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IntenSIG at SPEAQ 2024
Teaching With Heart This year at SPEAQ, IntenSIG embraced the convention theme, For the Love of Learning. We selected our most cherished and motivating classroom activities to share with participants,…
chalk.n.coffee Espresso Shots
Jacqueline Mallais, host of the podcast, , presents a new series of videos delivering espresso-shot-sized help for ESL, ELL, or L+ teachers. Watch Espresso Shots
The ESL Playground
Émilie Racine created The ESL Playground to share engaging ESL activities to as many teachers as possible! Here are 2 ways to access this resource: Explore The ESL Playground website…
WEBINARS: FOR REEAL
The For REEAL (For Researchers and Educators of English as an Additional Language) webinar series is designed to actively engage educators in critical inquiry into their own practices. Through these…
PODCAST: chalk.n.coffee
is a podcast hosted by Jacqueline Mallais. The show features a variety of episodes, including practical teaching advice, lesson ideas, solutions to common ESL teaching challenges, and interviews with inspiring…
IntenSIG Spring Gig 2024: For the Love of Learning
Intensig did it again! This dynamic team of teachers put together a day that participants described as: Amazing! Great day! Awesome! Much appreciated! Well done! Great ideas! Participants came from…
A Guide to Enjoying the Total Solar Eclipse 2024
Let’s get ready for the Total Solar Eclipse, a once-in-a-lifetime event that’s right around the corner! The excitement is building, and there's so much to anticipate. With an abundance of…
Take Off! The 2024 Junior Tech Challenge
We’ve just received some troubling news! The city’s carrier pigeons have fallen ill with a rare disease! But don’t you worry, with a bit of rest, they will all make…
ESL Virtual Cafés 2020
In response to the challenges posed by the inability to meet in person in 2020, IntenSIG and LEARN collaborated to introduce the ESL Virtual Café initiative. These virtual gatherings provided…
SPEAQ Virtual Convention 2020
November 7, 2020 During this virtual workshop, participants were introduced to fun, safe activities for students to do online, literacy activities for ESL students, and feedback to improve C3. Participants…
IntenSIG Virtual Spring Gig 2021
The IntenSIG Spring Gig was held online on Friday, May 21 2021. Twenty five teachers from all over Quebec met to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) activities presented by Kids Code…
CASLT-ACPLS
The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT) was established in 1970 with the mission of fostering and advancing professional excellence in language teaching in Canada. Mission: CASLT supports its…
RÉCIT – English as a Second Language
Enhance your skills in technology through a diverse array of educational resources, engaging webinars, and tailor-made professional learning opportunities specifically designed for ESL professionals.
SPEAQ
SPEAQ HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING SINCE 1972. Our association's mandate is to advance the teaching of English, as a second language in Quebec. Its…
A Morning in the Life of a Teacher
Curious about what ESL teachers do after retirement? Well, Jesse Hionis has found a delightful pastime in writing stories. Here's one that captures a slice of a teacher's day, guaranteed…
Ready, Set, Go: A Workshop with 4 1/2 Corners!
SPEAQ Convention November 11, 2023 Centre Sheraton, Laval Once again, IntenSIG presented a well-received workshop at the 2023 SPEAQ Annual Convention. Our dedicated members skillfully organized four stations showcasing their…
Intensig Spring Gig 2023: Hook Them on a Book!
INTENSIG SPRING GIG 2023 Friday May 26, 2023 CSSPI (Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-lÎle Every year, the IntenSIG team organizes a highly anticipated full-day workshop for Intensive teachers…
Are You Ready to Take a Risk? Prêt.e à prendre un risque?
Julie Paré and Elizabeh Alloul | April 13, 2023 (Updated November 23, 2023) Les autrices ont pris le risque d’écrire le présent article dans leur langue seconde. We’ve decided to…
The Governing Board and Intensive ESL
Do you have questions about the role of the Governing Board (Conseil d’établissement) with respect to the Intensive ESL project, or any other project, in your school? At the last…
The Linguistic Risk-Taking Passport: Take the Risk!
A C1 project that develops the strategy of risk-taking for Intensive students, and Secondary Cycle 1 students. A passport that takes students outside their linguistic comfort zone by taking risks…