Author Archives: Elizabeth
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…
IntenSIG Spring Gig 2022-Entrepreneurship in the Intensive ESL Classroom
IntenSIG SPRING GIG 2022 Friday May 13, 2022 CSS des Découvreurs Entrepreneurship in the Intensive ESL Classroom After two years of online IntenSIG Cafés, we finally met in person! The…
Hot Topics in Intensive ESL 2022
Hot Topics in Intensive ESL March 24, 2022 In our first session of Hot Topics in Intensive ESL, Intensive teachers got together online to share their experiences with different Intensive…
S.O.S. Pirates! The Junior Tech Challenge 2022
Ahoy matey! Are you looking for a Science and Technology project that can be easily integrated into your Intensive ESL Classroom? This year's Junior Tech Challenge, Pirates! is a great…
Include IncluSIG in Your Inclusive Classroom
(Try saying that 3 times fast!) An Interview with Michelle Paquette, chair of IncluSIG, SPEAQ’s Special Interest Group to support Inclusive Education. Michelle Paquette, IncluSIG chair and more… Michelle Paquette…
Interview: A Science and Technology LES for Intensive ESL Students
I spoke with Isabelle Mapleston, an Intensive ESL teacher at the CSSMI who has been presenting the annual Junior Tech Challenge to her students for the past 3 years. …
Icebreakers for the Online Classroom
Spring is here, the snow is melting, and ice is breaking everywhere! Inspired by nature, we want to share some engaging icebreakers that we have been using in our online…