The COTA Summer Conference "Think Globally, Learn Locally" will be held at sites on the traditional Territory of the Syilx/Okanagan Nation. This year, we will feature workshops and from local teachers, regional and internationally renowned organizations and experts.
There are many French Immersion sessions, as well as a three-day TPRS workshop with Craig Sheehy.
This year's featured speaker is: Linda Edgecombe
Session description: COTA Summer Conference 2022 Sessions and Descriptions
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cota-summer-conference-2022-think-globally-learn-locally-tickets-367276783747
Two Day TPRS Institute for Core French Teachers:
CAJLE 2022 Annual Conference-Annoucement
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Registration for the CAJLE 2022 Annual Conference (Aug.11-12) and pre-conference event (Aug. 3) started on June 18 (Sat.). Please note that the schedules of the conference and event will be the Eastern Time in Canada. You will find the registration button below. Please click it and submit the completed form. We are looking forward to welcoming you all.
Conference Homepage is here. Conference Schedule/Program is here. Pre-conference Event Information is here. Registration is here. CAJLE Annual Conference Committee |
Action! Designing Authentic Learning Tasks for French Learners
Series of 4 workshops: November 4, January 13, February 24, April 8 |
4:00 pm to 5:15 pm (Pacific time) | Online
Cost: FREE
A book club series for new and experienced Core French teachers wanting to transform their practice into the action-oriented approach.
Target audience: Core French (grades 5-12), Intensive French, Late Immersion teachers
Facilitated by Jen Spain, Surrey, and Shauna Néro, SFU's OFFA.
Presented in English and A2 level French (bilingual)
Information & Registrations
Series of 4 workshops: November 4, January 13, February 24, April 8 |
4:00 pm to 5:15 pm (Pacific time) | Online
Cost: FREE
A book club series for new and experienced Core French teachers wanting to transform their practice into the action-oriented approach.
Target audience: Core French (grades 5-12), Intensive French, Late Immersion teachers
Facilitated by Jen Spain, Surrey, and Shauna Néro, SFU's OFFA.
Presented in English and A2 level French (bilingual)
Information & Registrations
The 2022 Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl
Registration for this year's live and in person Japan Bowl are open now! See the website for details on how to register and don't miss out! This is a fantastic opportunity for Japanse Teachers and their students.
Team Registration Closes Feb 28th: www.jetaabc.ca/news/2022-metro-vancouver-japan-bowl/
Registration for this year's live and in person Japan Bowl are open now! See the website for details on how to register and don't miss out! This is a fantastic opportunity for Japanse Teachers and their students.
Team Registration Closes Feb 28th: www.jetaabc.ca/news/2022-metro-vancouver-japan-bowl/
DEVELOPING CORE FRENCH LITERACY SKILLS USING PICTURE BOOKS
A workshop designed for beginner’s Core French teachers wanting to develop their students' literacy skills by teaching using picture books presented by Lily Kamarn, Surrey School District
WHEN : May 11 – 3 :30-5 :00pm Register here : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/256433759277
A workshop designed for beginner’s Core French teachers wanting to develop their students' literacy skills by teaching using picture books presented by Lily Kamarn, Surrey School District
WHEN : May 11 – 3 :30-5 :00pm Register here : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/256433759277
TEACHING CORE FRENCH USING THE TPRS APPROACH AND COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT
This two part series costs $15 and is designed to develop Core French students’ skills by applying the Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Story-telling methodology to your practice – presented by Michelle Metcalf, West Vancouver School District
WHEN: April 21 & 28 – 3:30-5:00pm Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/256439215597
This two part series costs $15 and is designed to develop Core French students’ skills by applying the Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Story-telling methodology to your practice – presented by Michelle Metcalf, West Vancouver School District
WHEN: April 21 & 28 – 3:30-5:00pm Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/256439215597
INDIGENIZING CORE FRENCH EDUCATION
Decolonize one's thinking, teaching, and Core French classroom – a workshop presented by Nancy Griffith-Zahner, Prince Rupert School District
WHEN: April 26 – 4:00-5:30pm Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/269806718157
Decolonize one's thinking, teaching, and Core French classroom – a workshop presented by Nancy Griffith-Zahner, Prince Rupert School District
WHEN: April 26 – 4:00-5:30pm Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/269806718157
TTOC EN FRANÇAIS LANGUE SECONDE? DÉCOUVREZ TOUT UN MONDE DE RESSOURCES
Learn effective strategies to put into practice when substituting in a French as a Second Language classroom – this workshop is presented in French by Nicole Jarvis, Surrey School District
WHEN : April 20 – 3 :15-4 :45pm Register here : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/257305165677
Learn effective strategies to put into practice when substituting in a French as a Second Language classroom – this workshop is presented in French by Nicole Jarvis, Surrey School District
WHEN : April 20 – 3 :15-4 :45pm Register here : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/257305165677
TEACHING ELEMENTARY CORE FRENCH: DAILY PRACTICE & BUILDING ESSENTIAL SKILLS
A free workshop designed for classroom teachers who are looking for ideas to teach Core French...including those not comfortable teaching in French facilitated by Lily Kamarn, Surrey School District.
WHEN : March 30 – 3 :30-5 :00pm Register here : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/253345803117
A free workshop designed for classroom teachers who are looking for ideas to teach Core French...including those not comfortable teaching in French facilitated by Lily Kamarn, Surrey School District.
WHEN : March 30 – 3 :30-5 :00pm Register here : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/253345803117
The 17th Canadian TCSL Association Symposium
Introduction to Inclusive Language in French classrooms - Part 2
Introduction au langage inclusif en salle de classe française - Partie 2
Date: Wednesday, June 1st from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. (Pacific Time)
Format: Zoom
Cost: Free for BCATML members!
This workshop is a follow-up to the introductory session that was offered on May 26. Please note that the session will be in English with French examples. For this session, Chantal Goguen and Lily Kamarn will delve deeper into inclusive language options for written and spoken French. We will focus on more complex structures with inclusive language ie. déterminants possessifs, pluriel, les adjectifs et le passé composé. There will be opportunities for small group work, discussions in break outs, and time to plan meaningful approaches.
Reserve your spot today by completing this short Google Form.
Non-BCATML members wishing to attend must purchase a BCATML membership prior to the event.
Introduction au langage inclusif en salle de classe française - Partie 2
Date: Wednesday, June 1st from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. (Pacific Time)
Format: Zoom
Cost: Free for BCATML members!
This workshop is a follow-up to the introductory session that was offered on May 26. Please note that the session will be in English with French examples. For this session, Chantal Goguen and Lily Kamarn will delve deeper into inclusive language options for written and spoken French. We will focus on more complex structures with inclusive language ie. déterminants possessifs, pluriel, les adjectifs et le passé composé. There will be opportunities for small group work, discussions in break outs, and time to plan meaningful approaches.
Reserve your spot today by completing this short Google Form.
Non-BCATML members wishing to attend must purchase a BCATML membership prior to the event.
Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling with Michelle Metcalfe & Adriana Ramirez
Dates: Sat. May 14 & Sat. June 4 from 9:00 to 2:00 pm Format: Zoom Cost: Free for BCATML members! BCATML is thrilled to work with TPS experts Michelle Metcalfe and Adriana Ramirez to offer current BCATML members two half days of TPRS training! Michelle and Adriana will inspire you with TPRS-ready stories in French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Punjabi and Spanish! Saturday, May 14: A refresher on the guiding principles to TPRS Saturday, June 4: Second part of the advanced workshop for those looking to take their instruction to the next level using TPRS. Reserve your spot today by completing this short Google Form. Non-BCATML members wishing to attend must purchase a BCATML membership prior to the event. |
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Introduction to Inclusive Language in French classrooms - Part 1
Introduction au langage inclusif en salle de classe française - Partie 1
Date: Thursday, May 26th at 3:30 - 5:00 pm (Pacific Time)
Format: Zoom
Cost: Free for BCATML members!
This workshop series will be presented by Nicole Curtis, Chantal Goguen and Lily Kamarn, Helping Teachers from Surrey School District. It will be in English with French examples.
Educators are working to become more inclusive of LGBTQ2+ students, staff, and families. Part of that work is examining biases and gaps in curriculum delivery and school practices. Creating safe, inclusive spaces where all students see themselves reflected in their learning is key. Simple shifts, such as those that will be discussed in this workshop, can have large impacts.
This workshop will focus on how to begin embedding inclusive language in French ie. Les pronoms sujets et les pronoms objets. Explicit examples will be provided on how to incorporate these inclusive and neutral pronouns in French. There will be opportunities for small group discussions in break outs as well as Q & A.
Reserve your spot today by completing this short Google Form.
Non-BCATML members wishing to attend must purchase a BCATML membership prior to the event.
Introduction au langage inclusif en salle de classe française - Partie 1
Date: Thursday, May 26th at 3:30 - 5:00 pm (Pacific Time)
Format: Zoom
Cost: Free for BCATML members!
This workshop series will be presented by Nicole Curtis, Chantal Goguen and Lily Kamarn, Helping Teachers from Surrey School District. It will be in English with French examples.
Educators are working to become more inclusive of LGBTQ2+ students, staff, and families. Part of that work is examining biases and gaps in curriculum delivery and school practices. Creating safe, inclusive spaces where all students see themselves reflected in their learning is key. Simple shifts, such as those that will be discussed in this workshop, can have large impacts.
This workshop will focus on how to begin embedding inclusive language in French ie. Les pronoms sujets et les pronoms objets. Explicit examples will be provided on how to incorporate these inclusive and neutral pronouns in French. There will be opportunities for small group discussions in break outs as well as Q & A.
Reserve your spot today by completing this short Google Form.
Non-BCATML members wishing to attend must purchase a BCATML membership prior to the event.
Webinar exploring Google MOTE and Gimkit
Date: Thursday, April 7th; 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Format: Zoom
Cost: Free for BCATML members!
Come join Glenn Cake for a third virtual webinar as he leads our group through a more thorough, in-depth analysis of two engaging tools for any second language classroom. Firstly, the power of the Google extension MOTE which integrates nicely with Docs, Slides and Forms. We shall explore the many ways that this can be used as question and answer prompts. Secondly, Glenn will go deeper into the endless possibilities of the Gimkit learning platform. Come learn how to integrate audio and images into questions as well as explore some of the newest game features.
Reserve your spot today by click here and filling out the Google Form.
Non-BCATML members wishing to attend must purchase a BCATML membership before the event.
Date: Thursday, April 7th; 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Format: Zoom
Cost: Free for BCATML members!
Come join Glenn Cake for a third virtual webinar as he leads our group through a more thorough, in-depth analysis of two engaging tools for any second language classroom. Firstly, the power of the Google extension MOTE which integrates nicely with Docs, Slides and Forms. We shall explore the many ways that this can be used as question and answer prompts. Secondly, Glenn will go deeper into the endless possibilities of the Gimkit learning platform. Come learn how to integrate audio and images into questions as well as explore some of the newest game features.
Reserve your spot today by click here and filling out the Google Form.
Non-BCATML members wishing to attend must purchase a BCATML membership before the event.
The 3 Es of 21st Century teaching - Engage, Edutain and Evaluate
Date: Thursday, Feb. 24th; 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Format: Zoom
Cost: Free for BCATML members!
Education through entertainment (“Edutainment”) involves learners participating in digital activities such as games under the supervision of their teachers. Edutainment is being extensively researched in an effort to develop effective student-centered pedagogies using emerging technologies. Empirical studies have demonstrated that digital games effectively promote language learning (Hui Zhang, 2018).
Researchers have argued that through language, learners can benefit significantly from game-playing as it can promote constructive, situated, and experiential learning (Squire 2008; Woo, 2014). However, significant work i s still required to provide clear answers with respect to innovative and effective learning practices for digital games.
In order to do this work, teachers and researchers need to be aware of the possibilities. A variety of free edutainment tools and websites are available online. In this hands-on, interactive session, Glenn will take the group through a number of activities. This presentation will interest teachers, educational leaders and researchers exploring the use digital games for learning.
This webinar will be done in two parts, with the first scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 10th at 3:30 pm (Pacific time). The second half will be scheduled for Feb. 24th.
Part 1 will focus on generating oral based communicative activities (sites and ideas shared); followed by a demonstration of Quizlet Live; and finally an overview and demonstration of Kahoot's platform highlighting new features for premium memberships.
Part 2 will examine MOTE - a Google Chrome extension that enables audio communication for both educators and learners. Participants will also learn about Gimkit's platform which can be used in any classroom to introduce or review concepts. Gimkit is a mashup of Kahoot and Quizlet including some unique features neither have such as Flashcards, KitCollab and Draw, to name a few.
Reserve your spot today by click here and filling out the Google Form.
Non-BCATML members wishing to attend must purchase a BCATML membership before the event.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 24th; 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Format: Zoom
Cost: Free for BCATML members!
Education through entertainment (“Edutainment”) involves learners participating in digital activities such as games under the supervision of their teachers. Edutainment is being extensively researched in an effort to develop effective student-centered pedagogies using emerging technologies. Empirical studies have demonstrated that digital games effectively promote language learning (Hui Zhang, 2018).
Researchers have argued that through language, learners can benefit significantly from game-playing as it can promote constructive, situated, and experiential learning (Squire 2008; Woo, 2014). However, significant work i s still required to provide clear answers with respect to innovative and effective learning practices for digital games.
In order to do this work, teachers and researchers need to be aware of the possibilities. A variety of free edutainment tools and websites are available online. In this hands-on, interactive session, Glenn will take the group through a number of activities. This presentation will interest teachers, educational leaders and researchers exploring the use digital games for learning.
This webinar will be done in two parts, with the first scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 10th at 3:30 pm (Pacific time). The second half will be scheduled for Feb. 24th.
Part 1 will focus on generating oral based communicative activities (sites and ideas shared); followed by a demonstration of Quizlet Live; and finally an overview and demonstration of Kahoot's platform highlighting new features for premium memberships.
Part 2 will examine MOTE - a Google Chrome extension that enables audio communication for both educators and learners. Participants will also learn about Gimkit's platform which can be used in any classroom to introduce or review concepts. Gimkit is a mashup of Kahoot and Quizlet including some unique features neither have such as Flashcards, KitCollab and Draw, to name a few.
Reserve your spot today by click here and filling out the Google Form.
Non-BCATML members wishing to attend must purchase a BCATML membership before the event.
Learning Opportunities for Intensive/Core French educators
janvier-février 2022
Simon Fraser University’s Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs is inviting you to participate in our upcoming workshops and/or series.
Action! Designing Authentic Learning Tasks for French Learners Register here Last chance to register for this series; it closes January 13th 2022.
A series of three remaining book club-style workshops for new and experienced second language French teachers wanting to transform their practice into the action-oriented approach. This approach focuses on authentic tasks and encourages the learner’s ability to communicate in French as well as developing their ability to understand communicative situations and to react accordingly, choosing the elements of language that fit them best, or manipulating language structures to communicate. Participants will read Transforming FSL module(s) (in English or French) before each session and apply the practices learned in class to then share their experiences and build upon their acquired knowledge and teaching practices.
DATES: January 13, 2022, February 24th, April 7th, 2022 from 4:00pm-5:15pm (on Zoom)
PRESENTERS: Jennifer Spain, Surrey and Shauna Néro, OFFA
French Education in British Columbia; School Districts as key partners in the provincial French education community Register hereRepeat session: For those curious in gaining an understanding of the distribution of federal funding, SFU-OFFA is honoured to welcome the French Education Branch BC of the Ministry of Education. They will provide an overview of the Canada-B.C. 2020-2023 Official Protocol for Agreements for Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction (OLEP) along with information on the federal funding that is provided to school districts.
DATE: Wednesday, February 16th 2022 from 3:30pm-4:45pm (on Zoom)
PRESENTER: BC Ministry of Education – French Education Branch
From This Point Forward: Supporting Core French learners in 21-22 Register here
The second part of this two-part series will provide teachers with practical ideas for assessing and differentiating instruction during the current academic year. The suggested strategies and supports are mindful of the ongoing impact of the pandemic on student learning and are designed to help teachers manage various learning statuses within a single class. It will also include a sharing component of ways that teachers have implemented what they learned from the first session and reflect on its impact on their teaching practices. If you did not attend the first session, you can still participate and learn.
DATE: Saturday, February 19th 2022 from 10:00am-11:30am (on Zoom)
PRESENTER: Dr. Katy Arnett
janvier-février 2022
Simon Fraser University’s Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs is inviting you to participate in our upcoming workshops and/or series.
Action! Designing Authentic Learning Tasks for French Learners Register here Last chance to register for this series; it closes January 13th 2022.
A series of three remaining book club-style workshops for new and experienced second language French teachers wanting to transform their practice into the action-oriented approach. This approach focuses on authentic tasks and encourages the learner’s ability to communicate in French as well as developing their ability to understand communicative situations and to react accordingly, choosing the elements of language that fit them best, or manipulating language structures to communicate. Participants will read Transforming FSL module(s) (in English or French) before each session and apply the practices learned in class to then share their experiences and build upon their acquired knowledge and teaching practices.
DATES: January 13, 2022, February 24th, April 7th, 2022 from 4:00pm-5:15pm (on Zoom)
PRESENTERS: Jennifer Spain, Surrey and Shauna Néro, OFFA
French Education in British Columbia; School Districts as key partners in the provincial French education community Register hereRepeat session: For those curious in gaining an understanding of the distribution of federal funding, SFU-OFFA is honoured to welcome the French Education Branch BC of the Ministry of Education. They will provide an overview of the Canada-B.C. 2020-2023 Official Protocol for Agreements for Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction (OLEP) along with information on the federal funding that is provided to school districts.
DATE: Wednesday, February 16th 2022 from 3:30pm-4:45pm (on Zoom)
PRESENTER: BC Ministry of Education – French Education Branch
From This Point Forward: Supporting Core French learners in 21-22 Register here
The second part of this two-part series will provide teachers with practical ideas for assessing and differentiating instruction during the current academic year. The suggested strategies and supports are mindful of the ongoing impact of the pandemic on student learning and are designed to help teachers manage various learning statuses within a single class. It will also include a sharing component of ways that teachers have implemented what they learned from the first session and reflect on its impact on their teaching practices. If you did not attend the first session, you can still participate and learn.
DATE: Saturday, February 19th 2022 from 10:00am-11:30am (on Zoom)
PRESENTER: Dr. Katy Arnett
The Explore Program for Core French Students ages 13+
Summer 2022 in Québec
https://englishfrench.ca/explore/
Deadline to apply: February 15, 2022
FOR INFO, SUPERINTENDENTS, LANGUAGE COORDINATORS AND PRINCIPALS/VICE-PRINCIPALS – Summer Program to Learn French in Quebec: The Explore program (formerly the Summer Language Bursary Program) is an extremely popular intensive French language program for students ages 13 and up, with any skill level in French. For participants 16 and older, Explore institutions offer spring and summer sessions, which last between 31 and 33 days. For 13- to 15-year-olds, three-week summer sessions are available. All meals, lodging and instructional fees are covered through the program. Secondary students can receive four French elective credits to put towards their Dogwood Diploma. Those interested in this opportunity must apply on the Explore website by February 15, 2022. Please contact Marc.Labelle@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
Summer 2022 in Québec
https://englishfrench.ca/explore/
Deadline to apply: February 15, 2022
FOR INFO, SUPERINTENDENTS, LANGUAGE COORDINATORS AND PRINCIPALS/VICE-PRINCIPALS – Summer Program to Learn French in Quebec: The Explore program (formerly the Summer Language Bursary Program) is an extremely popular intensive French language program for students ages 13 and up, with any skill level in French. For participants 16 and older, Explore institutions offer spring and summer sessions, which last between 31 and 33 days. For 13- to 15-year-olds, three-week summer sessions are available. All meals, lodging and instructional fees are covered through the program. Secondary students can receive four French elective credits to put towards their Dogwood Diploma. Those interested in this opportunity must apply on the Explore website by February 15, 2022. Please contact Marc.Labelle@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
BCLCA workshop on the Provincial Literacy Assessment for Grade 12 French Immersion students
December 7, 2021
Hosted by the BC Language Coordination Association (BCLCA) on Zoom.
https://forms.gle/VDzCX3dKb4wh12xY9
L’évaluation de littératie de la 12e année – Français langue seconde – immersion évalue, chez les élèves de 12e année, les aspects fondamentaux de la littératie. L’atelier sera centré sur le format de l’Évaluation de littératie de la 12e année Français langue seconde – immersion, plus précisément la composante écrite et la composante orale. Découvrez également les activités de préparation à l’évaluation pour que vos élèves aient une expérience positive. Cet atelier est ouvert à tou.te.s les enseingant.e.s au secondaire en immersion . L’atelier sera présenté en français Quand? Mardi 7 décembre 3:30-4:30pm.
Inscrivez-vous sur le formulaire suivant : https://forms.gle/VDzCX3dKb4wh12xY9
Nous vous enverrons le lien Zoom lundi le 6 décembre.
December 7, 2021
Hosted by the BC Language Coordination Association (BCLCA) on Zoom.
https://forms.gle/VDzCX3dKb4wh12xY9
L’évaluation de littératie de la 12e année – Français langue seconde – immersion évalue, chez les élèves de 12e année, les aspects fondamentaux de la littératie. L’atelier sera centré sur le format de l’Évaluation de littératie de la 12e année Français langue seconde – immersion, plus précisément la composante écrite et la composante orale. Découvrez également les activités de préparation à l’évaluation pour que vos élèves aient une expérience positive. Cet atelier est ouvert à tou.te.s les enseingant.e.s au secondaire en immersion . L’atelier sera présenté en français Quand? Mardi 7 décembre 3:30-4:30pm.
Inscrivez-vous sur le formulaire suivant : https://forms.gle/VDzCX3dKb4wh12xY9
Nous vous enverrons le lien Zoom lundi le 6 décembre.
ACPI National Virtual Conference:
December 3-4, 2021
Fees: Non-member $315; A Member $225; A+ Member $185
http://acpicongres.ca/
December 3-4, 2021
Fees: Non-member $315; A Member $225; A+ Member $185
http://acpicongres.ca/
- Workshops will be given live and recorded allowing for viewing after the conference.
- Conference workshops will be available until January 31, 2022.
CASLT: Discover Design Thinking: Creating Authentic and Engaging Experiences in the Second Language Classroom Through Project-Based Learning
November 16, 2021, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
https://caslt.wildapricot.org/event-4534546
Design thinking is a creative, flexible, competency-driven problem-solving framework that can be used in your second language classroom. There are five key aspects to design thinking: empathy, understanding, ideating, development, and testing. When implemented properly, design thinking encourages and guides students in designing meaningful, creative solutions to authentic real-world problems in their classroom, school, or community.
In this session, we will look at each step of the design thinking process and the variables involved. Participants will get an overview of design thinking, what it looks like in class, and how to implement it in the second language classroom.
About the Presenter: Ron Sperling holds a B.Ed. in German and French and a B.A. in Political Science (Globalization and Governance) from the University of Alberta. With Edmonton Public Schools since 1996, he has taught German Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture, and French as a Second Language at the high school level. As well, Ron has worked with the Alberta provincial curricula, International Baccalaureate, and Advanced Placement. Ron now works with the Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education at Edmonton Public Schools (IISLE). As a teacher-consultant, his current responsibility is to support schools and teachers with their Language & Culture programs; he has also served as the French Program Coordinator. On the international front, he is the chief examiner for the DELE exam and has assisted with the DELF exam.
This is an English session. Register here for the French session Découvrez la réflexion conceptuelle : créer des expériences authentiques et stimulantes dans la classe de langue seconde grâce à l’apprentissage par projets on November 18th, 2021.
Please note: This session is open to members only. If you want to register, you can become a member for $45.00. This one-year membership will give you access to all CASLT online sessions and much more.
November 16, 2021, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
https://caslt.wildapricot.org/event-4534546
Design thinking is a creative, flexible, competency-driven problem-solving framework that can be used in your second language classroom. There are five key aspects to design thinking: empathy, understanding, ideating, development, and testing. When implemented properly, design thinking encourages and guides students in designing meaningful, creative solutions to authentic real-world problems in their classroom, school, or community.
In this session, we will look at each step of the design thinking process and the variables involved. Participants will get an overview of design thinking, what it looks like in class, and how to implement it in the second language classroom.
About the Presenter: Ron Sperling holds a B.Ed. in German and French and a B.A. in Political Science (Globalization and Governance) from the University of Alberta. With Edmonton Public Schools since 1996, he has taught German Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture, and French as a Second Language at the high school level. As well, Ron has worked with the Alberta provincial curricula, International Baccalaureate, and Advanced Placement. Ron now works with the Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education at Edmonton Public Schools (IISLE). As a teacher-consultant, his current responsibility is to support schools and teachers with their Language & Culture programs; he has also served as the French Program Coordinator. On the international front, he is the chief examiner for the DELE exam and has assisted with the DELF exam.
This is an English session. Register here for the French session Découvrez la réflexion conceptuelle : créer des expériences authentiques et stimulantes dans la classe de langue seconde grâce à l’apprentissage par projets on November 18th, 2021.
Please note: This session is open to members only. If you want to register, you can become a member for $45.00. This one-year membership will give you access to all CASLT online sessions and much more.
CASLT's Online Professional Learning Webinar:
Enjoying a Sense of Well-Being and Passion for Teaching: Finding Meaning
Tuesday, October 26
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (English)
Presented by Nancy Goyette
Description:
Teaching is a complex profession with constant challenges such as excessive workloads and emotional overload. The need to continually adapt to rapidly changing circumstances and needs can make it particularly difficult to ensure one’s daily well-being. And yet countless teachers, despite having faced various obstacles while performing their job, are still passionate and optimistic. This begs the question: how we can manage an ongoing emotional load while best adapting to the daily problems we encounter? How can we evoke a sense of well-being while teaching, and what can we do to stay passionate while looking for meaning in our profession? How can we maximize our potential to persevere? This session will address the matter of well-being and passion among teachers. It will consider how to foster well-being in the workplace by highlighting the strengths and skills teachers can use to adopt a more positive outlook towards the various situations they face in academic environments. Lastly, it will propose strategies to foster greater workplace motivation and support for a positive professional identity.
This session is open to all active CASLT members.
Enjoying a Sense of Well-Being and Passion for Teaching: Finding Meaning
Tuesday, October 26
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (English)
Presented by Nancy Goyette
Description:
Teaching is a complex profession with constant challenges such as excessive workloads and emotional overload. The need to continually adapt to rapidly changing circumstances and needs can make it particularly difficult to ensure one’s daily well-being. And yet countless teachers, despite having faced various obstacles while performing their job, are still passionate and optimistic. This begs the question: how we can manage an ongoing emotional load while best adapting to the daily problems we encounter? How can we evoke a sense of well-being while teaching, and what can we do to stay passionate while looking for meaning in our profession? How can we maximize our potential to persevere? This session will address the matter of well-being and passion among teachers. It will consider how to foster well-being in the workplace by highlighting the strengths and skills teachers can use to adopt a more positive outlook towards the various situations they face in academic environments. Lastly, it will propose strategies to foster greater workplace motivation and support for a positive professional identity.
This session is open to all active CASLT members.
Il ne reste que quelques semaines pour vous inscrire à l'institut virtuel d'été!
Le français n'est pas votre langue première/dominante? Vous êtes parfois nerveux·se de vous exprimer en français devant des collègues francophones? Vous aimeriez développer une plus grande confiance en vos capacités langagières et voulez inspirer cette même confiance à vos élèves?
Cet atelier en mode virtuel de 4 demi-journées s'adresse à vous!
Quand: du 19 au 22 juillet 2021 | 9h30 à 12h
Date limite d'inscription: 18 juin 2021
Le français n'est pas votre langue première/dominante? Vous êtes parfois nerveux·se de vous exprimer en français devant des collègues francophones? Vous aimeriez développer une plus grande confiance en vos capacités langagières et voulez inspirer cette même confiance à vos élèves?
Cet atelier en mode virtuel de 4 demi-journées s'adresse à vous!
Quand: du 19 au 22 juillet 2021 | 9h30 à 12h
Date limite d'inscription: 18 juin 2021
French Immersion teachers in BC are facing unique challenges
The French Immersion Teacher professional development series transforms practice through workshops dedicated to the unique needs of in-service immersion teachers.
Features
The French Immersion Teacher professional development series transforms practice through workshops dedicated to the unique needs of in-service immersion teachers.
Features
- French Immersion specific – Topics are developed and delivered specifically to address the unique needs of a French Immersion classroom
- Supportive and professional instructors – Learn from the best French Immersion educators in Canada
- Knowledge and practical skills – Get the latest information and learn about best practices and hands-on skills
- Collaboration and connections – Learn from, and find support in, a network of professional colleagues who are as passionate about French Immersion education as you are
- Inspirational – Workshops that inspire innovation and creativity in your classroom practices, and that you will take with you and pass on to your learners
2021 Summer School In French
This summer, the 2021 Summer School in French will be entirely online, thanks to our new interactive, fun platform, developed just for you!
A wonderful opportunity for you to learn French without leaving the comfort of home. Our devoted teaches are preparing lively, user-friendly, online courses and thematic activities that will enable you to improve your French while discovering Québec culture.
Arts - Gastronomy – Science and Technology - Sports
Whether you are at a beginner, intermediate or advanced level in French, you will benefit from all the teaching quality of our courses in class … but online! Click here to find out more information!
This summer, the 2021 Summer School in French will be entirely online, thanks to our new interactive, fun platform, developed just for you!
A wonderful opportunity for you to learn French without leaving the comfort of home. Our devoted teaches are preparing lively, user-friendly, online courses and thematic activities that will enable you to improve your French while discovering Québec culture.
Arts - Gastronomy – Science and Technology - Sports
Whether you are at a beginner, intermediate or advanced level in French, you will benefit from all the teaching quality of our courses in class … but online! Click here to find out more information!
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is designed to evaluate and certify the language proficiency of learners of the Japanese language. In Canada, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test is offered in Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.
Test Sites:
Ottawa (Carleton University) *NEW*
https://carleton.ca/slals/modern-languages/japanese/jlpt/
Toronto (York University)
http://buna.yorku.ca/jlpt/
Edmonton (University of Alberta)
https://www.ualberta.ca/ptjc/student-programs/jlpt
Vancouver (Langara College)
https://langara.ca/continuing-studies/programs-and-courses/programs/japanese-language-proficiency-test/index.html
Test Fee: $70 (CAD)
*the test fee is non-refundable and non-transferable
How to register:
Please visit the above sites for more details on how to register at each of the four Canadian locations.
Test Sites:
Ottawa (Carleton University) *NEW*
https://carleton.ca/slals/modern-languages/japanese/jlpt/
Toronto (York University)
http://buna.yorku.ca/jlpt/
Edmonton (University of Alberta)
https://www.ualberta.ca/ptjc/student-programs/jlpt
Vancouver (Langara College)
https://langara.ca/continuing-studies/programs-and-courses/programs/japanese-language-proficiency-test/index.html
Test Fee: $70 (CAD)
*the test fee is non-refundable and non-transferable
How to register:
Please visit the above sites for more details on how to register at each of the four Canadian locations.
AIM Workshop
August 24 -25, 2019
VANCOUVER WORKSHOP
York House School
4176 Alexandra Street (Vancouver, BC)
Register early for big savings! Early bird ends May 15, 2019.
Use this coupon code to receive $50 off D7KZG8H2EQ9P
What is the AIM?
The Accelerative Integrated Methodology (AIM), is a research-based language teaching methodology developed by a Canadian teacher in her classroom and that is now used in classrooms all over the world to teach languages! The AIM has proven success at rapidly accelerating students’ oral and written proficiency.
They offer a Beginner/Refresher French Workshop & an Experienced French Workshop
August 24 -25, 2019
VANCOUVER WORKSHOP
York House School
4176 Alexandra Street (Vancouver, BC)
Register early for big savings! Early bird ends May 15, 2019.
Use this coupon code to receive $50 off D7KZG8H2EQ9P
What is the AIM?
The Accelerative Integrated Methodology (AIM), is a research-based language teaching methodology developed by a Canadian teacher in her classroom and that is now used in classrooms all over the world to teach languages! The AIM has proven success at rapidly accelerating students’ oral and written proficiency.
They offer a Beginner/Refresher French Workshop & an Experienced French Workshop
NTPRS Canada Conference
August 13-16, 2019
West Vancouver Secondary School
1750 Mathers Avenue, West Vancouver, BC V7V 2G7
www.tprsbooks.com/ntprs-2019-canada/
Canada will host its first National TPRS Conference this summer in West Vancouver! In Canada, we have many languages and language programs that are offered at different levels including, French immersion (early and late), Intensive French and Core French (FSL). In addition, we have many heritage language programs, Indigenous/First Nations language programs, and other languages such as Punjabi, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, German, etc. TPRS is a method that will help any teacher at any level to achieve their goals of speaking and writing proficiency.
The price for the conference has been reduced by almost $100.00 since it was originally priced in US dollars. Registration will range from $70-$350 CDN depending on the registration package. Registration is now open!
August 13-16, 2019
West Vancouver Secondary School
1750 Mathers Avenue, West Vancouver, BC V7V 2G7
www.tprsbooks.com/ntprs-2019-canada/
Canada will host its first National TPRS Conference this summer in West Vancouver! In Canada, we have many languages and language programs that are offered at different levels including, French immersion (early and late), Intensive French and Core French (FSL). In addition, we have many heritage language programs, Indigenous/First Nations language programs, and other languages such as Punjabi, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, German, etc. TPRS is a method that will help any teacher at any level to achieve their goals of speaking and writing proficiency.
The price for the conference has been reduced by almost $100.00 since it was originally priced in US dollars. Registration will range from $70-$350 CDN depending on the registration package. Registration is now open!
2019 Learning First Peoples Summer Institute
August 12-21 - Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel (Vancouver, BC)
http://www.fnesc.ca/events-lfp/
The Learning First Peoples Summer Institute is designed to support educators to bring quality, authentic First Peoples teaching and learning into BC classrooms. The three sessions will introduce resources that focus on themes, issues, and topics of importance to First Peoples learning and informed by the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Each session will include print resources, activities and opportunities for professional dialogue and networking.
Registration deadline is August 2, 2019 or when capacity is reached (maximum of 60 people per session)
Full descriptions of sessions offered are found online.
August 12-21 - Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel (Vancouver, BC)
http://www.fnesc.ca/events-lfp/
The Learning First Peoples Summer Institute is designed to support educators to bring quality, authentic First Peoples teaching and learning into BC classrooms. The three sessions will introduce resources that focus on themes, issues, and topics of importance to First Peoples learning and informed by the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Each session will include print resources, activities and opportunities for professional dialogue and networking.
Registration deadline is August 2, 2019 or when capacity is reached (maximum of 60 people per session)
Full descriptions of sessions offered are found online.
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) 2019 Annual Conference
August 6 - 7, 2019 (University of Victoria)
https://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2019/call-for-proposals/
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) holds an annual conference which includes lectures and workshops by guest speakers, as well as research presentations and a general meeting. The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to exchange information and opinions on Japanese language education and Japanese linguistics. The CAJLE 2019 Annual Conference will take place in Victoria, BC.
Theme: "Hyōgen" Literacy: Exploring Japanese Language Education in a Diversifying Society from the Perspective of Communication"
Keynote Lecture/Teacher Workshop:
Mr. Oriza Hirata (Playwright, Director, Visiting Professor, Centre for the Study of CO* Design, Oaska University, Research Professor, COI Research Promotion Office, Tokyo University of the Arts, President, Professional and Vocational University of International Tourism and Art Management (Expected Commencement in 2021))
Teacher Workshop:
Dr. Wendy Carr (University of British Columbia, Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers)
Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami (Alberta Education, The Japan Foundation)
Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, April 8, 2019
Notification of Acceptance: Thursday, April 25, 2019
For for information, please visit the CAJLE website:
https://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2019/call-for-proposals/
August 6 - 7, 2019 (University of Victoria)
https://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2019/call-for-proposals/
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) holds an annual conference which includes lectures and workshops by guest speakers, as well as research presentations and a general meeting. The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to exchange information and opinions on Japanese language education and Japanese linguistics. The CAJLE 2019 Annual Conference will take place in Victoria, BC.
Theme: "Hyōgen" Literacy: Exploring Japanese Language Education in a Diversifying Society from the Perspective of Communication"
Keynote Lecture/Teacher Workshop:
Mr. Oriza Hirata (Playwright, Director, Visiting Professor, Centre for the Study of CO* Design, Oaska University, Research Professor, COI Research Promotion Office, Tokyo University of the Arts, President, Professional and Vocational University of International Tourism and Art Management (Expected Commencement in 2021))
Teacher Workshop:
Dr. Wendy Carr (University of British Columbia, Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers)
Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami (Alberta Education, The Japan Foundation)
Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, April 8, 2019
Notification of Acceptance: Thursday, April 25, 2019
For for information, please visit the CAJLE website:
https://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2019/call-for-proposals/
SFU Camps en français
Summer 2019 (Simon Fraser University)
https://www.sfu.ca/camps/camps/summer/educational.html
SFU Camps en français
Été 2019
En collaboration avec le Bureau des affaires francophones et francophiles, SFU offre encore une fois cette année des camps de jour en français!
Introduction au français - French Intro (10 à 13 ans)
Parfait pour les jeunes qui considèrent l'immersion tardive.
Semaine du 12 août et semaine du 19 août
French Camps (6 à 9 ans)
Idéal pour les jeunes du programme d'immersion précoce ou francophone.
Semaines du 8, 15, 22 et 29 juillet
Tous les détails et inscriptions : https://www.sfu.ca/camps/camps/summer/educational.html
Summer 2019 (Simon Fraser University)
https://www.sfu.ca/camps/camps/summer/educational.html
SFU Camps en français
Été 2019
En collaboration avec le Bureau des affaires francophones et francophiles, SFU offre encore une fois cette année des camps de jour en français!
Introduction au français - French Intro (10 à 13 ans)
Parfait pour les jeunes qui considèrent l'immersion tardive.
Semaine du 12 août et semaine du 19 août
French Camps (6 à 9 ans)
Idéal pour les jeunes du programme d'immersion précoce ou francophone.
Semaines du 8, 15, 22 et 29 juillet
Tous les détails et inscriptions : https://www.sfu.ca/camps/camps/summer/educational.html
Japanese Boot Camp
July 22 - Aug. 2: Adults Boot Camp; Aug 12 - 23: Teens Boot Camp
The Japan Foundation (Toronto) $700 CAD for the course
https://jftor.org/bootcamp/
In this intensive 2 week course, students will cover the A1 level of the JF Standard, using the Japan Foundation's textbook Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture Starter A1 focusing on communicative language activities. This course is for people who want to start using Japanese immediately, and students will gain practical ability communicating in everyday situations.
July 22 - Aug. 2: Adults Boot Camp; Aug 12 - 23: Teens Boot Camp
The Japan Foundation (Toronto) $700 CAD for the course
https://jftor.org/bootcamp/
In this intensive 2 week course, students will cover the A1 level of the JF Standard, using the Japan Foundation's textbook Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture Starter A1 focusing on communicative language activities. This course is for people who want to start using Japanese immediately, and students will gain practical ability communicating in everyday situations.
Institut de français - UBC à Québec
July 1 - 19, 2019
Quebec City, Quebec
https://ubc.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cdf1ab4bea2bb9967ee81d1da&id=2411e962bf&e=151fe5896d
Apply By: May 3, 2019
Bursary for BC Teachers:
French language immersion in the heart of Quebec City!
Historically, BC teachers have been eligible for a Canadian Heritage bursary that covers up to half of the program cost if they speak French as an additional language or will be involved in the teaching or supervision of French programs. We anticipate the bursary will be confirmed in January.
July 1 - 19, 2019
Quebec City, Quebec
https://ubc.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cdf1ab4bea2bb9967ee81d1da&id=2411e962bf&e=151fe5896d
Apply By: May 3, 2019
Bursary for BC Teachers:
French language immersion in the heart of Quebec City!
Historically, BC teachers have been eligible for a Canadian Heritage bursary that covers up to half of the program cost if they speak French as an additional language or will be involved in the teaching or supervision of French programs. We anticipate the bursary will be confirmed in January.
SFU's FrancoFUN Bootcamp
French Immersion July 8 - 12; Core French July 15-19 (Burnaby)
http://www.sfu.ca/educfr/en/pro-D/bootcamp/bootcamp2.html
Registration open from February 4 to May 10th, 2019
Discover the Francophonie in all its forms, beyond the classroom on sunny Burnaby Mountain! Experience a full week combining pedagogy, French language, art and outdoor activities to help you explore and reflect on your own French teaching practices. Spend one week in the summer improving your French. Some of our teachers have said the Bootcamp was their best Pro-D ever! There is a week for Core French teachers as well as a separate week for Immersion teachers. $100 for the whole week thanks to bursaries! Allez-y, inscrivez-vous!
French Immersion July 8 - 12; Core French July 15-19 (Burnaby)
http://www.sfu.ca/educfr/en/pro-D/bootcamp/bootcamp2.html
Registration open from February 4 to May 10th, 2019
Discover the Francophonie in all its forms, beyond the classroom on sunny Burnaby Mountain! Experience a full week combining pedagogy, French language, art and outdoor activities to help you explore and reflect on your own French teaching practices. Spend one week in the summer improving your French. Some of our teachers have said the Bootcamp was their best Pro-D ever! There is a week for Core French teachers as well as a separate week for Immersion teachers. $100 for the whole week thanks to bursaries! Allez-y, inscrivez-vous!
Summer Workshop for Japanese-Language Teachers
Thurs. July 4 - Sat. July 6, 2019
Simon Fraser University (Burnaby Campus)
https://jftor.org/event/2019summer_workshop/
Participants: Japanese language teachers and those interested in Japanese language education are also welcome to attend.
Workshop 1: Thursday, July 4, 10:00 am-Noon
Japanese conversation class (designed for non-native speakers)
Workshop 2: Thursday, July 4, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
ICT
Workshop 3: Friday, July 5, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Flipped Classrooms and ICT
Workshop 4: Saturday, July 6, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Action-Oriented Approach
*Doors will open at 30 minutes before the each workshop starts
Lecturer: Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami, Japanese Language Education Advisor
Language: Japanese
Registration (mandatory): Please register at the address below.
*Please note that registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Accommodation support: Accommodation support is available for those who meet the following conditions. If you wish, please apply by June 13 at the same time as registering for the workshop. Accommodation support is also on a first-come, first- serve basis.
https://jftor.org/event/2019summer_workshop/
Contact: Noriko Saito (416)-966-1600 ext. 224 nsaito@jftor.org
Thurs. July 4 - Sat. July 6, 2019
Simon Fraser University (Burnaby Campus)
https://jftor.org/event/2019summer_workshop/
Participants: Japanese language teachers and those interested in Japanese language education are also welcome to attend.
Workshop 1: Thursday, July 4, 10:00 am-Noon
Japanese conversation class (designed for non-native speakers)
Workshop 2: Thursday, July 4, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
ICT
Workshop 3: Friday, July 5, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Flipped Classrooms and ICT
Workshop 4: Saturday, July 6, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Action-Oriented Approach
*Doors will open at 30 minutes before the each workshop starts
Lecturer: Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami, Japanese Language Education Advisor
Language: Japanese
Registration (mandatory): Please register at the address below.
*Please note that registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Accommodation support: Accommodation support is available for those who meet the following conditions. If you wish, please apply by June 13 at the same time as registering for the workshop. Accommodation support is also on a first-come, first- serve basis.
- Currently employed by an educational institution as a Japanese-language teacher.
- Able to participate in all workshops (or workshops 2-4 for native speakers of Japanese).
- As a rule, participants from outside the GVA.
https://jftor.org/event/2019summer_workshop/
Contact: Noriko Saito (416)-966-1600 ext. 224 nsaito@jftor.org
LV Congreso de la Asociación Canadiense de Hispanistas
June 5 - 7, 2019
Vancouver, University of British Columbia
http://www.hispanistas.ca/congresos/2019/programa2019.pdf
There are a few presentations related to teaching Spanish as a second languages. The program can be found here: http://www.hispanistas.ca/congresos/2019/programa2019.pdf.
June 5 - 7, 2019
Vancouver, University of British Columbia
http://www.hispanistas.ca/congresos/2019/programa2019.pdf
There are a few presentations related to teaching Spanish as a second languages. The program can be found here: http://www.hispanistas.ca/congresos/2019/programa2019.pdf.
FACT-B conference on Biodiversity and Forest
May 30, 2019 at 5:15 pm
UBC Robson Square
More information
The French Ameri-Can Climate Talks on Biodiversity (FACT-B) will be traveling to Vancouver to hold a conference highlighting the impact of climate change on the forests from the perspectives of France and Canada. The conference will feature panelists from France with Jean-François Silvain and Anne Larigauderie and Canada, Jennifer Psyllakis, Valerie Langer and Jessica Dempsey.
May 30, 2019 at 5:15 pm
UBC Robson Square
More information
The French Ameri-Can Climate Talks on Biodiversity (FACT-B) will be traveling to Vancouver to hold a conference highlighting the impact of climate change on the forests from the perspectives of France and Canada. The conference will feature panelists from France with Jean-François Silvain and Anne Larigauderie and Canada, Jennifer Psyllakis, Valerie Langer and Jessica Dempsey.
Online Lecture for Japanese Language Teachers
The Japan Foundation
May 29, 2019 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST (Online)
Attendance free, RSVP required
https://jftor.org/event/workshop190529/
The ONLINE Lecture for Japanese Language Teachers Series features lectures, workshops, or interviews moderated by Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami, Japanese Language Advisor at Alberta Education. The session on May 29 will feature a talk by Dr. Ikuko Komuro-Lee from University of Toronto titled "What do and don't learners who already know languages with kanji already know?". For full details click here.
The Japan Foundation
May 29, 2019 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST (Online)
Attendance free, RSVP required
https://jftor.org/event/workshop190529/
The ONLINE Lecture for Japanese Language Teachers Series features lectures, workshops, or interviews moderated by Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami, Japanese Language Advisor at Alberta Education. The session on May 29 will feature a talk by Dr. Ikuko Komuro-Lee from University of Toronto titled "What do and don't learners who already know languages with kanji already know?". For full details click here.
European Union Short Film Festival @ The Cinémathèque
May 23 - 25, 2019 (Vancouver)
The Cinémathèque
More information
The Cinematheque presents Vancouver’s first European Union Short Film Festival. The festival features three lively programs of short films from European Union member states, each showcasing works in a variety of genres and styles, including drama, documentary, and animation.
May 23 - 25, 2019 (Vancouver)
The Cinémathèque
More information
The Cinematheque presents Vancouver’s first European Union Short Film Festival. The festival features three lively programs of short films from European Union member states, each showcasing works in a variety of genres and styles, including drama, documentary, and animation.
Exhibition ''French Moderns''
Until May 20th, 2019
Vancouver Art Gallery
More information
The exhibition French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950 presents sixty paintings and sculptures including work by many celebrated artists including both those native to France, as well as those who trained and exhibited there.
Until May 20th, 2019
Vancouver Art Gallery
More information
The exhibition French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950 presents sixty paintings and sculptures including work by many celebrated artists including both those native to France, as well as those who trained and exhibited there.
French cartoonists at VanCAF and on tour
May 13-19, 2019 (Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver)
More information
French comics creators Bessora and Jérémie Royer will travel across Western Canada, with stops in Calgary, Edmonton and finally at Vancouver for the Vancouver Comic Art Festival. Check out the detailed program in the events above.
May 13-19, 2019 (Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver)
More information
French comics creators Bessora and Jérémie Royer will travel across Western Canada, with stops in Calgary, Edmonton and finally at Vancouver for the Vancouver Comic Art Festival. Check out the detailed program in the events above.
Café des Sciences : Femmes et monde du travail by Nicky Le Feuvre
May 17, 2019 at 5:30 pm
University of Victoria
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Nicky Le Feuvre, invited professor of sociology at the University of Victoria, will give a Café Scientifique untitled Femmes et monde du travail. She will explain how women's employment deeply transformed labour market and describe how the feminization of profession is currently happening. Free, on registration, cocktail-reception to follow.
May 17, 2019 at 5:30 pm
University of Victoria
More information
Nicky Le Feuvre, invited professor of sociology at the University of Victoria, will give a Café Scientifique untitled Femmes et monde du travail. She will explain how women's employment deeply transformed labour market and describe how the feminization of profession is currently happening. Free, on registration, cocktail-reception to follow.
DOXA Festival
May 2-12, 2019 (Vancouver)
More information
The DOXA Documentary Film Festival will take place from May 2 to 12. Director Mosco Levi-Boucault will be in Vancouver to present Berlusconi: the Mondadori Affair, They Were the Red Brigades and his latest release Corleone, as part of the spotlight ITALIA ITALIA. 60 movies will be screened, and among them Young Solitudes, directed by Claire Simon. An annual must-see cinematographic event.
May 2-12, 2019 (Vancouver)
More information
The DOXA Documentary Film Festival will take place from May 2 to 12. Director Mosco Levi-Boucault will be in Vancouver to present Berlusconi: the Mondadori Affair, They Were the Red Brigades and his latest release Corleone, as part of the spotlight ITALIA ITALIA. 60 movies will be screened, and among them Young Solitudes, directed by Claire Simon. An annual must-see cinematographic event.
Under Paris Skies, the music of Edith Piaf
May 10, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Dave Dunnet Community Theatre (Victoria)
More information
Music lovers will have the chance to enjoy Edith Piaf's music by Edie DaPonte Quintet. This show, performed by a four-piece band, is combining music and entertainment inspired by Paris and by the French cabaret singer's famous songs.
May 10, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Dave Dunnet Community Theatre (Victoria)
More information
Music lovers will have the chance to enjoy Edith Piaf's music by Edie DaPonte Quintet. This show, performed by a four-piece band, is combining music and entertainment inspired by Paris and by the French cabaret singer's famous songs.
Vancouver International Universities Fair 2019
May 5, 2019 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Vancouver Convention Centre (West)
www.nacacfairs.org
This free event is for students (and parents) from grades 9-12 providing them an opportunity to meet one-on-one with top universities across Canada, the United States, and the world. Students are encouraged to pre-register online. A full list of speaker sessions and participating universities are found online.
May 5, 2019 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Vancouver Convention Centre (West)
www.nacacfairs.org
This free event is for students (and parents) from grades 9-12 providing them an opportunity to meet one-on-one with top universities across Canada, the United States, and the world. Students are encouraged to pre-register online. A full list of speaker sessions and participating universities are found online.
Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers:
Languages Without Borders Conference
May 2-4, 2019 (Fredericton, NB)
https://www.caslt.org/en/professional-development/workshops-professional-learning/lwb
CASLT joins forces with the Second Language Research Institute of Canada (L2RIC) at the University of New Brunswick to hold our 7th national conference for second languages educators. The 2019 Languages Without Borders (LWB) conference will be held at the Fredericton Convention Centre, New Brunswick, from May 2–4, 2019. 2019 LWB will yet again offer a wide array of professional development sessions, pedagogical resources, and networking opportunities.
Languages Without Borders Conference
May 2-4, 2019 (Fredericton, NB)
https://www.caslt.org/en/professional-development/workshops-professional-learning/lwb
CASLT joins forces with the Second Language Research Institute of Canada (L2RIC) at the University of New Brunswick to hold our 7th national conference for second languages educators. The 2019 Languages Without Borders (LWB) conference will be held at the Fredericton Convention Centre, New Brunswick, from May 2–4, 2019. 2019 LWB will yet again offer a wide array of professional development sessions, pedagogical resources, and networking opportunities.
Japan Foundation of Toronto Online EdCamp for Japanese Language Teachers
April 26, 2019, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST
@ONLINE
Attendance free - RSVP required
https://jftor.org/event/edcamp190426/
The JFT Online EdCamp for Japanese Language Teachers is a study group where the participants play leading roles. Discussion topics are decided on by participants on the spot. Participants are welcome to suggest topics related to any problems they may have or something they want to hear others' opinions on, etc. The goal is not to listen to success stories, but for participants to work together to solve problems.
April 26, 2019, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST
@ONLINE
Attendance free - RSVP required
https://jftor.org/event/edcamp190426/
The JFT Online EdCamp for Japanese Language Teachers is a study group where the participants play leading roles. Discussion topics are decided on by participants on the spot. Participants are welcome to suggest topics related to any problems they may have or something they want to hear others' opinions on, etc. The goal is not to listen to success stories, but for participants to work together to solve problems.
National Canadian Film Day 2019: Mother of Many Children
Indigenous History and Culture Through the Films of Alanis Obomsawin
Wednesday April 17, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
VIFF Vancity Theatre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver
https://viff.org/Online/Education
Free Screening
Join Alanis Obomsawin, matriarch of indigenous filmmaking, for a screening of her first feature-length documentary.
Obomsawin has pioneered the recognition of indigenous First Nations rights and cultural understanding through her art for nearly half a century and we are thrilled to have her join us at the screening to discuss her work.
"My main interest all my life has been education, because that's where you develop yourself where you learn to hate, or to love." - Alanis Obomsawin
Indigenous History and Culture Through the Films of Alanis Obomsawin
Wednesday April 17, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
VIFF Vancity Theatre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver
https://viff.org/Online/Education
Free Screening
Join Alanis Obomsawin, matriarch of indigenous filmmaking, for a screening of her first feature-length documentary.
Obomsawin has pioneered the recognition of indigenous First Nations rights and cultural understanding through her art for nearly half a century and we are thrilled to have her join us at the screening to discuss her work.
"My main interest all my life has been education, because that's where you develop yourself where you learn to hate, or to love." - Alanis Obomsawin
BC Language Coordination Association Annual Conference
April 12 - 13, 2019
Tigh-Na-Mara Resort and Spa (Parksville, BC)
http://www.bclca.net
The 2019 Annual Conference will be held at the Tigh-Na-Mara Resort and Spa on April 12 & 13, 2019. The programme is now available and registration is now open.
Dr. Renée Bourgoin will be this year's conference keynote. She is a co-author of Access for Success: Making Inclusion Work for Language Learners. In her text, she explores Universal Design for Learning and practical language learning strategies for all students to address the needs of today's diverse learners.
Renée's research and strategies are backed by years of classroom experience and hands-on expertise. Her resources can be used by all second language classroom teachers who seek to make inclusion part of their classrooms.
April 12 - 13, 2019
Tigh-Na-Mara Resort and Spa (Parksville, BC)
http://www.bclca.net
The 2019 Annual Conference will be held at the Tigh-Na-Mara Resort and Spa on April 12 & 13, 2019. The programme is now available and registration is now open.
Dr. Renée Bourgoin will be this year's conference keynote. She is a co-author of Access for Success: Making Inclusion Work for Language Learners. In her text, she explores Universal Design for Learning and practical language learning strategies for all students to address the needs of today's diverse learners.
Renée's research and strategies are backed by years of classroom experience and hands-on expertise. Her resources can be used by all second language classroom teachers who seek to make inclusion part of their classrooms.
| bclca-program-2019-1.pdf |
2019 Digital Learning Symposium
Fostering Inquiry: Personal Learning in Digital Environments
April 7–9, 2019 (Delta Hotels Burnaby Conference Centre, Burnaby)
Click here for to register
On April 7–9, check out the annual Digital Learning Symposium at the Delta Burnaby Hotel. Discover innovative learning models supporting new curriculum in digital learning environments. This event is brought to you by the BC Partners in Online Learning, BlendEd BC, Educators for Distributed Learning, and the Canadian eLearning Network. Registration is open for groups and members! Not a member of the Educators for Distributed Learning PSA? Click here to sign up (BCTF members only).
Fostering Inquiry: Personal Learning in Digital Environments
April 7–9, 2019 (Delta Hotels Burnaby Conference Centre, Burnaby)
Click here for to register
On April 7–9, check out the annual Digital Learning Symposium at the Delta Burnaby Hotel. Discover innovative learning models supporting new curriculum in digital learning environments. This event is brought to you by the BC Partners in Online Learning, BlendEd BC, Educators for Distributed Learning, and the Canadian eLearning Network. Registration is open for groups and members! Not a member of the Educators for Distributed Learning PSA? Click here to sign up (BCTF members only).
Assessment Webinar Series with Tom Schimmer
February 13 and April 11, 2019 3:45 - 5:30 pm PST (online)
email heather.brown@gov.bc.ca for more details
Aligning classroom assessment with the redesigned curriculum: Assessing with curricular competencies and content in mind. This three-part series explores assessment within the context of the redesigned curriculum, with a focus on secondary schools. Districts and schools are invited to gather a team of educators to live-stream the event together in local groups. The goal is to facilitate meaningful, practical, and local conversations with simultaneously engaging in a province-wide dialogue.
February 13 and April 11, 2019 3:45 - 5:30 pm PST (online)
email heather.brown@gov.bc.ca for more details
Aligning classroom assessment with the redesigned curriculum: Assessing with curricular competencies and content in mind. This three-part series explores assessment within the context of the redesigned curriculum, with a focus on secondary schools. Districts and schools are invited to gather a team of educators to live-stream the event together in local groups. The goal is to facilitate meaningful, practical, and local conversations with simultaneously engaging in a province-wide dialogue.
| webinar_poster_for_schools.pdf |
Experience China (Beijing & Guangzhou) 2019
Spring Break Chinese Language & Culture Program
for Grades 10 to 12 students from Greater Vancouver Area, with or without Mandarin learning experience
Organizer: Coquitlam Confucius Institute
http://legacy.internationaled.com/confucius/index.shtml
Sponsor: The Canadian Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Association
http://www.canadiantcslassociation.ca
Host: South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China www.scnu.edu.cn/
For registration and information of the program, please go to: http://canadiantcslassociation.ca/2019spring/
Spring Break Chinese Language & Culture Program
for Grades 10 to 12 students from Greater Vancouver Area, with or without Mandarin learning experience
Organizer: Coquitlam Confucius Institute
http://legacy.internationaled.com/confucius/index.shtml
Sponsor: The Canadian Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Association
http://www.canadiantcslassociation.ca
Host: South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China www.scnu.edu.cn/
For registration and information of the program, please go to: http://canadiantcslassociation.ca/2019spring/
| experience_china__beijing___guangzhou__2019_4.pdf |
Celebrating Punjabi Language & Culture at UBC
March 14, 2019 (Department of Asian Studies, UBC)
https://asia.ubc.ca/events/event/the-2019-harjit-kaur-sidhu-memorial-program/
The Department of Asian Studies, at the University of British Columbia, is pleased to invite you to their 11th Annual Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program. Join them in celebrating over 30 years of Punjabi language at UBC on March 14th!
Featuring student performances, awards and talk with Lahore-based poet and critic, Mushtaq Soofi.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
6:00pm Reception with food and refreshments
6:30pm Event Program
Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute, 6476 NW Marine Drive
This event is free and open to the public. Please register online.
Associated Event - Language and Politics in Pakistan: The Case of Punjabi
A larger discussion with Mushtaq Soofi.
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
11:30am - 1pm
Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall
Register online.
March 14, 2019 (Department of Asian Studies, UBC)
https://asia.ubc.ca/events/event/the-2019-harjit-kaur-sidhu-memorial-program/
The Department of Asian Studies, at the University of British Columbia, is pleased to invite you to their 11th Annual Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program. Join them in celebrating over 30 years of Punjabi language at UBC on March 14th!
Featuring student performances, awards and talk with Lahore-based poet and critic, Mushtaq Soofi.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
6:00pm Reception with food and refreshments
6:30pm Event Program
Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute, 6476 NW Marine Drive
This event is free and open to the public. Please register online.
Associated Event - Language and Politics in Pakistan: The Case of Punjabi
A larger discussion with Mushtaq Soofi.
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
11:30am - 1pm
Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall
Register online.
2019 Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl
Saturday March 9, 2019
Location: Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre (Vancouver)
Team Registration: $10 (up to February 15) $20 (February 16 on)
http://www.jetaabc.ca/2019-metro-vancouver-japan-bowl/
JETAABC is excited to invite high school students learning Japanese to participate in the second Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl on Saturday March 9, 2019.
The Japan Bowl® is a Japanese language and culture competition for high school students who are studying Japanese. The Japan-America Society of Washington DC organized and hosted the first Japan Bowl in 1992. The competition has since been expanding overseas and is now held in Poland, England, Italy, Mexico, Serbia, Bulgaria, France, etc. The inaugual Canadian Japan Bowl was held February 24, 2018.
Applications are submitted by teachers on behalf of students.
Saturday March 9, 2019
Location: Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre (Vancouver)
Team Registration: $10 (up to February 15) $20 (February 16 on)
http://www.jetaabc.ca/2019-metro-vancouver-japan-bowl/
JETAABC is excited to invite high school students learning Japanese to participate in the second Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl on Saturday March 9, 2019.
The Japan Bowl® is a Japanese language and culture competition for high school students who are studying Japanese. The Japan-America Society of Washington DC organized and hosted the first Japan Bowl in 1992. The competition has since been expanding overseas and is now held in Poland, England, Italy, Mexico, Serbia, Bulgaria, France, etc. The inaugual Canadian Japan Bowl was held February 24, 2018.
Applications are submitted by teachers on behalf of students.
French Fête SFU
Thursday, March 7, 2019, 11:30 - 13:30 (SFU - Burnaby Campus)
FREE
www.sfu.ca/baff-offa/fr/nouvelles-et-evenements/evenements/PDLF2019/French-Fete.html
French Fête SFU
Jeudi 7 mars 2019, 11 h 30 à 13h 30
Université Simon Fraser, campus de Burnaby
Gratuit
Venez en grand nombre célébrer la francophonie lors de la French Fête. Cette activité est idéale pour les groupes de la 8e à la 12e année mais tous les groupes d'âge sont les bienvenus.
Au programme :
Réservez une place pour votre groupe scolaire avant le 1er mars en remplissant le formulaire disponible ici:
http://www.sfu.ca/baff-offa/fr/nouvelles-et-evenements/evenements/PDLF2019/French-Fete.html
Thursday, March 7, 2019, 11:30 - 13:30 (SFU - Burnaby Campus)
FREE
www.sfu.ca/baff-offa/fr/nouvelles-et-evenements/evenements/PDLF2019/French-Fete.html
French Fête SFU
Jeudi 7 mars 2019, 11 h 30 à 13h 30
Université Simon Fraser, campus de Burnaby
Gratuit
Venez en grand nombre célébrer la francophonie lors de la French Fête. Cette activité est idéale pour les groupes de la 8e à la 12e année mais tous les groupes d'âge sont les bienvenus.
Au programme :
- animation musicale avec DJ Gui Gui et la chorale de l'école Anne Hébert
- boissons chaudes
- exposants de la communauté francophone
- visite guidée du campus (optionnel, gratuit)
- chasse au trésor, tirages et plus encore
Réservez une place pour votre groupe scolaire avant le 1er mars en remplissant le formulaire disponible ici:
http://www.sfu.ca/baff-offa/fr/nouvelles-et-evenements/evenements/PDLF2019/French-Fete.html
11th Hakuho Japanese Language Exchange Program
Application period: January 7–March 8, 2019
Notification of results: June 2019 (tentative)
For more details, please visit the Hakuho Foundation's website:
https://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/en/globalnet/ (English)
https://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/globalnet/ (Japanese)
Hakuho Scheme for a Global Children’s Japanese Language Network is now accepting applications from overseas schools for participation in the 11th Hakuho Japanese Language Exchange Program.
Tentative program schedule:
November 11–30, 2019: Preparatory Training in Japan for Overseas Teachers
March 11–26, 2020: Hakuho Japanese Language Exchange Program
* Applications for the Hakuho Japanese Language Exchange Program are open to schools with Japanese language programs for students aged 12-16 years old. Students 17 years old and older are ineligible to participate.
Full eligibility requirements for applying schools can be found at: https://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/en/globalnet/
Application period: January 7–March 8, 2019
Notification of results: June 2019 (tentative)
For more details, please visit the Hakuho Foundation's website:
https://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/en/globalnet/ (English)
https://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/globalnet/ (Japanese)
Hakuho Scheme for a Global Children’s Japanese Language Network is now accepting applications from overseas schools for participation in the 11th Hakuho Japanese Language Exchange Program.
Tentative program schedule:
November 11–30, 2019: Preparatory Training in Japan for Overseas Teachers
March 11–26, 2020: Hakuho Japanese Language Exchange Program
* Applications for the Hakuho Japanese Language Exchange Program are open to schools with Japanese language programs for students aged 12-16 years old. Students 17 years old and older are ineligible to participate.
Full eligibility requirements for applying schools can be found at: https://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/en/globalnet/
Screening Cinema Kabuki
February 24, 2019 (Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas)
88 West Pender Street, 3rd floor, Vancouver
https://jftor.org/cinema-kabuki-2019-vancouver/
Kabuki Theatre, with origins dating back to the 1600s, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating itself. Live productions, featuring some of today's greatest Kabuki stars, are now being filmed with the highest resolution cameras for screening in cinemas around the world on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound.
Tickets: Available on the day of the screening at the theatre, $20 each, plus handling fee Advance tickets available through Eventbrite:
Tickets for Dojoji @12:30 pm. Tickets for Kagotsurube @ 2:45 pm
February 24, 2019 (Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas)
88 West Pender Street, 3rd floor, Vancouver
https://jftor.org/cinema-kabuki-2019-vancouver/
Kabuki Theatre, with origins dating back to the 1600s, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating itself. Live productions, featuring some of today's greatest Kabuki stars, are now being filmed with the highest resolution cameras for screening in cinemas around the world on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound.
Tickets: Available on the day of the screening at the theatre, $20 each, plus handling fee Advance tickets available through Eventbrite:
Tickets for Dojoji @12:30 pm. Tickets for Kagotsurube @ 2:45 pm
Crosscurrents Conference 2019
February 21-22, 2019 (Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel - Richmond, BC)
www.tiebcbrochure.com/register.html
Attend this year’s 44th annual Crosscurrents Conference hosted by the Teachers of Inclusive Education (TIE-BC). Keynote speaker Dr. Ross Greene will discuss the key themes of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model and transforming discipline in the school system.
February 21-22, 2019 (Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel - Richmond, BC)
www.tiebcbrochure.com/register.html
Attend this year’s 44th annual Crosscurrents Conference hosted by the Teachers of Inclusive Education (TIE-BC). Keynote speaker Dr. Ross Greene will discuss the key themes of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model and transforming discipline in the school system.
Explore Program
Deadline due: February 15, 2019
https://www.myexplore.ca/en/
The extremely popular Explore program has expanded! There is now a three-week option for students aged 13-15 to participate in this enriching immersion experience all in French at one of three sites: Jonquière, Que., La Pocatière, Que., and Moncton, New Brunswick. There is a registration fee of $ 275 and students pay their return transportation to the site. Participants in Explore can receive funding that covers tuition fees for the programs, instructional materials, meals and accommodations, workshops, and other activities. The program will be offered twice in 2019: July 1 to 22 and July 22 - August 12. Visit the website myexplore.ca and choose the youth option for more details. Students need to have completed their application by February 15, 2019.
Deadline due: February 15, 2019
https://www.myexplore.ca/en/
The extremely popular Explore program has expanded! There is now a three-week option for students aged 13-15 to participate in this enriching immersion experience all in French at one of three sites: Jonquière, Que., La Pocatière, Que., and Moncton, New Brunswick. There is a registration fee of $ 275 and students pay their return transportation to the site. Participants in Explore can receive funding that covers tuition fees for the programs, instructional materials, meals and accommodations, workshops, and other activities. The program will be offered twice in 2019: July 1 to 22 and July 22 - August 12. Visit the website myexplore.ca and choose the youth option for more details. Students need to have completed their application by February 15, 2019.
Reconciliation through Indigenous Education
January 14 - November 18, 2019
Online - *FREE*
University of British Columbia & edX
https://www.edx.org/course/reconciliation-through-indigenous-education-0
This course will help you envision how Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, and approaches to learning can be made part of the work we do in classrooms, organizations, communities, and our everyday experiences in ways that are thoughtful and respectful. In this course, reconciliation emphasizes changing institutional structures, practices, and policies, as well as personal and professional ideologies to create environments that are committed to strengthening our relationships with Indigenous peoples.
Each of BC's new curricula has imbued Aboriginal ways of knowing along with the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Many teachers may be wondering how to infuse these philosophies into the new curricula. This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) from UBC will assist teachers in finding resources to supplement to their curriculum while at the same time broadening their their understanding of Indigenous education not only in Canada - and in particular the BC context - but also the histories and cultures of other Aboriginal peoples around the world. This online course is delivered using the edX platform. To learn more about the particulars and requirements of this 6-week course as well as how to register, click here. It is recommended you watch the introductory video, and read the full description on the course webpage.
January 14 - November 18, 2019
Online - *FREE*
University of British Columbia & edX
https://www.edx.org/course/reconciliation-through-indigenous-education-0
This course will help you envision how Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, and approaches to learning can be made part of the work we do in classrooms, organizations, communities, and our everyday experiences in ways that are thoughtful and respectful. In this course, reconciliation emphasizes changing institutional structures, practices, and policies, as well as personal and professional ideologies to create environments that are committed to strengthening our relationships with Indigenous peoples.
Each of BC's new curricula has imbued Aboriginal ways of knowing along with the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Many teachers may be wondering how to infuse these philosophies into the new curricula. This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) from UBC will assist teachers in finding resources to supplement to their curriculum while at the same time broadening their their understanding of Indigenous education not only in Canada - and in particular the BC context - but also the histories and cultures of other Aboriginal peoples around the world. This online course is delivered using the edX platform. To learn more about the particulars and requirements of this 6-week course as well as how to register, click here. It is recommended you watch the introductory video, and read the full description on the course webpage.
CASLT's Online Professional Learning
January 8 and 9, 2019
https://www.caslt.org/en/
Are you interested in the Neurolinguistic approach for the teaching of a second language?
During these two sessions, education consultants David Macfarlane and Linda Osborne will provide a history of the development of the neurolinguistic approach for the teaching of a second language, with reference to intensive and post-intensive French, as well as Indigenous languages, and a short introduction to the five principles that underlie the approach.
French session with David Macfarlane on January 8.
English session with Linda Osborne on January 9.
David Macfarlane has worked in the field of second language education, both in Canada and abroad. Learning specialist for many years with the New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, he was heavily involved in piloting the Intensive French program, training teachers in the NLA and participated in the development of a number of teaching units for the Post-Intensive French program. Since retirement, he has acted as an independent consultant and facilitates workshops across the country, specializing in the neurolinguistic approach and second-language oral proficiency evaluation. He is involved in the revitalization efforts for Indigenous languages in New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories.
Linda Osborne is the educational consultant for Core French, Intensive and Post-intensive French for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. She represents Saskatchewan on the national council of the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT) and is also a member of the National Round Table on Intensive French. She has twenty-five years’ experience of teaching in French immersion and core French programs, from grade 1 to grade 12. She also teaches part-time at the University of Regina, where she works with students in the French Training Centre.
Vancouver Christmas Market
December 1-24, 2018
Vancouver, BC
www.vancouverchristmasmarket.com/
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market features more than 80 huts of authentic German sweets, treats, and treasures. Visit Vancouver Christmas Market for more details.
December 1-24, 2018
Vancouver, BC
www.vancouverchristmasmarket.com/
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market features more than 80 huts of authentic German sweets, treats, and treasures. Visit Vancouver Christmas Market for more details.
Workshop Lecture for Japanese Language Teachers
December 19, 2018 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EST)
ONLINE, Free, Registration Required
jftor.org/event/workshop181219/
The ONLINE Lecture for Japanese Language Teachers Series features lectures, workshops, or interviews moderated by Mr. Murakami, Japanese Language Advisor at Alberta Education. The session will feature a talk by Ms. Yasuko Senoo from McGill University about Online Exchange Between Universities in Japan and Canada.
Details here
December 19, 2018 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EST)
ONLINE, Free, Registration Required
jftor.org/event/workshop181219/
The ONLINE Lecture for Japanese Language Teachers Series features lectures, workshops, or interviews moderated by Mr. Murakami, Japanese Language Advisor at Alberta Education. The session will feature a talk by Ms. Yasuko Senoo from McGill University about Online Exchange Between Universities in Japan and Canada.
Details here
French Resources Live French Interactive Webinar
December 12, 2018 at 3:30 - 4:30 pm (PST)
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7357004220534519811
This will be the first webinar examining resources of the Coup de Coeur series. Participants must register at the link above. This French webinar is open to all Core French and French Immersion teachers.
Le premier Webinaire de la série sur les ressources COUP DE CŒUR en français aura lieu le 12 décembre. Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant au lien suivant: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7357004220534519811.
December 12, 2018 at 3:30 - 4:30 pm (PST)
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7357004220534519811
This will be the first webinar examining resources of the Coup de Coeur series. Participants must register at the link above. This French webinar is open to all Core French and French Immersion teachers.
Le premier Webinaire de la série sur les ressources COUP DE CŒUR en français aura lieu le 12 décembre. Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant au lien suivant: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7357004220534519811.
October 23 - November 27, 2018
Reconciliation through Indigenous Education
Online - *FREE*
University of British Columbia & edX
https://www.edx.org/course/reconciliation-through-indigenous-education-0
Each of BC's new curricula has imbued Aboriginal ways of knowing along with the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Many teachers may be wondering how to infuse these philosophies into the new curricula. This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) from UBC will assist teachers in finding resources to supplement to their curriculum while at the same time broadening their their understanding of Indigenous education not only in Canada - and in particular the BC context - but also the histories and cultures of other Aboriginal peoples around the world. This online course is delivered using the edX platform. To learn more about the particulars and requirements of this 6-week course as well as how to register, click here. It is recommended you watch the introductory video, and read the full description on the course webpage.
Reconciliation through Indigenous Education
Online - *FREE*
University of British Columbia & edX
https://www.edx.org/course/reconciliation-through-indigenous-education-0
Each of BC's new curricula has imbued Aboriginal ways of knowing along with the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Many teachers may be wondering how to infuse these philosophies into the new curricula. This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) from UBC will assist teachers in finding resources to supplement to their curriculum while at the same time broadening their their understanding of Indigenous education not only in Canada - and in particular the BC context - but also the histories and cultures of other Aboriginal peoples around the world. This online course is delivered using the edX platform. To learn more about the particulars and requirements of this 6-week course as well as how to register, click here. It is recommended you watch the introductory video, and read the full description on the course webpage.
French Federal Funds Live French Interactive Webinar
November 20, 2018 at 3:30 - 4:30 pm (PST)
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6295279508121151233
Participate in a live French webinar examining the French Federal Funds for French Second Language programs in BC. Three experts will review the guidelines for these funds and participants will have the opportunity to direct questions to the panel of experts. Register for this event by clicking on the link above.
Vous êtes invité(e)s à assister à un webinar en direct sur : Le financement des programmes d’éducation en français langue seconde M-12. Le 20 novembre 2018 à 15h30. Inscrivez-vous maintenant au lien ci-dessus. Trois experts vont vous offrir une présentation sur les fonds fédéraux pour les programmes de français. Vous aurez l’occasion de poser des questions en direct.
ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo with FIPLV
November 16 - 18, 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana
https://fiplv.com/2017/11/26/fiplv-2018-with-actfl-2018-new-orleans-usa-call-for-proposals-now-open-till-12-jan-2018/
The 2018 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will be held November 16-18 with pre-convention workshops on Thursday, November 15 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year we will be incorporating the FIPLV World Congress (Fédération Internationale des Professeurs des Langues Vivantes) as part of the convention.
The Convention features more than 800 educational sessions covering the whole spectrum of the language profession. The entire selection process is designed to provide attendees with an exciting array of sessions and events to further your knowledge and skills to become better, well-informed teachers and administrators. Join thousands of your colleagues from around the world.
Early bird registration ends July 11, 2018.
November 16 - 18, 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana
https://fiplv.com/2017/11/26/fiplv-2018-with-actfl-2018-new-orleans-usa-call-for-proposals-now-open-till-12-jan-2018/
The 2018 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will be held November 16-18 with pre-convention workshops on Thursday, November 15 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year we will be incorporating the FIPLV World Congress (Fédération Internationale des Professeurs des Langues Vivantes) as part of the convention.
The Convention features more than 800 educational sessions covering the whole spectrum of the language profession. The entire selection process is designed to provide attendees with an exciting array of sessions and events to further your knowledge and skills to become better, well-informed teachers and administrators. Join thousands of your colleagues from around the world.
Early bird registration ends July 11, 2018.
BC JALTA and CAJLE Information Exchange Meeting for Japanese Teachers
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Vancouver Japanese Language School (Vancouver, BC)
継続BC 第3回 JALTA ・CAJLE共催
日本語教師情報交換会
ー「レッスンプランを考えるー各課の導入から目標到達まで」
日時：2018年10月28日（日）3:30-5:30pm
（3時開場ー開始まで懇親会にぜひご参加下さい）
会場：バンクーバー日本語学校
487 Alexander St. Vancouver, BC
参加費：無料
参加登録リンク：https://goo.gl/forms/j1LWoeqPjTKopOfE2
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Vancouver Japanese Language School (Vancouver, BC)
継続BC 第3回 JALTA ・CAJLE共催
日本語教師情報交換会
ー「レッスンプランを考えるー各課の導入から目標到達まで」
日時：2018年10月28日（日）3:30-5:30pm
（3時開場ー開始まで懇親会にぜひご参加下さい）
会場：バンクーバー日本語学校
487 Alexander St. Vancouver, BC
参加費：無料
参加登録リンク：https://goo.gl/forms/j1LWoeqPjTKopOfE2
BCATML Celebrating Languages Fall Conference
Friday, October 19, 2018
Executive Airport Plaza Hotel (Richmond, BC)
www.bcatml.org/celebrating-languages-conference.html
BCATML is excited to invite Sylvia Duckworth as this year's keynote speaker. Renowned speaker and an avid sketchnoter, Sylvia will share her experiences as an AIM French teacher and tech coach with more than 30 years of teaching experience in the public and independent school systems. Both a Google certified trainer and Apple Distinguished Educator, Sylvia will be sure to inspire all second language teachers at this year conference. Registration is now open!
Friday, October 19, 2018
Executive Airport Plaza Hotel (Richmond, BC)
www.bcatml.org/celebrating-languages-conference.html
BCATML is excited to invite Sylvia Duckworth as this year's keynote speaker. Renowned speaker and an avid sketchnoter, Sylvia will share her experiences as an AIM French teacher and tech coach with more than 30 years of teaching experience in the public and independent school systems. Both a Google certified trainer and Apple Distinguished Educator, Sylvia will be sure to inspire all second language teachers at this year conference. Registration is now open!
An American in Paris: The Musical
September 20 - 26, 2018
BC Cineplex Theatres (Victoria & Lower Mainland)
www.anamericaninpariscinema.com
Captured live from London's West End, audience can experience the highly-acclaimed and dazzling musical An American in Paris: The Musical on the big screen beginning September 20th, 2018 at several locations in Victoria and the Lower Mainland.
This new rendition of An American in Paris premiered in 2014 at the Theatre du Châtelet in Paris to ecstatic reviews.
Visit www.anamericaninpariscinema.com to look for showtimes and tickets in your area.
September 20 - 26, 2018
BC Cineplex Theatres (Victoria & Lower Mainland)
www.anamericaninpariscinema.com
Captured live from London's West End, audience can experience the highly-acclaimed and dazzling musical An American in Paris: The Musical on the big screen beginning September 20th, 2018 at several locations in Victoria and the Lower Mainland.
This new rendition of An American in Paris premiered in 2014 at the Theatre du Châtelet in Paris to ecstatic reviews.
Visit www.anamericaninpariscinema.com to look for showtimes and tickets in your area.
Vancouver International Film Festival
September 27 - October 12
Vancity Theatre (Vancouver, BC)
www.viff.org
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is just around the corner. This year's Spotlight on France features the very best of contemporary French film, including works from contemporary masters and reigning veterans alike. The full program will be announced on September 6th.
September 27 - October 12
Vancity Theatre (Vancouver, BC)
www.viff.org
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is just around the corner. This year's Spotlight on France features the very best of contemporary French film, including works from contemporary masters and reigning veterans alike. The full program will be announced on September 6th.
Online Lecture for Japanese Language Teachers
September 12, 2018 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (PST)
ONLINE, free, registration required
http://jftor.org/event/workshop180912/
The ONLINE Lecture for Japanese Language Teachers Series features lectures, workshops, or interviews moderated by Mr. Murakami, Japanese Language Advisor at Alberta Education. This session will feature a talk by Mrs. Misuzu Kazama from the University of British Columbia about creating your own online magazine.
September 12, 2018 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (PST)
ONLINE, free, registration required
http://jftor.org/event/workshop180912/
The ONLINE Lecture for Japanese Language Teachers Series features lectures, workshops, or interviews moderated by Mr. Murakami, Japanese Language Advisor at Alberta Education. This session will feature a talk by Mrs. Misuzu Kazama from the University of British Columbia about creating your own online magazine.
A NEW MINI-SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOR CORE FRENCH TEACHERS
Teaching Core French for the first time this year? Wondering if you are up for the challenge?!
Join us online for a mini-series of workshops during which you will see that teaching French is not only feasible but can be fun even with a minimal level of French! During those
two 90-minute workshops, you will learn some winning strategies for the FSL classroom by experiencing them first hand. You will be provided with useful tips and resources for planning and teaching, and you will leave with a ready-to-teach unit that you can do with your students. For further details, please click here
Dates: Wednesday, September 30th and Wednesday, October 7th
Times: 3:30pm – 5pm
Cost: $25
Audience: new/beginning Core French teachers – elementary and secondary levels
Presenters:Nathalie Walsh (BAFF-OFFA)with Core French teachers Rosa Mendes (Secondary) and Audrey Venner (Elementary)
Teaching Core French for the first time this year? Wondering if you are up for the challenge?!
Join us online for a mini-series of workshops during which you will see that teaching French is not only feasible but can be fun even with a minimal level of French! During those
two 90-minute workshops, you will learn some winning strategies for the FSL classroom by experiencing them first hand. You will be provided with useful tips and resources for planning and teaching, and you will leave with a ready-to-teach unit that you can do with your students. For further details, please click here
Dates: Wednesday, September 30th and Wednesday, October 7th
Times: 3:30pm – 5pm
Cost: $25
Audience: new/beginning Core French teachers – elementary and secondary levels
Presenters:Nathalie Walsh (BAFF-OFFA)with Core French teachers Rosa Mendes (Secondary) and Audrey Venner (Elementary)
CASLT is pleased to announce its next Online professional learning session on the socio-interactional approach and accompanying online resources developed in the framework of the ECML's (European Centre for Modern Languages) eLANG project.
Title: Tâches en ligne, ancrées dans la vie réelle! – Approche didactique et ressources en ligne du projet eLANG
*This is a French session, but participants are free to engage in either official language
Moderator: Marie-Josée Hamel
Date: February 4, 2020
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST
Find out more about this CASLT Online Professional Learning Session to know more about the moderator and registration details!
Title: Tâches en ligne, ancrées dans la vie réelle! – Approche didactique et ressources en ligne du projet eLANG
*This is a French session, but participants are free to engage in either official language
Moderator: Marie-Josée Hamel
Date: February 4, 2020
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST
Find out more about this CASLT Online Professional Learning Session to know more about the moderator and registration details!
2020 Celebrating Languages Without Borders
BCATML and the CASLT invite you to submit a proposal for the 2020 Celebrating Languages Without Borders (LWB) national conference on the teaching and learning of second languages. The program selection committee welcomes session proposals from both novice and experienced presenters. Share your high impact strategies, current research, and innovative ideas with second language educators from across Canada and beyond. Successful workshop applicants can save nearly half their registration fees by presenting at this conference!
Workshop Proposal Deadline: Friday, January 31st 2020
Conference Dates: Conference presentations will take place on Friday, October 23, 2020, and Saturday, October 24, 2020.
Location: Vancouver Hyatt Regency
BCATML and the CASLT invite you to submit a proposal for the 2020 Celebrating Languages Without Borders (LWB) national conference on the teaching and learning of second languages. The program selection committee welcomes session proposals from both novice and experienced presenters. Share your high impact strategies, current research, and innovative ideas with second language educators from across Canada and beyond. Successful workshop applicants can save nearly half their registration fees by presenting at this conference!
Workshop Proposal Deadline: Friday, January 31st 2020
Conference Dates: Conference presentations will take place on Friday, October 23, 2020, and Saturday, October 24, 2020.
Location: Vancouver Hyatt Regency
2020 Whistler Conference
My PITA in partnership with the BC Association of Teachers of Modern Languages and BC Science Teachers Association presents Whistler 2020! Click here to learn more!
Friday, May 15 Hilton Whistler Resort
Morning Workshops: 9:30-11:45
Afternoon Workshops: 1:15-3:30
There are a variety of guest speakers from which to choose
Adrienne Gear: Powerful Writing Structures-Brain Pocket Writing a Year Long Writing Program
Kindra Harte: Second-Language Learning Centres and More! Let’s Rock This New Curriculum!
Phil Bakker: Guiding Inquiry Through Essential Questions
Paul Britton: Integrating Indigenous Perspectives and Ways of Knowing into Science Curriculum
Tanya Campbell & Andrea Leeks: Teaching Intermediate Core French with Confidence
John Munro: Science is a Verb-Using Demonstrations and Discrepant Events to Generate Science Inquiry
Morgan Whitehouse: Assessing Science with Learning Maps-Integrating Content and Curricular Competencies
Of particular note for second language teachers are sessions led by members of our executive, as this is a jointly organized PSA conference. In the morning, BCATML Vice-President Kindra Harte will explore how engaging Second Language Classes can be with centres and the new curriculum. In the afternoon, BCATML Elementary/Middle years Rep Tanya Campbell will show you how to gain confidence in your Intermediate Core French teaching practice. Other members of our executive team look forward to advertising the BCATML's professional supports for BC Teachers of Modern Languages and sharing our passion for language teaching!
My PITA in partnership with the BC Association of Teachers of Modern Languages and BC Science Teachers Association presents Whistler 2020! Click here to learn more!
Friday, May 15 Hilton Whistler Resort
Morning Workshops: 9:30-11:45
Afternoon Workshops: 1:15-3:30
There are a variety of guest speakers from which to choose
Adrienne Gear: Powerful Writing Structures-Brain Pocket Writing a Year Long Writing Program
Kindra Harte: Second-Language Learning Centres and More! Let’s Rock This New Curriculum!
Phil Bakker: Guiding Inquiry Through Essential Questions
Paul Britton: Integrating Indigenous Perspectives and Ways of Knowing into Science Curriculum
Tanya Campbell & Andrea Leeks: Teaching Intermediate Core French with Confidence
John Munro: Science is a Verb-Using Demonstrations and Discrepant Events to Generate Science Inquiry
Morgan Whitehouse: Assessing Science with Learning Maps-Integrating Content and Curricular Competencies
Of particular note for second language teachers are sessions led by members of our executive, as this is a jointly organized PSA conference. In the morning, BCATML Vice-President Kindra Harte will explore how engaging Second Language Classes can be with centres and the new curriculum. In the afternoon, BCATML Elementary/Middle years Rep Tanya Campbell will show you how to gain confidence in your Intermediate Core French teaching practice. Other members of our executive team look forward to advertising the BCATML's professional supports for BC Teachers of Modern Languages and sharing our passion for language teaching!
2020 Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl
JETAABC is excited to invite high school students learning Japanese to participate in the third Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl on Sunday February 23, 2020. The Japan Bowl is a Japanese language and culture competition for high school students who are studying Japanese.
Date: Sunday February 23rd 2020
Location: Nikkei National Museum & Culture Centre
Team Registration: $10 from now until January 31, increasing to $20 from February 1 – 18
JETAABC is excited to invite high school students learning Japanese to participate in the third Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl on Sunday February 23, 2020. The Japan Bowl is a Japanese language and culture competition for high school students who are studying Japanese.
Date: Sunday February 23rd 2020
Location: Nikkei National Museum & Culture Centre
Team Registration: $10 from now until January 31, increasing to $20 from February 1 – 18
Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education 2018 Annual Conference
August 21-22, 2018
Huron University College (London, Ontario)
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2018/call-for-proposals/
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) 2018 Annual Conference
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) holds an annual conference which includes lectures and workshops by guest speakers, as well as research presentations and a general meeting. The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to exchange information and opinions on Japanese language education and Japanese linguistics. The CAJLE 2018 Annual Conference will take place in London, Ontario.
Theme: "Diversity and assessment: Exploring the significance of assessment in a diversifying society"
Conference Venue: Huron University College in London, Ontario (http://www.huronuc.on.ca)
Keynote Address/Teacher Workshop: Professor Junko Majima (Osaka University)
Keynote Lecture: "Diversity of learners and 'assessment' in Japanese language education: To what ends and by what means should we assess?"
Teacher Workshop: "Impact and expansion of CEFR in Japanese language education: From 2001 First edition to 2017 New edition"
Teacher Workshop: Ms. Maureen Smith (Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers)
"The CEFR in Ontario: informing classroom practice and enhancing student engagement through self-evaluation methods"
Teacher Workshop: Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami, Japanese-Language Education Advisor, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation)
"Treasure chest system: the introduction of digital badges in autonomous learning"
Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, April 9, 2018
Notification of Acceptance: Monday, May 7, 2018
For for information, please visit the CAJLE website:
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2018/call-for-proposals/
August 21-22, 2018
Huron University College (London, Ontario)
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2018/call-for-proposals/
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) 2018 Annual Conference
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) holds an annual conference which includes lectures and workshops by guest speakers, as well as research presentations and a general meeting. The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to exchange information and opinions on Japanese language education and Japanese linguistics. The CAJLE 2018 Annual Conference will take place in London, Ontario.
Theme: "Diversity and assessment: Exploring the significance of assessment in a diversifying society"
Conference Venue: Huron University College in London, Ontario (http://www.huronuc.on.ca)
Keynote Address/Teacher Workshop: Professor Junko Majima (Osaka University)
Keynote Lecture: "Diversity of learners and 'assessment' in Japanese language education: To what ends and by what means should we assess?"
Teacher Workshop: "Impact and expansion of CEFR in Japanese language education: From 2001 First edition to 2017 New edition"
Teacher Workshop: Ms. Maureen Smith (Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers)
"The CEFR in Ontario: informing classroom practice and enhancing student engagement through self-evaluation methods"
Teacher Workshop: Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami, Japanese-Language Education Advisor, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation)
"Treasure chest system: the introduction of digital badges in autonomous learning"
Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, April 9, 2018
Notification of Acceptance: Monday, May 7, 2018
For for information, please visit the CAJLE website:
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2018/call-for-proposals/
Learning First Peoples Summer Institute
August 20-22, 2018
Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel (Richmond, BC)
www.fnesc.ca/summerinstitute
SESSIONS - $30 each
August 20 - 21, 2018
English First Peoples 10, 11, and 12 Teacher Resource Guide
August 22, 2018
First Nations Governance Models Teacher Resource (Elem/Sec)
and Modern Day Treaty in BC Teacher Resource (Elem/Sec) Drafts
The Learning First Peoples Summer Institute is designed to support educators to bring quality, authentic First Peoples teaching and learning into BC classrooms.
Comprised of two different sessions, which can be selected individually, the sessions will introduce resources that focus on themes, issues and topics of importance to First Peoples learning and informed by the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Each session will include print resources, activities, and opportunities for professional dialogue and networking.
August 20-22, 2018
Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel (Richmond, BC)
www.fnesc.ca/summerinstitute
SESSIONS - $30 each
August 20 - 21, 2018
English First Peoples 10, 11, and 12 Teacher Resource Guide
August 22, 2018
First Nations Governance Models Teacher Resource (Elem/Sec)
and Modern Day Treaty in BC Teacher Resource (Elem/Sec) Drafts
The Learning First Peoples Summer Institute is designed to support educators to bring quality, authentic First Peoples teaching and learning into BC classrooms.
Comprised of two different sessions, which can be selected individually, the sessions will introduce resources that focus on themes, issues and topics of importance to First Peoples learning and informed by the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Each session will include print resources, activities, and opportunities for professional dialogue and networking.
Institut de français, UBC à Québec
July 2-20, 2018
Québec City, Québec
https://ubc.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cdf1ab4bea2bb9967ee81d1da&id=f339f41e9e&e=151fe5896d
A French language immersion program in the heart of Québec City!
HIGHLIGHTS:
BURSARY for BC Teachers:BC teachers are eligible for a Canadian Heritage bursary that covers up to half of the program cost if they speak French as an additional language and are or will be involved in the teaching or supervision of French programs.
Registration deadline: April 27, 2018
July 2-20, 2018
Québec City, Québec
https://ubc.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cdf1ab4bea2bb9967ee81d1da&id=f339f41e9e&e=151fe5896d
A French language immersion program in the heart of Québec City!
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Develop your oral communication skills as well as an appreciation of Quebec’s unique culture during morning classes, afternoon workshops and field trips.
- Course content is focused on improving teacher-participants’ ability to converse in French by building on their classroom experiences and teaching interests.
- Instructors are experienced language educators who interact with participants both inside and outside the classroom, making this a truly immersive language experience.
- The program is offered during the Quebec City Summer Festival; a chance to experience everything from street musicians, concerts and plays to parades and fireworks on the St. Lawrence River.
BURSARY for BC Teachers:BC teachers are eligible for a Canadian Heritage bursary that covers up to half of the program cost if they speak French as an additional language and are or will be involved in the teaching or supervision of French programs.
Registration deadline: April 27, 2018
Bootcamp FrancoFUN d'été
July 9-13 (French Immersion); July 16-20 (Core French programme)
Simon Fraser University - Burnaby Campus
https://www.sfu.ca/educfr/fr/pro-D/bootcamp/bootcamp2.html
SFU has just announced that they will be offering their popular Bootcamp FrancoFUN Pro-D session in the summer as a day program at the Burnaby campus. This is particularly interesting for teachers with kids as excellent kids' camps are offered there as well. BC teachers are offered a bursary reducing fees to $100 (not including kids camps!). Full details about this programme are found by visiting https://www.sfu.ca/educfr/fr/pro-D/bootcamp/bootcamp2.html
Click here to register online by May 1st, 2018.
July 9-13 (French Immersion); July 16-20 (Core French programme)
Simon Fraser University - Burnaby Campus
https://www.sfu.ca/educfr/fr/pro-D/bootcamp/bootcamp2.html
SFU has just announced that they will be offering their popular Bootcamp FrancoFUN Pro-D session in the summer as a day program at the Burnaby campus. This is particularly interesting for teachers with kids as excellent kids' camps are offered there as well. BC teachers are offered a bursary reducing fees to $100 (not including kids camps!). Full details about this programme are found by visiting https://www.sfu.ca/educfr/fr/pro-D/bootcamp/bootcamp2.html
Click here to register online by May 1st, 2018.
International Summer Courses (CIE) of Carré International
June 11 - 29, 2018 or July 2 - 20, 2018
Caen, Normandy (France)
http://international.unicaen.fr/langues-et-certifications/cours-internationaux-d-ete/international-summer-courses-programme-english-769764.kjsp?RH=1482237924414
Université de Caen Normandie
You wish to learn or update your French language around thematic cultural tracks over the summer? The International Summer Courses (CIE) of Carré international of the Université of Caen (Normandy) are meant for you! The courses are intensive programs combining 45 hours of French language training in the morning and 30 hours of thematic tracks in the afternoon — that is a total of 75h of training per session. Courses are available for levels A1 to C1.
Tuition fees:
PRACTICE OF FRENCH LANGUAGE +
- "Culture & heritage" track (session 1 and/or 2) = €820 (75 hrs)
- "The battle of Normandy" track (session 1) = €820 (75 hrs)
- "French cinema" track (session 1) = €820 (75 hrs)
- "Business & management" track (session 1) = €820 (75 hrs)
- "French didactic" track (session 1) = €820 (75 hrs)
- "Peace & human rights" track (session 2) = €820 (75 hrs)
-" Leisure & visits" program (session 1 and/or 2) = €820 (75 hrs)
Registration:
Online registrations starting January 11, 2018.
Registration and payment deadline :
- April 26, 2018 for session 1
- May 31, 2018 for session 2
Click here to register online (instructions are in French, English, and Spanish)
https://limesurvey.unicaen.fr/index.php/689726/lang-fr
June 11 - 29, 2018 or July 2 - 20, 2018
Caen, Normandy (France)
http://international.unicaen.fr/langues-et-certifications/cours-internationaux-d-ete/international-summer-courses-programme-english-769764.kjsp?RH=1482237924414
Université de Caen Normandie
You wish to learn or update your French language around thematic cultural tracks over the summer? The International Summer Courses (CIE) of Carré international of the Université of Caen (Normandy) are meant for you! The courses are intensive programs combining 45 hours of French language training in the morning and 30 hours of thematic tracks in the afternoon — that is a total of 75h of training per session. Courses are available for levels A1 to C1.
Tuition fees:
PRACTICE OF FRENCH LANGUAGE +
- "Culture & heritage" track (session 1 and/or 2) = €820 (75 hrs)
- "The battle of Normandy" track (session 1) = €820 (75 hrs)
- "French cinema" track (session 1) = €820 (75 hrs)
- "Business & management" track (session 1) = €820 (75 hrs)
- "French didactic" track (session 1) = €820 (75 hrs)
- "Peace & human rights" track (session 2) = €820 (75 hrs)
-" Leisure & visits" program (session 1 and/or 2) = €820 (75 hrs)
Registration:
Online registrations starting January 11, 2018.
Registration and payment deadline :
- April 26, 2018 for session 1
- May 31, 2018 for session 2
Click here to register online (instructions are in French, English, and Spanish)
https://limesurvey.unicaen.fr/index.php/689726/lang-fr
2018 JFT Summer Language Brush-up & PD Workshop for Japanese-Language Teachers
Wednesday, July 4 to Saturday, July 7, 2018
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Campus, BC
Eligible Candidates:
The following individuals are eligible to participate in the program:
a) In principle, those who are currently employed by the applying organization as a Japanese-language teacher and who will continue teaching in the aforementioned organization after their return.
* If you are a Japanese-language teacher who does not meet the above eligibility requirements but still wishes to participate in this program, please contact Ms. Noriko Saito at nsaito@jftor.org.
b) Those who did not complete their compulsory education (elementary and junior high school, 9 years) in Japan.
Workshop: This is a four-day workshop designed for non-native Japanese language teachers, including a one-day workshop open to other teachers on the first day.
For the first day, Mr. Murakami will conduct a workshop: "Teaching Japanese as an Autonomous Learner."
The remaining three days are an "overnight camp" workshop, focusing on autonomous learning with the goal of brushing up participants' Japanese skills.
Grant Coverage:
JFT will bear the following expenses in accordance with its regulations.
a) Accommodation
b) Training program
The participants will bear the following expenses:
a) Cost for travel
b) Meals during the program
Please find more details and application procedures at the following:
http://jftor.org/language/teachers/summer_training/2018workshop/
Contact: Noriko Saito (416)-966-1600 ext. 224 nsaito@jftor.org
Wednesday, July 4 to Saturday, July 7, 2018
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Campus, BC
Eligible Candidates:
The following individuals are eligible to participate in the program:
a) In principle, those who are currently employed by the applying organization as a Japanese-language teacher and who will continue teaching in the aforementioned organization after their return.
* If you are a Japanese-language teacher who does not meet the above eligibility requirements but still wishes to participate in this program, please contact Ms. Noriko Saito at nsaito@jftor.org.
b) Those who did not complete their compulsory education (elementary and junior high school, 9 years) in Japan.
Workshop: This is a four-day workshop designed for non-native Japanese language teachers, including a one-day workshop open to other teachers on the first day.
For the first day, Mr. Murakami will conduct a workshop: "Teaching Japanese as an Autonomous Learner."
The remaining three days are an "overnight camp" workshop, focusing on autonomous learning with the goal of brushing up participants' Japanese skills.
Grant Coverage:
JFT will bear the following expenses in accordance with its regulations.
a) Accommodation
b) Training program
The participants will bear the following expenses:
a) Cost for travel
b) Meals during the program
Please find more details and application procedures at the following:
http://jftor.org/language/teachers/summer_training/2018workshop/
Contact: Noriko Saito (416)-966-1600 ext. 224 nsaito@jftor.org
BCATML CASLT Chez Vous with Sylvia Duckworth
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel (Burnaby, BC)
http://www.bcatml.org/bcatml-caslt-chez-vous.html
BCATML is excited to partner with CASLT to bring another CASLT CHEZ VOUS (CASLT co-sponsored Pro-D for teachers) to Vancouver! Sylvia Duckworth will present a full day workshop for all language teachers about using technology in the language classroom and on how to sketchnote! This will happen at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel on May 12, 2018 from 9:00-3:00. Coffee will be served from 8:30am. Bring your technology! Read her workshop description and bio for more details! Come and have fun learning!
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel (Burnaby, BC)
http://www.bcatml.org/bcatml-caslt-chez-vous.html
BCATML is excited to partner with CASLT to bring another CASLT CHEZ VOUS (CASLT co-sponsored Pro-D for teachers) to Vancouver! Sylvia Duckworth will present a full day workshop for all language teachers about using technology in the language classroom and on how to sketchnote! This will happen at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel on May 12, 2018 from 9:00-3:00. Coffee will be served from 8:30am. Bring your technology! Read her workshop description and bio for more details! Come and have fun learning!
Canadian Centre for STudies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning (CCERBAL) Conference
May 3-4, 2018
University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON)
https://ccerbal2018.sciencesconf.org/
The CCERBAL (Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning) Conference will occur on May 3-4, 2018, at the University of Ottawa. The conference theme is Translanguaging: Opportunities and Challenges in a Global World.
May 3-4, 2018
University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON)
https://ccerbal2018.sciencesconf.org/
The CCERBAL (Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning) Conference will occur on May 3-4, 2018, at the University of Ottawa. The conference theme is Translanguaging: Opportunities and Challenges in a Global World.
EdCamp Delta: Kidspeak
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Sands Secondary School (Delta, BC)
https://deltalearns.ca/edcamp/
We are very excited that the day will begin with 10-12 Student Ignite presentations on a variety of topics. Following the student presentations, session proposals and voting will take place. There will then be three participant-facilitated sessions. Lunch will be provided free of charge.
Please see the attached flyer and share it with any colleagues, friends, students, etc whom you feel may be interested in participating. For details, please visit the Edcamp Delta website. If you'd like to register, please visit our Registration page.
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Sands Secondary School (Delta, BC)
https://deltalearns.ca/edcamp/
We are very excited that the day will begin with 10-12 Student Ignite presentations on a variety of topics. Following the student presentations, session proposals and voting will take place. There will then be three participant-facilitated sessions. Lunch will be provided free of charge.
Please see the attached flyer and share it with any colleagues, friends, students, etc whom you feel may be interested in participating. For details, please visit the Edcamp Delta website. If you'd like to register, please visit our Registration page.
My PITA Whistler Spring Conference 2018
Friday, April 27, 2018
Whistler Hilton Resort Hotel
https://whistler.ourconference.ca/
Space will book up quickly so make sure you register early for Whistler 2018 on April 27th at the beautiful Whistler Hilton Resort!
We have an exceptional lineup of presenters to make this an amazing day of learning. We are featuring the following half day workshops:
Faye Brownlie
AM: Grand Conversations, Thoughtful Responses with Indigenous Texts
PM: Creative and Critical Thinking in Language Arts
James Denby & Robin Ulster
AM: Ditch the Devices: Unplugged Coding Games
PM: Design Thinking Across the Curriculum
Bryan Gidinski
AM: Out Loud: Bringing Curriculum Out of the Closet
PM: Fact and Fiction: Making the Most of Research
Jessica Johnson
AM: Weaving Indigenous Knowledge Into Math
PM: Traditional Oral Storytelling Across the Curriculum
Conference Details & Registration
Registration includes one PSA membership.
Friday, April 27, 2018
Whistler Hilton Resort Hotel
https://whistler.ourconference.ca/
Space will book up quickly so make sure you register early for Whistler 2018 on April 27th at the beautiful Whistler Hilton Resort!
We have an exceptional lineup of presenters to make this an amazing day of learning. We are featuring the following half day workshops:
Faye Brownlie
AM: Grand Conversations, Thoughtful Responses with Indigenous Texts
PM: Creative and Critical Thinking in Language Arts
James Denby & Robin Ulster
AM: Ditch the Devices: Unplugged Coding Games
PM: Design Thinking Across the Curriculum
Bryan Gidinski
AM: Out Loud: Bringing Curriculum Out of the Closet
PM: Fact and Fiction: Making the Most of Research
Jessica Johnson
AM: Weaving Indigenous Knowledge Into Math
PM: Traditional Oral Storytelling Across the Curriculum
Conference Details & Registration
Registration includes one PSA membership.
- Coffee/tea to start your day.
- Mid-morning refreshments.
- Lunch is on your own, please take advantage of Whistler’s many offerings.
- Early Bird prices in effect until March 23rd. Full price March 24th or later
- BCTF members - $130/ $150.
- Non-BCTF members, out-of-province, and administrators - $150/$170.
- TTOCs, student/retired teachers, para-professionals, and SEAs - $70/ $90.
- Register as a group of three or more and receive 10% off.
- Register in advance online with a credit card; no on-site registration or payment.
- Registration closes April 22, 2018 or when sold out. No wait lists available.
- Refunds are available up to two weeks before the conference – less the cost of a PSA membership. Cancellations within two weeks of the conference will be refunded less membership and $40 administration fee. Refund requests will be processed by our volunteer registrar as soon as possible following the conference.
14th Annual Spring Fling BC K-12 Education Conference
April 20, 2018
Prince George Secondary School (Prince George, BC)
www.edfling.ca
Workshop proposals and exhibitor requests are now being accepted for this annual conference. Language teachers are invited to submit a workshop proposal. Visit https://edfling.ourconference.ca to submit your proposal.
The Spring Fling is for educators in SD57 (Prince George), SD28 (Quesnel), SD91 (Nechako Lakes), SD27 (Caribou-Chilcoltin) as well as other educational professionals, advocates, specialists, and community members from Prince George and beyond.
Registration for this conference will open in February 2018.
April 20, 2018
Prince George Secondary School (Prince George, BC)
www.edfling.ca
Workshop proposals and exhibitor requests are now being accepted for this annual conference. Language teachers are invited to submit a workshop proposal. Visit https://edfling.ourconference.ca to submit your proposal.
The Spring Fling is for educators in SD57 (Prince George), SD28 (Quesnel), SD91 (Nechako Lakes), SD27 (Caribou-Chilcoltin) as well as other educational professionals, advocates, specialists, and community members from Prince George and beyond.
Registration for this conference will open in February 2018.
French Education / Languages Education Camp
Monday, April 16, 2018 (9:00 - 2:00 pm)
Collingwood School, West Vancouver
Free!
Collingwood School in West Vancouver is hosting an exciting, free language-teaching professional development opportunity on Monday, April 16th from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
FrEd / LEd (French Education/ Languages Education) Camp will be a chance for languages teachers from the Lower Mainland to network and exchange teaching resources and ideas. Based on the Ed Camp philosophy, the day will be participant-driven with the intended outcomes originating from discussion prompts on the BC Core Competencies, First Nations integration, and fun motivators for the Language classroom. Join us!
If you are interested in registering, please contact: bridget.couture@collingwood.org by April 1st.
Monday, April 16, 2018 (9:00 - 2:00 pm)
Collingwood School, West Vancouver
Free!
Collingwood School in West Vancouver is hosting an exciting, free language-teaching professional development opportunity on Monday, April 16th from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
FrEd / LEd (French Education/ Languages Education) Camp will be a chance for languages teachers from the Lower Mainland to network and exchange teaching resources and ideas. Based on the Ed Camp philosophy, the day will be participant-driven with the intended outcomes originating from discussion prompts on the BC Core Competencies, First Nations integration, and fun motivators for the Language classroom. Join us!
If you are interested in registering, please contact: bridget.couture@collingwood.org by April 1st.
BC Language Coordination Association Annual Conference
April 12 - 13, 2018
Westin Wall Centre - Richmond, BC
http://www.bclca.net
The 2018 Annual Conference will be held at the Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport on April 12 & 13, 2018. The programme is now available and the registrations are now open.
Mme. Francine Frisson will open the conference sharing her vision of the place of language programs in schools with more than 25 years of experience as an administrator in numerous schools in three different provinces. The main thread of this year's conference is the redesigned curriculum's Core Competencies in the context of second language teaching. Since cultural identity is at the core of language learning and teaching, BCLCA is honoured to welcome Dr. Stelómethet Ethel Gardner, a Stó:lō and member of the Skwah First Nation in BC as the keynote speaker. Dr. Gardner will share her expertise on questions of identity, language, and culture in the context of Indigenous language revitalization, taking into particular consideration, the Halq'eméylem language.
April 12 - 13, 2018
Westin Wall Centre - Richmond, BC
http://www.bclca.net
The 2018 Annual Conference will be held at the Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport on April 12 & 13, 2018. The programme is now available and the registrations are now open.
Mme. Francine Frisson will open the conference sharing her vision of the place of language programs in schools with more than 25 years of experience as an administrator in numerous schools in three different provinces. The main thread of this year's conference is the redesigned curriculum's Core Competencies in the context of second language teaching. Since cultural identity is at the core of language learning and teaching, BCLCA is honoured to welcome Dr. Stelómethet Ethel Gardner, a Stó:lō and member of the Skwah First Nation in BC as the keynote speaker. Dr. Gardner will share her expertise on questions of identity, language, and culture in the context of Indigenous language revitalization, taking into particular consideration, the Halq'eméylem language.
Le Printemps de la francophonie 2018
February 19 - March 30, 2018
Simon Fraser University
https://www.sfu.ca/baff-offa/en/news-and-events/events/PDLF2018.html
From February 19 to March 30, 2018, the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) at Simon Fraser University (SFU) presents Le Printemps de la francophonie 2018 at SFU , an event that celebrates the local, national and international Francophonie. The program includes a series of academic and cultural activities, held on the SFU Burnaby campus and in the Vancouver area, for those who are passionate about French language and Francophone cultures.
Le Printemps de la francophonie 2018 is an occasion to promote the value of French in a variety of ways and to foster the exchange between Francophones and Francophiles from near and far. OFFA is proud to offer a full month of events that includes something for everyone.
March 1, 2018 between 11:30 - 1:30 pm
Free concert with Aude Ray. This event is recommended for students in Grade 8 - 12.
See the program flyer and form below for more details.
February 19 - March 30, 2018
Simon Fraser University
https://www.sfu.ca/baff-offa/en/news-and-events/events/PDLF2018.html
From February 19 to March 30, 2018, the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) at Simon Fraser University (SFU) presents Le Printemps de la francophonie 2018 at SFU , an event that celebrates the local, national and international Francophonie. The program includes a series of academic and cultural activities, held on the SFU Burnaby campus and in the Vancouver area, for those who are passionate about French language and Francophone cultures.
Le Printemps de la francophonie 2018 is an occasion to promote the value of French in a variety of ways and to foster the exchange between Francophones and Francophiles from near and far. OFFA is proud to offer a full month of events that includes something for everyone.
March 1, 2018 between 11:30 - 1:30 pm
Free concert with Aude Ray. This event is recommended for students in Grade 8 - 12.
See the program flyer and form below for more details.
Séjour UBC
March 23-25, 2018
Ponderosa Commons (Oak House),
Multipurpose Room (2012), University of British Columbia
lled.educ.ubc.ca/sejour-ubc-spring-2018/
Click poster link below for full details.
Who is this for?
Join us!
Fees:
March 23-25, 2018
Ponderosa Commons (Oak House),
Multipurpose Room (2012), University of British Columbia
lled.educ.ubc.ca/sejour-ubc-spring-2018/
Click poster link below for full details.
Who is this for?
- French specialists and generalist teachers currently teaching in a French language programme (French immersion, Core French, etc.)
- French language teacher candidates and French language students working towards a career in French language education
- Anyone who is thinking about becoming a French teacher
Join us!
- Boost your confidence by spending a whole weekend speaking French!
- Learn second language teaching strategies!
- Take away resources that you can use right away!
- Get to know other French students, teachers, and teacher candidates!
Fees:
- $60 - Students; $125 - Teachers
Reconciliation through Indigenous Education
January 30 - March 13, 2018
Online MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) - University of BC
FREE
pdce.educ.ubc.ca/reconciliation/
Engage with Indigenous knowledge keepers, educational leaders, and resources to enhance your understanding and knowledge of practices that advance reconciliation in the places where you live, learn, and work.
This online course is delivered using the edX platform. You will find useful information regarding the edX platform, the commitments for this course and how to register by visiting pdce.educ.ubc.ca/reconciliation/. It is recommended you watch the introductory video, and read the full description on the course.
January 30 - March 13, 2018
Online MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) - University of BC
FREE
pdce.educ.ubc.ca/reconciliation/
Engage with Indigenous knowledge keepers, educational leaders, and resources to enhance your understanding and knowledge of practices that advance reconciliation in the places where you live, learn, and work.
This online course is delivered using the edX platform. You will find useful information regarding the edX platform, the commitments for this course and how to register by visiting pdce.educ.ubc.ca/reconciliation/. It is recommended you watch the introductory video, and read the full description on the course.
BCTF New Teachers' Conference
March 2-3, 2018 (Richmond, BC)
BC Teachers' Federation
http://ntc.bctfbuzz.ca/
Registration to the 20th New Teachers’ Conference is filling up fast! There are 200 participants registered. Don’t wait until the last minute to join many other new and young teachers from across BC for this excellent professional development opportunity. The BCTF will offer each participant a shopping bag full of material and resources at their arrival. This event is a great way to network with colleagues from other school districts, build up your skills, and enjoy enriching conversations while enjoying great food! Don’t miss it! Register now at the following link: http://ntc.bctfbuzz.ca/
March 2-3, 2018 (Richmond, BC)
BC Teachers' Federation
http://ntc.bctfbuzz.ca/
Registration to the 20th New Teachers’ Conference is filling up fast! There are 200 participants registered. Don’t wait until the last minute to join many other new and young teachers from across BC for this excellent professional development opportunity. The BCTF will offer each participant a shopping bag full of material and resources at their arrival. This event is a great way to network with colleagues from other school districts, build up your skills, and enjoy enriching conversations while enjoying great food! Don’t miss it! Register now at the following link: http://ntc.bctfbuzz.ca/
Supporting Oral Communication in the Classroom through Differentiated Instruction with Dr. Katy Arnet
February 28, 2018 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Pacific Time)
CASLT Online Professional Learning Session
https://caslt.membershare.ca/event/en/31/89
CASLT is pleased to announce its Online Professional Learning session of Supporting Oral Communication in the Classroom through Differentiated Instruction with Dr. Katy Arnett!
This webinar will invite teachers to explore ways to create differentiated learning activities that support the development students’ oral language skills. The activities will consider ‘presentational communication,’ as well as ‘interactive oral communication,’ and will present various examples and approaches to differentiation to support oral language in the classroom. While the content is applicable to all language education programs, most examples will relate to the FSL classroom or classrooms with English-language newcomers. Join us for this exciting session; register now!
This is session will be offered in English: participants may use either English or French during the session.
**Please note: This session is open to CASLT members only. Teachers who purchased a BCATML membership at Super Conference 2017 receive an automatic one year membership to CASLT.
You can become a member for $45.00 which will give you access to all of CASLT's online sessions and much more.
February 28, 2018 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Pacific Time)
CASLT Online Professional Learning Session
https://caslt.membershare.ca/event/en/31/89
CASLT is pleased to announce its Online Professional Learning session of Supporting Oral Communication in the Classroom through Differentiated Instruction with Dr. Katy Arnett!
This webinar will invite teachers to explore ways to create differentiated learning activities that support the development students’ oral language skills. The activities will consider ‘presentational communication,’ as well as ‘interactive oral communication,’ and will present various examples and approaches to differentiation to support oral language in the classroom. While the content is applicable to all language education programs, most examples will relate to the FSL classroom or classrooms with English-language newcomers. Join us for this exciting session; register now!
This is session will be offered in English: participants may use either English or French during the session.
**Please note: This session is open to CASLT members only. Teachers who purchased a BCATML membership at Super Conference 2017 receive an automatic one year membership to CASLT.
You can become a member for $45.00 which will give you access to all of CASLT's online sessions and much more.
A Special Invitation from The Japan National Tourism Organization
Visit Japan School Seminar
Friday, February 23, 2018
Venue: Vancouver Hyatt Regency Hotel
17:30 Registration
18:00 Presentation on how to organize educational tours to Japan
19:00 Door Prize Draws
19:15 Taste of Japanese cuisine
Join us for a chance to win two airline tickets to Japan!
Advanced registration is required. Please RSVP to: pacrimec@outlook.com by February 16, 2018
Visit Japan School Seminar
Friday, February 23, 2018
Venue: Vancouver Hyatt Regency Hotel
17:30 Registration
18:00 Presentation on how to organize educational tours to Japan
19:00 Door Prize Draws
19:15 Taste of Japanese cuisine
Join us for a chance to win two airline tickets to Japan!
Advanced registration is required. Please RSVP to: pacrimec@outlook.com by February 16, 2018
Vancouver School Board Languages Conference 2018
Monday, February 19, 2018
John Oliver Secondary School (Vancouver, BC)
530 East 41st Avenue
http://www2.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/Prod/register.htm?page=workshopdetailm&workshopid=3307
The Vancouver School Board is hosting its annual Languages Spring Conference. This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Mary Grantham O'Brien of the University of Calgary.
This event will host a number of workshops for Core French, Intensive French, French Immersion, Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish teachers on a variety of topics.
Fees (includes lunch):
Vancouver School Board Teachers: $26
Pre-service teachers: $16
Out-of-district teachers: $50
Monday, February 19, 2018
John Oliver Secondary School (Vancouver, BC)
530 East 41st Avenue
http://www2.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/Prod/register.htm?page=workshopdetailm&workshopid=3307
The Vancouver School Board is hosting its annual Languages Spring Conference. This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Mary Grantham O'Brien of the University of Calgary.
This event will host a number of workshops for Core French, Intensive French, French Immersion, Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish teachers on a variety of topics.
Fees (includes lunch):
Vancouver School Board Teachers: $26
Pre-service teachers: $16
Out-of-district teachers: $50
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophone
February 1-11, 2018 (Vancouver, BC)
Auditorium Jules-Verne 5445 Baillie
SFU's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 West Hastings Street
http://www.rendez-vousvancouver.com
From February 1 to 11, 2018, Visions Ouest Productions (VOP) presents the 24th edition of the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophone. Some thirty films from the national and international Francophonie, coming from here and abroad, will be presented at the Auditorium Jules- Verne, 5445 Baillie St, Vancouver (between Cambie and Oak at the corner of 37th Ave.), and from February 6 to 10, 2018, at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (SFU Woodward’s, 149 W Hastings St, Vancouver).
Tickets for the festival:
Single: $10
Double bill: $16
Students with valid card: $7.50
Mandatory membership: $3 / $100 for the pass
Download the full schedule of movie titles and showtimes below.
February 1-11, 2018 (Vancouver, BC)
Auditorium Jules-Verne 5445 Baillie
SFU's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 West Hastings Street
http://www.rendez-vousvancouver.com
From February 1 to 11, 2018, Visions Ouest Productions (VOP) presents the 24th edition of the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophone. Some thirty films from the national and international Francophonie, coming from here and abroad, will be presented at the Auditorium Jules- Verne, 5445 Baillie St, Vancouver (between Cambie and Oak at the corner of 37th Ave.), and from February 6 to 10, 2018, at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (SFU Woodward’s, 149 W Hastings St, Vancouver).
Tickets for the festival:
Single: $10
Double bill: $16
Students with valid card: $7.50
Mandatory membership: $3 / $100 for the pass
Download the full schedule of movie titles and showtimes below.
Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival
December 15 - January 21, 2018
Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, BC)
http://vancouverlanternfestival.ca/index.html
Experience Vancouver in a whole new light at this one-of-a-kind celebration of Chinese Culture featuring 35+ massive lanterns, amazing performances, storytelling, food trucks, and a marketplace.
Enjoy two performances each night featuring a variety of Chinese entertainment and art, including face changing, acrobatics, plate spinning, folk dance and more.
30% savings at the gate for BCAA Members.
December 15 - January 21, 2018
Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, BC)
http://vancouverlanternfestival.ca/index.html
Experience Vancouver in a whole new light at this one-of-a-kind celebration of Chinese Culture featuring 35+ massive lanterns, amazing performances, storytelling, food trucks, and a marketplace.
Enjoy two performances each night featuring a variety of Chinese entertainment and art, including face changing, acrobatics, plate spinning, folk dance and more.
30% savings at the gate for BCAA Members.
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Japanese Language Teachers Association of British Columbia (JALTA) &
Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE)
JALTA & CAJLE are co-hosting the Second Annual Japanese Language Teachers' Information Exchange Meeting at the Vancouver Japanese Language School on Saturday, January 20, 2018.
Please see the poster for further information.
Japanese Language Teachers Association of British Columbia (JALTA) &
Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE)
JALTA & CAJLE are co-hosting the Second Annual Japanese Language Teachers' Information Exchange Meeting at the Vancouver Japanese Language School on Saturday, January 20, 2018.
Please see the poster for further information.
Masters in Education in Modern Languages Education at UBC
Applications due by January 20, 2018
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC)
Blended classroom delivery with face to face and online
http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/graduate-programs
This Master’s program offers teachers an opportunity to examine classroom practices from a research-informed perspective with a focus on issues of specific interest: curriculum innovation, multilingual pedagogies, Indigenous cultures and perspectives, technology and media, intercultural development, and game-based learning. Masters will begin in July 2018.
APPLY BY: January 20, 2018
Applications due by January 20, 2018
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC)
Blended classroom delivery with face to face and online
http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/graduate-programs
This Master’s program offers teachers an opportunity to examine classroom practices from a research-informed perspective with a focus on issues of specific interest: curriculum innovation, multilingual pedagogies, Indigenous cultures and perspectives, technology and media, intercultural development, and game-based learning. Masters will begin in July 2018.
APPLY BY: January 20, 2018
Masters in Education in Modern Languages | French at UBC
Applications due by January 20, 2018
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC)
Blended classroom delivery with face to face and online
http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/en-frm6/
The University of British Columbia has announced upcoming information sessions for the Master of Education in Modern Languages | French (FRM6) cohort program for teachers in Francophone, French Immersion, intensive and core French programs, starting July 2018.
Please see below for the full details of the information sessions, and please visit the program website for information on accessing these online sessions: pdce.educ.ubc.ca/FRM6.
· Friday, November 17, 2017 | 3:30 pm 4:30 pm | ONLINE
· Friday, December 15, 2017 | 3:30 pm 4:30 pm | ONLINE
· Friday, January 12, 2018 | 3:30 pm 4:30 pm | ONLINE
Inquiries regarding the program should be directed to the Program Assistant, Linda Haftner, at linda.haftner@ubc.ca.
Applications due by January 20, 2018
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC)
Blended classroom delivery with face to face and online
http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/en-frm6/
The University of British Columbia has announced upcoming information sessions for the Master of Education in Modern Languages | French (FRM6) cohort program for teachers in Francophone, French Immersion, intensive and core French programs, starting July 2018.
Please see below for the full details of the information sessions, and please visit the program website for information on accessing these online sessions: pdce.educ.ubc.ca/FRM6.
· Friday, November 17, 2017 | 3:30 pm 4:30 pm | ONLINE
· Friday, December 15, 2017 | 3:30 pm 4:30 pm | ONLINE
· Friday, January 12, 2018 | 3:30 pm 4:30 pm | ONLINE
Inquiries regarding the program should be directed to the Program Assistant, Linda Haftner, at linda.haftner@ubc.ca.
BC Ed Camp on the Core Competencies
Saturday, January 13, 2018 between 8:15 - 12:45 pm
McRoberts Secondary School (Richmond, BC)
http://educ.ubc.ca/edcampbccc/
EdCampBCCC is BC’s first EdCamp dedicated to the core competencies.
What is an EdCamp? An EdCamp is a free, organic, participant-driven, un-conference that empowers educators to maximize professional learning experiences and peer networks. Participants choose the topics for the sessions and the conversations in the sessions are facilitated by participants.
Preliminary schedule:
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. – Session proposals and voting
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Session organization
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Session 1
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Session 2
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. – Session 3
12:35 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. – Closing message and Prize draw
Saturday, January 13, 2018 between 8:15 - 12:45 pm
McRoberts Secondary School (Richmond, BC)
http://educ.ubc.ca/edcampbccc/
EdCampBCCC is BC’s first EdCamp dedicated to the core competencies.
What is an EdCamp? An EdCamp is a free, organic, participant-driven, un-conference that empowers educators to maximize professional learning experiences and peer networks. Participants choose the topics for the sessions and the conversations in the sessions are facilitated by participants.
Preliminary schedule:
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. – Session proposals and voting
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Session organization
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Session 1
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Session 2
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. – Session 3
12:35 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. – Closing message and Prize draw
The Legend of Lady White Snake
December 22 - 23, 2017; 7:00 pm
Mei Lanfang Beijing Opera Troupe
Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Vancouver, BC)
https://www.megaboxoffice.com/Online/default.asp
In 2010, Beijing Opera was declared an “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO. Now that you know our name, we invite you to come out and see an authentic performance!
Beijing Opera's main expressive elements include hand gestures (more than 50 kinds of hand gestures), expressions in eyes, foot steps, singing, appearance, and the movements of long traditional dress sleeves. The identity of each character can be distinguished through facial makeup and costumes. By seamlessly integrating all of these elements, this traditional opera is highly visual and ornamental.
The two protagonists, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen, are deeply in love with each other despite their union being forbidden by supernatural laws. Xu Xian is a young scholar who falls for and marries a beautiful woman, Bai Suzhen. Unknown to him, she is actually a thousand-year-old White Snake that has taken on human form. A monk named Fahai, envious of their love, devises cunning plans to separate the couple. After many trials and tribulations, Lady White Snake persists in her love until the two are finally reunited.
Please contact BCATML Mandarin Language Rep, Ping Li, for possible free tickets to this event.
December 22 - 23, 2017; 7:00 pm
Mei Lanfang Beijing Opera Troupe
Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Vancouver, BC)
https://www.megaboxoffice.com/Online/default.asp
In 2010, Beijing Opera was declared an “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO. Now that you know our name, we invite you to come out and see an authentic performance!
Beijing Opera's main expressive elements include hand gestures (more than 50 kinds of hand gestures), expressions in eyes, foot steps, singing, appearance, and the movements of long traditional dress sleeves. The identity of each character can be distinguished through facial makeup and costumes. By seamlessly integrating all of these elements, this traditional opera is highly visual and ornamental.
The two protagonists, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen, are deeply in love with each other despite their union being forbidden by supernatural laws. Xu Xian is a young scholar who falls for and marries a beautiful woman, Bai Suzhen. Unknown to him, she is actually a thousand-year-old White Snake that has taken on human form. A monk named Fahai, envious of their love, devises cunning plans to separate the couple. After many trials and tribulations, Lady White Snake persists in her love until the two are finally reunited.
Please contact BCATML Mandarin Language Rep, Ping Li, for possible free tickets to this event.
CCERBAL Conference: Call for proposals
Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning
Deadline for proposals is December 15, 2017
University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON)
ccerbal.uottawa.ca/en/activities/conferences
The Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning (CCERBAL) is currently accepting call for proposals for their 2018 conference called Translanguaging: Opportunities and Challenges in Global World that will occur on May 3-4, 2018.
The deadline for proposals is December 15, 2017
Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning
Deadline for proposals is December 15, 2017
University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON)
ccerbal.uottawa.ca/en/activities/conferences
The Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning (CCERBAL) is currently accepting call for proposals for their 2018 conference called Translanguaging: Opportunities and Challenges in Global World that will occur on May 3-4, 2018.
The deadline for proposals is December 15, 2017
Séjour UBC
December 8 - 10, 2017
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC)
Fee: $50 (UBC students); $80 (non-UBC students)
http://lled.educ.ubc.ca/sejour/
Séjour UBC is a workshop for pre-service teacher candidates enrolled in a Bachelor of Education program at either UBC or SFU. This fun-filled weekend allows teacher candidates to develop greater comfort and familiarity with French.
The weekend boasts to allow the following activities:
The programme is designed for French specialists who want to teacher/TOC in French immersion as well as Generalists who want to teach French at the elementary level. The programme is also open to anyone who is thinking about becoming a French teacher. See the poster (left) for more information.
December 8 - 10, 2017
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC)
Fee: $50 (UBC students); $80 (non-UBC students)
http://lled.educ.ubc.ca/sejour/
Séjour UBC is a workshop for pre-service teacher candidates enrolled in a Bachelor of Education program at either UBC or SFU. This fun-filled weekend allows teacher candidates to develop greater comfort and familiarity with French.
The weekend boasts to allow the following activities:
- Boost your confidence by spending a whole weekend speaking French!
- Get to know other French students and teacher candidates!
- Learn how to recognize and manage common French errors!
- Take away resources that you can use right away!
The programme is designed for French specialists who want to teacher/TOC in French immersion as well as Generalists who want to teach French at the elementary level. The programme is also open to anyone who is thinking about becoming a French teacher. See the poster (left) for more information.
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Vancouver, BC (Langara College)
http://jftor.org/language/jlpt
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is designed to evaluate and certify the language proficiency of learners of the Japanese language. In Canada, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test is offered in Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.
Registration is now open until October 6, 2017.
Test Fee: $70 (CAD)
*the test fee is non-refundable and non-transferable
Test Sites:
Toronto: York University
http://buna.yorku.ca/jlpt
Edmonton: University of Alberta
https://www.ualberta.ca/ptjc/student-programs/jlpt
Vancouver: Langara College
https://langara.ca/continuing-studies/programs-and-courses/programs/japanese-language-proficiency-test/index.html
How to register:
Toronto & Edmonton: Register online
Online Registration: Online registration is now open so interested individuals can apply for the test using the online system. You will need a PayPal account or credit card to pay the registration fees.
Vancouver: Registration instructions can be found at: https://langara.ca/continuing-studies/programs-and-courses/programs/japanese-language-proficiency-test/registration.html
For more information on the JLPT in Canada, please visit the Japan Foundation, Toronto JLPT website at:
http://jftor.org/language/jlpt
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Vancouver, BC (Langara College)
http://jftor.org/language/jlpt
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is designed to evaluate and certify the language proficiency of learners of the Japanese language. In Canada, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test is offered in Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.
Registration is now open until October 6, 2017.
Test Fee: $70 (CAD)
*the test fee is non-refundable and non-transferable
Test Sites:
Toronto: York University
http://buna.yorku.ca/jlpt
Edmonton: University of Alberta
https://www.ualberta.ca/ptjc/student-programs/jlpt
Vancouver: Langara College
https://langara.ca/continuing-studies/programs-and-courses/programs/japanese-language-proficiency-test/index.html
How to register:
Toronto & Edmonton: Register online
Online Registration: Online registration is now open so interested individuals can apply for the test using the online system. You will need a PayPal account or credit card to pay the registration fees.
Vancouver: Registration instructions can be found at: https://langara.ca/continuing-studies/programs-and-courses/programs/japanese-language-proficiency-test/registration.html
For more information on the JLPT in Canada, please visit the Japan Foundation, Toronto JLPT website at:
http://jftor.org/language/jlpt
Reconciliation through Indigenous Education
October 17 - December 2, 2017
Online MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) - University of BC
FREE
pdce.educ.ubc.ca/reconciliation/
Engage with Indigenous knowledge keepers, educational leaders, and resources to enhance your understanding and knowledge of practices that advance reconciliation in the places where you live, learn, and work.
This online course is delivered using the edX platform. You will find useful information regarding the edX platform, the commitments for this course and how to register by visiting pdce.educ.ubc.ca/reconciliation/. It is recommended you watch the introductory video, and read the full description on the course.
October 17 - December 2, 2017
Online MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) - University of BC
FREE
pdce.educ.ubc.ca/reconciliation/
Engage with Indigenous knowledge keepers, educational leaders, and resources to enhance your understanding and knowledge of practices that advance reconciliation in the places where you live, learn, and work.
This online course is delivered using the edX platform. You will find useful information regarding the edX platform, the commitments for this course and how to register by visiting pdce.educ.ubc.ca/reconciliation/. It is recommended you watch the introductory video, and read the full description on the course.
Technology in the Classroom Session with Glenn Cake
Google Forms
November 28, 2017 - 3:30 - 4:30 pm, and 5:00 - 6:00 pm (PST)
www.caslt.org
Glenn Cake, moderator and teacher, will offer an Online Professional Learning (OPL) session on using Google Forms in the classroom at the end of November. Glen will once again teach the various ways to incorporate Google tools, especially Google Forms, in the classroom. Teachers will learn all they need to know from creating a Google form to releasing grades after a quiz submission. The session is offered twice in order to allow participants to choose the time that is most convenient.
Register now in order to participate. Participants must be active CASLT members.
Google Forms
November 28, 2017 - 3:30 - 4:30 pm, and 5:00 - 6:00 pm (PST)
www.caslt.org
Glenn Cake, moderator and teacher, will offer an Online Professional Learning (OPL) session on using Google Forms in the classroom at the end of November. Glen will once again teach the various ways to incorporate Google tools, especially Google Forms, in the classroom. Teachers will learn all they need to know from creating a Google form to releasing grades after a quiz submission. The session is offered twice in order to allow participants to choose the time that is most convenient.
Register now in order to participate. Participants must be active CASLT members.
TPRS One-day Training Event in Duncan, BC
November 25, 2017 8:30 - 3:30 pm
Quamichan Campus of Cowichan Secondary School
2515 Beverly Street Duncan, BC V9L 3A5 (see map)
BCATML members: $50
Non-members: $50 + PSA membership
http://www.bcatml.org/tprs-november-2017.html
Back by popular demand, BCATML will host another one-day Teaching Proficiency through Reading & Storytelling (TPRS) training event with Cowichan Valley Teachers in Duncan, BC. Come join us Saturday, November 25th, 2017 at Cowichan Secondary School along with Michelle Metcalfe and Adriana Ramirez as we delve into the wonders of TPRS.
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November 25, 2017 8:30 - 3:30 pm
Quamichan Campus of Cowichan Secondary School
2515 Beverly Street Duncan, BC V9L 3A5 (see map)
BCATML members: $50
Non-members: $50 + PSA membership
http://www.bcatml.org/tprs-november-2017.html
Back by popular demand, BCATML will host another one-day Teaching Proficiency through Reading & Storytelling (TPRS) training event with Cowichan Valley Teachers in Duncan, BC. Come join us Saturday, November 25th, 2017 at Cowichan Secondary School along with Michelle Metcalfe and Adriana Ramirez as we delve into the wonders of TPRS.
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Summer Institute in Education - UBC Okanagan Campus
Deadline for course applications is November 16, 2017
To submit an application visit:
http://education.ok.ubc.ca/programs/sie/SIE_instructor_application
The Summer Institute in Education (SIE) offers excellent learning opportunities for all educators, as well as Teacher Qualification Service (TQS) upgrading and graduate electives. Designed for optimum flexibility, the courses cover a wide range of topics. Since 2007, SIE has offered a series of credited courses during the summer session at UBC's Okanagan campus.
In the summer, the campus atmosphere is active and inviting. The interactive, experiential nature of the courses and the weekly social gatherings provide meaningful times for learning and networking.
Join the hundreds of people who have found the Summer Institute in Education at UBC Okanagan’s campus an empowering and enjoyable learning experience.
Summer Institute in Education 2018
To INSPIRE learners/learning is the ongoing complex work of teaching. Investing in the strengths and needs of our local and global contexts informs the theme of the Summer Institute in Education (SIE) 2018: INSPIRE. We invite colleagues to submit course proposals focusing on recursive, immersive opportunities to explore and examine what professional knowledge looks and feels like within multiple educative practices in school and community sites. SIE courses will be designed to purposefully strengthen the journey of professional growth, intertwining theoretical, content, and pedagogical knowledge. This year, SIE courses, while serving the needs of post-baccalaureate and graduate students, will also serve as electives for teacher candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Education program. In particular, the Summer Institute in Education is seeking 3 credit course proposals to meet the professional and academic requirements of all educators including teacher candidates.
By responding to the multiple pathways of continuous professional learning, the Summer Institute in Education 2018 shares a commitment to INSPIRE career-long professional knowledges with a focus on four interrelated, growth-oriented goals:
Inspire builds on the Faculty of Education’s tradition of gathering educators, leaders, community members, and scholars seeking to develop critical and creative understandings of teaching and learning. This year’s theme offers participants the opportunity to examine and interrogate practice, praxis and research as they explore new directions in curriculum, assessment and technology within stimulating and dynamic contexts.
By engaging with the complex and multifaceted layers of practice and inquiry, SIE 2018 positions that critical understandings of theory and pedagogy promote and provide conditions and emergence of optimal pedagogical experiences.
Deadline for course applications is November 16, 2017
Deadline for course applications is November 16, 2017
To submit an application visit:
http://education.ok.ubc.ca/programs/sie/SIE_instructor_application
The Summer Institute in Education (SIE) offers excellent learning opportunities for all educators, as well as Teacher Qualification Service (TQS) upgrading and graduate electives. Designed for optimum flexibility, the courses cover a wide range of topics. Since 2007, SIE has offered a series of credited courses during the summer session at UBC's Okanagan campus.
In the summer, the campus atmosphere is active and inviting. The interactive, experiential nature of the courses and the weekly social gatherings provide meaningful times for learning and networking.
Join the hundreds of people who have found the Summer Institute in Education at UBC Okanagan’s campus an empowering and enjoyable learning experience.
Summer Institute in Education 2018
To INSPIRE learners/learning is the ongoing complex work of teaching. Investing in the strengths and needs of our local and global contexts informs the theme of the Summer Institute in Education (SIE) 2018: INSPIRE. We invite colleagues to submit course proposals focusing on recursive, immersive opportunities to explore and examine what professional knowledge looks and feels like within multiple educative practices in school and community sites. SIE courses will be designed to purposefully strengthen the journey of professional growth, intertwining theoretical, content, and pedagogical knowledge. This year, SIE courses, while serving the needs of post-baccalaureate and graduate students, will also serve as electives for teacher candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Education program. In particular, the Summer Institute in Education is seeking 3 credit course proposals to meet the professional and academic requirements of all educators including teacher candidates.
By responding to the multiple pathways of continuous professional learning, the Summer Institute in Education 2018 shares a commitment to INSPIRE career-long professional knowledges with a focus on four interrelated, growth-oriented goals:
- To enhance the educational experiences of all children, youth, teacher candidates and teachers.
- To ensure that the conditions, supports and practices are in place for teacher candidates to gain optimal induction into the profession.
- To further the professional growth of school and community sites.
- To strengthen education’s empowering roles and significances in the lives of communities.
Inspire builds on the Faculty of Education’s tradition of gathering educators, leaders, community members, and scholars seeking to develop critical and creative understandings of teaching and learning. This year’s theme offers participants the opportunity to examine and interrogate practice, praxis and research as they explore new directions in curriculum, assessment and technology within stimulating and dynamic contexts.
By engaging with the complex and multifaceted layers of practice and inquiry, SIE 2018 positions that critical understandings of theory and pedagogy promote and provide conditions and emergence of optimal pedagogical experiences.
Deadline for course applications is November 16, 2017
ACTFL Annual Convention & World Languages Expo
November 17 - 19, 2017
Nashville, TN
https://www.actfl.org/actfl2017/call-proposals
Do you want to experience the 2017 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo in Nashville, TN, from Nov. 17-19, 2017? Submit a proposal to be considered to present before Jan. 13, 2017, and visit https://www.actfl.org/actfl2017/call-proposals!
Be a part of the experience! Now it’s time to get serious about taking your idea and turning it into a convention proposal. Submit a proposal to be considered to present at the 2017 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) in Nashville, Tennessee, November 17-19. With the ACTFL Convention featuring more than 800 sessions covering a wide variety of topics at all levels and languages, the Convention Committee is seeking sessions that help language educators be better able to develop their students’ critical-thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills. Share your brilliant idea that will give attendees that “wow” experience and send them back to their schools with many takeaways!
The entire selection process is designed to provide attendees with a broad array of sessions and events to further their knowledge and skills to become better, well-informed teachers, professors, and administrators. We welcome language educators at all levels and of all languages to submit a proposal.
Please note: When you login, it is very important that you carefully read all the information in the Submission Guidelines and Presenter Responsibilities before proceeding to complete your online submission. The submission deadline is Friday, January 13, 2017. All proposals for consideration must be submitted online and none will be accepted after the deadline date.
November 17 - 19, 2017
Nashville, TN
https://www.actfl.org/actfl2017/call-proposals
Do you want to experience the 2017 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo in Nashville, TN, from Nov. 17-19, 2017? Submit a proposal to be considered to present before Jan. 13, 2017, and visit https://www.actfl.org/actfl2017/call-proposals!
Be a part of the experience! Now it’s time to get serious about taking your idea and turning it into a convention proposal. Submit a proposal to be considered to present at the 2017 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) in Nashville, Tennessee, November 17-19. With the ACTFL Convention featuring more than 800 sessions covering a wide variety of topics at all levels and languages, the Convention Committee is seeking sessions that help language educators be better able to develop their students’ critical-thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills. Share your brilliant idea that will give attendees that “wow” experience and send them back to their schools with many takeaways!
The entire selection process is designed to provide attendees with a broad array of sessions and events to further their knowledge and skills to become better, well-informed teachers, professors, and administrators. We welcome language educators at all levels and of all languages to submit a proposal.
Please note: When you login, it is very important that you carefully read all the information in the Submission Guidelines and Presenter Responsibilities before proceeding to complete your online submission. The submission deadline is Friday, January 13, 2017. All proposals for consideration must be submitted online and none will be accepted after the deadline date.
Traces of Words: Art & Calligraphy From Asia
May 11 - October 9, 2017
Vancouver, Museum of Anthropology (UBC)
http://jftor.org/traces-of-words/
Multimedia exhibition that showcases the varied forms of writing throughout Asia spanning hundreds of years. Curated by Fuyubi Nakamura. This exhibition will showcase the varied forms of expression associated with writing throughout Asia over the span of different time periods: from Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions, Qu’ranic manuscripts, Southeast Asian palm leaf manuscripts and Chinese calligraphy from MOA’s Asian collection to graffiti art from Afghanistan and contemporary artworks using Japanese calligraphy, and Tibetan and Thai scripts.
May 11 - October 9, 2017
Vancouver, Museum of Anthropology (UBC)
http://jftor.org/traces-of-words/
Multimedia exhibition that showcases the varied forms of writing throughout Asia spanning hundreds of years. Curated by Fuyubi Nakamura. This exhibition will showcase the varied forms of expression associated with writing throughout Asia over the span of different time periods: from Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions, Qu’ranic manuscripts, Southeast Asian palm leaf manuscripts and Chinese calligraphy from MOA’s Asian collection to graffiti art from Afghanistan and contemporary artworks using Japanese calligraphy, and Tibetan and Thai scripts.
PSA Super Conference 2017
October 20-21, 2017
Vancouver Convention Centre
www.psasuperconference.ca
BCATML is proud to participate in the Super Conference this fall! Super Conference is a celebration of the BC Teachers' Federations' (BCTF) hundredth year. It is the collaborative effort of 25 Provincial Specialist Associations (PSAs) to host 6000 teachers, hundreds of workshops, over 30 keynotes, and over 275 presenters in downtown Vancouver.
BCATML has sponsored nine (9) workshops for teachers of second languages:
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October 20-21, 2017
Vancouver Convention Centre
www.psasuperconference.ca
BCATML is proud to participate in the Super Conference this fall! Super Conference is a celebration of the BC Teachers' Federations' (BCTF) hundredth year. It is the collaborative effort of 25 Provincial Specialist Associations (PSAs) to host 6000 teachers, hundreds of workshops, over 30 keynotes, and over 275 presenters in downtown Vancouver.
BCATML has sponsored nine (9) workshops for teachers of second languages:
- „150 Jahre Kanada und Deutschland - Unterrichtsvorschläge für den DaF-Unterricht (nicht nur) im kanadischen Jubiläumsjahr“ (Andreas Meckes)
- Core French For Elementary And Middle Years (Kindra Harte, Stacia Johnson, Stacey Sveistrup)
- Essential iPad Apps For The Second Language Classroom (Rome Lavrencic)
- Learn Like An Adventurer! Teaching Foreign Languages Using Social Media (Yoshifumi Murakami)
- Let's Celebrate Languages And Cultures! (Marie-Claude Tremblay, Rome Lavrencic)
- Navigating The Core French Journey On Indigenous Ground (Nancy Griffith-Zahner)
- Stations Are For Every Age! Using Manipulatives And Games To Engage Language Learners And Develop Their Core Competencies(Shauna Nero, Ashleigh Mcneill)
- Story-Asking, Storytelling And Teaching With Comprehensible Input: From Research To Practice (Michelle Metcalfe, Adriana Ramirez)
- Not Just The Story Of European Settlement: Teaching With Respect For Chinese Canadian And Indigenous History In BC (Henry Yu)
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ACPI Annual Conference
November 2-4, 2017
Charlottetown, PEI
http://acpi.ca/congres/
The Association canadienne des professionnels de l'immersion (ACPI) will host its 41st annual conference from Nov. 2 - Nov. 4 2017, at the Delta Hotel in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This year's theme is "Bercé par les mots au gré des flots." Teachers, administrators, pedagogical counselors, researchers and students will all attend and search for the latest resources, new work-tools, and innovative ideas to develop the best practices in immersion education. Reserve your booth by completing the ACPI Exhibitor Form. For more information, consult ACPI's Congress website.
November 2-4, 2017
Charlottetown, PEI
http://acpi.ca/congres/
The Association canadienne des professionnels de l'immersion (ACPI) will host its 41st annual conference from Nov. 2 - Nov. 4 2017, at the Delta Hotel in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This year's theme is "Bercé par les mots au gré des flots." Teachers, administrators, pedagogical counselors, researchers and students will all attend and search for the latest resources, new work-tools, and innovative ideas to develop the best practices in immersion education. Reserve your booth by completing the ACPI Exhibitor Form. For more information, consult ACPI's Congress website.
Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education Annual Conference
August 16 - 17, 2017
Calgary, AB
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2017/
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) will host an annual conference which will include lectures and workshops by guest speakers, as well as research presentations and a general meeting. The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to exchange information and opinions on Japanese language education and Japanese linguistics. The CAJLE 2017 Annual Conference will take place at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, on Wednesday, Aug. 16 and Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. This year's theme is "Diversifying Japanese: Connections between Language Education and Society." To submit a proposal, you must be an active member of CAJLE. The deadline to submit your abstract is Monday, April 10, 2017. Become a member of CAJLE today! For more information on proposal submissions, please consult CAJLE's website.
August 16 - 17, 2017
Calgary, AB
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2017/
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) will host an annual conference which will include lectures and workshops by guest speakers, as well as research presentations and a general meeting. The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to exchange information and opinions on Japanese language education and Japanese linguistics. The CAJLE 2017 Annual Conference will take place at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, on Wednesday, Aug. 16 and Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. This year's theme is "Diversifying Japanese: Connections between Language Education and Society." To submit a proposal, you must be an active member of CAJLE. The deadline to submit your abstract is Monday, April 10, 2017. Become a member of CAJLE today! For more information on proposal submissions, please consult CAJLE's website.
CASTEL/J 2017 Conference to be held in Tokyo
The 7th International Conference of Computer-Assisted System of Teaching and Learning Japanese (CASTEL/J) will be held at Waseda University, Tokyo from August 4 to 6, 2017.
We would like to invite those who are actively using technology in their Japanese language teaching and research to present papers at the conference. In addition to paper presentations, we are planning keynote speeches, workshops, sponsor sessions, and others. We hope that many educators and researchers will find that this conference is a great place for interacting with fellow educators and researchers as well as learning new technologies. We look forward to seeing you at Waseda University next summer.
CASTEL/J welcomes proposals for individual papers, panel sessions, and poster presentations. We are especially interested in the following topics.
1. Japanese language pedagogy using E-learning
2. Reports on Japanese lagage education using computers
3. Japanese language tools based on theories of educational technology and natural languge processing
4. Reports on Japanese language education using a Large Scale Corpus
5. Japanese language teaching materials and tests using technology
6. Theories and reports of education using Social Media
How to submit proposal
Please fill in the application form at http://castel-j.org/ and click on “submit.” If you cannot fill in the form, please send an e-mail to Jae-ho Lee (李在鎬):jhlee.n@gmail.com
Types of Presentations
Oral presentation ( 20 minutes, Q & A 10 minutes), Panel session (90 minutes), Poster presentation (1 hour)
Languages for Presentation
You can present in either English or Japanese. Pease write an abstract in the language that you will use in the presentation.
Please include the following in your proposal.
Types of Presentations
Names of Presenter (s )
E-mail Address of Lead Presenter
Affiliations of All Presenters
Affiliation Address of Lead Presenter
Keywords
Presentation Title (Japanese or English)
Short Abstract (Less than 20 words for program) ）
Detail Abstract (Less than 400 words: for proposal review)
Plesentation Language (English/Japanese)
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Important Dates:
Submission October 30, 2016
Notification of acceptance December 24, 2016
Deadline for Proceedings March 1, 2017
Conference August 4-6, 2017
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Organizing Committee
President:
Yasu-Hiko Tosaku（University of California, San Diego)
Executive Committee:
Jae-ho Lee (Waseda University), Chair
Hideko Shimizu (Kaetsu University)
Naoko Kinoshita (Waseda University)
Kei Kubo (Osaka University)
Satoru Shinagawa(University of Hawaii)
Steering Committee:
Chieko Kano (University of Tsukuba)
Yuriko Sunagawa (NINJAL)
Yoichiro Hasebe (Doshisha University)
Shinichiro Ishikawa (Kobe University)
We would like to invite those who are actively using technology in their Japanese language teaching and research to present papers at the conference. In addition to paper presentations, we are planning keynote speeches, workshops, sponsor sessions, and others. We hope that many educators and researchers will find that this conference is a great place for interacting with fellow educators and researchers as well as learning new technologies. We look forward to seeing you at Waseda University next summer.
CASTEL/J welcomes proposals for individual papers, panel sessions, and poster presentations. We are especially interested in the following topics.
1. Japanese language pedagogy using E-learning
2. Reports on Japanese lagage education using computers
3. Japanese language tools based on theories of educational technology and natural languge processing
4. Reports on Japanese language education using a Large Scale Corpus
5. Japanese language teaching materials and tests using technology
6. Theories and reports of education using Social Media
How to submit proposal
Please fill in the application form at http://castel-j.org/ and click on “submit.” If you cannot fill in the form, please send an e-mail to Jae-ho Lee (李在鎬):jhlee.n@gmail.com
Types of Presentations
Oral presentation ( 20 minutes, Q & A 10 minutes), Panel session (90 minutes), Poster presentation (1 hour)
Languages for Presentation
You can present in either English or Japanese. Pease write an abstract in the language that you will use in the presentation.
Please include the following in your proposal.
Types of Presentations
Names of Presenter (s )
E-mail Address of Lead Presenter
Affiliations of All Presenters
Affiliation Address of Lead Presenter
Keywords
Presentation Title (Japanese or English)
Short Abstract (Less than 20 words for program) ）
Detail Abstract (Less than 400 words: for proposal review)
Plesentation Language (English/Japanese)
________________
Important Dates:
Submission October 30, 2016
Notification of acceptance December 24, 2016
Deadline for Proceedings March 1, 2017
Conference August 4-6, 2017
___________________
Organizing Committee
President:
Yasu-Hiko Tosaku（University of California, San Diego)
Executive Committee:
Jae-ho Lee (Waseda University), Chair
Hideko Shimizu (Kaetsu University)
Naoko Kinoshita (Waseda University)
Kei Kubo (Osaka University)
Satoru Shinagawa(University of Hawaii)
Steering Committee:
Chieko Kano (University of Tsukuba)
Yuriko Sunagawa (NINJAL)
Yoichiro Hasebe (Doshisha University)
Shinichiro Ishikawa (Kobe University)
ACPI Summer Institute
July 31 - August 5, 2017
Nice, France
http://acpi.ca/evenements/institut-d-ete-de-l-acpi
The Association canadienne des professionnels de l'immersion (ACPI), in collaboration with Université du Monde, has organized a week of courses and cultural activities in Nice, France, from July 31 to Aug. 5, 2017. Spend the day with the company of great names in Canadian Immersion: Renée Bourgoin, Shauna Néro, Danie Boudreau and Caroline Roux. Take the afternoon to explore and discover the wonderful regions of Nice. Please note that you must be an active member of ACPI to sign up. Become a member of ACPI, and sign up for this exciting activity! For more information, consult ACPI's event page.
July 31 - August 5, 2017
Nice, France
http://acpi.ca/evenements/institut-d-ete-de-l-acpi
The Association canadienne des professionnels de l'immersion (ACPI), in collaboration with Université du Monde, has organized a week of courses and cultural activities in Nice, France, from July 31 to Aug. 5, 2017. Spend the day with the company of great names in Canadian Immersion: Renée Bourgoin, Shauna Néro, Danie Boudreau and Caroline Roux. Take the afternoon to explore and discover the wonderful regions of Nice. Please note that you must be an active member of ACPI to sign up. Become a member of ACPI, and sign up for this exciting activity! For more information, consult ACPI's event page.
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Japanese Foundation Toronto Summer Language Brush-Up
July 7 - 10, 2017,
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Campus, BC
http://jftor.org/language/teachers/summer_training/2017workshop/
Eligible Candidates: The following individuals are eligible to participate in the program:
For the one-day workshop, we are pleased to welcome Ms. Stacia Johnson as our keynote presenter, who will discuss British Columbia's new curriculum. Following this, another session will be led by the Japan Foundation's newly dispatched Japanese Language Specialist, Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami.
The remaining three days are an "overnight camp" workshop, focusing on brushing up participants' Japanese skills using the Japan Foundation's textbook, Marugoto. Participants will get to try each level from A1 to B1, and through experiencing the different levels of Marugoto as "students" they will also learn about teaching using Marugoto. There will also be opportunities outside of the brush-up sessions to discuss language education in the 21st century.
Schedule: Please click here for the schedule.
Language:
One-day Workshop: Ms. Johnson's keynote session will be conducted in English and Mr. Murakami's session will be conducted in Japanese (but discussion in English is welcome!).
Brush-up sessions: conducted primarily in Japanese.
Grant Coverage: JFT will bear the following expenses in accordance with its regulations.
July 7 - 10, 2017,
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Campus, BC
http://jftor.org/language/teachers/summer_training/2017workshop/
Eligible Candidates: The following individuals are eligible to participate in the program:
- In principle, those who are currently employed by the applying organization as a Japanese-language teacher and who will continue teaching in the aforementioned organization after their return. *If you are a Japanese-language teacher who does not meet the above eligibility requirements but still wishes to participate in this program, please contact Ms. Noriko Saito at nsaito@jftor.org.
- Those who did not complete their compulsory education (elementary & junior high school, 9 years) in Japan.
For the one-day workshop, we are pleased to welcome Ms. Stacia Johnson as our keynote presenter, who will discuss British Columbia's new curriculum. Following this, another session will be led by the Japan Foundation's newly dispatched Japanese Language Specialist, Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami.
The remaining three days are an "overnight camp" workshop, focusing on brushing up participants' Japanese skills using the Japan Foundation's textbook, Marugoto. Participants will get to try each level from A1 to B1, and through experiencing the different levels of Marugoto as "students" they will also learn about teaching using Marugoto. There will also be opportunities outside of the brush-up sessions to discuss language education in the 21st century.
Schedule: Please click here for the schedule.
Language:
One-day Workshop: Ms. Johnson's keynote session will be conducted in English and Mr. Murakami's session will be conducted in Japanese (but discussion in English is welcome!).
Brush-up sessions: conducted primarily in Japanese.
Grant Coverage: JFT will bear the following expenses in accordance with its regulations.
- Accommodation
- Training program and necessary expenditures for participation in the program (such as teaching materials)
- Cost for travel
- Meals during the program
- Please visit http://jftor.org/language/teachers/summer_training/2017workshop/ to download the application form.
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Intensive French Institute
July 4 - 7, 2017 Surrey, BC http://french-institute.ourconference.ca Learn effective strategies to teach French in a meaningful and authentic context - the entire conference is en français! Become certified to teach Intensive French! Based on the Neuro-linguistic Approach (NLA) to develop oral, listening, reading and writing communicative competencies of French learners. Founded on a student-centerer and literacy-based pedagogy emphasizing authentic communication, social interaction and the development of the Core Competencies through project-based learning. Registration fees: Out-of-district: $350 Student teacher: $200 Participants are able to apply for a bursary from the BC Ministry of Education for the registration fee (up to $300) as well as travel fees. More information is found at: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/ways-to-learn/french-programs/french_bursary_criteria.pdf |
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Institut de français, UBC à la ville de Québec
July 3 - 21, 2017 Quebec City, Quebec pdce.educ.ubc.ca/QuebecCity Join UBC Faculty of Education in a nineteen-day non-credit immersion program in the heart of Quebec City. The program is designed to respond to the needs of all French second language teachers, both experienced teachers and those just entering the profession. The program is open to all levels of French second language speakers, from absolute beginner to advanced. The program also welcomes applicants who are not in the teaching profession. Register before April 28, 2017! Develop your oral communication skills as well as an appreciation of Quebec’s unique culture. Morning classes, afternoon workshops and field trips concentrate on improving the participant’s ability to converse in French. There is no prerequisite for the program; previous classroom experience and prior knowledge of French are not required. Funding for BC Teachers is provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage of the Government of Canada. Bursaries for BC teachers are administered by UBC Faculty of Education, for the French Programs Unit of the BC Ministry of Education. |
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La Maison française - Univeristy of Victoria Continuing Studies
Summer 2017 Victoria, BC https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/languages-and-travel/programs/la-maison-francaise Each summer, Continuing Studies at UVic offers bursaries for BC teachers who would like to refresh or improve their French skills by participating in our five-week French immersion program, La Maison Française (LMF). Information on how to apply for the BC Teacher Bursary can be found here: continuingstudies.uvic.ca/BC-teacher-bursary |
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Peru Summer Institute - Ecology, Technology
June 4 - 24, 2017 Lamas, Peru http://students.ubc.ca/career/international-experiences/global-seminars/peru-summer-institute This program will take place at the Sachamama Center for BioCultural Regeneration in Lamas, Peru. The Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to work collaboratively with the local Kichwa-Lamista communities in their bio-cultural regeneration with the goal of nurturing intercultural dialogue. This six (6) credit Peru Summer Institute: Ecology, Technology & Indigeneity in the High Amazon offers an intensive three-week program of study consisting of two integrated courses:
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BCATML One-day TPRS Training Event
Saturday, May 13th, 2017 from 9:00 - 4:00 pm
BCTF Building - 100-550 West 6th Avenue Vancouver, BC
Cost current BCATML members: $35
http://www.bcatml.org/tprs-day-2017.html
BCATML is thrilled to work with TPRS experts Michelle Metcalfe and Adriana Ramirez who will lead us in understanding TPRS pedagogy and developing our skills and strategies for use in the classroom. Both Michelle and Adriana will work with smaller groups to give a more individualized and personal focus. You will come away with great new ideas and handouts and meet other teachers just like you!
Saturday, May 13th, 2017 from 9:00 - 4:00 pm
BCTF Building - 100-550 West 6th Avenue Vancouver, BC
Cost current BCATML members: $35
http://www.bcatml.org/tprs-day-2017.html
BCATML is thrilled to work with TPRS experts Michelle Metcalfe and Adriana Ramirez who will lead us in understanding TPRS pedagogy and developing our skills and strategies for use in the classroom. Both Michelle and Adriana will work with smaller groups to give a more individualized and personal focus. You will come away with great new ideas and handouts and meet other teachers just like you!
Registration will be limited to only 50 participants. Be sure to register early!
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 1:00 pm
The Cinematheque - 1131 Howe Street (Vancouver, BC)
$8 for students (free for teachers and accompanying chaperones)
www.vlaff.org
The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival invites you to bring your students to a special private screening of the award-winning Guatemalan film Ixcanul (2015).
Ixcanul is a spellbinding depiction of daily life in the heart of a Kaqchikel Mayan community in the Guatemalan highlands. Seventeen-year-old Maria lives with her parents near a coffee plantation at the base of an active volcano. As the date of her arranged marriage approaches, she feels increasingly torn between the bonds of tradition and family and her own desire to see what lies on the other side of the mountain. Ancient rituals, ancestral beliefs and the hectic urban world all meet in this splendid and moving story of a young woman’s contradictory desires both to shape her own future and to fulfill the wishes of her community.
IXCANUL won the Youth Choice Award at last year's festival and follows the story of a young Kaqchikel Mayan woman in Guatemala. It touches on themes of women's rights and traditions of arranged marriages, reproductive rights and access to health care, and the question of leaving one's rural Indigenous community for opportunities elsewhere.
Please make reservations by contacting Anne-Mary Mullen at annemary@vlaff.org
Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 1:00 pm
The Cinematheque - 1131 Howe Street (Vancouver, BC)
$8 for students (free for teachers and accompanying chaperones)
www.vlaff.org
The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival invites you to bring your students to a special private screening of the award-winning Guatemalan film Ixcanul (2015).
Ixcanul is a spellbinding depiction of daily life in the heart of a Kaqchikel Mayan community in the Guatemalan highlands. Seventeen-year-old Maria lives with her parents near a coffee plantation at the base of an active volcano. As the date of her arranged marriage approaches, she feels increasingly torn between the bonds of tradition and family and her own desire to see what lies on the other side of the mountain. Ancient rituals, ancestral beliefs and the hectic urban world all meet in this splendid and moving story of a young woman’s contradictory desires both to shape her own future and to fulfill the wishes of her community.
IXCANUL won the Youth Choice Award at last year's festival and follows the story of a young Kaqchikel Mayan woman in Guatemala. It touches on themes of women's rights and traditions of arranged marriages, reproductive rights and access to health care, and the question of leaving one's rural Indigenous community for opportunities elsewhere.
Please make reservations by contacting Anne-Mary Mullen at annemary@vlaff.org
Classroom Energy Diet Challenge
January 30, 2017 - April 26, 2017
Free
www.energydiet.ca
Contact info: Sandra Black (black@rcgs.org)
January 30, 2017 - April 26, 2017
Free
www.energydiet.ca
Contact info: Sandra Black (black@rcgs.org)
A free energy resource for K-12 teachers called the Classroom Energy Diet Challenge is now available. This program helps students learn the fundamentals of saving energy through interactive challenges, video projects and community engagement.
Some highlights of the Classroom Energy Diet include:
Registration is open now and the contest runs from January 30 to April 26, 2017.
For more information on the challenge and to see the complete rules and regulations, please visit energydiet.ca or contact Sandra Black at black@rcgs.org.
Some highlights of the Classroom Energy Diet include:
- Free registration
- Available in French and English
- 25 energy-themed learning activities
- Resources and clear instructions for teachers on how they can best approach the topic with their students
- Easily connected to language, math, social studies, media studies, and science curricula
- Flexible timing
- More than 150 prizes totalling $40,000
Registration is open now and the contest runs from January 30 to April 26, 2017.
For more information on the challenge and to see the complete rules and regulations, please visit energydiet.ca or contact Sandra Black at black@rcgs.org.
BCATML Twitter Chat
Monday, April 24th, 2017 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Free
Be sure to join BC second language teachers as they discuss the current draft curricula for second languages (other than Core French). Use hashtag #BCATML to participate.
The chat will use a Q1 / A1 format for the entire hour. Here are the questions that will be asked during the event:
Q1 In what ways do the curriculum elements (big ideas, curricular competencies, content) work well together? How do they not?
Q2 Do the curriculum elements in your language area reflect what is important for all students to learn at each grade level?
Q3 Which curriculum elements require greater clarity or more elaborations? Please specify.
Q4 How can L2 teachers incorporate Aboriginal perspectives and knowledge into the redesigned curricula? What resources are needed?
Q5 What questions, concerns or additional feedback do you have on the second languages draft curricula?
Read the moderated chat by visiting: storify.com/RLavrencic/bcatml-twitter-chat-re-bc-s-draft-second-languages
Monday, April 24th, 2017 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Free
Be sure to join BC second language teachers as they discuss the current draft curricula for second languages (other than Core French). Use hashtag #BCATML to participate.
The chat will use a Q1 / A1 format for the entire hour. Here are the questions that will be asked during the event:
Q1 In what ways do the curriculum elements (big ideas, curricular competencies, content) work well together? How do they not?
Q2 Do the curriculum elements in your language area reflect what is important for all students to learn at each grade level?
Q3 Which curriculum elements require greater clarity or more elaborations? Please specify.
Q4 How can L2 teachers incorporate Aboriginal perspectives and knowledge into the redesigned curricula? What resources are needed?
Q5 What questions, concerns or additional feedback do you have on the second languages draft curricula?
Read the moderated chat by visiting: storify.com/RLavrencic/bcatml-twitter-chat-re-bc-s-draft-second-languages
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National Canadian Film Day 150
FREE High School Screening of WINDOW HORSES
April 19 at 10:30am
Join us for a FREE high school screening on National Canadian Film Day 150
WINDOW HORSES: THE POETIC PERSIAN EPIPHANY OF ROSIE MING
April 19, 2017 10:30am. Vancity Theatre - 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver
Ann Marie Fleming, 2016, Canada, 89 mins - FREE
Winner of VIFF 2016 Best Canadian Film Award
Email education@viff.org to reserve your spots.
Ann Marie Fleming's Window Horses is a beautifully narrated and colourfully animated story of a young girl's journey toward self-discovery. After being invited to a poetry festival in Shiraz, Iran, by a mysterious figure, Rosie Ming faces challenges and discoveries that ultimately lead to her self-realization. Unaware of the reasons behind her father's disappearance, she has her perspective and conscience awakened by her experiences and the information she uncovers.
The first feature-length animation from the NFB to be selected for the festival since Pierre Hébert's La plante humaine, the film features a rich colour palette sure to tantalize the audience. At times, it gives way to guest-animated sequences in which poetic illustration and artistic expression convey the spiritedness of living freely. Window Horses uses poetry, music and illustration to celebrate the value of accepting cultures, opening one's mind and tapping into unknown aspects of the self as a form of self-transformation and spiritual transcendence. The superb voice cast includes festival veterans Don McKellar, Sandra Oh and Ellen Page.
COLONIZATION ROAD
Michelle St. John, 2016, Canada, 49 mins
Standard High School rates apply ($400 - up to 50 students)
Email education@viff.org to book your class in at your convenience.
In towns throughout Ontario, there are startling reminders of the colonization of Indigenous territories and the displacement of First Nations people. Anishinaabe comedian and activist Ryan McMahon takes us to his hometown of Fort Frances and down its main drag, which is called Colonization Road. Similar streets have similar names in towns and cities across the province, direct reminders of the Public Lands Act of 1853 and its severe impact on First Nations, their treaties and their land in the name of "Canadian settlement." On his journey through Ontario, McMahon explores the history of these roads, meets with settlers in solidarity and raises significant questions about "reconciliation" and what it means to "decolonize."
*Additional High School film titles available here or upon request.
FREE High School Screening of WINDOW HORSES
April 19 at 10:30am
Join us for a FREE high school screening on National Canadian Film Day 150
WINDOW HORSES: THE POETIC PERSIAN EPIPHANY OF ROSIE MING
April 19, 2017 10:30am. Vancity Theatre - 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver
Ann Marie Fleming, 2016, Canada, 89 mins - FREE
Winner of VIFF 2016 Best Canadian Film Award
Email education@viff.org to reserve your spots.
Ann Marie Fleming's Window Horses is a beautifully narrated and colourfully animated story of a young girl's journey toward self-discovery. After being invited to a poetry festival in Shiraz, Iran, by a mysterious figure, Rosie Ming faces challenges and discoveries that ultimately lead to her self-realization. Unaware of the reasons behind her father's disappearance, she has her perspective and conscience awakened by her experiences and the information she uncovers.
The first feature-length animation from the NFB to be selected for the festival since Pierre Hébert's La plante humaine, the film features a rich colour palette sure to tantalize the audience. At times, it gives way to guest-animated sequences in which poetic illustration and artistic expression convey the spiritedness of living freely. Window Horses uses poetry, music and illustration to celebrate the value of accepting cultures, opening one's mind and tapping into unknown aspects of the self as a form of self-transformation and spiritual transcendence. The superb voice cast includes festival veterans Don McKellar, Sandra Oh and Ellen Page.
COLONIZATION ROAD
Michelle St. John, 2016, Canada, 49 mins
Standard High School rates apply ($400 - up to 50 students)
Email education@viff.org to book your class in at your convenience.
In towns throughout Ontario, there are startling reminders of the colonization of Indigenous territories and the displacement of First Nations people. Anishinaabe comedian and activist Ryan McMahon takes us to his hometown of Fort Frances and down its main drag, which is called Colonization Road. Similar streets have similar names in towns and cities across the province, direct reminders of the Public Lands Act of 1853 and its severe impact on First Nations, their treaties and their land in the name of "Canadian settlement." On his journey through Ontario, McMahon explores the history of these roads, meets with settlers in solidarity and raises significant questions about "reconciliation" and what it means to "decolonize."
*Additional High School film titles available here or upon request.
BC Language Coordination Association Conference 2017
April 6 - 7, 2017
Manteo Resort in Kelowna, BC
www.bclca.net
The 2017 BCLCA Conference will be held on April 6-7, 2017 at the Manteo Resort in Kelowna with Conference Keynote speaker Jacques Cool from New Brunswick.
Cost is $250 for both days. $175 for Thursday, April 6th only. $200 for Friday, April 7th only.
Registration is now open. Click here to register now!
Poster
Programme 2017
April 6 - 7, 2017
Manteo Resort in Kelowna, BC
www.bclca.net
The 2017 BCLCA Conference will be held on April 6-7, 2017 at the Manteo Resort in Kelowna with Conference Keynote speaker Jacques Cool from New Brunswick.
Cost is $250 for both days. $175 for Thursday, April 6th only. $200 for Friday, April 7th only.
Registration is now open. Click here to register now!
Poster
Programme 2017
CASLT Languages Without Borders
April 6-8 2017
Edmonton, AB
http://www.caslt.org/LWB-2017-LSF/welcome_en.php
CASLT bi-annual Languages Without Borders Conference for Second Language Educators is now accepting workshop proposals as well as early-bird registration.
April 6-8 2017
Edmonton, AB
http://www.caslt.org/LWB-2017-LSF/welcome_en.php
CASLT bi-annual Languages Without Borders Conference for Second Language Educators is now accepting workshop proposals as well as early-bird registration.
CASLT and the Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education (IISLE), of the Edmonton Public School Board (ESPB), are pleased to announce that the 6th National Conference for Second Languages Teachers "Languages Without Borders" will be held in Edmonton, Alberta, April 6 to 8, 2017. Don't miss out on this great opportunity: register now and submit your ideas for presentations and workshops. See you there!
AATJ 2017 Conference to be held in Toronto
The 2017 Annual Spring Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) will be held in Toronto, Ontario, on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies. Proposals are invited for individual papers and panels in the following areas/categories: (1) pedagogy, (2) linguistics, (3) literature, (4) second language acquisition, (5) language and technology, and (6) topics related to AATJ’s special interest groups. The deadline for submitting proposals online is October 31, 2016.
Please note the addition this year of a new category - language and technology.
For complete information and to submit a proposal, go to http://www.aatj.org/conferences-spring
Please note the addition this year of a new category - language and technology.
For complete information and to submit a proposal, go to http://www.aatj.org/conferences-spring
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SFU - FrancoFUN Bootcamp
Voyage dans le temps Registration deadline extended to February 20, 2017 4:30 pm! March 13 - 15, 2017 Brew Creek Centre (Whistler, BC) Cost: $375 / person
Two Groups: Beginner Level A1: explanations and discussions in English, activities in French Intermediate Level A2: all in French In a relaxing atmosphere, this Bootcamp FrancoFUN offers a wide range of curriculum-centered, interactive linguistic and cultural activities allowing Core French teachers to practice their French skills, network with colleagues and focus on resources (activities and strategies) for their classrooms. Bootcamp FrancoFUN is organized by the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs at Simon Fraser University.
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Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education
January 24 - March 7, 2017 Online - *FREE* University of British Columbia & edX http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/MOOC Each of BC's new draft curricula has infused Aboriginal ways of knowing along with the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Many teachers may be wondering how to infuse these philosophies into the new curricula. This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) from UBC will assist teachers in finding resources to supplement their curriculum while at the same time broadening their understanding of Indigenous education not only in Canada - and in particular the BC context - but also the histories and cultures of other Aboriginal peoples around the world. This online course is delivered using the edX platform. To learn more about the particulars and requirements of this 6-week course as well as how to register, click here. |
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Cinema Kabuki in high definition on the big screen
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas, Vancouver $20
http://jftor.org/event/cinema-kabuki-in-vancouver/#details
Kabuki Theatre, with origins dating back to the 1600s, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating itself. Live productions, featuring some of today’s greatest Kabuki stars, are now being filmed with the highest resolution cameras for screening in cinemas around the world on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound.
11:55 am: Kumagai’s Camp (a samurai tragedy)
details and tickets
2:30 pm: Three Thieves Named Kichisa (an urban outlaw story)
details and tickets
Presented by The Japan Foundation in association with the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas, Vancouver $20
http://jftor.org/event/cinema-kabuki-in-vancouver/#details
Kabuki Theatre, with origins dating back to the 1600s, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating itself. Live productions, featuring some of today’s greatest Kabuki stars, are now being filmed with the highest resolution cameras for screening in cinemas around the world on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound.
11:55 am: Kumagai’s Camp (a samurai tragedy)
details and tickets
2:30 pm: Three Thieves Named Kichisa (an urban outlaw story)
details and tickets
Presented by The Japan Foundation in association with the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver
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Vancouver School Board Languages Conference
Friday, February 24, 2017 Jules Quesnel Elementary & Lord Byng Secondary (Vancouver, BC) http://www2.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/Prod/register.htm?page=workshopdetailm&workshopid=2701 The Vancouver School Board is hosting its annual Languages Spring Conference. Keynote speakers will be Shane Pointe and Don Fiddler (in English). This event will host a number of workshops for Core French, Intensive French, French Immersion, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish teachers on a variety of topics including Indigenous perspectives, assessment with the redesigned curriculum, use of technology, communicative strategies, cultural appreciation and more. Fees (include lunch): Vancouver School Board Staff: $20 Teacher candidates: $10 Out of district teachers: $50 Registration deadline is Saturday, February 18, 2017.
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Le Festival du Voyageur
February 17 - 24, 2017 Winnipeg, MB https://festivalvoyageur.mb.ca/en/school-program/ The Great-West Life School Program offers a basic package of activities that are repeated annually. These activities are very well anchored in the history and folklore of the fur trading period and/or are the most in-demand activities. Around this basic package are other related themes and activities presented in rotation every few years, thereby offering greater variety over time. The website offers many free educational resources in both English and French. To switch between English & French, click the language option. Activity workshop (Subjects: Social Studies, Math, Science, etc.) Colouring Book Folk Songs 1970 - 2004 Aboriginal Resources & Stories (en français) |
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23rd Rendez-vous French Film Festival
February 2-12, 2017 Greater Vancouver area http://rendez-vousvancouver.com/ The 23rd Rendez-vous French Film Festival runs from February 2 - 12, 2017 at various locations around the Greater Vancouver area. Visit the official website for full ticket information, listings of movies, schedule of viewings and locations. Dozens of movies that have won several awards will be shown, many of which will be shown with English subtitles. See full listings for details, times and locations. Admission prices: Adults: $10; double bill: $16 Students with valid card: $7.50 Mandatory Membership: $3 Click on the following links for information for: Tickets & Membership Schedule Official Program |
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Japanese Language Proficiency Test
December 4, 2016
Vancouver - Langara College
http://www.langara.bc.ca
Cost: $70 *the test fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test is designed to evaluate and certify the language proficiency of learners of the Japanese language. In Canada, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test is offered in Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.
To register contact: Langara College Continuing Studies Registrar's Office
URL: www.langara.bc.ca
TEL:（604) 323-5323
Email: bmorrison@langara.ca
For more information on the JLPT in Canada, please visit The Japan Foundation, Toronto website at http://jftor.org/language/jlpt
December 4, 2016
Vancouver - Langara College
http://www.langara.bc.ca
Cost: $70 *the test fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test is designed to evaluate and certify the language proficiency of learners of the Japanese language. In Canada, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test is offered in Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.
To register contact: Langara College Continuing Studies Registrar's Office
URL: www.langara.bc.ca
TEL:（604) 323-5323
Email: bmorrison@langara.ca
For more information on the JLPT in Canada, please visit The Japan Foundation, Toronto website at http://jftor.org/language/jlpt
November 18-20, 2016
ACTFL: 2016 Convention & World Languages Exposition
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210
Boston, Massachusetts
www.actfl.org/convention-expo
The ACTFL Convention is an international event bringing together more than 6,000 language educators from all languages, levels and assignments. - See more at: http://www.actfl.org/conventions/2015-annual-convention-and-world-languages-expo#sthash.a82HOlLa.dpuf
The ACTFL call for proposal submission deadline is fast approaching. Proposals must be received by Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 11:59 pm ET. Submission guidelines can be found by clicking here.
Also, a webinar is available to assist you in submitting your proposal. Please view "Webinar: How to write a successful ACTFL Proposal" by Noriko Fujioka-Ito sensei and Yasuo Takada sensei (2014) at http://www.aatj.org/prodev-webinars.
ACTFL: 2016 Convention & World Languages Exposition
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210
Boston, Massachusetts
www.actfl.org/convention-expo
The ACTFL Convention is an international event bringing together more than 6,000 language educators from all languages, levels and assignments. - See more at: http://www.actfl.org/conventions/2015-annual-convention-and-world-languages-expo#sthash.a82HOlLa.dpuf
The ACTFL call for proposal submission deadline is fast approaching. Proposals must be received by Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 11:59 pm ET. Submission guidelines can be found by clicking here.
Also, a webinar is available to assist you in submitting your proposal. Please view "Webinar: How to write a successful ACTFL Proposal" by Noriko Fujioka-Ito sensei and Yasuo Takada sensei (2014) at http://www.aatj.org/prodev-webinars.
BCATML Celebrating Languages Conference
Friday, October 21, 2016
Burnaby South Secondary School & Michael J. Fox Theatre
https://www.regonline.ca/bcatml_conference2016
BCATML's annual conference, Celebrating Languages, returns to Burnaby South Secondary School. We are excited to announce Kaleb Child as this year's conference keynote. He will discuss how to imbue Aboriginal ways of knowing and perspectives into your classroom. Kaleb will inspire you to develop your curriculum to include First Nations content, perspectives and knowledge in innovating and helpful ways.
There will also be a wide range of engaging and relevant workshops for teachers of French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Mandarin and Punjabi. Furthermore, attendees will be to choose from various workshops for all languages and levels. Be prepared to be inspired and motivated to try something new in your classroom this year!
Friday, October 21, 2016
Burnaby South Secondary School & Michael J. Fox Theatre
https://www.regonline.ca/bcatml_conference2016
BCATML's annual conference, Celebrating Languages, returns to Burnaby South Secondary School. We are excited to announce Kaleb Child as this year's conference keynote. He will discuss how to imbue Aboriginal ways of knowing and perspectives into your classroom. Kaleb will inspire you to develop your curriculum to include First Nations content, perspectives and knowledge in innovating and helpful ways.
There will also be a wide range of engaging and relevant workshops for teachers of French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Mandarin and Punjabi. Furthermore, attendees will be to choose from various workshops for all languages and levels. Be prepared to be inspired and motivated to try something new in your classroom this year!
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Early-bird registration rates (until midnight Sept. 23, 2016)
BCTF Member: $100 Independent School Teacher: $123 Retired BCTF member: $75 TTOC: $75 Community Heritage Language Teacher: $75 Pre-service Teacher: $75 Workshop presenter: PSA dues |
Regular registration rates (Sept. 24 - Oct. 9, 2016)
BCTF Member: $130 Independent School Teacher: $153 Retired BCTF member: $105 TTOC: $105 Community Heritage Lang. Teacher: $105 Pre-service Teacher: $75 Workshop presenter: PSA dues |
Late registration rates (Oct. 10 - 16, 2016) *No registrations after Oct.16
BCTF Member: $160 Independent School Teacher: $183 Retired BCTF member: $135 TTOC: $135 Community Heritage Language Teacher: $135 Pre-service Teacher: $135 Workshop presenter: PSA dues |
September 24, 2016
Japanese Tadoku Workshop - 日本語多読ワークショップ -多読とその実践-
University of Washington (Communication Hall 120)
9:00 - 4:00 pm
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Sakai Kunihide, President, NPO Tadoku Supporters
Ms. Makiko Awano, Vice President, NPO Tadoku Supporters
Guest Speakers:
Ms. Noriko Hanabusa, Notre Dame University
Ms. Yuka Kumagai, University of Southern California
Registration fee: Free Clock Hours will be provided.
Contact: Izumi Matsuda-Kiami (matsuda@uw.edu)
Japanese Tadoku Workshop - 日本語多読ワークショップ -多読とその実践-
University of Washington (Communication Hall 120)
9:00 - 4:00 pm
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Sakai Kunihide, President, NPO Tadoku Supporters
Ms. Makiko Awano, Vice President, NPO Tadoku Supporters
Guest Speakers:
Ms. Noriko Hanabusa, Notre Dame University
Ms. Yuka Kumagai, University of Southern California
Registration fee: Free Clock Hours will be provided.
Contact: Izumi Matsuda-Kiami (matsuda@uw.edu)
Japanese Research Grants
The 12th Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship>
Thank you for your support of Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship.
We would like to inform you the Hakuho Foundation is now accepting applications
for the 12th Hakuho Japanese Research Fellowship.
With the goals of further strengthening the fundamentals of international
research into Japan and deepening international understanding of Japan through
researchers’ activities, the Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship
invites leading international researchers of the Japanese language, Japanese
language education, Japanese literature and Japanese culture to Japan to
conduct residential research.
1. Application period: June 10-October 30, 2016
2. Research period: September 1, 2017-August 31, 2018 (6 months or 12 months)
3. Receiving organizations:
- International Research Center for Japanese Studies
- The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa
- Kyoto University
- National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
- Ochanomizu University
- Ritsumeikan University
- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
- Waseda University
For further details, please visit our website.
News Release:
http://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/english/tabid/216/Default.aspx
Application Guide:
http://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/english/program/tabid/196/Default.aspx
News Letter Vol. 3
http://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/Portals/0/images/pdf/fellowshipnewsleuuer_vol3.pdf
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Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship Secretariat
(c/o) e-side, inc., B1F, Shiba-Daimon 2-1-16 Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0012 Japan
Yui Sato/ Kana Ohta/ Scott Macdonald
tel. 81-3-6435-8140 fax. 81-3-6435-8790
email. ip-office@hakuhofoundation-ip.jp
http://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/english/
Thank you for your support of Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship.
We would like to inform you the Hakuho Foundation is now accepting applications
for the 12th Hakuho Japanese Research Fellowship.
With the goals of further strengthening the fundamentals of international
research into Japan and deepening international understanding of Japan through
researchers’ activities, the Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship
invites leading international researchers of the Japanese language, Japanese
language education, Japanese literature and Japanese culture to Japan to
conduct residential research.
1. Application period: June 10-October 30, 2016
2. Research period: September 1, 2017-August 31, 2018 (6 months or 12 months)
3. Receiving organizations:
- International Research Center for Japanese Studies
- The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa
- Kyoto University
- National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
- Ochanomizu University
- Ritsumeikan University
- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
- Waseda University
For further details, please visit our website.
News Release:
http://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/english/tabid/216/Default.aspx
Application Guide:
http://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/english/program/tabid/196/Default.aspx
News Letter Vol. 3
http://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/Portals/0/images/pdf/fellowshipnewsleuuer_vol3.pdf
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Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship Secretariat
(c/o) e-side, inc., B1F, Shiba-Daimon 2-1-16 Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0012 Japan
Yui Sato/ Kana Ohta/ Scott Macdonald
tel. 81-3-6435-8140 fax. 81-3-6435-8790
email. ip-office@hakuhofoundation-ip.jp
http://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/english/
Japanese Activities and Professional Development Coming Up ....
Monday, October 17
Salon Series 2016/17: Great Onnagata Roles in Kabuki Dance: Sumidagawa - The Sumida River
Time: 19:00 - 20:30, October 17
Location: I.K Barber Learning Centre, UBC Chilcotin Room - Room 256
Tuesday, October 25
Asian Library Japanese-Language Book Club - ねむり NEMURI BY HARUKI MURAKAMI
By: Katsuhiko Imai
Time: 19:00 - 20:30, October 25
Location: UBC Asian Centre Room 604, 1871 West Mall
Tuesday, October 25
2017 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme Recruitment - A Chance to Live, Work and Learn in Japan
By: Consulate General of Japan JET Programme
Time: 12:30 - 14:00, October 25
Location: UBC Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 185
Friday, October 28
Walk in Canada, Talk on Japan
By: Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki
Time: 11:00 - 12:30, October 28
Location: Sage Bistro (UBC), 6331 Crescent Road
Thursday, November 3
Activism for Harmony? Immigrant Rights' Activism and Xenophobic Activism in Japan
By: Dr. Apichai W. Shipper
Time: 16:00 - 17:30, November 3
Location: UBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120, C.K. Choi Building 1855 West Mall
Japan Studies Association of Canada (JSAC) 2016 Annual Conference
Thursday - Sunday, October 13-16
2016 JSAC Annual Conference
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Theme: "Globalizing Japan"
JSAC welcomes conference papers on Japan from a broad range of disciplines - the humanities, arts and social sciences.
Featured Excursion
Documentary Film Presentations
Time: 3:30pm - 7:45pm, Saturday, October 15
Location: Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall
Submit special panels for the Conference.
Subscribe to JSAC for further information.
*Note: please ensure that you have received the confirmation letter after your submission. If not, we strongly encourage you resend your documents through the website.
If you have specific questions relating to this conference, please contact the Conference Organizers directly on: jsac2016ubc@gmail.com.
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August 30 - 31, 2016
SummerTech Institute 2016 Steveston London Secondary School, Richmond, BC https://goo.gl/ozAT2i School District #38 Richmond offers SummerTech Institute 2016, their annual technology institute for educators. It is organized and delivered by teachers in the Richmond School District, and will be held at Steveston-London Secondary School on August 30 and August 31, 2016. This year, the organizers are pleased to collaborate with Apple Canada as they will have various Apple Distinguished Educators and Apple Employees presenting, as well as an on-site Apple Genius Bar. The goal of this institute is to share transformative tech integration practices and provide professional development to the staff in the Richmond School District as well as educators from other districts. The cost to attend ranges from $0 - $50. |
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Upcoming Japanese Conference
関係各位、
CAJLE 2016 年次大会のご案内を申しあげます。大会の概要は以下の通りです。
CAJLE 2016 年次大会
テーマ：「グローバル時代の日本語教育―つながる教育とは」
日程：2016年8月17日（水）、18日（木）
開催地：オンタリオ州ナイアガラフォールズ Crowne Plaza Fallsview Hotel
基調講演「グローバル時代の日本語教育―つながる教育、社会、人、モノ、情報」および 教師研修I：當作靖彦先生（カリフォルニア大学サンディエゴ校）
教師研修II： Jim Murphy先生（President, The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers）
教師研修III：齊藤真美先生（国際交流基金派遣日本語専門家・アルバータ州教育省日本語教育アドバイザー）
参加登録 早期割引締め切り： 6月30日（水）
参加登録 オンライン締め切り： 8月10日（水）
＊CAJLE会員のための大会参加割引コードは会員限定エリアに記載してあります。
今大会は、懇親夕食会も含めすべてCrowne Plaza Fallsview Hotelにて行われます。懇親会、会場ホテル宿泊（6/30まで団体割引あり）、トロント空港からのシャトルバス及びナイアガラ観光ツアーなどのご予約も併せてしていただけます。
参加登録と懇親会お申込み
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2016/registration/
宿泊・交通アクセス・ツアー
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2016/accommodation-transportation/
大会参加登録に関するお問い合わせ
CAJLE会計： cajle.kaikei@gmail.com
大会プログラムに関するお問い合わせ
CAJLE 2016実行委員会： cajle2016@gmail.com
カナダとアメリカの国境が接する「つながる」地、美しいナイアガラにて、北米のみならず世界各地の皆さまのお越しを心待ちにしております。
CAJLE 2016実行委員一同
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Dear all,
We are pleased to inform you that the online registration for the CAJLE 2016 Annual Conference has started.
CAJLE 2016 Annual Conference
Theme: Japanese Language Education in the Global Age: Connecting with Each Other
Date: August 17 (Wednesday) and 18 (Thursday), 2016
Venue: Crowne Plaza Fallsview Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Keynote Lecture “Japanese Language Education in the Global Age: Connection in Education, Society, People, Things, and Information” and Teacher Workshop I: Professor Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku (University of California, San Diego)
Teacher Workshop II: Mr. Jim Murphy, President, The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
Teacher Workshop III: Ms. Mami Saito, Japanese-Language Education Advisor, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation)
Early Bird registration deadline: June 30th
Online registration deadline: August 10th
* Promotional Code for the CAJLE members can be found in the Members Area.
The conference, including reception dinner, will take place at Crowne Plaza Fallsview Hotel. Reservation for reception dinner, hotel accommodation (special rate is valid until June 30), shuttle bus to and from Toronto Pearson Airport, and Niagara sightseeing tour is also available now.
Please see the following websites.
Registration and reception dinner:
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2016/registration/
Accommodation, transportation, and day trip in Niagara
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2016/accommodation-transportation/
Questions regarding conference registration please contact:
Treasurer of CAJLE: cajle.kaikei@gmail.com
Questions regarding conference program please contact:
CAJLE 2016 Organizing Committee: cajle2016@gmail.com
We look forward to welcoming you from all over North America and the world in beautiful Niagara Falls, which also has a symbolic meaning of connecting across borders.
Sincerely,
CAJLE 2016 Organizing Committee
CAJLE 2016 年次大会のご案内を申しあげます。大会の概要は以下の通りです。
CAJLE 2016 年次大会
テーマ：「グローバル時代の日本語教育―つながる教育とは」
日程：2016年8月17日（水）、18日（木）
開催地：オンタリオ州ナイアガラフォールズ Crowne Plaza Fallsview Hotel
基調講演「グローバル時代の日本語教育―つながる教育、社会、人、モノ、情報」および 教師研修I：當作靖彦先生（カリフォルニア大学サンディエゴ校）
教師研修II： Jim Murphy先生（President, The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers）
教師研修III：齊藤真美先生（国際交流基金派遣日本語専門家・アルバータ州教育省日本語教育アドバイザー）
参加登録 早期割引締め切り： 6月30日（水）
参加登録 オンライン締め切り： 8月10日（水）
＊CAJLE会員のための大会参加割引コードは会員限定エリアに記載してあります。
今大会は、懇親夕食会も含めすべてCrowne Plaza Fallsview Hotelにて行われます。懇親会、会場ホテル宿泊（6/30まで団体割引あり）、トロント空港からのシャトルバス及びナイアガラ観光ツアーなどのご予約も併せてしていただけます。
参加登録と懇親会お申込み
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2016/registration/
宿泊・交通アクセス・ツアー
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2016/accommodation-transportation/
大会参加登録に関するお問い合わせ
CAJLE会計： cajle.kaikei@gmail.com
大会プログラムに関するお問い合わせ
CAJLE 2016実行委員会： cajle2016@gmail.com
カナダとアメリカの国境が接する「つながる」地、美しいナイアガラにて、北米のみならず世界各地の皆さまのお越しを心待ちにしております。
CAJLE 2016実行委員一同
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Dear all,
We are pleased to inform you that the online registration for the CAJLE 2016 Annual Conference has started.
CAJLE 2016 Annual Conference
Theme: Japanese Language Education in the Global Age: Connecting with Each Other
Date: August 17 (Wednesday) and 18 (Thursday), 2016
Venue: Crowne Plaza Fallsview Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Keynote Lecture “Japanese Language Education in the Global Age: Connection in Education, Society, People, Things, and Information” and Teacher Workshop I: Professor Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku (University of California, San Diego)
Teacher Workshop II: Mr. Jim Murphy, President, The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
Teacher Workshop III: Ms. Mami Saito, Japanese-Language Education Advisor, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation)
Early Bird registration deadline: June 30th
Online registration deadline: August 10th
* Promotional Code for the CAJLE members can be found in the Members Area.
The conference, including reception dinner, will take place at Crowne Plaza Fallsview Hotel. Reservation for reception dinner, hotel accommodation (special rate is valid until June 30), shuttle bus to and from Toronto Pearson Airport, and Niagara sightseeing tour is also available now.
Please see the following websites.
Registration and reception dinner:
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2016/registration/
Accommodation, transportation, and day trip in Niagara
http://www.cajle.info/programs/cajle2016/accommodation-transportation/
Questions regarding conference registration please contact:
Treasurer of CAJLE: cajle.kaikei@gmail.com
Questions regarding conference program please contact:
CAJLE 2016 Organizing Committee: cajle2016@gmail.com
We look forward to welcoming you from all over North America and the world in beautiful Niagara Falls, which also has a symbolic meaning of connecting across borders.
Sincerely,
CAJLE 2016 Organizing Committee
CAJLE Conference in August 2016
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) 2016 Annual Conference
Theme: “Japanese Language Education in the Global Age: Connecting with Each Other”
Conference Date: August 17 (Wednesday) – August 18 (Thursday), 2016
Conference Venue: Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls (https://www.niagarafallscrowneplazahotel.com/)
Keynote Lecture and Teacher Workshop I: Professor Yasu-HikoTohsaku (University of California, San Diego)
Teacher Workshop II: Ms. Mami Saito, Japanese-Language Education Advisor, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation)
Teacher Workshop III: Mr. Jim Murphy, President, The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, April 11, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: Monday, May 16, 2016
CAJLE HP is here.
We invite submission of abstracts for paper presentations and poster presentations on topics including, but not limited to, Japanese linguistics, Japanese language pedagogy, Japanese as a heritage language, as well as innovative teaching techniques. Submissions related to the conference theme are especially welcome. The allocated time for each presentation is 30 minutes (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion), and posters will be presented in a 90-minute poster session. Presentations may be given in either Japanese, English or French.
Individuals may submit only one proposal as presenters or co-presenters. Presenters, including co-presenters, must be members of CAJLE. Non-members will be required to submit a membership application prior to submitting a proposal. Membership information is here.
Please submit your proposal via the Online Proposal Submission form in the CAJLE member-only website. To access to the member-only site, please sign in from here.
1) Paper title (in both Japanese and English or in both Japanese and French)
2) Abstract: 700 letters in Japanese or 350 words in English/French
3) Area of your study/research (Japanese pedagogy, Linguistics, Heritage Language Education, Others)
4) Name(s) of the presenter(s) (in both Japanese and English, or in both Japanese and French; list all co-presenters),
5) Affiliation (in both Japanese and English, or in both Japanese and French; list each co-presenter’s information),
6) Preference for presentation type: please indicate either “oral presentation preferred” or “poster presentation preferred”. We will accommodate preferences as space allows.
7) E-mail address (of all presenters)
We will publish the conference proceedings online (previous issues of the proceedings).
Guidelines for CAJLE Conference Proceedings
The length of manuscript: 4 ~ 10 pages
Submission deadline: Thursday, September 1st, 2016
Also, selected presentations at the conference will be invited after the conference for submission for Journal CAJLE, Volume 18 (to be published in summer of 2017). These submissions will undergo a separate review process set by the standards of the journal.
Theme: “Japanese Language Education in the Global Age: Connecting with Each Other”
Conference Date: August 17 (Wednesday) – August 18 (Thursday), 2016
Conference Venue: Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls (https://www.niagarafallscrowneplazahotel.com/)
Keynote Lecture and Teacher Workshop I: Professor Yasu-HikoTohsaku (University of California, San Diego)
Teacher Workshop II: Ms. Mami Saito, Japanese-Language Education Advisor, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation)
Teacher Workshop III: Mr. Jim Murphy, President, The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, April 11, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: Monday, May 16, 2016
CAJLE HP is here.
We invite submission of abstracts for paper presentations and poster presentations on topics including, but not limited to, Japanese linguistics, Japanese language pedagogy, Japanese as a heritage language, as well as innovative teaching techniques. Submissions related to the conference theme are especially welcome. The allocated time for each presentation is 30 minutes (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion), and posters will be presented in a 90-minute poster session. Presentations may be given in either Japanese, English or French.
Individuals may submit only one proposal as presenters or co-presenters. Presenters, including co-presenters, must be members of CAJLE. Non-members will be required to submit a membership application prior to submitting a proposal. Membership information is here.
Please submit your proposal via the Online Proposal Submission form in the CAJLE member-only website. To access to the member-only site, please sign in from here.
1) Paper title (in both Japanese and English or in both Japanese and French)
2) Abstract: 700 letters in Japanese or 350 words in English/French
3) Area of your study/research (Japanese pedagogy, Linguistics, Heritage Language Education, Others)
4) Name(s) of the presenter(s) (in both Japanese and English, or in both Japanese and French; list all co-presenters),
5) Affiliation (in both Japanese and English, or in both Japanese and French; list each co-presenter’s information),
6) Preference for presentation type: please indicate either “oral presentation preferred” or “poster presentation preferred”. We will accommodate preferences as space allows.
7) E-mail address (of all presenters)
We will publish the conference proceedings online (previous issues of the proceedings).
Guidelines for CAJLE Conference Proceedings
The length of manuscript: 4 ~ 10 pages
Submission deadline: Thursday, September 1st, 2016
Also, selected presentations at the conference will be invited after the conference for submission for Journal CAJLE, Volume 18 (to be published in summer of 2017). These submissions will undergo a separate review process set by the standards of the journal.
Étudiez à Nice, en France cet été!!
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Institut d'été de l'ACPI à Nice
Du 1er au 6 août Nice, France www.acpi.ca/evenements/institut-d-ete-de-l-acpi-2016 L'Association canadienne des professeurs d'immersion et l'école de langue Azurlingua invitent les enseignantes et enseignants à vivre une semaine de cours et d'activités culturelles sur la côte d'Azur en France. Passez la matinée en compagnie des grands noms de l'immersion canadienne: Roy Lyster, Marie-Josée Morneau, Denis Cousineau et Martine Pellerin. Les participants découvriront les merveilles de la région de Nice pendant les après-midi libres. Le prix, à partir de 745 € (euros), inclut:
Il y a la possibilité d'assister aux ateliers d'Azurlingua de midi à 13H15. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACPI Summer Institute in Nice August 1-6 Nice, France www.acpi.ca/evenements/institut-d-ete-de-l-acpi-2016 The Canadian Association of French Immersion Teachers (ACPI) and the Azurlingua Language School invite French speaking teachers to spend a week in the French Riviera partaking in morning classes and culturally rich activities. French Immersion stars Roy Lyster, Marie-Josée Morneau, Denis Cousineau and Martine Pellerin lead morning sessions leaving participants to explore Nice and its wonders during afternoons. The base price, starting at 745 € (euros), includes:
There is the opportunity to attend Azurlingua workshops from noon to 1:15 p.m. |
Devenir membre de l'ACPI : Voici le lien pour devenir membre de l'ACPI : Formulaire d'adhésion à l'ACPI.
Vos dates : La formation de l'ACPI aura lieu la semaine du 01/08/2016 au 06/08/2016. Vous pouvez cependant venir avant ou après cette semaine. Les modules dispensés par l'ACPI le seront uniquement durant la semaine de l'ACPI. Vos modules : Vous pouvez choisir parmis les modules de l'ACPI durant la semaine de l'ACPI. Vous pouvez également assister à des ateliers dispensés par des formateurs exterieur à l'ACPI mais ceci est complètement facultatif. Si vous voulez assiter à des ateliers, il vous suffira le jour de votre arrivée d'en faire la demande. Vos formateurs : La formation sera dispensée par Roy Lyster, Martine Pellerin, Denis Cousineau et Marie-Josée Morneau. NOTRE BON PLAN | ||
Summer training in Intensive French
It's that time of the year again! Once more, many summer institutes in Intensive French are available across the country. Have a look at those we already announced and check the page often for new ones! You can apply to the B.C. Bursaries for Teachers wishing to work on French-language Professional Development and apply that towards the cost!
-From the Canadian Association of Teachers of Second Languages (www.caslt.org)
http://www.caslt.org/what-we-do/what-we-do-pd-events-training_en.php
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Summer courses with Alliance Française
July 4 - August 26, 2016 Paris, France http://www.alliancefr.org/enseignants-fle/formations/stages-pedagogiques-dete Feel like travelling to Paris this summer? Make it happen by registering to the Alliance Française's pedagogical summer courses and take the opportunity to refine your skills in French as a second language. Those two-week courses will take place between July 4 and August 26, 2016. Visit http://www.alliancefr.org/enseignants-fle/formations/stages-pedagogiques-dete for full details. Costs:
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July 4-21, 2016 French Summer Institutes at UBC
Take time this summer to enhance your French language skills. Our lively and interactive Summer Institutes focus on the practical application of French through conversation and cultural experiences in a supportive, small-group environment. Full-day courses feature afternoon cultural activities that complement your learning by giving you an opportunity to practise your language skills in real-life contexts. Enjoy excursions and workshops that may include cheese tasting, a UBC farm tour, wine appreciation, croissant making, and celebrations of French holidays. Are you following @UBC_Languages on Twitter? Take a peek and see pictures from past Summer Institute immersive activities! Choose between one-week or three-week programs, mornings only, or full-day courses. Bursaries are available for BC teachers who undertake graduate studies in French, and teachers who have supervised UBC student teachers may use their Tuition Fee Certificates towards this program. Please click here for more information about the 2016 French Summer Institutes at UBC! |
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French Summer Institutes at UBC - tuition is now eligible for FULL funding via Ministry Bursay for BC Teachers. Deadline = June 24th French Summer Institutes at UBC
July 4-21, 2016
*NEW Bursary Information *
Our interactive summer institutes focus on the practical application of French through conversation and cultural experiences in a supportive, small group environment. Both three-week and one-week programs are available.
For more information regarding our French Summer Institutes, please visit our website.
We are pleased to announce that bursaries for our French Summer Institutes are now administered directly by UBC Continuing Studies on behalf of the French Education Branch of the BC Ministry of Education. This means that you will no longer need to pay the full tuition amount in advance and apply separately to the ministry.
To be eligible, applicants must have a valid BC Teaching Certificate or Letter of Permission to teach from the Teacher Regulation Branch. Non-certified teachers from independent schools classified under Group 3 may provide a letter from the school administration confirming their employment instead. Current employment with a BC school district is NOT required.
If funds are remaining after June 24, bursaries will be offered to employees of BC school districts who are not certified teachers, but who have regular contact with students in French programs.
Funding is available for both the three-week and one-week programs.
There is lots of funding still available, so if you or anyone you know is interested in improving their French this summer, apply now.
For more details about the bursaries and to apply please visit our bursary information page.
July 4-21, 2016
*NEW Bursary Information *
Our interactive summer institutes focus on the practical application of French through conversation and cultural experiences in a supportive, small group environment. Both three-week and one-week programs are available.
For more information regarding our French Summer Institutes, please visit our website.
We are pleased to announce that bursaries for our French Summer Institutes are now administered directly by UBC Continuing Studies on behalf of the French Education Branch of the BC Ministry of Education. This means that you will no longer need to pay the full tuition amount in advance and apply separately to the ministry.
To be eligible, applicants must have a valid BC Teaching Certificate or Letter of Permission to teach from the Teacher Regulation Branch. Non-certified teachers from independent schools classified under Group 3 may provide a letter from the school administration confirming their employment instead. Current employment with a BC school district is NOT required.
If funds are remaining after June 24, bursaries will be offered to employees of BC school districts who are not certified teachers, but who have regular contact with students in French programs.
Funding is available for both the three-week and one-week programs.
There is lots of funding still available, so if you or anyone you know is interested in improving their French this summer, apply now.
For more details about the bursaries and to apply please visit our bursary information page.
New Mexico Spanish Immersion Trips
New Mexico, USA
http://albuquerque.cervantes.es/en/spanish_courses/spanish_immersion.htm
Learn Spanish in the United States. Visit the only State in America where Spanish is an official language. Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque has designed a unique Spanish language and cultural immersion program for junior and high school groups. This program includes one week of linguistic, cultural and historical immersion for both teacher and interested students.
New Mexico, USA
http://albuquerque.cervantes.es/en/spanish_courses/spanish_immersion.htm
Learn Spanish in the United States. Visit the only State in America where Spanish is an official language. Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque has designed a unique Spanish language and cultural immersion program for junior and high school groups. This program includes one week of linguistic, cultural and historical immersion for both teacher and interested students.
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（日本語は下にあります）
SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR JAPANESE - LANGUAGE TEACHERS
We are now accepting applications for this program!
Deadline: June 15, 2016
Deadline for those applying for accommodation / transportation support: June 7, 2016
Date: Monday, June 27 to Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Participants: Japanese language teachers
*Those interested in Japanese language education are also welcome to attend.
*Support may be available for current Japanese language teachers residing outside of Edmonton. Please see the【Registration for Support】for details.
Details: We are pleased to welcome the renowned teacher and winner of the ACTFL 2012 Teacher of the Year - Mr. Yo Azama to be our keynote presenter. Ms. Mami Saito, Japan Foundation Japanese Language Specialist and Japanese-language teachers from Alberta will also lead training and workshop presentations on Japanese Language education and using technology in the classroom.
Theme: Empower Your Teaching With Tech
In 2013, Alberta Education produced the "Learning and Technology Policy Framework" (https://education.alberta.ca/learning-with-technology/overview/).
In today's rapidly changing world where Internet Technology is quickly advancing, how we use technology in the classroom is becoming more critical. How we use technology in the classroom, what roles teachers can play, how teachers can use technology for classroom activities and learning management, and what kind of "literacy" is needed are all topics and questions that will be addressed during the PD session.
Session abstracts and Tentative schedule (The schedule will be announced shortly.)
Language: Primarily Japanese (Regardless of whether you are a native Japanese speaker or not, we look forward to seeing many people at this training session)
Participation Fee: free
*All participants are expected to cover their own cost of meals during the program. Participants who apply through General Registration are asked to cover their own cost for transportation and accommodation during the program.
**Those who would like to apply for accommodation support from the Japan Foundation, Toronto are required to submit a separate application form in addition to the general online application (see below).
【General Registration】Please RSVP by June 15 at the following site:
http://jftor.org/language/courses_events/kenshu/2016_summer_training/
【Registration for Support】
Eligibility: Only teachers who are currently teaching Japanese in Canada and who reside outside Edmonton are eligible.
1. K-12 Teachers of Japanese Language in Alberta can apply for accommodation and transportation support from Alberta Education.
2. Japanese language teachers in Canada outside of K-12 Teachers of Japanese Language in Alberta can apply for accommodation support from the Japan Foundation, Toronto. (Up to 5 students will be eligible for support)
Participants interested in applying for 2. are asked to submit the below application form to the Japan Foundation, Toronto by June 7, 2016, in addition to the online application.
【Download Support Application Instructions】
【Download Support Application Form】
Mail to: The Japan Foundation, Toronto
2 Bloor Street East, Suite 300
P.O. Box 130
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 1A8
Attn: Ms. Noriko Saito
【Contact】Noriko Saito (416)-966-1600 ext. 224 nsaito@jftor.org
SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR JAPANESE - LANGUAGE TEACHERS
We are now accepting applications for this program!
Deadline: June 15, 2016
Deadline for those applying for accommodation / transportation support: June 7, 2016
Date: Monday, June 27 to Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Participants: Japanese language teachers
*Those interested in Japanese language education are also welcome to attend.
*Support may be available for current Japanese language teachers residing outside of Edmonton. Please see the【Registration for Support】for details.
Details: We are pleased to welcome the renowned teacher and winner of the ACTFL 2012 Teacher of the Year - Mr. Yo Azama to be our keynote presenter. Ms. Mami Saito, Japan Foundation Japanese Language Specialist and Japanese-language teachers from Alberta will also lead training and workshop presentations on Japanese Language education and using technology in the classroom.
Theme: Empower Your Teaching With Tech
In 2013, Alberta Education produced the "Learning and Technology Policy Framework" (https://education.alberta.ca/learning-with-technology/overview/).
In today's rapidly changing world where Internet Technology is quickly advancing, how we use technology in the classroom is becoming more critical. How we use technology in the classroom, what roles teachers can play, how teachers can use technology for classroom activities and learning management, and what kind of "literacy" is needed are all topics and questions that will be addressed during the PD session.
Session abstracts and Tentative schedule (The schedule will be announced shortly.)
Language: Primarily Japanese (Regardless of whether you are a native Japanese speaker or not, we look forward to seeing many people at this training session)
Participation Fee: free
*All participants are expected to cover their own cost of meals during the program. Participants who apply through General Registration are asked to cover their own cost for transportation and accommodation during the program.
**Those who would like to apply for accommodation support from the Japan Foundation, Toronto are required to submit a separate application form in addition to the general online application (see below).
【General Registration】Please RSVP by June 15 at the following site:
http://jftor.org/language/courses_events/kenshu/2016_summer_training/
【Registration for Support】
Eligibility: Only teachers who are currently teaching Japanese in Canada and who reside outside Edmonton are eligible.
1. K-12 Teachers of Japanese Language in Alberta can apply for accommodation and transportation support from Alberta Education.
2. Japanese language teachers in Canada outside of K-12 Teachers of Japanese Language in Alberta can apply for accommodation support from the Japan Foundation, Toronto. (Up to 5 students will be eligible for support)
Participants interested in applying for 2. are asked to submit the below application form to the Japan Foundation, Toronto by June 7, 2016, in addition to the online application.
【Download Support Application Instructions】
【Download Support Application Form】
Mail to: The Japan Foundation, Toronto
2 Bloor Street East, Suite 300
P.O. Box 130
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 1A8
Attn: Ms. Noriko Saito
【Contact】Noriko Saito (416)-966-1600 ext. 224 nsaito@jftor.org
North West Conference on Japanese Pedagogy
May 21-22, 2016 University of Washington, Seattle, WA
http://depts.washington.edu/nwjapan/
Conference Theme: "How Can We Motivate Students? : The Present and Future of Japanese Language Education in North America"（学生のモチベーションを維持するには～北米日本語教育の現状と今後）
Keynote speakers:
We continue to invite submissions for presentations on any area of Japanese pedagogy, and those related to the conference theme are especially welcome. Presentations should be a maximum of 30-minutes long with an additional 10 minutes allotted for discussion, in English or Japanese.
Please e-mail abstracts in MS Word format with the following information to inishi@uw.edu by March 15, 2016. Please also specify the subject line as "NWCJP Abstract."
Registration is also available on their website: http://depts.washington.edu/nwjapan/registration.html.
Please preregister before May 7 for a reduced fee of $40.
May 21-22, 2016 University of Washington, Seattle, WA
http://depts.washington.edu/nwjapan/
Conference Theme: "How Can We Motivate Students? : The Present and Future of Japanese Language Education in North America"（学生のモチベーションを維持するには～北米日本語教育の現状と今後）
Keynote speakers:
- Professor Michio Tsutsui (University of Washington)
- Professor Junko Mori (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
We continue to invite submissions for presentations on any area of Japanese pedagogy, and those related to the conference theme are especially welcome. Presentations should be a maximum of 30-minutes long with an additional 10 minutes allotted for discussion, in English or Japanese.
Please e-mail abstracts in MS Word format with the following information to inishi@uw.edu by March 15, 2016. Please also specify the subject line as "NWCJP Abstract."
- Name, affiliation, position, and contact information of the presenter
- Title of the presentation both in English and Japanese
- Abstract in the language that will be used for presentation (approximately 300 words in English or 700 characters in Japanese)
- Necessary equipment other than a data projector
Registration is also available on their website: http://depts.washington.edu/nwjapan/registration.html.
Please preregister before May 7 for a reduced fee of $40.
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Whistler Conference:
Friday, May 6th, 2016 - 3:30 - 3:30 pm BCAMTL is ecstatic to partner with the Provincial Intermediate and Middle Years Teachers' Association (MyPITA) as well as the BC Teachers of English Language Arts (BCTELA). This tri-PSA collaboration has organized a fantastic spring conference for teachers in beautiful, picturesque Whistler, BC. Do you wish you had more time for your favourite BCATML conference workshops? Maybe you would like to explore the new Core French curriculum further and learn how to develop unit plans, lesson ideas or hands-on activities. Or perhaps, you would like to learn more about the First Peoples Principles of Learning and finding ways to infuse Aboriginal ways of knowing into your curricula. Maybe, you would like to develop your understanding and expertise with using technology in your classroom or you would like to get inspired by developing your writing power. Our Whistler conference has it all! Join us at the Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa for half-day explorations with six exciting and passionate presenters. You will come away with great new ideas and handouts and meet other teachers who share your interests. Full workshop descriptions and presenter information can be found in the conference brochure below. | ||
Link: Conference Brochure Link: Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa
Friday, May 6, 2016, 9:30am – 3:30pm
BCTF members: $125 until April 10, $145 starting April 11.
Non-BCTF members, out-of-province, and administrators: $145.
Register as a group of three or more and receive 10% off
TTOCs, Retired teachers, para-professionals and SEAs: $65
Click here to register now through Whistler Partner BCTELA
Planning to join us at Whistler? Need a hotel room for the night? To get the special myPITA room rate at the Whistler Hilton, you need to contact the hotel directly, rather than going through the Hilton’s central reservation service. Contact the In House Reservations team at reservations@hiltonwhistler.com or call 1-800-515-4050. We hope you can join us!
Friday, May 6, 2016, 9:30am – 3:30pm
BCTF members: $125 until April 10, $145 starting April 11.
Non-BCTF members, out-of-province, and administrators: $145.
Register as a group of three or more and receive 10% off
TTOCs, Retired teachers, para-professionals and SEAs: $65
Click here to register now through Whistler Partner BCTELA
Planning to join us at Whistler? Need a hotel room for the night? To get the special myPITA room rate at the Whistler Hilton, you need to contact the hotel directly, rather than going through the Hilton’s central reservation service. Contact the In House Reservations team at reservations@hiltonwhistler.com or call 1-800-515-4050. We hope you can join us!
Vancouver International Film Festival February - April 2016
http://www.viff.org
PROGRAMMING
If you are interested in attending or discussing these events further, please contact morgaine.jennings@viff.org at your earliest convenience.
http://www.viff.org
PROGRAMMING
- Oscars Nominated Shorts (Live Action) and Animation
- BC Film
- Environmentally Focused Films
- Documentaries
If you are interested in attending or discussing these events further, please contact morgaine.jennings@viff.org at your earliest convenience.
#VIFFHigh - High School Programming
Great cinema has the power to educate, inspire and foster empathy across cultures. However, getting a chance to see independent films is often a challenge. Year-round, at the Vancity Theatre, we screen some of the world's best cinema and we are thrilled to offer student-focused matinees with flexible booking times.
Unless otherwise specified, screenings dates and times are relatively flexible and can be booked any time during the week provided there are no rentals in the theatre and the group size is 50+. The dates currently listed on the website are for public screenings and does not include the VIFF High screenings. In the event that you do not have 50 students interested in a screening, please send through a couple date requests, and we would be happy to combine you with another school at a time which works well for you both.
Tickets are $8/student, and we can offer complimentary tickets for up to 4 teachers and supervisors.
Great cinema has the power to educate, inspire and foster empathy across cultures. However, getting a chance to see independent films is often a challenge. Year-round, at the Vancity Theatre, we screen some of the world's best cinema and we are thrilled to offer student-focused matinees with flexible booking times.
Unless otherwise specified, screenings dates and times are relatively flexible and can be booked any time during the week provided there are no rentals in the theatre and the group size is 50+. The dates currently listed on the website are for public screenings and does not include the VIFF High screenings. In the event that you do not have 50 students interested in a screening, please send through a couple date requests, and we would be happy to combine you with another school at a time which works well for you both.
Tickets are $8/student, and we can offer complimentary tickets for up to 4 teachers and supervisors.
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AIM: Histoires en action
Monday, April 11, 2016, 9:00 - 3:00 pm Trafalgar Middle School - Nelson, BC https://sd8learns.sd8.bc.ca/prod-april-11/ Presenter Shannon Bourbonnais will be coming to introduce the “Histoires en Action” programme using the Accelerative Integrated Methodology. Shannon will show how music, drama and gesture can work synergistically to rapidly increase FSL acquisition. The approach is based on stories rather than on themes and allows for greater emotional involvement on the part of the FSL student: moreover, the extensive use of song and drama gives plenty of opportunity for what the presenters refer to as 'pleasant' repetition', an essential ingredient in the development of FSL proficiency. This is a participatory, hands on workshop. Registration is available through https://sd8learns.sd8.bc.ca/ and the cost is $100. Follow the links to April 11 Pro-D. Space is limited, so be sure to register soon. |
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Congrès BCLCA 2016
(BC Languages Coordination Association)
Registrations for the 2016 BCLCA conference are now open!
C’est sous le thème « Le pouvoir de l’évaluation » que la British Columbia Language CoordinationAssociation (BCLCA) vous invite à son congrès annuel 2016 qui aura lieu au Westin Wall Center de Richmond les 7 et 8 avril 2016. La conférencière est Dr Enrica Piccardo, professeur associé au département du curriculum, de l’enseignement et de l’apprentissage à l’Ontario Institute for Studies in Education de l’Université de Toronto.
Informations et inscription au www.bclca.net
Merci à Isabelle Côté et à Nicolas Fortin de nous avoir communiqué les infos!
(BC Languages Coordination Association)
Registrations for the 2016 BCLCA conference are now open!
C’est sous le thème « Le pouvoir de l’évaluation » que la British Columbia Language CoordinationAssociation (BCLCA) vous invite à son congrès annuel 2016 qui aura lieu au Westin Wall Center de Richmond les 7 et 8 avril 2016. La conférencière est Dr Enrica Piccardo, professeur associé au département du curriculum, de l’enseignement et de l’apprentissage à l’Ontario Institute for Studies in Education de l’Université de Toronto.
Informations et inscription au www.bclca.net
Merci à Isabelle Côté et à Nicolas Fortin de nous avoir communiqué les infos!
Kimono Show
Sunday, April 3, 2016 1 - 6 pm
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
6688 Southoaks Crescent Burnaby BC V5E 4M7
http://centre.nikkeiplace.org/kimono-show-2016/
Join the Nikkei Cultural Centre's largest fashion show as they show off the history and culture behind the Japanese Kimono.
Inspired by the beauty of the changing seasons, enjoy a beautiful visual display of traditional Japanese clothing and accessories.
Have you ever had trouble putting on a Kimono? You’re not alone! Join a seminar to learn the steps and tricks to properly and effortlessly putting on a Kimono.
No kimono would be complete without accompanying accessories. They will have several vendors showcasing their unique designs. Personalize your Kimono and find accessories that complement your individual sense of style here!
Make sure you don’t miss out on the silent auction and raffle draws!
General Admission: FREE
Kimono Fashion Show, 3-5 pm
Tickets: 604.777.7000
Adult $20, Member $18, Child (under 10) $10
Sunday, April 3, 2016 1 - 6 pm
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
6688 Southoaks Crescent Burnaby BC V5E 4M7
http://centre.nikkeiplace.org/kimono-show-2016/
Join the Nikkei Cultural Centre's largest fashion show as they show off the history and culture behind the Japanese Kimono.
Inspired by the beauty of the changing seasons, enjoy a beautiful visual display of traditional Japanese clothing and accessories.
Have you ever had trouble putting on a Kimono? You’re not alone! Join a seminar to learn the steps and tricks to properly and effortlessly putting on a Kimono.
No kimono would be complete without accompanying accessories. They will have several vendors showcasing their unique designs. Personalize your Kimono and find accessories that complement your individual sense of style here!
Make sure you don’t miss out on the silent auction and raffle draws!
General Admission: FREE
Kimono Fashion Show, 3-5 pm
Tickets: 604.777.7000
Adult $20, Member $18, Child (under 10) $10
American Association of Teachers of Japanese Annual Conference
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - Seattle, WA
http://www.aatj.org/conferences-spring
Registration is open for the 2016 Annual Spring Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ), which will be held in Seattle on Thursday, March 31. Paper and panel presentations will take place at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. An evening session, featuring a keynote talk by Professor Laurel Rasplica Rodd and a reception, will take place at the ACT Theatre, located around the corner from the Sheraton. The AATJ Annual Spring Conference will feature almost 100 presentations on various aspects of Japanese language and literature. The conference program is posted online and can be downloaded at http://www.aatj.org/conferences-spring.
Online registration for the conference will be open until March 18. Registration fees are $60 for regular AATJ and AJLS members, $40 for student members, and $100 for non-members. After March 18, only on-site registration will be available, in Seattle, at the rate of $100 (cash or check only). Please register online at http://www.aatj.org/conferences-spring.
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - Seattle, WA
http://www.aatj.org/conferences-spring
Registration is open for the 2016 Annual Spring Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ), which will be held in Seattle on Thursday, March 31. Paper and panel presentations will take place at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. An evening session, featuring a keynote talk by Professor Laurel Rasplica Rodd and a reception, will take place at the ACT Theatre, located around the corner from the Sheraton. The AATJ Annual Spring Conference will feature almost 100 presentations on various aspects of Japanese language and literature. The conference program is posted online and can be downloaded at http://www.aatj.org/conferences-spring.
Online registration for the conference will be open until March 18. Registration fees are $60 for regular AATJ and AJLS members, $40 for student members, and $100 for non-members. After March 18, only on-site registration will be available, in Seattle, at the rate of $100 (cash or check only). Please register online at http://www.aatj.org/conferences-spring.
Spanish Teachers:
Are you looking for an opportunity? Here is your chance: Scholarships to Spain Embajada de España - Consejería de Educación Tia Tula Scholarships 2016 for teachers of Spanish working in Canada.
Please email a complete résumé, a letter of reference from your principal or school district and a motivation letter to
maria.espejo@mecd.es DATE: by March 17th, 2016.
Click on the link below for more details and information:
Are you looking for an opportunity? Here is your chance: Scholarships to Spain Embajada de España - Consejería de Educación Tia Tula Scholarships 2016 for teachers of Spanish working in Canada.
Please email a complete résumé, a letter of reference from your principal or school district and a motivation letter to
maria.espejo@mecd.es DATE: by March 17th, 2016.
Click on the link below for more details and information:
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CASLT’s OPL After-school Session / Séance de FP en ligne après-classe de l’ACPLS
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We are pleased to invite you to our Online Professional Learning session! This time our moderator will present an introduction to Google Classroom.
Title: An Introduction to Google Classroom Moderator: Jim Murphy, e-teacher at the CDLI Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Time: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time) Description: Are you new to Google Apps for Education (GAFE)? Have you heard of Google Classroom? Discover what it is all about and how you can make use of it for your second language classroom, be it core, intensive or immersion. This session will walk you through the very basics of Google Classroom. We will explore the technical requirements, the initial setup, and the basic features. Also, I, Jim Murphy, will show you how to create and share files with students, prepare, grade and return assignments, while sharing best practices and sample activities for your Google Classroom. Don’t miss it: register now to participate. We look forward to seeing you on March 8. The CASLT Team |
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à notre séance de formation professionnelle en ligne! Cette fois, notre animateur, Jim Murphy, vous présentera les bases de Google Classroom.
Titre : Une introduction à Google Classroom Animateur : Jim Murphy, e-enseignant au CDLI Date : Mardi 8 mars 2016 Heure : 18 h 30 à 19 h 30 (Heure normale de l’Est) Description : Avez-vous déjà utilisé les Google Apps for Education? Et avez-vous entendu parler de Google Classroom? Découvrez ce dont il s’agit et comment les utiliser dans votre salle de classe de L2, que vous enseigniez en immersion, intensif ou de base. Grâce à cette séance, vous apprendrez les bases de cette application; vous explorerez les différents préalables, le paramétrage et les fonctionnalités importantes. De plus, notre animateur, Jim Murphy, vous expliquera comment créer et partager des fichiers avec les élèves et comment préparer, noter et leur remettre des évaluations. Le tout, en vous initiant aux meilleures pratiques et en partageant des exemples d’activités pour votre Google Classroom. Ne ratez pas votre chance : inscrivez-vous dès maintenant pour participer. Au plaisir de vous compter parmi nous! L’équipe de l’ACPLS |
Japanese Workshops Given by The Japan Foundation
Workshop for Japanese-Language Teachers in BC
Date and Time: Sunday, February 28, 2016, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
(Doors open at 12:30 pm)
Location: Langara College, Room A310
100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. (campus map)
Instructor: Mami Saito, Japanese-Language Education Advisor, Alberta Education
(sponsored by the Japan Foundation)
Participants: Japanese language teachers & those interested in Japanese language education are welcome to attend
Theme: Activities - "What will you do?": Effectively incorporating meaningful activities in the classroom
Following the popular workshop in October at the University of British Columbia, the theme is once again "classroom activities."
Teachers conduct a lot of activities in their classroom. Let's reflect on the following together:
Language: Primarily Japanese (Regardless of whether you are a native Japanese speaker or not, we look forward to seeing many people at this training session)
Fee: free
Registration: Please RSVP at the following site:
http://jftor.org/events/bc_workshop2016/
Contact: Noriko Saito (416) 966-1600 ext. 224 nsaito@jftor.org
Date and Time: Sunday, February 28, 2016, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
(Doors open at 12:30 pm)
Location: Langara College, Room A310
100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. (campus map)
Instructor: Mami Saito, Japanese-Language Education Advisor, Alberta Education
(sponsored by the Japan Foundation)
Participants: Japanese language teachers & those interested in Japanese language education are welcome to attend
Theme: Activities - "What will you do?": Effectively incorporating meaningful activities in the classroom
Following the popular workshop in October at the University of British Columbia, the theme is once again "classroom activities."
Teachers conduct a lot of activities in their classroom. Let's reflect on the following together:
- What kind of activities do you conduct?
- Are the objectives of the activities clear?
- Is there a "right time" to introduce and conduct activities?
- Is the explanation comprehensive enough?
- Is the length of the activities sufficient?
Language: Primarily Japanese (Regardless of whether you are a native Japanese speaker or not, we look forward to seeing many people at this training session)
Fee: free
Registration: Please RSVP at the following site:
http://jftor.org/events/bc_workshop2016/
Contact: Noriko Saito (416) 966-1600 ext. 224 nsaito@jftor.org
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French Tapestry Conference
Friday, February 19, 2016 - Victoria, BC http://tapestryconference.weebly.com/french-tapestry.html Once again, teachers in the Greater Victoria area (Saanich, Sooke, Victoria and elsewhere) are invited to register for the French Tapestry Conference. Keynote speaker for this year is Shauna Nero - International Languages Helping Teacher (Surrey) and Executive Member of the BCLCA. Registration closes on February 15, 2016 at 6:00 pm https://onlineregistrations.ca/tapestry/index_fr.php
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Thursday, February 9, 2016
Vancouver School Board - Modern Languages Pro-D Day Eric Hamber Secondary School - 5025 Willow Street, V5Z 3S1 Join French, Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin teachers at VSB's Modern Languages Pro-D day. Come explore the newest Core French Curriculum Draft during the opening session with Claire Guy! Three sessions will be offered for teachers of French, Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin on a variety of topics: Aboriginal ways of knowing, TPRS, Technology, Inclusion in the second language classroom, Cultural understanding and appreciation, Assessment tools, and language specific sharing sessions. Workshop facilitators include:
Download the registration form and email it to Solange Goulet (sgoulet@vsb.bc.ca) by January 31. Space is limited!
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Ministry of Education French Resources Development Project
Applications deadline: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 5:00 pm bctf.ca/opportunities/MinistryCommittees.aspx The BC Teachers’ Federation is seeking 10 public school teacher representatives willing to participate as BCTF representatives on the Ministry of Education’s French Resources Development Project Team. The Ministry plans to create a number of videos that would demonstrate how teachers could utilize the redesigned curriculum to create rich learning opportunities for their students. The goals of these videos is to help teachers understand how the redesigned curriculum works as a conceptual, competency-driven model. The videos will provide examples and possibilities of how to use the redesigned curriculum, and be distinct from one another to ensure no single approach is promoted and to demonstrate that there are many ways to approach the curriculum. Team members will develop scenarios for the videos as outlined. The work will consist of attending a three-day meeting in Vancouver in late January 2016 (dates to be determined). Downlown the CV form by clicking here.
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University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education
How Language Works: Success in literacy and learning February 4 - April 21, 2016 Register online by January 4, 2016 pdce.educ.ubc.ca/LanguageSuccess/ UBC Faculty of Education is offering a non-credit professional development course titled How Language Works: Success in Literacy and Learning. This course is for educators seeking to extend their prior understandings of language and literacy, including how to apply this knowledge in the classroom. The course begins in February 2016 and will be delivered in the Burnaby School District. Seats are limited and registration is now open.
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Youth 4 German Cinema contest for students!
(Deadline Dec 20th)
Youth 4 German Cinema Program The Goethe-Institut’s Step Into German program and the Berlin & Beyond Film Festival are seeking students from across the US, Canada and Mexico (ages 13-18) to participate in the third annual program of Youth 4 German Cinema. This offers the opportunity for young people with an interest in German arts and culture to come to San Francisco and be part of the 20th Berlin & Beyond Film Festival in January 2016.
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/prj/stg/ger/awa/en14808172.htm
The Award of Excellence is an annual contest dating back to 1991. Every year a short video portrays some aspect of German life and students complete a quiz on the video to win one out of three fantastic stipends for a teenage summer camp in Germany. This is an interesting contest for all Middle and High School students, no German required!
Note to BCATML members: Contest ends December 20th, 2015… there's still time to encourage your students to take part!
-Angela Kleine-Buning, BCATML German Rep
(Deadline Dec 20th)
Youth 4 German Cinema Program The Goethe-Institut’s Step Into German program and the Berlin & Beyond Film Festival are seeking students from across the US, Canada and Mexico (ages 13-18) to participate in the third annual program of Youth 4 German Cinema. This offers the opportunity for young people with an interest in German arts and culture to come to San Francisco and be part of the 20th Berlin & Beyond Film Festival in January 2016.
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/prj/stg/ger/awa/en14808172.htm
The Award of Excellence is an annual contest dating back to 1991. Every year a short video portrays some aspect of German life and students complete a quiz on the video to win one out of three fantastic stipends for a teenage summer camp in Germany. This is an interesting contest for all Middle and High School students, no German required!
Note to BCATML members: Contest ends December 20th, 2015… there's still time to encourage your students to take part!
-Angela Kleine-Buning, BCATML German Rep
The Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai
Program for Specialists in Cultural and Academic Fields
Application Deadline: December 1, 2015
Overview:
Every year the Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai offers a Japanese-language program for specialists in cultural and academic fields. This program is designed to provide specialists (researchers, postgraduate students, librarians, museum curators, etc.) who need a good command of the Japanese language to conduct fieldwork and research through an intensive residential training course on the Japanese-language.
How to Apply:
1) Contact the Japan Foundation, Toronto or the nearest diplomatic mission to clarify your eligibility. (Even if you are certain of your eligibility, it is helpful to let the office know that you are planning to submit an application.)
3) The application results will be sent to you by mail in April 2016.
Please address any inquiries to: Barbara Carter, Program Officer bcarter@jftor.org
Program for Specialists in Cultural and Academic Fields
Application Deadline: December 1, 2015
Overview:
Every year the Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai offers a Japanese-language program for specialists in cultural and academic fields. This program is designed to provide specialists (researchers, postgraduate students, librarians, museum curators, etc.) who need a good command of the Japanese language to conduct fieldwork and research through an intensive residential training course on the Japanese-language.
How to Apply:
1) Contact the Japan Foundation, Toronto or the nearest diplomatic mission to clarify your eligibility. (Even if you are certain of your eligibility, it is helpful to let the office know that you are planning to submit an application.)
- Ontario residents living outside the National Capital Region should apply through the Japan Foundation, Toronto
- National Capital Region residents should apply through the
Embassy of Japan, Ottawa - British Columbia and Yukon residents should apply through the Consulate General of Japan, Vancouver
- Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northwest Territories residents should apply through the Consulate General of Japan, Calgary
- Quebec and Atlantic provinces residents should apply through the Consulate General of Japan, Montreal
3) The application results will be sent to you by mail in April 2016.
Please address any inquiries to: Barbara Carter, Program Officer bcarter@jftor.org
FNESC Annual Aboriginal Education Conference
November 26 (evening), 27-28, 2015
The Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, BC
http://www.fnesc.ca/conference/
Showcasing innovative curriculum, inspiring people and networking opportunities, the First Nations Education Steering Committee Annual Aboriginal Education Conference draws several hundred educators each year.
This year's conference theme, Respect and Recognition, references the idea that to achieve quality Aboriginal education means addressing the nature of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relationships in Canada and it is inspired by the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
Dr. Cindy Blackstock will keynote the conference. She is the Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, Associate Professor, University of Alberta and Director of FNCARES. She has 25 years of social work experience in child protection and Indigenous children’s rights.
November 26 (evening), 27-28, 2015
The Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, BC
http://www.fnesc.ca/conference/
Showcasing innovative curriculum, inspiring people and networking opportunities, the First Nations Education Steering Committee Annual Aboriginal Education Conference draws several hundred educators each year.
This year's conference theme, Respect and Recognition, references the idea that to achieve quality Aboriginal education means addressing the nature of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relationships in Canada and it is inspired by the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
Dr. Cindy Blackstock will keynote the conference. She is the Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, Associate Professor, University of Alberta and Director of FNCARES. She has 25 years of social work experience in child protection and Indigenous children’s rights.
September 27 - November 8, 2015
International Day of the Dead Exhibition & Tour
Free
Granville Island - Vancouver, BC
http://www.dayofthedeadexhibit.com
An international array of artists will share their interpretations of death according to their unique culture, traditions and artistic style. Curated by Mexican artist Ari De La Mora, conceived by Barbara Chirinos, Executive Director of the Granville Island Cultural Society and presented by the Granville Island Business and Community Association, the International Day of the Dead Tour and Exhibit is a model of cultural collaboration. The Tour and Exhibit will be held from September 27 to November 8, 2015 in window fronts of businesses throughout Granville Island.
International Day of the Dead Exhibition & Tour
Free
Granville Island - Vancouver, BC
http://www.dayofthedeadexhibit.com
An international array of artists will share their interpretations of death according to their unique culture, traditions and artistic style. Curated by Mexican artist Ari De La Mora, conceived by Barbara Chirinos, Executive Director of the Granville Island Cultural Society and presented by the Granville Island Business and Community Association, the International Day of the Dead Tour and Exhibit is a model of cultural collaboration. The Tour and Exhibit will be held from September 27 to November 8, 2015 in window fronts of businesses throughout Granville Island.
FlyOver Canada
November 5 - 30, 2015
201 – 999 Canada Place Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1
*FREE for BC Teachers*
FlyOver Canada is inviting BC Teachers to join them for their teacher appreciation promotion. They are offering complimentary admission to all British Columbia elementary and secondary school teachers. In addition, up to three accompanying persons will receive a 20% admission discount. Full details can be found in the document below. To receive the discounted rate, proof of employment will be required at FlyOver Canada’s guest services desk. Proof of employment may include a business card, school I.D., or other official documentation.
November 5 - 30, 2015
201 – 999 Canada Place Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1
*FREE for BC Teachers*
FlyOver Canada is inviting BC Teachers to join them for their teacher appreciation promotion. They are offering complimentary admission to all British Columbia elementary and secondary school teachers. In addition, up to three accompanying persons will receive a 20% admission discount. Full details can be found in the document below. To receive the discounted rate, proof of employment will be required at FlyOver Canada’s guest services desk. Proof of employment may include a business card, school I.D., or other official documentation.
September 29 - November 6, 2015
Reconciliation through Indigenous Education
Online - *FREE*
University of British Columbia & edX
Each of BC's new draft curricula has imbued Aboriginal ways of knowing along with the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Many teachers may be wondering how to infuse these philosophies into the new curricula. This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) from UBC will assist teachers in finding resources to supplement to their curriculum while at the same time broadening their their understanding of Indigenous education not only in Canada - and in particular the BC context - but also the histories and cultures of other Aboriginal peoples around the world. This online course is delivered using the edX platform. To learn more about the particulars and requirements of this 6-week course as well as how to register, click here. It is recommended you watch the introductory video, and read the full description on the course webpage.
Reconciliation through Indigenous Education
Online - *FREE*
University of British Columbia & edX
Each of BC's new draft curricula has imbued Aboriginal ways of knowing along with the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Many teachers may be wondering how to infuse these philosophies into the new curricula. This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) from UBC will assist teachers in finding resources to supplement to their curriculum while at the same time broadening their their understanding of Indigenous education not only in Canada - and in particular the BC context - but also the histories and cultures of other Aboriginal peoples around the world. This online course is delivered using the edX platform. To learn more about the particulars and requirements of this 6-week course as well as how to register, click here. It is recommended you watch the introductory video, and read the full description on the course webpage.
October 21, 2015
China’s Age of Irreverence: Christopher Rea in Conversation with Timothy Brook
University of British Columbia, University centre Room 307 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Vancouver, BC
Book Launch for The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China
China’s entry in modernity was not just traumatic, but uproarious. As its last dynasty fell, political discussion erupted into invective, with critics gleefully jeering rivals in public. Farceurs drew followings in the popular press, promoting a culture of buffoonery. These expressions of hilarity proved so offensive to high-brow writers that they launched a campaign to displace old forms of mirth with a new one they called youmo (humor). What can we learn about history from those who laugh their way through it? Focusing on the case of China, this conversation will discuss how political turmoil, new media, and other forces have nurtured cultures of humor in a modernizing society, from the last days of empire to the digital age. This is a *free* event. Details can be found at the link below. http://asia.ubc.ca/events/event/chinas-age-of-irreverence-christopher-rea-in-conversation-with-timothy-brook/
China’s Age of Irreverence: Christopher Rea in Conversation with Timothy Brook
University of British Columbia, University centre Room 307 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Vancouver, BC
Book Launch for The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China
China’s entry in modernity was not just traumatic, but uproarious. As its last dynasty fell, political discussion erupted into invective, with critics gleefully jeering rivals in public. Farceurs drew followings in the popular press, promoting a culture of buffoonery. These expressions of hilarity proved so offensive to high-brow writers that they launched a campaign to displace old forms of mirth with a new one they called youmo (humor). What can we learn about history from those who laugh their way through it? Focusing on the case of China, this conversation will discuss how political turmoil, new media, and other forces have nurtured cultures of humor in a modernizing society, from the last days of empire to the digital age. This is a *free* event. Details can be found at the link below. http://asia.ubc.ca/events/event/chinas-age-of-irreverence-christopher-rea-in-conversation-with-timothy-brook/
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The Dance Centre - www.thedancecentre.ca
677 Davie Street, Vancouver BC Duration of each show: approx. 60 mins. including artist talkback Inspiring, information and fun, The Dance Centre's Discover Dance! series is a great opportunity to sample BC's dance scene. At each show you can see dancers perform, hear the artists talk about their work, ask questions, and sometimes even try a few moves! Sept 17: Project Soul + South Asian Arts Dynamic hip hop, street dance and bhangra! Nov. 12: Git Hayetsk Renowned Northwest Coast First Nations mask dancers. March 10: Lorita Leung Dance Company Beautiful Chinese classical and folk dances April 21: Karen Flamenco Spirited dancing, masterful storytelling, heart-stirring music |
November 13-15, 2015
SFU Bootcamp FrancoFUN
Brew Creek Centre
Whistler, BC
Simon Fraser University hosts a Bootcamp Francofun weekend in a relaxing atmosphere for French teachers of all levels. Cultural and language activities from around the world will be the theme of the weekend which will allow French teachers to practice their French skills, network with colleagues and focus on resources (activities and strategies) for their classrooms. Not sure if your French is up to snuff? Instructions and discussions will be in English, however the activities will be in French. Click here to download the program brochure in either French or English. Registration deadline is October 30, 2015.
Cost: $375/person. Includes 2 nights accommodation, meals, activities and resource kit.
http://www.sfu.ca/educfr/en/bootcamp/
Can't go in November? There's a second retreat in March 2016:
Levels A1 & A2 (beginner - beginner/intermediate)
http://www.sfu.ca/educfr/en/bootcamp/
UPCOMING BOOTCAMP: C'est pARTi : les artistes à l'oeuvre
MARCH 14-16, 2016
Honeymoon Bay Lodge and Retreat
Honeymoon Bay (Vancouver Island), BC
Two levels:
Beginner level A1: Instructions and discussions in English, activities in French.
Intermediate level A2: Instructions, discussions and activities in French
SFU Bootcamp FrancoFUN
Brew Creek Centre
Whistler, BC
Simon Fraser University hosts a Bootcamp Francofun weekend in a relaxing atmosphere for French teachers of all levels. Cultural and language activities from around the world will be the theme of the weekend which will allow French teachers to practice their French skills, network with colleagues and focus on resources (activities and strategies) for their classrooms. Not sure if your French is up to snuff? Instructions and discussions will be in English, however the activities will be in French. Click here to download the program brochure in either French or English. Registration deadline is October 30, 2015.
Cost: $375/person. Includes 2 nights accommodation, meals, activities and resource kit.
http://www.sfu.ca/educfr/en/bootcamp/
Can't go in November? There's a second retreat in March 2016:
Levels A1 & A2 (beginner - beginner/intermediate)
http://www.sfu.ca/educfr/en/bootcamp/
UPCOMING BOOTCAMP: C'est pARTi : les artistes à l'oeuvre
MARCH 14-16, 2016
Honeymoon Bay Lodge and Retreat
Honeymoon Bay (Vancouver Island), BC
Two levels:
Beginner level A1: Instructions and discussions in English, activities in French.
Intermediate level A2: Instructions, discussions and activities in French
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Call for Workshop Presenters at OMLTA Spring Conference 2016
(Ontario Modern Languages Teachers' Association) The OMLTA/AOPLV is now accepting proposals for workshops for the 2016 Spring Conference taking place Friday, April 1 to Saturday, April 2 at the International Plaza Hotel (formerly Doubletree) in Toronto! Information can be found by visiting the Spring Conference 2016 page. The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 4, 2015. The conference theme this year is: “Talk to Me!/Parle-moi!” Do you have an idea to share? orkshop proposals can be submitted at the link below: http://goo.gl/forms/UPPOhGuPIH The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 4, 2015. "We encourage workshop proposals from teachers of all levels of experience who are passionate about what they do. You can present in any of the modern languages taught by our members! We look forward to seeing you in April!" |
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January 2016 - Apply By October 19, 2015
UBC is offering a new M.Ed. in Special Education cohort program focusing on Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities in French and French Immersion Programs, beginning January 2016. The program offers a mix of online, face-to-face and blended courses, with face-to-face components delivered in the Burnaby school district, scheduled to meet the needs of working teachers.
This cohort program serves a strong community interest for preparation to serve the learning needs among students studying in francophone or French Immersion programs. The focus is learning support and/or special educational services. Courses are delivered using a mix of online, face-to-face and blended courses. The in-person components will be delivered in the Burnaby School District.
Students of this program benefit from a diversified learning experience touching on issues in special education, learning disabilities, and, aspects of academic achievement, assessment, and intervention. The entire program targets the francophone and French Immersion student population. Classes are taught in French, in English and sometimes bilingually. This flexible format mimics some of the realities experienced in schools. This program offers a range of courses, from the ones addressing general contents in Special Education to those looking specifically at special topics in learning disabilities and second language acquisition.
INFORMATION SESSIONS - Meet program advisors and learn more about applying to become a UBC graduate student.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 | ONLINE SESSION4:00-5:30 p.m.
RSVP to receive login details.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 | VANCOUVER4:00-5:30 p.m.
Vancouver School Board (Room TBA)
1580 W. Broadway, Vancouver
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 | VANCOUVER4:00-5:30 p.m.
Winslow Centre (Fir Room)
1100 Winslow Ave, Coquitlam
Full Brochure
Website
UBC is offering a new M.Ed. in Special Education cohort program focusing on Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities in French and French Immersion Programs, beginning January 2016. The program offers a mix of online, face-to-face and blended courses, with face-to-face components delivered in the Burnaby school district, scheduled to meet the needs of working teachers.
This cohort program serves a strong community interest for preparation to serve the learning needs among students studying in francophone or French Immersion programs. The focus is learning support and/or special educational services. Courses are delivered using a mix of online, face-to-face and blended courses. The in-person components will be delivered in the Burnaby School District.
Students of this program benefit from a diversified learning experience touching on issues in special education, learning disabilities, and, aspects of academic achievement, assessment, and intervention. The entire program targets the francophone and French Immersion student population. Classes are taught in French, in English and sometimes bilingually. This flexible format mimics some of the realities experienced in schools. This program offers a range of courses, from the ones addressing general contents in Special Education to those looking specifically at special topics in learning disabilities and second language acquisition.
INFORMATION SESSIONS - Meet program advisors and learn more about applying to become a UBC graduate student.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 | ONLINE SESSION4:00-5:30 p.m.
RSVP to receive login details.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 | VANCOUVER4:00-5:30 p.m.
Vancouver School Board (Room TBA)
1580 W. Broadway, Vancouver
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 | VANCOUVER4:00-5:30 p.m.
Winslow Centre (Fir Room)
1100 Winslow Ave, Coquitlam
Full Brochure
Website
February 26-27, 2016
BCTF New Teachers' Conference Workshop Proposal
Radisson President Hotel and Suites
Richmond, BC
The BCTF will host its 18th New Teachers’ Conference at the Radisson President Hotel and Suites, 8181 Cambie Road, Richmond on Friday February 26 and Saturday February 27, 2016 from 8:30 a.m to 4 p.m. The conference is a professional development opportunity designed specifically for teachers and teachers teaching on call in their first five years of teaching. Student teachers are also invited.
The call for workshop proposals is now open until October 23, 2015. If you are interested in facilitating newer teachers to the profession and are interested in offering a 2-hour long workshop, complete the online proposal form by clicking here.
Topics which are of high interest to new teachers are: Aboriginal education, Boundary issues in teacher-student relationships, Classroom management, Communication with parents, Curriculum related topics, ELL, French (Core, Immersion, Intensive, Francophone), Mentoring, Literacy and media literacy, Reporting, Assessment, Performance Standards, Health and safety issues, Social justice, Special needs students, Work/Life balance, Technology, Arts, and BC's new curricula.
BCTF New Teachers' Conference Workshop Proposal
Radisson President Hotel and Suites
Richmond, BC
The BCTF will host its 18th New Teachers’ Conference at the Radisson President Hotel and Suites, 8181 Cambie Road, Richmond on Friday February 26 and Saturday February 27, 2016 from 8:30 a.m to 4 p.m. The conference is a professional development opportunity designed specifically for teachers and teachers teaching on call in their first five years of teaching. Student teachers are also invited.
The call for workshop proposals is now open until October 23, 2015. If you are interested in facilitating newer teachers to the profession and are interested in offering a 2-hour long workshop, complete the online proposal form by clicking here.
Topics which are of high interest to new teachers are: Aboriginal education, Boundary issues in teacher-student relationships, Classroom management, Communication with parents, Curriculum related topics, ELL, French (Core, Immersion, Intensive, Francophone), Mentoring, Literacy and media literacy, Reporting, Assessment, Performance Standards, Health and safety issues, Social justice, Special needs students, Work/Life balance, Technology, Arts, and BC's new curricula.
March 14-16, 2016: BOOTCAMP: C'est pARTi : les artistes à l'oeuvre
Levels A1 & A2 (beginner - beginner/intermediate)
http://www.sfu.ca/educfr/en/bootcamp/
UPCOMING BOOTCAMP: C'est pARTi : les artistes à l'oeuvre
MARCH 14-16, 2016
Honeymoon Bay Lodge and Retreat
Honeymoon Bay (Vancouver Island), BC
Two levels:
Beginner level A1: Instructions and discussions in English, activities in French.
Intermediate level A2: Instructions, discussions and activities in French
Levels A1 & A2 (beginner - beginner/intermediate)
http://www.sfu.ca/educfr/en/bootcamp/
UPCOMING BOOTCAMP: C'est pARTi : les artistes à l'oeuvre
MARCH 14-16, 2016
Honeymoon Bay Lodge and Retreat
Honeymoon Bay (Vancouver Island), BC
Two levels:
Beginner level A1: Instructions and discussions in English, activities in French.
Intermediate level A2: Instructions, discussions and activities in French
Recent (Past) Professional Development events for Language Teachers
Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:30 - 11:30 am
Japanese Language Teachers' Workshop
*Free*
Asia Centre, University of British Columbia, 1871 West Mall
http://jftor.org/events/workshop_UBC/
The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the University of British Columbia are co-hosting a workshop for Japanese language teachers on the topic on how to carry out and evaluate project work in an upper-beginner language class. This session will be facilitated by Instructor Mami Saito, Japanese-Language Education Advisor, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation)
That afternoon in the same location, there will also be a symposium organized by the Voices of Kakehasi Committee (Voices of Kakehashi in Multicultural Canada: Transcultural and Intercultural Experiences). For details, please visit:
http://www.cajle.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/KakehashiPoster.pdf
Japanese Language Teachers' Workshop
*Free*
Asia Centre, University of British Columbia, 1871 West Mall
http://jftor.org/events/workshop_UBC/
The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the University of British Columbia are co-hosting a workshop for Japanese language teachers on the topic on how to carry out and evaluate project work in an upper-beginner language class. This session will be facilitated by Instructor Mami Saito, Japanese-Language Education Advisor, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation)
That afternoon in the same location, there will also be a symposium organized by the Voices of Kakehasi Committee (Voices of Kakehashi in Multicultural Canada: Transcultural and Intercultural Experiences). For details, please visit:
http://www.cajle.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/KakehashiPoster.pdf
September 24 - October 9, 2015
Vancouver International Film Festival
http://www.viff.org
Vancouver, BC
The Vancouver International Film Festival has begun! VIFF is able to offer a special group rate of $8 per student as part of the High School Outreach Program for weekday matinee screenings, as well as a complimentary ticket for the teacher and another adult chaperone. To book tickets for your students, download the fillable PDF Registration Form (save the form and email julia.cooper@viff.org). Please note that pre-registration and payment is required for each order and all tickets are non-refundable.
Vancouver International Film Festival
http://www.viff.org
Vancouver, BC
The Vancouver International Film Festival has begun! VIFF is able to offer a special group rate of $8 per student as part of the High School Outreach Program for weekday matinee screenings, as well as a complimentary ticket for the teacher and another adult chaperone. To book tickets for your students, download the fillable PDF Registration Form (save the form and email julia.cooper@viff.org). Please note that pre-registration and payment is required for each order and all tickets are non-refundable.
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The flyer to the left lists films, times and dates. Please note the following sold out performances (as of Sept. 25):
Reel Youth Film Festival - Thursday, October 1* Racing Extinction - Monday, October 5 We Did It on a Song - Wednesday, October 7 Songs My Brothers Taught Me - Wednesday, October 7 *The October 13 screening has very limited capacity |
October 8-10, 2015
Washington Association For Language Teaching (WAFLT)
Fall Conference
Wenatchee, Washington
Mark your calendars now to attend the WAFLT fall conference at the Wenatchee Coast Hotel and Convention Centre. More details are found by clicking here (https://sites.google.com/site/wafltwa/home/conferences)
Conference registration, please click here.
Washington Association For Language Teaching (WAFLT)
Fall Conference
Wenatchee, Washington
Mark your calendars now to attend the WAFLT fall conference at the Wenatchee Coast Hotel and Convention Centre. More details are found by clicking here (https://sites.google.com/site/wafltwa/home/conferences)
Conference registration, please click here.
Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
8:30 am - 2:00 pm
School District #38 (Richmond) Summer Tech Institute
Westwind Elementary School
Richmond, BC
SD38 SummerTech Institute is the Richmond School District's annual technology institute for educators. It is organized and delivered by teachers in the Richmond School District, and will be held at Westwind Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. The goal of this institute is to share transformative tech integration practices and provide professional development to the staff in the Richmond School District as well as educators from other districts. Join us for a great day of learning, conversation and collaboration about all things edtech. Cost is $20 (lunch is included).
Click here for registration and workshop descriptions.
http://sandbox.sd38.bc.ca/teachers/loat/summertech15
8:30 am - 2:00 pm
School District #38 (Richmond) Summer Tech Institute
Westwind Elementary School
Richmond, BC
SD38 SummerTech Institute is the Richmond School District's annual technology institute for educators. It is organized and delivered by teachers in the Richmond School District, and will be held at Westwind Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. The goal of this institute is to share transformative tech integration practices and provide professional development to the staff in the Richmond School District as well as educators from other districts. Join us for a great day of learning, conversation and collaboration about all things edtech. Cost is $20 (lunch is included).
Click here for registration and workshop descriptions.
http://sandbox.sd38.bc.ca/teachers/loat/summertech15
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Friday, May 8, 2015
Transforming our thinking and practice mini-conference Hosted by: My Pita, BCATML and Rural & Small Schools Teachers Whistler, BC There are a variety of guest speakers from which to choose: Maureen Dockendorf: Curriculum changes for 21st Century learning Tom Schimmer: Assessment and grading Victoria Olson: Screencasting with iPads Diana Cruchley: Revitalizing student journalling Brad Ovenell-Carter: Sketchnoting Rome Lavrencic: BCATML iPad Inquiry Project Stacey Sveistrup: Core French activities with Intensive French pedagogies This is the first joint regional conference for BCATML, My Pita, and Rural & Small Schools PSAs. Click here for program details! Click the link below the poster to download the full-sized program brochure with full workshop descriptions. --> Of particular note for second language teachers are sessions led by members of our executive, as this is a jointly organized PSA conference: BCATML Vice-President Stacey Sveistrup will show how to use Intensive French methodologies within your Core French classroom successfully. In the afternoon, BCATML President Rome Lavrencic will conduct a session highlighting BCATML's new iPad Mobile library, and how to use a variety of Apps to deliver your second language curriculum. BCATML Elementary/Middle Years Rep Nicole Jarvis will be at a booth, advertising the BCATML's professional supports for BC Teachers of Modern Languages, and sharing our passion for language teaching! |
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS third announcement - Closes: March 2, 2015 TWO WEEK REMINDER submit your proposals now, only two weeks to go! 
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Investigating Our Practices
18th Annual IOP 2015 Conference | May 2
UBC Vancouver | Faculty of Education
IOP.EDUC.UBC.CA
The online Call for Proposals is now open, and closes on March 2, 2015. Proposals are invited in three formats:
IOP.EDUC.UBC.CA
18th Annual IOP 2015 Conference | May 2
UBC Vancouver | Faculty of Education
IOP.EDUC.UBC.CA
The online Call for Proposals is now open, and closes on March 2, 2015. Proposals are invited in three formats:
- Submit a proposal for an individual or group session. We want challenging, relevant, interactive presentations that showcase how you have been investigating some dimension of teaching practice. Session time should be divided equally between provoking discussion by providing access to your understandings and providing opportunity for others to discuss your conclusions.
- Host a roundtable discussion. You have a critical question you would like to discuss with other practitioners and you are willing to initiate and moderate a conversation, perhaps based on your own experience or research.
- Prepare a poster session. The poster format is ideal for the visual presentation of research results, a program of research or research activities of a group.
IOP.EDUC.UBC.CA
Terrasse Dufferin à Québec
June 29 - July 17, 2015
Institut de français, UBC à Québec
Le Collège Mérici
Quebec City, QC
This residential three-week (19 days) program is designed specifically for teachers, June 29 - July 17. Offered in a private college, le Collège Mérici, situated in the historic setting of les Plaines d’Abraham, it gives participants the opportunity to enjoy a park-like setting while being just minutes away from la vieille ville. Bursaries are still available for BC teachers!
Click here to learn more about this unique Professional Development opportunity.
The program brochure and poster are downloadable: click the files below.
Institut de français, UBC à Québec
Le Collège Mérici
Quebec City, QC
This residential three-week (19 days) program is designed specifically for teachers, June 29 - July 17. Offered in a private college, le Collège Mérici, situated in the historic setting of les Plaines d’Abraham, it gives participants the opportunity to enjoy a park-like setting while being just minutes away from la vieille ville. Bursaries are still available for BC teachers!
Click here to learn more about this unique Professional Development opportunity.
The program brochure and poster are downloadable: click the files below.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) 2015 Annual Conference
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) holds an annual conference which includes lectures and workshops by guest speakers, as well as research presentations and a general meeting. The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to exchange information and opinions on Japanese language education and Japanese linguistics. The CAJLE 2015 Annual Conference will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Theme: Revisiting teacher roles and instruction in view of diversification of Japanese language learning
Notification of Acceptance: Monday, May 11, 2015
We invite submission of abstracts for paper presentations and poster presentations on topics including, but not limited to, Japanese linguistics, Japanese language pedagogy, Japanese as a heritage language, as well as innovative teaching techniques. Submissions related to the conference theme are especially welcome. The allocated time for each presentation is 30 minutes (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion), and posters will be presented in a 90-minute poster session. Presentations may be given in either Japanese, English or French. We will publish the conference proceedings online.
Please e-mail submissions as attachments in .doc/.docx (Microsoft Word) file format, with the following information to: Presentation-Planning (cajle.presentation@gmail.com). Please specify the subject line as "CAJLE 2015 Proposal."
1) The attachment:
a) Paper title (in both Japanese and English)
b) Abstract: 700 letters (Mincho, font size 12, single-space) in Japanese or 350 words (Times New Roman, font size 12, single-space) in
English/French.
Please name the word file "CAJLE2015_title" (for the "title" part, use the first 10 letters of your English title. Ex. "CAJLE2015_What_is_Lost" for the title of "What is Lost in Translation?"). Your abstract must be in the language of your presentation.
2) In the email
a) Presentation title (in both Japanese and English, or in both Japanese and French)
b) Name(s) of the presenter(s) (in both Japanese and English, or in both Japanese and French; list all co-presenters),
c) Affiliation and title (in both Japanese and English, or in both Japanese and French; list each co-presenter's information),
d) Preference for presentation type: please indicate either "oral presentation preferred" or "poster presentation preferred". We will accommodate
preferences as space allows.
e) E-mail address, phone number, and mailing address (of all presenters)
Individuals may submit only one proposal as presenters or co-presenters. Presenters, including co-presenters, must be members of CAJLE. Non-members will be required to submit a membership application prior to submitting a proposal. Membership information is here.
After the conference, selected presentations will be invited to submit for a referred publication in Volume 17 of the Journal CAJLE (to be published in summer of 2016). These submissions will undergo a separate review process set by the standards of the journal. Please see the previously published Proceedings here, and get more detailed information about Journal CAJLE from here.
Guidelines for CAJLE Conference Proceedings are here.
Deadline for the proceedings submission is Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) holds an annual conference which includes lectures and workshops by guest speakers, as well as research presentations and a general meeting. The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to exchange information and opinions on Japanese language education and Japanese linguistics. The CAJLE 2015 Annual Conference will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Theme: Revisiting teacher roles and instruction in view of diversification of Japanese language learning
- Conference homepage: http://www.cajle.info/cajle2015/
- Conference Date: August 20 (Thursday) - August 21 (Friday), 2015
- Conference Venue: Vancouver, Canada, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Campus (http://www.sfu.ca/campuses/vancouver.html)
- Keynote & Workshop Speaker: Professor Naoko Aoki (Osaka University)(http://www.let.osaka-u.ac.jp/~naoko/home.html)
- Panel Discussion: Chair, Professor Wendy Carr (University of British Columbia / Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers) (http://lled.educ.ubc.ca/profiles/wendy-carr/ )
Notification of Acceptance: Monday, May 11, 2015
We invite submission of abstracts for paper presentations and poster presentations on topics including, but not limited to, Japanese linguistics, Japanese language pedagogy, Japanese as a heritage language, as well as innovative teaching techniques. Submissions related to the conference theme are especially welcome. The allocated time for each presentation is 30 minutes (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion), and posters will be presented in a 90-minute poster session. Presentations may be given in either Japanese, English or French. We will publish the conference proceedings online.
Please e-mail submissions as attachments in .doc/.docx (Microsoft Word) file format, with the following information to: Presentation-Planning (cajle.presentation@gmail.com). Please specify the subject line as "CAJLE 2015 Proposal."
1) The attachment:
a) Paper title (in both Japanese and English)
b) Abstract: 700 letters (Mincho, font size 12, single-space) in Japanese or 350 words (Times New Roman, font size 12, single-space) in
English/French.
Please name the word file "CAJLE2015_title" (for the "title" part, use the first 10 letters of your English title. Ex. "CAJLE2015_What_is_Lost" for the title of "What is Lost in Translation?"). Your abstract must be in the language of your presentation.
2) In the email
a) Presentation title (in both Japanese and English, or in both Japanese and French)
b) Name(s) of the presenter(s) (in both Japanese and English, or in both Japanese and French; list all co-presenters),
c) Affiliation and title (in both Japanese and English, or in both Japanese and French; list each co-presenter's information),
d) Preference for presentation type: please indicate either "oral presentation preferred" or "poster presentation preferred". We will accommodate
preferences as space allows.
e) E-mail address, phone number, and mailing address (of all presenters)
Individuals may submit only one proposal as presenters or co-presenters. Presenters, including co-presenters, must be members of CAJLE. Non-members will be required to submit a membership application prior to submitting a proposal. Membership information is here.
After the conference, selected presentations will be invited to submit for a referred publication in Volume 17 of the Journal CAJLE (to be published in summer of 2016). These submissions will undergo a separate review process set by the standards of the journal. Please see the previously published Proceedings here, and get more detailed information about Journal CAJLE from here.
Guidelines for CAJLE Conference Proceedings are here.
Deadline for the proceedings submission is Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
April 9 - 10, 2015
BC Language Coordination Association Spring Conference
Bear Mountain Resort
Victoria, BC
Keynote address by Dr. Roy Lyster
Click here for program details. Registration is now open!
BC Language Coordination Association Spring Conference
Bear Mountain Resort
Victoria, BC
Keynote address by Dr. Roy Lyster
Click here for program details. Registration is now open!
March 26 - 28, 2015
Languages Without Borders Conference
Hosted by: CASLT/ACPLS, OMTLA and FIPLV
Niagara Falls, ON
This international conference is the first of its kind with partnerships between the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers, the Ontario Modern Languages Teachers' Association, and the International Modern Language Teachers' Federation.
Click here for program details. Registration is now open!
Languages Without Borders Conference
Hosted by: CASLT/ACPLS, OMTLA and FIPLV
Niagara Falls, ON
This international conference is the first of its kind with partnerships between the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers, the Ontario Modern Languages Teachers' Association, and the International Modern Language Teachers' Federation.
Click here for program details. Registration is now open!
March 21 and April 4, 2015
WAFLT 2015 Spring Conferences
Multiple sites, WA, USA
Click here for registration information which is now open.
Visit waflt.net for more details.
WAFLT 2015 Spring Conferences
Multiple sites, WA, USA
Click here for registration information which is now open.
Visit waflt.net for more details.
March 17 - 19, 2015
SFU Bootcamp Francofun Core French Teaching Camp
Fraser River Lodge, Agassiz, BC
Registration has been extended until February 15, 2015
Two separate groups:
Beginner level A1: Instructions and discussions in English, activities in French.
Intermediate level A2: Instructions, discussions and activities in French
This Bootcamp FrancoFUN will offer a wide range of curriculum-centered, interactive linguistic and cultural activities allowing Core French teachers to practice their French skills, network with colleagues and focus on resources (activities and strategies) for their classrooms. There will also be an outdoor activity (TBD). Bootcamp FrancoFUN is jointly organized by the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs and the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University.
Click here for registration details, accommodations and costs.
View the program flyer here.
SFU Bootcamp Francofun Core French Teaching Camp
Fraser River Lodge, Agassiz, BC
Registration has been extended until February 15, 2015
- Practice speaking French
- Activities and strategies for Core French (Gr. 5-10)
Two separate groups:
Beginner level A1: Instructions and discussions in English, activities in French.
Intermediate level A2: Instructions, discussions and activities in French
This Bootcamp FrancoFUN will offer a wide range of curriculum-centered, interactive linguistic and cultural activities allowing Core French teachers to practice their French skills, network with colleagues and focus on resources (activities and strategies) for their classrooms. There will also be an outdoor activity (TBD). Bootcamp FrancoFUN is jointly organized by the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs and the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University.
Click here for registration details, accommodations and costs.
View the program flyer here.
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Vancouver School Board - Professional Development Day
Thursday February 19, 2015
Vancouver School Board Education Centre
1580 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
An Introduction to Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storying Telling (TPRS) with Michelle Metcalfe
Click here for registration details.
Register before February 10, 2015!
Thursday February 19, 2015
Vancouver School Board Education Centre
1580 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
An Introduction to Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storying Telling (TPRS) with Michelle Metcalfe
Click here for registration details.
Register before February 10, 2015!
Vancouver School Board - Professional Development Day
Thursday February 19, 2015
Vancouver School Board Education Centre
1580 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
Going Further with Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storying Telling (TPRS) with Michelle Metcalfe
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Register before February 13, 2015!
Thursday February 19, 2015
Vancouver School Board Education Centre
1580 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
Going Further with Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storying Telling (TPRS) with Michelle Metcalfe
Click here for registration details.
Register before February 13, 2015!
Vancouver School Board - Professional Development Day
Thursday February 19, 2015
Vancouver School Board Education Centre
1580 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
BCATML iPad Inquiry Project
with Nancy Griffith-Zahner & Rome Lavrencic
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Participants are encouraged to bring their own iPads, or to use one provided by BCATML. This workshop is for all users, both new and the experienced users.
Register before February 16, 2015!
Thursday February 19, 2015
Vancouver School Board Education Centre
1580 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
BCATML iPad Inquiry Project
with Nancy Griffith-Zahner & Rome Lavrencic
Click here for registration details.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own iPads, or to use one provided by BCATML. This workshop is for all users, both new and the experienced users.
Register before February 16, 2015!
Vancouver School Board - Professional Development Day
Thursday February 19, 2015
Vancouver School Board Education Centre
1580 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
La littérature au service de l'apprentissage
with Léo-James Lévesque
Target audience: Grades 5 - 12, Immersion
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Thursday February 19, 2015
Vancouver School Board Education Centre
1580 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
La littérature au service de l'apprentissage
with Léo-James Lévesque
Target audience: Grades 5 - 12, Immersion
Click here for registration details.
Vancouver School Board - Professional Development Day
Thursday February 19, 2015
Vancouver School Board Education Centre
1580 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
La littérature au secondaire
with Léo-James Lévesque
Target audience: Grades 7 - 12, Immersion
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Thursday February 19, 2015
Vancouver School Board Education Centre
1580 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
La littérature au secondaire
with Léo-James Lévesque
Target audience: Grades 7 - 12, Immersion
Click here for registration details.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Partageons la passion! Journée pédagogique
Victoria, BC
The language consortium of the Greater Victoria area has organized a French one-day conference for the tri-district area. There will be a variety of workshops and presentations for both French Immersion and Core French teachers. Click here to register and learn more information.
Of particular interest is the workshop updating the Core French Curriculum Transformation led by Laura Hawkes and Claire Guy. To read some of the highlights from BCATML's last set of meetings with the Ministry, click here or visit our Curriculum Info tab at the top.
Partageons la passion! Journée pédagogique
Victoria, BC
The language consortium of the Greater Victoria area has organized a French one-day conference for the tri-district area. There will be a variety of workshops and presentations for both French Immersion and Core French teachers. Click here to register and learn more information.
Of particular interest is the workshop updating the Core French Curriculum Transformation led by Laura Hawkes and Claire Guy. To read some of the highlights from BCATML's last set of meetings with the Ministry, click here or visit our Curriculum Info tab at the top.
