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Regularly scheduled professional development for Language learning educators.

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High-Efficiency Language Drills That Really Work

Sam Burns
June 18, 2025
7:00 – 8:00 pm EDT

Why aren’t my students producing what I taught them? How can I fit more language practice into the lesson in less time? Why do I feel like there is a big gap in my lessons between the presentation stage and the production stage?

The Power of Teacher Agency

Mohammad Nabil
June 22, 2025
7:00 – 8:00 pm EDT

How can reflective practices transform your teaching and student performance? Imagine if a few reflective moments could boost your clarity, confidence, and impact. Come and find the power of reflective practices and learn how reflective purpose leads you through challenge, triumph, and professional growth.

Voices and Vibes as Tools for Connection in Adult Autism

Viviana Inés Canulli
July 20, 2025
7:00 – 8:00 pm EDT

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Webinar Series

Topical Questions

How do play and music support emotional regulation and learning in neurodivergent adults, according to the neurodiversity paradigm?
What playful and musical strategies can foster social connection, communication, and self-expression among neurodivergent adults?
How can facilitators adapt activities (games/songs) to stimulate different areas of adult development—such as cognitive flexibility, self-awareness, emotional literacy, and interpersonal skills—in inclusive learning environments?

Practicing Multiliteracies Theory in the Adult Literacy Classroom

Mercedes Veselka, OCELT
July 23, 2025
7:00 – 8:00 pm EDT

Do you feel stuck between what your literacy learners want, what the curriculum demands, and your own values as an educator?
Do you attend webinars, workshops, and professional development and leave wondering how the principles you learn apply to your work with adult literacy learners?
Do you desire engaging activities to support your work with literacy learners but feel stuck doing the same routines?

Traditional to Transformative: HyFlex Delivery in a Multi-Modal Environment

Art Rekhtin, OCELT; Suma Balagopal, OCELT; Gurimandeep Kaur, OCELT
August 20, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 pm EDT

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Webinar Series

This presentation will explore the client centred and innovative HyFlex (hybrid & flexible) service delivery model. This HyFlex model accommodates learners’ needs such as accessing language training in-person, virtually, or using a combination of both.

Using AI to Code ESL Activities – Part 2

Sara Machan, OCELT
August 21, 2025
8:00 – 9:00 pm EDT

Do you want to expand your coding activities and make them more complex?
Do you want to learn more AI prompts to code more challenging activities with photos and style?
If so, join our presenter so that she can show you more coding tips and tricks to make more challenging and dynamic games and activities.

Differentiated Instructions for Mixed-Ability Classrooms

Samir Sefain
September 17, 2025
7:00 – 8:00 pm EDT

If the following questions are relevant to you, then we encourage you to join us for this webinar.

What strategies can be used to effectively teach slow learners in mixed-ability classrooms?
What approaches are used?
How can I adjust the content, the process, and the assessment?
Can technology help me?

Enhancing ESL Learners’ Productive Vocabulary Through Multimedia Design

Hala Bastawros, OCELT
September 21, 2025
7:00 – 8:00 pm EDT

This webinar explores how multimedia design can enhance vocabulary instruction for adult ESL learners. Grounded in Mayer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning, it offers practical strategies to move learners from passive understanding to active language use.

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