9:00am - 3:15pm, April 29, 2023
We are very excited to invite all our members to the 2023 annual conference: Moving Forward, which is going to be a joint collaboration between TESL SK, SK TEAL, and TESL MB. This online Conference will provide a platform for ESL professionals, volunteers and language learners to share best practices and latest research findings; to explore new trends in classroom technology; to develop better strategies for work-life balance and teacher wellness.
"You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.” Conrad Hall
Conference Information
Call for proposals are now closed. Thank you to those that put forth a submission.
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Publisher registration:
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Conference Information:
Let us welcome our keynote speaker: Dr. Ena Lee
Dr. Ena Lee is an Assistant Professor in Language, Literacy, and English as an Additional Language Education in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC. Her interdisciplinary work is situated in the intersections of applied linguistics with equity studies. Specifically, she draws on identity theory, critical race theory, and transnational feminist theory to inform anti-oppressive praxes in EAL research and education. Her research has been published in TESOL Quarterly, TESL Canada Journal, International Journal of Multilingualism, and Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, among others.
Moving forward and “imagining otherwise” together
This year’s annual conference—a joint collaboration between TESL SK, SK TEAL, and TESL MB—invites attendees to consider how we continue moving forward in the field of English language education. In this vein, I outline some of the current struggles faced by ESL professionals, volunteers, and language learners and discuss how systems of dominance and oppression can lead us to “misrecognize” (cf. Bourdieu, 1989) these struggles as individually-rooted rather than deeply and systemically interconnected within the “politics of location” (Rich, 1984) of English language education.
Critical and feminist responses such as counter-story (Solórzano & Yosso, 2001) and “testimonio” (Rodriguez-Campo, 2021) help to reveal the complex webs of power pervading our individual stories while feminist intersectional analyses (cf. Crenshaw, 1989) illuminate possibilities for how diverse ESL education stakeholders might develop “coalitional identities” (Taylor, 2022) in service of more socially-just and collective transformations of our field. I conclude by proposing how this “imagining otherwise” (Chuh, 2003) offers one way of moving forward together in solidarity.
Schedule
Saturday, April 29, 2023
9:00-9:15am
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[Moving Foward!] Opening Remarks and Dignitaries Speeches - Central Standard Time
* This is a tentative agenda and is subject to change. * This conference is in Central Standard Time.
Online
9:15-10:05am
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Room A - Keynote Speaker Dr. Ena Lee - Moving forward and “imagining otherwise” together
Moving forward and “imagining otherwise” together
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Dr. Ena Lee is an Assistant Professor in Language, Literacy, and English as an Additional Language Education in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC. Her interdisciplinary work is situated in the intersections of applied linguistics with equity studies. Specifically, she draws on identity theory, critical race theory, and transnational feminist theory to inform anti-oppressive praxes in EAL research and education. Her research has been published in TESOL Quarterly, TESL Canada Journal, International Journal of Multilingualism, and Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, among others.
Ena Lee Dr. Simon Fraser University
10:05-10:15am
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Session Break
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Session Break
10:15-11:05am
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Room A - Q & A with Dr. Ena Lee
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Dr. Ena Lee Simon Fraser University
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Room B - Teach Smarter with Ellii
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Ben Buckwold Ellii.com
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Room C - H5P Interactive Book
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Chayan Mallick New Language Solutions
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Room D - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources on Tutela.ca
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Diane Ramanathan Tutela.ca
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Room E - Introducing National LINC Online Curricula for CLBs 3-5 (10:15am-11:45am)
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Maria Kenward Achēv
Rafa Khan Achēv
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Room F - Giving Effective Feedback (10:15am-11:45am)
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Rana Ashkar CCLB
Rebecca Hiebert
Kathy Hughes CCLB
Carly Whitley
11:05-11:15am
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Session Break
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Session Break
11:15am - 12:05pm
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Room A - Avenue.ca-Onyxon.ca Merger: Why and What’s in it for the Avenue Community?
Online
Jim Edgar New Language Solutions
Rob McBride New Language Solutions
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Room B - Streamlining Onboarding for Blended/Online LINC Classes
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Elina Stop NorQuest College
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Room C - Insights into Teaching Low Level Learners
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Vicky Schoch University of Regina
12:05-1:00pm
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LUNCH BREAK
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Lunch Break
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Room C - SK TEAL Annual General Meeting
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SK TEAL AGM
1:00-2:30pm
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Room A - Demystifying Stage 2 and 3 of LearnIT2teach on Avenue (1:00pm-2:30pm)
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Paul Carter New Language Solutions - Avenue - LearnIT2teach
Vesna Radivojevic New Language Solutions - Avenue - LearnIT2teach
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Room B - Resiliency and Wellness in Trauma-Exposed Work (1:00pm-2:30pm)
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Kari McCluskey Aurora Family Therapy Centre
Adey Mohamed Aurora Family Therapy Centre
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Room E - Are You on Mute? Strategies for Engaging Students in a Hybrid Classroom (1:00pm-1:50pm)
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Alesia Malec Parkland College
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Room F - Adults Learning to Read (1:00pm-1:50pm)
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Donna Clarke TIES - The Immigrant Education Society
Jeremy Wilson TIES - The Immigrant Education Society
1:50-2:00pm
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Session Break
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Session Break
2:00-2:50pm
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Room E - How to use AI to Create Level-Specific Lessons from Articles and Videos
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Jonny Kalambay Roshi Technologies Inc.
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Room F - Engaging Students with Jamboard
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Verna Johnson Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Zinna Panthier-Seaman Saskatchewan Polytechnic
3:00-3:15pm
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Room A - Closing Remarks
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TESL SK, SK TEAL, TESL MB Closing Remarks
