TESL Ontario (Teachers of English as a Second Language)

TESL Ontario (Teachers of English as a Second Language) TESL Ontario is a non-profit organization serving the needs of Language Training Professionals.

๐Ÿ”Ž New on the TESL Ontario Blog!  Member at Large ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ reflects on his first year of Board service in โ€œ๐ฟ๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜๐‘–...
06/17/2026

๐Ÿ”Ž New on the TESL Ontario Blog!
Member at Large ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ reflects on his first year of Board service in โ€œ๐ฟ๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ต๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘˜ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž ๐‘Œ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘‡๐ธ๐‘†๐ฟ ๐‘‚๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘œ.โ€
Itโ€™s an insightful look at learning, leadership, and the meaningful work that happens behind the scenes to support our ESL/ELT community.

Read Christopherโ€™s full reflection:
๐Ÿ”— https://blog.teslontario.org/

Inspired by his journey?
Learn more about joining the TESL Ontario Board of Directors:
๐Ÿ”— https://teslontario.org/board-recruitment/

๐Ÿ“… Happening Tomorrow!Benchmarking Digital Prowess in Language Learningwith Toby Iran Ali, OCELT  June 18, 2026 โ€ข 8:00โ€“9:...
06/17/2026

๐Ÿ“… Happening Tomorrow!
Benchmarking Digital Prowess in Language Learning
with Toby Iran Ali, OCELT
June 18, 2026 โ€ข 8:00โ€“9:00 pm EDT

Digital skills show up in our classrooms every day โ€” but we donโ€™t always name them, assess them, or support them intentionally. This session takes a clear, practical look at what โ€œdigital proficiencyโ€ really means for language learners in 2026.

Weโ€™ll explore:
โ€ข the difference between everyday tech use and true digital readiness
โ€ข how digital skills are embedded in common assessment tasks
โ€ข a sevenโ€‘domain framework for benchmarking digital proficiency
โ€ข ways to make digital learning visible, assessable, and inclusive
โ€ข strategies that wonโ€™t add to your workload

If youโ€™re supporting learners with digital tasks โ€” from LMS navigation to portfolioโ€‘based assessments โ€” this session will give you tools you can use right away.

Register now and strengthen your digital teaching toolkit.
Thank you to our webinar sponsors, The Personal and Cambridge University Press for their generous support.

Build your Classroom Management toolkit this summer.Explore the ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ.Link: htt...
06/16/2026

Build your Classroom Management toolkit this summer.
Explore the ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ.
Link: https://teslontario.learnworlds.com/

Weโ€™re extending the Call for Presenters!You now have until ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ to submit your proposal for ๐—ง๐—˜...
06/15/2026

Weโ€™re extending the Call for Presenters!
You now have until ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ to submit your proposal for ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ ๐—ข๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผโ€™๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

If youโ€™ve been thinking about presenting, this is your moment.

โœจ VR is changing whatโ€™s possible in language learning.  In ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ...
06/15/2026

โœจ VR is changing whatโ€™s possible in language learning.
In ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜™, author ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ explores how immersive VR environments strengthen vocabulary, writing, speaking, listening, and learner confidence โ€” and how these skills transfer to realโ€‘world communication.

We've highlighted the key insights from the CONTACT article and shown why VR is becoming a powerful tool for meaningful, authentic language practice, which pairs perfectly with our upcoming webinar ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. Together, they illuminate what โ€œdigital readinessโ€ really looks like in 2026.

๐Ÿ“ Read the article: https://contact.teslontario.org/from-virtual-to-reality-assessing-the-transferability-of-language-skills-acquired-through-vr/
๐Ÿ”— Register for the webinar: https://teslontario.org/webinars/benchmarking-digital-prowess-in-language-learning/

๐Ÿ’› Recognition strengthens our community.  TESL Ontario Awards honour the people who:โ€ข innovateโ€ข collaborateโ€ข mentorโ€ข adv...
06/15/2026

๐Ÿ’› Recognition strengthens our community.
TESL Ontario Awards honour the people who:
โ€ข innovate
โ€ข collaborate
โ€ข mentor
โ€ข advocate
โ€ข and uplift learners every day

By nominating someone, youโ€™re helping tell the story of who we are as a sector โ€” resilient, relevant, and ready for whatโ€™s next.

Nominations close in September, but early submissions help us celebrate more voices.

๐Ÿ”— Submit your nomination: https://teslontario.org/awards/

๐Ÿ“ฃ Final Call for Session Proposals  The deadline to submit your session idea for TESL Ontario 2026 is approaching on Jun...
06/12/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ Final Call for Session Proposals
The deadline to submit your session idea for TESL Ontario 2026 is approaching on June 14.

This yearโ€™s theme โ€” Resilient. Relevant. Ready. โ€” invites educators, administrators, researchers, and community partners to share the practices shaping our sector right now.

If youโ€™ve been thinking about:
โ€ข a classroom strategy that changed your teaching
โ€ข a program innovation worth sharing
โ€ข a research insight with realโ€‘world impact
โ€ข a story of resilience or sector leadership

โ€ฆthis is your moment to bring it forward.

Your voice helps illuminate the path ahead for our community.

๐Ÿ”— Submit your proposal by June 14: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/EVESKMOTBZNGI/CallforPresentations

โœจ Your teaching journey is unique โ€” and your TESL Ontario membership should reflect that.Our new video walks you through...
06/11/2026

โœจ Your teaching journey is unique โ€” and your TESL Ontario membership should reflect that.

Our new video walks you through the three core membership paths available to educators at every stage:

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ข๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ง ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ
For educators seeking professional recognition, certification maintenance, and full access to TESL Ontarioโ€™s PD ecosystem.

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ
For instructors, tutors, volunteers, and professionals who want community, resources, and PD without certification requirements.

๐ŸŽ“ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ
For TESL/TEFL students who want to start building their network early โ€” with full PD access at a reduced rate.

No matter where you are in your career, thereโ€™s a membership designed to help you grow, connect, and belong.

๐Ÿ”— Watch the video and find your membership path: https://youtu.be/2p2frU-YCKo

Your TESL Ontario membership starts with one question: Which path f...

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