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Memorandum To: Adult Education Program Staff From: Hanna Cabaj (Coordinator) and Jaime Puentes (Secretary) Continuing Education Department
Vol. 2016/2017 No.248 May 2017
In This Issue
Upcoming Events/Dates Conferences and Webinars 1
New/Important Information
Canada Day Long Weekend 1
AE Program Dates Summer 2017 2
Outreach Report 3-4 Contact e-Magazine 4
Tips for Classroom Instructors
Feature Resource of the Month 5
AE Nursery Program
Recipe for Home Made Clay 6
Inserts included this month:
1) June 2017 Substitute Lists
Upcoming Events/Dates
Canada Day: Saturday, July 1, 2017
Upcoming Conferences and webinars:
Conferences:
June 8-10: TESL Canada Conference, Sheraton on the Falls Hotel (see teslcanadaconference.ca for information). Webinars (free):
*Wed. June 21, 7-8 pm: Activities to Enhance Vocabulary Learning (Cecilia Aponte-de-Hanna)
*Sunday June 25, 7-8 pm: Perfecting Your Pitch! Captivate Your Next Potential Employer in Thirty Seconds (Katina Deichsel)
*Wed. July 26, 7-8 pm: Get Connected, Get LinkedIn (Jessica Webster). Note: All webinars can be accessed through Tutela. Webinars with a star (*) are only for TESL Ontario members, who also join the TESL Ontario group on Tutela.
New/Important Information
Canada Day long weekend
As indicated in the Payroll Calendar of the Staff Binder, the Canada Day long weekend extends from Saturday, July 1 to Monday, July 3. There will be NO CLASSES on those days. This extends to all programs and all employee groups, instructors, nursery staff, administrative staff. Classes resume on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.
Criminal Offence Declaration 2017
As a reminder to all employees, Ontario Regulation 521/01 requires all school boards to collect criminal offence declaration from all employees by each September 1st.
See next page for details……
AE program dates Summer 2017 (see page 2)…
New/Important Information
Criminal Offence Declaration 2017 (cont’d):
BEFORE YOU LOG IN ON TO ICOD: You no longer need a special iCOD user ID and password. You may now use your every day, regular TCDSB user account and password. If you have not already done so, please contact the IT Help Desk at 416-222-8282 ext. 4357 to obtain your user ID and password To login go to URL https://icod.tcdsb.org Choose menu item | Login/out | When asked please enter your regular every day TCDSB password You should now be logged in to the iCOD Application. If you have not yet made your Declaration you will land right
on the page where you can do the declaration. Make sure to hit “I Agree” button to confirm the declaration When done chose menu item | Login/out | to logout of the iCOD Application You will receive a confirmation via your Board email account shortly
These are the links to connect to the ICOD application: The ICOD website at: https://icod.tcdsb.org Through the Board’s Internet website home page at: http://www.tcdsb.org under the “Staff” menu Through the Board’s Intranet site at: http://intranet.tcdsb.org Should you have questions, please forward them to [email protected] or ext. 2999.
AE Program Dates Summer 2017
We ask that you review the following dates carefully:
Class end dates For the end day of your class, please review your current class register. Refer to your Program Consultant for any clarification. July program 2017 – daytime classes only The July program 2017 runs from Tuesday, July 4, 2017 to Friday, July 21, 2017. Canada Day falls on Saturday, July 1, 2017. July leaves of absence July leaves of absence will be granted for the period of Tuesday, July 4, 2017 to Friday, July 21, 2017. The application deadline for July leaves is Friday, May 19, 2017 .
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To: Adult Education Program Staff
From: Hanna Cabaj, Continuing Education Department
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To: Adult Education Program Staff
From: Hanna Cabaj, Continuing Education Department
New/Important Information
Outreach Report for April 2017 Memo Submitted by Kay Ham, Program Consultant
Community Engagement:
1. Two events in early May provided great networking opportunities with various organizations in North York and Scarborough: “Walking Forward Together in Catholic Education,” on May 3, 2017 at the Catholic Education Centre, helped promote our program through Parenting and Family Literacy Centres (located in 19 TCDSB schools). “Hong Fook – Celebration of Community Partnership”, hosted by Hong Fook Mental Health Association on May 5, 2017. This event enabled promotion of our program with several ethnic, community and religious organizations in North York.
2. “Proudly Pinoy” is a pan-GTA Filipino celebration as part of Asian Heritage Month. This event, held at Dante
Alighieri Academy on May 13, 2017, drew over 500 adults and children. Our program was promoted at the event through distribution of program directories and flyers, answering enquiries and making an announcement at the workshop for parents.
3. “Toronto Newcomer Day” was a big success with over 1000 visitors! It was held at Nathan Philips Square on Monday, May 15, 2017. Big thanks to Almas Ghorbani, Gehan Guriguis, Lucia Zhang and Naomi Paramanantham, who assisted with program promotion at the event. Many thanks also to those instructors who brought their learners to the event. An instructor shared with Kay that it was so wonderful to see many people in the square with our red visors on. The weather was very cooperative with our promotion efforts, too. Two pictures were posted in our Instagram page.
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To: Adult Education Program Staff
From: Hanna Cabaj, Continuing Education Department
Outreach Report for April 2017 Memo Submitted by Kay Ham, Program Consultant
Program Promotion:
Photos and flyers are continuously posted on our social media platforms. In order to increase our presence in the social media world, more images are needed. Please send photos for posting to [email protected]. Please ensure that everyone in the photo(s) has signed a photo release consent form BEFORE sending the photo(s) to facilitate speedier posting. User Names: FACEBOOK: @TorontoAdultEducation Instagram: TorontoAdultEducation Twitter: @AdulteducationToronto LinkedIn: Toronto Catholic District School Board Adult Education
Please continue local program promotion with our learners through Social Media and local flyers. Program flyers can be obtained from Vita ([email protected]) or Kay ([email protected])
Upcoming Events: 1. A presentation is scheduled to the staff of York Humber Employment & Social Services on Wednesday, May 17,
2017. 2. Monsignor Fraser’s ESL testing and registration event is scheduled on May 30 & 31, 2017. Gehan Guriguis, Lucia
Zhang and Naomi Paramanantham are promoting our program at the event.
3. Program directories are made available to participants at a workshop titled, “Successful Transitions: Strategies for Students Success in Education” held at St. Maria Goretti Catholic School on June 3, 2017. This event draws over 100 parents according to the organizers.
4. Itinerant services at Chesswood Employment and Social Services will be provided on Monday, June 12, 2017.
New/Important Information
CONTACT e-magazine The TESL Ontario professional publication for its members – CONTACT – has gone fully online. With the latest issue,
CONTACT has moved to an e-magazine format, available on multiple platforms, including mobile. TESL professionals can
now have current professional issues literally at their fingertips, accessible and shareable from their phones, available
anywhere, anytime! The archives section stores past issues in electronic and PDF-printable format and is a wonderful
testimony to the graphic design and interesting, rich content of the publication. Please enjoy at http://
contact.teslontario.org/
Tips for Classroom Instructors Featured Resources of the Month Submitted by Justine Jun, Resources Consultant Follow-up Questions (from last month’s featured resources): Please contact me ([email protected] or 416-397-6071) to share your feedback on the resources listed in last month’s monthly memo.
If you used either of the two CLB 5-6 Open Educational Resources listed in the April Monthly Memo (titled In the Workplace, and In the Community), how did you like them? Did you have any trouble downloading the FREE worksheets and handouts from the website?
Featured Theme: Workplace English In section 15 of our Staff Binder, there is a detailed listing of instructional resources, including those related to “ESL/Workplace Preparation” on page 123. Contact me to let me know how useful this listing is, or if you would like to review or test out any of our new resources. The following include a newly-added resource, and reminders of three older resources that are still relevant to Workplace English:
International Express (Intermediate), Student Book (2014 edition) with Pocket Book and DVD-ROM: Oxford University Press (CLB 4-6): This student text includes both classroom exercises and self-study material (workplace phrases, classroom language, grammar terms and irregular verbs). It covers a range of grammar points, including present perfect, modals, past perfect, conditionals, and relative clauses. In each unit, there are four sections: Grammar, Vocabulary, Work Skills, and Functions. Each unit ends with a review. I especially recommend the Work Skills and Functions sections, which include writing a professional profile, emails, meetings, presentations, Job interviews, teleconferencing, networking, giving advice, reaching agreement, and checking understanding. Overall, the content in this text is authentic and current. International Express is also available at other levels from beginner to upper-intermediate.
English for Sales & Purchasing: This book is part of the Oxford Business English series, along with English for Customer Care. The topics include job titles and tasks, requisitions, relationship building, follow-up emails, sales pitches, offer letters, negotiations, contract terms, telephone orders, and dealing with problems (on the phone and in writing). The tasks can be used for role plays and group presentations.
ESL for Career Studies (CLB 5+): The TCDSB Adult Education Program compiled this short booklet in 2010. It lists possible topics and activity suggestions for teaching career exploration, workplace language, and employment search. Although many of its URL links are no longer working, it includes useful activity suggestions, resources, and needs assessment tools.
Canada Works: Workplace Training & Services: This book, produced by the TDSB some time ago, includes content
that is still useful. It’s five units include: Working in Canada, Organizational Culture, Rules, Policies and Procedures,
Workplace Tools for Doing Business. The unit on computers is less useful because of its dated content. The text comes
with the following workbooks: Workbook 1-Assess your skills; Workbook 2-A day on the job; Workbook 3-Guide to
Workforce Literacy; A Practitioner Guide to Workbooks 1 and 2; Guide to Blended Learning
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To: Adult Education Program Staff
From: Hanna Cabaj, Continuing Education Department
AE Nursery Program
RECIPE FOR HOME MADE CLAY Submitted by Naomi Paramanantham, Nursery Program Consultant
What you need:
1 cup baking soda ½ cup cornstarch Warm water Measuring cups Pan Food coloring Cutting board Large spoon or whisk
What You Do:
1. Measure out 1 cup of baking soda and a ½ cup of cornstarch and mix them together in a pan.
2. Slowly add up to 2/3 cup of warm water as you gently stir the mixture until it is smooth.
3. Place the pan over medium heat and bring the mixture to a boil. When the mixture reaches the consistency of mashed potatoes, pour it directly onto a cutting board to cool.
4. While the dough cools, select the colours to use.
5. When the dough is cool, knead it until it feels elastic, like Play-Doh.
6. Time to add colour! Add drops of food coloring and knead to blend.
7. Provide children with clay and encourage them to play, creating different shapes. To keep the shapes intact, let them dry and harden on newspaper overnight.
Acknowledgement: This recipe was taken from the following website https://www.education.com/activity/article/playful-clay/
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To: Adult Education Program Staff
From: Hanna Cabaj, Continuing Education Department
Submission to:
Jaime Puentes
Adult Education Program
80 Sheppard Avenue E.
416-222-8282 Ext. 2513
Fax: 416-512-4992
Email:
