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 and children. Grab a chair…
Introducing the ESL-FSL Tandem Canada Platform: Partnering Up!
by Susan Parks, Professor at Laval University, Québec * * * * * Would you like your…
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 to the experience of the…
RÉCIT: Highlights From Our Facebook Chat: May 30, 2018
RÉCIT offered four different online training and sharing sessions. Here are the highlights of the second one, Q & A: Resources to Integrate Technology in the ESL Classroom presented via Facebook…
RÉCIT: Highlights From Our Twitter Chat-Strategies for a More Inclusive Classroom
RÉCIT offered four different online training and sharing sessions. Here are the highlights of the first one, Strategies for a More Inclusive Classroom presented on Twitter on May 22, 2018.
My Year of Experimentation: Intensive ESL and the Developmental Literacy Continuum
The Developmental Literacy Continuum was introduced to us just over a year ago by Thomas Stenzel of LEARN. After, a couple sessions, we were hooked! This tool would give teachers…
RÉCIT Webinar-June 13, 2018
RÉCIT is four different online training and sharing sessions. The fourth, and last of the series, Supporting Language Learners Who Are At-Risk for Reading and Language Difficulty, will be held on…
RÉCIT Swap Shop-June 4, 2018
RÉCIT is offering four different online training and sharing sessions. The third, 5-Minute Presentations on Great Ideas to Integrate ICTs in Your Classroom will be held on June 4 at…
Intensig Spring Gig 2018: The Happiness Project
On May 4, 2018 Intensive ESL teachers from all over Québec met with SPEAQ’s IntenSIG team at the CSDGS in La Prairie and we all left smiling and happy! We…
Archived Web Event: English Appreciation Day-Promoting Positivity and Kindness
Want to find out how a t-shirt can energize your classroom and contribute to your school’s community spirit? This web event aims to introduce participants to a positive, fun and…
Singing the Grade School Blues with Rob Lutes
Are you looking for an artist to visit your Intensive ESL class? Introducing Rob Lutes-an accomplished, local, singer/songwriter who performs in Quebec, across Canada and Europe. Nominated for two Maple Blues Awards -…
Archived Web Event: Get Ready for PyeongChang 2018!
Korea will be hosting the upcoming winter Olympics from February 9-26, 2018. Would you like to learn all about this upcoming event, and get connected to resources and activities to…
Interview with Tina Milo: Drama in the ESL Classroom
Tina Milo is the founder of Big Little Actors. She gives acting workshops to students in their own classrooms. If you’re looking for an in-school field trip, BIG…
Archived Web Event: Best Practices in the ESL Multi-Level Classroom
The number of multi-level groups is a growing trend in Quebec schools, it is an organization that is not always easy to manage, especially if two different cycles are targeted.…
INTENSIG Spring Gig 2017 Resources
On May 19, 2017 teachers from all over Québec met with SPEAQ’s IntenSIG team in Laval and we did it all! First, we broke out and found the secret message…
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 Project. The archives and resources…
Oral Interaction Activities for All
After watching the Intensive Talks! Web Event, Making C1 Work! Feedback in the ESL Classroom, (MEES, 2016), we are reminded that a solid C1 task must be meaningful/authentic, have an…
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 (in a school or within…
Writing Prompts and Conversation Starters
January is the beginning of a new year, and a good time for students to continue practicing the skills they learned in 2016. Here are some sites that will…