Date: Saturday April 21, 2018
Time: 9 am - 1 pm
Location: Polish Club Windsor 1275 Langlois Ave, Windsor
Cost: Members Free, non-members $5
PD hours: 4 hours

This two-hour IELTS information session is designed for ESL/EAP instructors who wish to assist students taking the IELTS exam. It focuses on three main areas:

• Part 1:  Understanding IELTS, covers each of the four modules of the IELTS test, providing a general overview of IELTS.
  
• Part 2:  Teaching Test Taking Strategies in ESL/EAP classes, discusses a number of test-taking strategies ESL instructors can use in their ESL classes
  
• Part 3:  Support for ESL teachers, exposes the participants to a range of free British Council teaching resources that can help them develop their teaching of academic listening, reading, writing and speaking.
  

This event includes a meet and greet before the main session, along with a lunch after the session.

TESL Windsor Cordially Invites You to Our Annual Holiday Party!
Friday, December 1 at 6:00 p.m.
May Wah Inn
1689 University Ave West.

Fixed Party Menu Includes:

• Vegetable soup
• Beef with ginger and green onions
• Spicy green beans with fried tofu
• Deep fried spicy salted squid
• Fried chicken with soy sauce
• Steamed turbot (fish) 
• Chinese mushroom with mixed vegetable
• Shrimp and chicken fried rice
• Vegetable chow mein

** A bucket of steamed rice can be ordered for each table for $4. 

Notes: 
*  May Wah charges per table ($185 for a 10-person table).
**  This will be approximately $25.00/person (incl tax and tip).
*** Beer and wine can be purchased at an additional cost. This will be put on a separate individual tab.
**** This restaurant requires cash payments only.

For those who would like to participate, we will have a Secret Santa Gift Exchange (limit $10).
Please R.S.V.P. by November 23 to
windsortesl@gmail.com or to our Facebook Event


Hope to see you there!

Our next executive meeting will take place Wednesday September 27th at 5:30 pm at Dom Polski. Hope to see everyone there! 

Upcoming Workshop - Teacher to Teacherpreneur : Dream Beyond the Classroom
When: Friday, October, 20, 2017 from 4-8 pm
Where: 1275 Langlois Ave. @Dom Polski
Are you looking to learn new skills, engage in more creative work and earn additional income from your skills? Then becoming a teacherpreneur could be for you! Teachers possess many transferrable skills that can be monetized. Teacherpreneurs can continue to teach in the traditional classroom while engaging in other paid work such as online teaching, training, coaching and/or writing. There are many benefits to becoming a teacherpreneur such increased sources of income, travelling at any time of the year, connecting with people around the world, and growing as a teaching professional. In this workshop, I will discuss the steps that I took to transition from ESL classroom teacher to teacherpreneur. I will provide examples of other teachers who have become successful teacherpreneurs and profile the variety of services and/or products they offer. Finally, we will try out an assessment tool to assess our skills, and discover ways to monetize these skills to earn additional income, and engage in meaningful projects and work.
​RSVP link to follow soon.

Save the Date!
Our 2017 Spring Workshop will highlight guest speakers from the Windsor community to help us all stay informed and updated on new programs and initiatives that are available for newcomers.
Please share this event and be sure to RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KSL3GNJ
(If the link for the survey does not work for you, please send us an email with your response at windsortesl@gmail.com)

Mark Friday December 9th on your calendars for the TESL Windsor Christmas party.
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Zingara Fine Trattoria 769 Erie Street East
​Please RSVP here.