Author Archives: Carolyn Buteau
Upcoming Intensive Talks! web event (Engaging ESL Students with Hands-on Activities on June 9 @ 3:45 pm)
Engaging ESL Students with Hands-on Activities Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2020 at 3:45 pm (EST) Description: Join us for a special virtual session for ESL…
Making Friends with Failure
Way back when I was in second grade I had an amazing homeroom teacher, Mrs. Finley, who taught me how to knit using two wooden…
Upcoming Intensive Talks! web event (Engaging ESL Students with Hands-on Activities on Dec 9 @ 3:45 pm)
Engaging ESL Students with Hands-on Activities ***All spots have been filled. Please visit the Intensive Talks Archives for the recording.*** Date: Wednesday, December 9,…
Summer reads
Summer vacation is here so let’s celebrate with a book, or a few! Here are the books on our summer reading list, for both adults…
Introducing the ESL-FSL Tandem Canada Platform: Partnering Up!
by Susan Parks, Professor at Laval University, Québec * * * * …
My (Very Positive) Experience with Tandem Learning in My Classroom
(A special thank you to Tony Jenniss from CS des Chênes for sharing this experience with us!) If I needed to come up with one universal…
C1, C2 and C3 Web Event Series
In collaboration with the MEES ESL Programs team, a series of web events about the three ESL competencies was hosted by the Intensive ESL Community…
Makerspaces: Building English Language Skills
Have you heard of Makerspaces (or different types of makerspaces such as ArtHives, Genious )? In a nutshell, a makerspace any physical location…
The 40-week ESL Challenge
;ab_channel=The40-weekESLChallenge Two very active ESL teachers, Isabelle Giroux and Tanja Vaillancourt, have created The 40-week ESL Challenge and are inviting you to be part of…
Summer Reading Picks
Summer is here so let’s celebrate with a book, or a few! Here are the books on our summer reading list, books we’ve already read…
My Experience at Edcamp
I was so excited to finally attend an Edcamp. I’d heard so many friends saying how resourceful and stimulating these were. My biggest surprise was…
Upcoming Intensive Talks! web event (Making C1 Work! Feedback in the ESL Classroom on May 11 at 3:45 pm)
For our monthly web event, we are very excited to announce that the MEES ESL Programs Team has prepared an interactive presentation on C1, for…
Opening the Walls of a Classroom
Isolation is a common side effect of becoming a teacher, especially in ESL. ESL specialists are often the only one of their kind in a…
What is a Balado and How Do You Use It in the Classroom?
By Elizabeth Alloul, Carolyn Buteau and Pascale Pellerin A balado is a digital audio recording (a podcast) that can be accessed from a website or…
LEARN web event: Gamification: It’s not all fun and games! – March 22, 2016 at 3:30 pm (EST)
LEARN invites you to their upcoming web event: Gamification: It's not all fun and games! Date: March 22 at 3:30 pm (EST) Description: Learn what gamification is and…
Upcoming web event: PWIM, the Picture Word Inductive Model – March 23, 2016 at 3:45 pm
You are invited to participate in the upcoming Intensive Talks! web event: Do you PWIM? The Picture Word Inductive Model Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2016…
New video for Intensive ESL teachers – The Community in a Nutshell
If you are an Intensive ESL teacher within the Province of Quebec, you have access to the Intensive ESL Community (). Browse through over 1000…
Montreal Canadiens at School
Recently, an ESL teacher shared a great resource with us : an educational site for hockey-loving students (If ever you have a resource you'd like to share…
FREE: Chris Hadfield 2016 Virtual Classroom (30 minutes live webinar)
Don't miss this great opportunity for your students! In collaboration with NFB/education (National Film Board), Canada's favourite astronaut, Chris Hadfield, will be holding a…