We need to challenge the monolingual principle of strict compartmentalization. #TESOL2019 #pluralingualism

Hey HWDSB FSL! Have you seen the TWO Summer Institute sessions for FSL? July 2: "The CEFR: A Tool Toward Proficiency in FSL" for Core & FI teachers AND July 4 "Planning for Core English in FI" for primary FI educators. Sign up today in PD place!

Two are geared for FSL Core and Immersion!

Hey HWDSB FSL! Have you self-registered for the FSL Professional Learning hub? Did you know that there are resources, lesson ideas and more that you can access? Here's a glimpse! Don't miss out!

Des ressources pour que vos élèves demeurent engagés et poursuivent leur apprentissage, même en été! #frimm

OMLTA is coming to Ottawa! Call for Presenters and Early Bird Registration are now available for the 2019 Fall Conference - We can do it! On est capable! Join us in September as OMLTA, CASLT & EducLang come together to offer this pd opportunity. Details at omlta.org

Att hwdsb primary FI teachers! There’s still time to register for our summer institute: Planning for Core English in FI on July 4th. Learn how to correlate the FSL & language curricula to leverage the literacy skills of our Ss in 50 min. Open to core English teachers too! RT

Att hwdsb fsl teachers! So, you know about the CEFR/DELF or maybe even heard about it, but wondered how to connect it all to classroom practice? Join us July 2 at our summer institute the CEFR: à tool towards proficiency. See PD place! Open to all FSL educators core and FI.

Authentic learning in FI!

Plurilingualism is a practice that encourages flexibility between first, second, third ...language learning. It encourages empathy and flexible thinking. It breaks from the idea of compartmentalizing languages. This is a great visual dulala.fr/affiche-pluril…

A group of FI and Core English primary teachers coming together to correlate the expectations from the Language and FSL curriculum

Looking at the data gathered for student “Sue Per” to identify skills on the milestones and next steps

Adding our likes, wonderings and “yes, and” to our guided reading lessons.

Planning a guided reading lesson based on an area of student need. HWDSB Reading Specialists HWDSB FSL

Learning together, «  I like, I wonder, yes! ...and «  Adding comments to extend the thinking around a guided reading lesson during a gallery walk. HWDSB Reading Specialists HWDSB FSL

Att HWDSB FSL! Did you miss our FSL summer institutes but still want to access all the resources? Head over to the FSL Teachers Hub and click on “Content” to access all materials!

Do you teach English and FSL and wonder how to hit all the expectations? Today we correlated the reading expectations from both curricula & look what we found... the skills and competencies are the same (with the exception of two). How does this position Ts as literacy experts?

Despite the widespread belief that students with special education needs are incapable of learning a 2nd language, researchers have concluded that “there is nothing inherent in the learning of a 2nd language that precludes special needs students” (Archibald et al., 2006, p. 2).

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