BC TEAL 2025 Annual Conference

Drawing inspiration from RegenerateBC's "Getting into Action" course, this workshop offers educators practical strategies to guide their students in creating actionable, solution-focused plans to address climate change. Participants will explore methods to foster student creativity and engagement in developing feasible climate action initiatives.
By the end of the session, educators will be equipped to adapt and implement the provided action plan in their classrooms with minor modifications tailored to their students' needs. This approach will empower students to take ownership of their learning and contribute meaningfully to environmental solutions.
Participants will receive a copy of the comprehensive action plan and a curated list of resources for further exploration of RegenerateBC's course and additional climate change education materials.

In this session, participants will review the following: 
1. Best practices for searching on Tutela.  
2. Favouriting, Previewing and Downloading resources including H5Ps.  
3. Tutela/Avenue Integration 
4. Importing H5Ps to Avenue.ca

Research highlights that the emotional and social aspects of a learner play a crucial role in language learning success or failure. But how can we, as teachers and educators, create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment, help learners build resilience and adaptability in today’s rapidly changing world, and prepare them with the skills increasingly valued in the global job market?


This session explores the transformative power of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in language acquisition—boosting confidence, emotional regulation, and social skills. Participants will:
•    Discover the Power of SEL: Understand why Social Emotional Learning is a game-changer for English language learners.


•    Integrate with Ease: Learn practical strategies to seamlessly incorporate SEL into their ESL curriculum.


•    Foster Holistic Growth: Explore how focusing on the whole person enhances both language skills and personal development.


•    Create Inclusive Classrooms: Gain insights on building a supportive, culturally sensitive environment that promotes student well-being.


•    Equip for the Future: Prepare your students with the emotional intelligence and skills crucial for success in today’s job market. 


Through an interactive, hands-on approach, this session introduces simple yet effective strategies backed by real-world activities from Connections, a six-level General English series published by TC Media ELT. 


While Connections provides a framework for examples, the strategies shared can be easily adapted to any teaching context. No matter what resources they use, educators will leave with fresh, practical techniques to enhance student motivation, engagement, and overall success in language learning. 

In this workshop, I will explore three pre-writing strategies rooted in the writing studies discourse: freewriting, inkshedding, and loop-writing. These strategies are designed to help writers generate ideas, overcome writer’s block, and build confidence in articulating their thoughts on paper. Beyond introducing these techniques, I will demonstrate how they can be adapted into engaging, skill-building activities for the LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) classrooms (specifically CLB 4). Using examples drawn from key LINC themes such as Citizenship, Education, and more, I will showcase how these strategies can be seamlessly integrated into lesson plans to enrich learning experiences.
By incorporating these methods into their teaching practice, LINC instructors can provide learners with valuable opportunities to develop their writing fluency, enhance their ability to organize ideas effectively, and foster a more creative and fluid writing process. Participants in this workshop will gain hands-on experience with each strategy and learn practical ways to customize them to meet the diverse needs of LINC students, ultimately creating a more supportive, inclusive, and dynamic classroom environment.