New This Year: SOCEM and CESLM are partnering to offer monthly webinars from January to May in 2025. Our next webinar is on January 25.
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Upcoming Webinar
Saturday / January 25, 2025
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon ET / 9:00-10:00 a.m. MT
“Strengthening English Abilities Using Great Literature” by Jeff McCarrell
Description: Storytelling, poems, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes have both enchanted and educated children the world over. Similarly, adults also love poems, songs, proverbs, and short stories as part of their English learning diet. Sayings from Jesus, the Bible’s Wisdom Literature, and favourite works from Tolstoy, Karen Blixen, George MacDonald, C.S. Lewis and Tolkien will be presented. There are lots of ways to use the original text, audio recordings and videos. These skilled authors/teachers demonstrate varied and powerful grammar, idioms, style, and vocabulary, while engaging the learner with insights into God and humankind, the Gospel, human’s wretchedness and beauty, and how they lose their bearings and are found. How might you use literature to add spice and engage people’s deep questions?
About the Presenter: Jeff McCarrell was trained in missions with the Canadian Baptist Ministries among Somali in the Horn of Africa and at Regent College in Vancouver, BC. For 35 years Jeff has served with congregations and with Dixon Women’s ESL Classes in Etobicoke, seeking to make Christ known to predominantly Muslim neighbours.
Recognized by TESL Ontario for PD hours.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Webinars will be 60 minutes. Participants are welcome to stay longer for more Q&A after the official close.
- Cost is $15 per participant per webinar, payable through e-transfer (details on the registration form).
- The majority of webinars are recognized for 1 PD hour by TESL Ontario.
- Capacity is limited to 25, so sign up today!
- If you cannot attend on the date of the webinar, please register to get the link to the recording.
REGISTER IN 4 EASY STEPS
- Read the details for this month’s webinar.
- Click the “Register” button above to proceed to the registration form.
- Pay for your webinar through e-transfer (details on the registration form).
- Receive an email the week of the webinar with a Zoom link for you to join the meeting.
Full Webinar Schedule for 2025
Details and registration will become available at the beginning of each month.
Saturday / January 25, 2025
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon ET / 9:00-10:00 a.m. MT
“Strengthening English Abilities Using Great Literature” by Jeff McCarrell
Description: Storytelling, poems, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes have both enchanted and educated children the world over. Similarly, adults also love poems, songs, proverbs, and short stories as part of their English learning diet. Sayings from Jesus, the Bible’s Wisdom Literature, and favourite works from Tolstoy, Karen Blixen, George MacDonald, C.S. Lewis and Tolkien will be presented. There are lots of ways to use the original text, audio recordings and videos. These skilled authors/teachers demonstrate varied and powerful grammar, idioms, style, and vocabulary, while engaging the learner with insights into God and humankind, the Gospel, human’s wretchedness and beauty, and how they lose their bearings and are found. How might you use literature to add spice and engage people’s deep questions?
About the Presenter: Jeff McCarrell was trained in missions with the Canadian Baptist Ministries among Somali in the Horn of Africa and at Regent College in Vancouver, BC. For 35 years Jeff has served with congregations and with Dixon Women’s ESL Classes in Etobicoke, seeking to make Christ known to predominantly Muslim neighbours.
Recognized by TESL Ontario for PD hours.
Saturday, February 22, 2025
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon ET / 9:00-10:00 a.m. MT
“Teaching in the Age of AI: Challenges, Opportunities, and Tips for ESL Educators” by Sandy Ho
More details to come
Saturday, April 26, 2025
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon ET / 9:00-10:00 a.m. MT
“Beginners ESL Resources” by Nataliya Lykhosherstova
More details to come
Saturday, May 24, 2025
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon ET / 9:00-10:00 a.m. MT
“Using the Noticing-Awareness-Practice Model to Teach Grammar” by Roswita Dressler
More details to come