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SUMMARY:FSL and Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 4 – Tuesday\, February 24\, 2026\nWhat does research say about the inclusion of students with diverse backgrounds in FSL classrooms?\n  \nPRESENTATIONS :\n  \n\nMimi Masson (she/her) is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Sherbrooke\, where she teaches additional language education. She has worked as a teacher and teacher trainer for over 10 years in Canada and Japan\, specializing in the teaching of French and English as a second language. In her presentation\, she will explore the concept of inclusion in French as a second language\, based on the idea that inclusion is not simply a matter of integrating more students into existing programs\, but rather of fundamentally rethinking our pedagogical approaches. Recent research reveals that racialized\, allophone\, immigrant\, and sexual and gender-diverse students experience very different realities in our FSL classrooms. Each profile faces distinct challenges that require tailored pedagogical responses. Three key questions will guide our reflection:\n\n\n\n\nWhat language standards and varieties of French do we value in our programs?\nHow do we leverage the linguistic and cultural riches that students already bring to the classroom?\nHow do we address the historical and cultural dimensions of French language teaching?\n\n\n\n2. Reshara Alviarez (she/her) is a language education researcher and graduate of the University of Toronto specializing in inclusive language policies in Creole-speaking and migrant contexts. Her presentation will focus on the challenges and opportunities associated with including students with special needs in additional language classrooms\, with an emphasis on inclusive education in FSL programs across Canada. \nShe conducted a needs analysis of teachers across the country as part of the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT) project “Success for All.” Her presentation will report on the results of this study\, including the experiences of teachers\, as well as an overview of the tools developed in response to these results. \nPRESENTATIONS: \nMimi Masson : \n\nRepenser l’inclusion en français langue seconde (presentation in French)\nAccompanying notes in English to support comprehension\n\nReshara Aviarez: \nLa diversité en FLS : éducation spécialisée/Diversity in FSL : Special Education  (bilingual presentation) \nSHOWCASE MEETING VIDEO RECORDING (to come)
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/fsl-and-inclusion/
CATEGORIES:Showcase meeting,Vitrine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260222T141500
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SUMMARY:Revitalization and re-energizing of Indigenous languages and teaching of FSL
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 3 – Tuesday\, January 13\, 2026\n\n\nIn a context where we understand the vital importance of revitalizing/re-energizing indigenous languages\, how can we continue to ensure the place of French in our schools\, while ensuring that one is not perceived as being at the expense of the other?\n\n  \nPRESENTATIONS:\n\nDr. Wendy Carr is a Professor Emerita at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She was Associate Dean of Teacher Education\, oversaw UBC’s French teacher education programs\, and was an FSL teacher and coordinator in BC schools for many years.\n\nShe has edited several research publications\, including a discussion paper on Official and Indigenous Languages Education in Canada for Canadian Parents for French (CPF). Dr. Carr will provide examples of Indigenous languages education programs across the country. She will also invite us to consider various orientations to language learning and raise questions about how advocates of French and Indigenous languages education can move forward. \n2. Dr. Isabelle Côté is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. She specializes in teacher pre-service and in-service education in the following three programs: French as a second language\, French immersion\, and the Francophone program. In her doctoral research\, she focused on the integration of Indigenous perspectives into the French immersion program in British Columbia. \nThe purpose of her presentation is to provide a framework for reflection on the colonial linguistic ideologies that still exist and influence language teaching in our schools. Dr. Côté will also explore questions related to the importance of integrating Indigenous perspectives in the context of teaching French as a second language. \n3. Ashley Tulugak\, Inuit educator and trainer\, and François Ouellette\, Director of the Éducation en français Division\, Government of Nunavut. \nSince 2008\, Ashley Tulugak has taught all grade levels in Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet\, bringing her lived experience and strong connection to Inuit life into the classroom. She now works in Educator Development\, supporting and mentoring teachers across the territory. \nAshley’s presentation highlights why revitalizing Inuktut is essential for student belonging\, cultural continuity\, and the future of education in Nunavut. She will look at the capacity challenges schools face and why strengthening Inuktut must come before expanding into additional languages. The session will also touch on the place of French as an optional offering when capacity and resources permit. Participants will reflect on what sustainable\, community-driven language support looks like. \nFor his part\, François Ouellette will bring the perspective of French as a second language education in Nunavut\, while respecting the curriculum focused on Inuit language and culture. \nPRESENTATION LINKS (will be posted 2026-01-13) \n\nWendy Carr’s presentation\nIsabelle Côté’s presentation\nAshley Tulugak and François Ouellette’s presentation (Inuktut and English)\n\nShowcase meeting RECORDING (video)
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/revitalization-of-indigenous-languages-and-teaching-of-fsl/
CATEGORIES:Showcase meeting,Vitrine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251127T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260131T141500
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SUMMARY:Parents and FSL learning in Canada
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 2 – Thursday\, November 27\, 2025\n  \nHow can we promote FSL to parents and facilitate access to programs for those who want it?\n  \nPRESENTATIONS:\n  \nRobert James Talbot\, Manager of Research\, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada (OCOL)\, will briefly revisit some of the highlights of research from the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages\, Accessing opportunity: A study on challenges in French-as-a-second-language education teacher supply and demand in Canada\, and link to the broader question of how to promote FSL education to parents and how to facilitate access to FSL programmes. He will do so not only by drawing upon the study\, but also his professional and personal experiences as a federal public servant at the Office of the Commissioner\, as a French immersion graduate himself\, and as a parent of children in French immersion today. He will also draw upon the wise words of his mother who\, when asked why his parents had put him in French immersion to begin with\, responded simply: “Well\, why not?” \nAhdithya Visweswaran\, Director\, Advocacy and Public Policy\, Canadian Parents for French\, will provide an update on the state of access to French as a second language programs across the country\, with a particular focus on French immersion. He will then present the existing policies and levers that influence the availability of these programs\, before unveiling Canadian Parents for French (Ontario)’s legislative project\, an initiative aimed at guaranteeing and strengthening access to immersion for all students who wish to learn in French. \nDOWNLOAD CPF PRESENTATION \nDOWNLOAD PRESENTATION BY THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES  \nSCREEN THE SHOWCASE MEETING VIDEO
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/parents-and-fsl-learning-in-canada-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Showcase meeting,Vitrine
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ORGANIZER;CN="TNFLS":MAILTO:rdeevey@acpi.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251231T233000
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SUMMARY:Supporting and promoting the value of FSL in the context of multilingual development
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 1 – Thursday\, October 23\, 2025\n  \nHow can we support and ensure the promotion of French as an essential language in schools\, not only in a bilingual context\, but also in a multilingual development context?\n  \nPRESENTATION \n  \nCatherine Gosselin-Lavoie\, Assistant Professor of French Language Teaching\, Faculty of Education\, Université de Montréal\, and Claude Quevillon Lacasse\, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa  \nMs. Gosselin-Lavoie and Ms. Quevillon Lacasse will discuss the promotion of French and language learning from an inclusive and additive perspective\, i.e.\, one in which the different languages in a student’s language repertoire (both those already known and those currently being learned) are seen as complementary rather than competing. The presenters will illustrate their points with concrete examples of teaching approaches tested in different French learning contexts: with newly arrived immigrant students\, in immersion classes\, and in minority contexts. \nIn preparation for the showcase meeting\, participants are encouraged to visit the website Les approches plurilingues dans les écoles de langue française en Ontario (Multilingual Approaches in French-Language Schools in Ontario) for an overview of the resources available to teachers outside Quebec who are interested in implementing teaching practices that promote linguistic and cultural diversity. \nPresentation in English (PDF) \nThe question and answer portion of the showcase meeting will be moderated by François Ouellette\, Director of the Éducation en français Division\, Government of Nunavut \nDownload the 2025-2026 showcase meeting poster  \n**NEW** Video recording (Zoom) of the showcase meeting
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/supporting-and-promoting-the-value-of-fsl-in-the-context-of-multilingual-development-2/
CATEGORIES:Vitrine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250422T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250422T141500
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SUMMARY:Language competencies of FSL teachers
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 5 – Tuesday\, April 22\, 2025\nPRESENTATIONS\n  \n\n\nReinforcing FSL Teachers’ Confidence and Sense of Self-Efficacy \n\n\nVeronica Rios\, Education and Outreach Assistant\, Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT)\nCASLT research identified language confidence as crucial for retention and found significant inconsistencies in teacher preparation nationwide. In response\, the FSL Fundamentals project launched in 2022 with Canadian Heritage funding\, offering self-paced online courses and instructor-led sessions on language proficiency development and pedagogy. These courses target pre-service teachers\, those new to FSL teaching\, and in-service teachers lacking French-language proficiency or specialized pedagogical knowledge. Unlike general French courses\, these feature classroom-focused vocabulary\, FSL teaching integration\, practical application\, and community-building. This session will cover course structure\, evolution\, results\, feedback\, and plans for the future. \n2. Tackling the Elephant in the Room: the Unexpected Popularity of a French Language Coaching Programme for Immersion Professionals\n\nLesley Doell\, Manager of Educational Services\, Cathleen Armstrong\, Educational Project Coordinator\, Canadian Association of Immersion Professionals (CAIP/ACPI)\nACPI’s “French Language Coaching Programme” provides school boards with coaching to support the development of French language skills for immersion professionals. The coaching model aims to improve language skills in order to express oneself confidently in French as a second or additional language. Teachers have access to tools to become more confident in teaching French\, and ultimately\, become better language role models for their students. \n3. Question and Answer Session \nThe two presentations will be followed by a question answer session moderated by François Ouellette\, member of the National Table for French as a Second Language (NTFSL)\, and Director of the Éducation en français Division at the Department of Education\, Government of Nunavut. \nPRESENTATIONS (PDF format) \nPresentation by Veronica Rios\, CASLT \nPresentation by Lesley Doell of ACPI \nVideo of the presentations (pres. 1 in French and pres. 2 in English)
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/competences-linguistiques-du-personnel-enseignant-le-fls/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Vitrine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250227T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250421T000000
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SUMMARY:Authentic FSL student experiences
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 4 – Thursday\, February 27\, 2025\n\nPRESENTATIONS\n  \n\nImmersART Program – learning French as a second language through arts and culture\n\nSafiatou Ali\, Coordinator of school microfinancing programs\, and Zinha Muabi\, Coordinator of the national ImmersART microgrant program\, Fédération culturelle canadienne française (FCCF) \nImmersART is an innovative program for young learners of French as a second language\, offering language immersion through authentic artistic and cultural experiences. By integrating creative activities such as music\, dance\, theater and visual arts\, it reinforces language skills while fostering confidence and self-expression. The arrival of the program in autumn 2024 under the initiative of the Fédération culturelle canadienne-française (FCCF)\, ImmersART offers an immersive approach that moves away from traditional methods to make learning French more lively and engaging\, thus facilitating its daily use by students. \n2. Experiences Canada – an authentic and fun way to learn French as a second language \nMina Petrous\, Youth Exchange Supervisor\, Experiences Canada \nLearning French at school can be enriching\, but speaking the language in another Canadian community where it’s used daily reinforces its relevance and enthusiasm for the French language and culture. Mina Petrous will explain the origins of this nearly 90-year-old organization\, and how its reciprocal cultural exchanges have had a long-term impact on the thousands of young people. \n3. Question and answer session \nThe two presentations will be followed by a question answer session moderated by François Ouellette\, member of the National Table for French as a Second Language (NTFSL)\, and Director of the Éducation en français Division at the Department of Education\, Government of Nunavut. \nPRESENTATIONS (PDF format) \nImmersArt (English) \nExperiences Canada (Bilingual) \nShowcase meeting recording
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/faire-vivre-des-experiences-authentiques-en-fls/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Vitrine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250221T141500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162958
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SUMMARY:Retention and integration of immigrant teachers
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 3 – Tuesday\, January 21\, 2025\nPRESENTATIONS\n  \n1. Integration and retention of foreign-trained teachers\nAline Niyubahwe\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT). Discover how internationally educated immigrant teachers (IETs)\, with their high qualifications and wealth of experience\, can not only address the teacher shortage\, but also enrich our schools with their diversity and unique role as cultural mediators. This presentation explores the challenges faced by these individuals\, from professional integration to pedagogical adjustments\, and concrete solutions to improve their transition and retention. Ms. Niybahwe helps us understand how these teachers can positively transform our school environments and contribute to inclusive and innovative education. \n2. How to prepare internationally educated teachers? Perspectives from the field\nMichelle Jean-Paul\, PhD\, Assistant Superintendent\, Louis Riel School Division\, Manitoba\, and founder of the Educators of Colour Network. As the person responsible for equity\, diversity and inclusion at the Louis-Riel School Division\, Michelle Jean-Paul knows first-hand the challenges faced by teachers from immigrant backgrounds. She was instrumental in drafting and implementing a policy to facilitate the integration of immigrant and racialized teachers. Through her work with the Educators of Colour Network\, she was able to work with the Manitoba government to relax provisional certification requirements to facilitate access to teaching jobs for immigrant teachers. She will talk about the challenges of accessing positions and her work with school administrators to create an equitable culture within schools and her school division. \nALINE NIYUBAHWE’S PRESENTATION  (PDF) \nMICHELLLE JEAN-PAUL’S PRESENTATION (PDF) \nVIDEO OF THE PRESENTATIONS (ZOOM) – Please note: presentations were communicated in French.
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/retention-et-integration-du-personnel-enseignant-issu-de-limmigration/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Vitrine
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ORGANIZER;CN="TNFLS":MAILTO:rdeevey@acpi.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241221T233000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162958
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SUMMARY:Strategies to boost student perseverance in FSL and French immersion programs through to graduation
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 2 – Thursday\, November 21\, 2024\n  \nPRESENTATIONS \n\nEmeline Leurent\, Executive Director\, French for the Future\n\nLiving one’s “Ah-ha! moment” in French: French for the Future’s approach – The phenomenon of attrition in FSL and French immersion programs is not new\, and is well documented. High school is a critical time when students are making choices for their future\, often to the detriment of their French programs. Extracurricular activities can play a big part in retaining students in these programs. The French for the Future organization was created in response to this issue\, and has developed several strategies to encourage young people to continue their journey with French\, at secondary and post-secondary levels\, with a “Ma passion\, en français” approach. \n2. Marie-Claude Dansereau\, language professor at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) and pedagogical leader for the University of Ottawa’s French Immersion Stream\, and Marc Gobeil\, Director of the French Immersion Stream. \nContinuity of FSL and FI pathways through to university graduation: training bilingual and competent citizens – This presentation will focus on the pedagogical initiatives and strategies implemented at the University of Ottawa’s Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI)\, to engage students in authentic and meaningful contexts in which they are “users” of the language. Initiatives and strategies that encourage students to continue their FSL journey throughout their university education and beyond. \nPlease note: At the request of several participants\, this showcase meeting will be recorded. \nDOWNLOAD THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA’S PRESENTATION (English) \nDOWNLOAD FRENCH FOR THE FUTURE’S PRESENTATION (English) \nDOWNLOAD THE SHOWCASE MEETING RECORDING – VIDEO
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/strategies-pour-stimuler-la-perseverance-des-eleves-dans-les-programmes-de-fls-et-dimmersion-francaise-jusqua-lobtention-du-diplome/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Vitrine
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ORGANIZER;CN="TNFLS":MAILTO:rdeevey@acpi.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241008T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241031T141500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162958
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SUMMARY:Student participation in French immersion programs - national trends
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nShowcase meeting 1 – Tuesday\, October 8\, 2024\n  \nPRESENTATION \nDominique Pépin-Filion\, Senior Research Analyst\, and Étienne Lemyre\, Senior Analyst at Statistics Canada\, will present the new 2021 census data on immersion education in Canada. They will discuss the new census questions on French immersion in English-language schools\, the diversification of children within programs\, factors related to participation\, and links with bilingualism and the use of French in adulthood. The presentation will be followed by discussion groups to allow showcase participants to ask questions about French immersion in Canada. \nN.B.: At the request of several participants\, this showcase meeting will be recorded. \nTo download the presentation in English\, click here. \nTo download the presentation in French\, click here. \nTo watch the video recording of the showcase meeting\, click here. Please note: the presentation was communicated in French.
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/participation-des-eleves-aux-programmes-dimmersion-francaise-tendances-nationales/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Vitrine
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ORGANIZER;CN="TNFLS":MAILTO:rdeevey@acpi.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240507T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240507T141500
DTSTAMP:20260405T162958
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SUMMARY:Integrating and supporting new teachers in the workplace and in the community
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 5 – May 7\, 2024\n  \n\nJason Howe\, Executive Director\, Canadian Parents for French (CPF) BC and Yukon\n\nL’accueil chaleureux teacher retention project \nThis two-year project is focused on improving retention of new French teachers in their first one to three years of teaching. By working with dedicated CPF volunteers\, the project aims to help new French teachers feel better connected socially and culturally in their new home communities. This initiative is made possible with the participation of the Government of Canada and the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care. To read an article about the project published in CPF Magazine (Winter 2024)\, click here. \nLink to the presentation. \n2. Brian Marchand\, Director of Partnerships for French Language Programs and Services\, and Susan Vanier\, French Second Language and French Immersion Consultant\, Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development \nFrench as a Second Language Group Mentoring Community \nHow can we maintain and improve the learning experience of our students in French as a second language programs? That was the question guiding this year’s Group Mentoring project in Nova Scotia. With a cohort that includes teachers as well as B.Ed. students\, the project offers an opportunity to come together and create a professional community that supports\, shares and inspires each other. The initiative responds to national and provincial priorities around recruitment and retention by leveraging the skills and experiences of all those involved. This presentation provides an overview of the research on which the project is based\, the role of partnerships\, programming strategies and a look at the experience of the 2023-24 cohort. \nLink to the presentation.
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/may-7-2024/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Vitrine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240227T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240327T170000
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SUMMARY:Language competencies for FSL teachers
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 4 – February 27\, 2024\nPRESENTATIONS \n\nDr. Sarah Fedoration\, Manager of EAL and Language Programs\, Learning Services\, Edmonton Catholic Schools\n\nSounds like a them problem\, not a me problem: perceived responsabilities for the language proficiency of French immersion teachers. Continued interest in French Immersion (FI) programs has created an equally high demand for teachers with the skills to teach in the program. To date\, no research has explored leaders’ and teachers’ knowledge and understanding of the system in terms of perceived responsibilities for ensuring teachers’ language proficiency. The results of this research revealed a lack of consistency in knowledge of university requirements\, provincial requirements\, as well as hiring and assessment practices related to the language proficiency of FI teachers. The results of this study – and their implications – can help school divisions ensure that language proficiency is seen as a shared responsibility that is articulated and implemented both in procedure and in practice. \nTo access Sarah Fedoration’s presentation\, click here. \n2. Dr. Carl Ruest\, Assistant Professor of Teaching\, and Dr. Meike Wernicke\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Language and Literacy Education\, University of British Columbia (UBC) \nLegitimating identities and engagement: essential conditions for the development of language competencies \nThe face of French-second-language teachers in British Columbia has changed over the last few decades. Whereas in the 80s and 90s the majority of teachers had French as their first language\, today it is former immersion (and other FSL) graduates who make up the majority of teaching professionals. \nThis fairly recent reality brings with it the fact that FSL teachers have varied language expertise\, which continues to develop over the years\, throughout their professional careers. However\, the outside world sometimes expects them to have “complete or finished” language skills. These external pressures can make teachers who want to improve their French reluctant to do so\, and isolate themselves in their classrooms. To encourage these teachers to embrace ongoing language development\, they need to feel legitimacy and confidence\, as well as a strong professional identity that includes both their positions as teacher and learner. As a professional development activity\, the UBC Summer Institute in Quebec City supports teachers in developing their French in a professional and engaging environment where their identity as FSL teachers is valued and recognized. \nTo access Carl Ruest and Meike Wernicke’s presentation\, click here.
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/27-february-2024/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Vitrine
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SUMMARY:Recruitment and integration of teachers from immigrant backgrounds
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 3 – January 25\, 2024\nPRESENTATIONS\n  \nPlease note: presentations will primarily be in French. However\, English documents will be made available to facilitate the comprehension of non native French speakers. \n1. Immigration to Francophone communities: context\, challenges and opportunities\n \nGuillaume Deschênes-Thériault\, doctoral student in political science\, University of Ottawa\, and associate researcher at Sociopol. \nThis presentation outlines the challenges and opportunities facing French-speaking immigrants seeking to settle in Canada. It looks at the data and what it reveals about the Francophone newcomer’s settlement journey – including where they come from\, where they choose to settle\, the settlement services available to them\, and their professional and social integration. Immigrants’ motivations for staying or leaving Canada speak volumes about the importance of welcoming and integrating immigrants in this country. \nPRESENTATION \n2. Professional and integration challenges and strategies among FSL teachers who are Francophone immigrants  \nLuisa Veronis\, full professor\, Department of Geography\, Environment and Geomatics\, and researcher in social and political geographies of immigration and Franco-Ontarian communities at the University of Ottawa. Monika Jezak\, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa and language policy expert for UNESCO\, the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks and the Government of Canada\, among others. \nThe growing shortage of French as a second language (FSL) teachers in Ontario is prompting the federal and provincial governments to recruit internationally from the French-speaking world. Teachers from French-speaking immigrant backgrounds are a desirable workforce because of their mastery of French\, but once they arrive in Canada they face a number of professional challenges. These can be attributed in part to their different educational backgrounds\, poor command of English\, mismatches between school cultures\, and a lack of knowledge of digital tools. \nThe purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of the challenges and strategies identified by immigrant teachers and FSL programme managers in Ontario schools as part of a study conducted in partnership with the Alliance pour une communauté éducative inclusive (ACEI). \nPRESENTATION \n3. Portraits de l’éducation collection \nJosianne Beaumont\, Program Officer\, Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) \nSince 2018\, the priority area for the CTF’s Francophonie program has been the shortage of teachers in French-language minority schools. The CTF has worked with a number of researchers and professionals to develop the Portraits de l’éducation series\, which\, in its 12 French-language booklets\, contains a wealth of information and avenues for reflection and action to adopt a posture of openness and caring – whether you are a colleague\, a school principal or a teacher from an immigrant background. The information is grounded in research yet accessible. Although the collection was developed with French-language minority schools in mind\, most of the content is transferable to other contexts. \nPRESENTATION
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/25-january-2024/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Vitrine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231206T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240120T233000
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SUMMARY:Innovative practices in faculty of education student recruitment and training
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 2 – December 6\, 2023\nPRESENTATIONS \nPeter Chin\, Associate Dean of Teacher Education\, and Edith Bovey\, Adjunct Professor\, Multi-Session French as a Second Language Program\, Queen’s University. \nIn 2022\, the Queen’s Faculty of Education\, in partnership with the Eastern Ontario Staff Development Network (EOSDN) – a network representing 13 school boards in Eastern Ontario – launched a program called French as a Second Language Multisession (FSLM). Through a flexible schedule and non-traditional approach\, this innovative program allows unqualified French-speaking people already working in Eastern Ontario schools to quickly improve their skills and prepare for permanent FSL teaching positions. Queen’s University is responsible for implementing the programme\, while EOSDN focuses on recruiting candidates. To read “From speaking to teaching”\, an article from Queens University about the FSLM\, click here. \nMarie-France Gaumont\, Strategic Communications and Education Consultant\, Canadian Association of Immersion Professionals (ACPI). \nIn June 2023\, ACPI published a strategic review and survey report that attracted a great deal of interest\, following a Canada-wide survey designed to paint a picture of the issues involved in recruiting students to university education programs. This publication sets out 6 key findings on these issues\, 20 determining factors that act as barriers to recruitment\, and 45 promising solutions for increasing the pool of new French-second-language teachers in a context of shortage. Among other things\, this presentation will address the survey’s highlights\, the obstacles and challenges faced by nearly thirty faculties of education in providing training for future teaching staff\, and the main recommendations arising from the strategic advice. There’s plenty to inspire you! \nTo read the executive summary of the Strategic Review and Survey Report\, click here. \nN. B.: Exceptionally\, this showcase meeting will be followed by an online discussion session for faculties of education interested in delving deeper into the subject with our guest\, Marie-France Gaumont. For more details\, or to register your interest in taking part\, please email rdeevey@acpi.ca before December 5th\, 2023. \nLINKS TO PRESENTATIONS \nPeter Chin and Edith Bovey\, Queen’s University\, presentation \nMarie-France Gaumont\, ACPI\, presentation
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/december-6-2023/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Vitrine
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SUMMARY:Recruitment and retention of FSL teachers in rural and remote areas
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nShowcase meeting 1 – Tuesday\, October 24\, 2023\n  \nPRESENTATIONS \nGeneviève Sirois is a professor at Université TÉLUQ and a regular researcher at the Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la formation et la profession enseignante (CRIFPE)\, as well as co-holder of the new UNESCO Chair in Educational Policies and the Teaching Profession. Ms Sirois’ research expertise focuses on the analysis of education policies\, and more specifically teacher management policies (attraction\, training\, recruitment and retention) and the challenges posed by shortages of teaching professionals in Canada. Her research aims to gain a better understanding of this issue in order to identify the levers that can be used to ensure the availability of sufficient numbers and quality of teaching staff. She is particularly interested in the specific challenges of attracting and retaining teachers in schools in rural and remote areas. \nAlain Nault\, Coordinator\, Bureau de l’éducation française (BEF)\, Manitoba Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning\, and Lesley Doell\, National Educational Consultant\, Canadian Association of Immersion Professionals (ACPI). ACPI and the Bureau de l’éducation française are working together on a pilot project offering personalized services to support rural school divisions in Manitoba. The goal is to support the retention of French immersion teachers through virtual mentoring\, language coaching and customized professional development. \nLINKS: \nGeneviève Sirois’ presentation (FR) \nAlain Nault and Lesley Doell’s presentation (FR)
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/october-24-2023/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Vitrine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230502T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230531T141500
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SUMMARY:Current Practices and Emerging Trends in FSL Teacher Training
DESCRIPTION:Showcase Meeting 5: Tuesday\, May 2\, 2023\nFinding solutions to the FSL teacher shortage requires re-thinking current practices in teacher training. Many projects are underway to reinforce the competencies and the confidence of FSL teachers. This showcase meeting looks at projects that are assessing teacher training both within universities and in the workplace while improving competencies. \nPRESENTATIONS \n\nStephanie Arnott\, Associate Professor and Interim Director – Teacher Education\, University of Ottawa – Identifying Requirements and Gaps in French Second Language Teacher Competency: Recommendations and Guidelines – Report from the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT)\n\nFrench second language (FSL) teacher training programs in postsecondary institutions vary both in language proficiency requirements and in pedagogical content. Furthermore\, they are frequently not aligned with teacher hiring requirements in school boards and provincial ministries of Education. Additionally\, hiring requirements for FSL teachers can vary between provinces and territories\, between ministries and school boards. When education graduates do not meet school board or education ministry standards for language proficiency and/or second language pedagogical competencies\, it negatively affects the pool of available FSL teachers. FSL teacher retention rates are also negatively affected by the misalignment between second-language teacher training and employer needs and expectations\, as teachers that lack proficiency in French and specialized second-language pedagogical training are more likely to quit teaching French. \nTo counter the teacher shortage in immersion and in French as a second language programs\, CASLT is providing a pan-Canadian perspective in order to highlight similarities\, differences\, gaps\, challenges and different opportunities. Through this project\, CASLT has developed customized recommendations and guidelines to improve the expertise of FSL teachers based on the geographical location across Canada. \n2. Eva Lemaire\, Associate Professor and Director of Education Programs\, Campus Saint-Jean\, University of Alberta\, Enhancing the Education Program at Campus Saint-Jean \nIn Alberta\, there is a shortage of qualified teachers to teach in French Minority Language schools (FML) and in French Immersion and French Second Language programs (FI and FSL). One of the main recommendations for addressing the problem is to improve the quality of education or teacher training programs. As noted in a recent market study conducted for the University of Alberta\, “new graduates are not sufficiently well prepared to face the realities of Francophone and Immersion schools in Alberta.” \nThis project aims to enhance its teacher preparation program\, (1) to improve the Education Program courses to make them more practical and better aligned with the Teaching Quality Standard (TQS)\, and (2) to better support students in the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) and Bachelor of Education/After Degree (B.Ed./AD) Program with targeted initiatives and activities. Furthermore\,the student population has become much more diverse over the last 15 years. This project therfore seeks to respond to their needs by allowing for better professional integration once they enter the teaching profession. \n3. Laun Shoemaker\, Vice-President\, Canadian Parents for French – Newfoundland Branch\, and Treasurer\, Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association Second Language Council (SLC)\, Deft with the DELF: Certification for French Immersion and FSL Teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador \nTwenty tenured\, contract or substitute teachers came together virtually to prepare and write the DELF B2 certification exam. The goal was to increase confidence\, self-efficacy\, and relationships between teachers and to give substitute and contract teachers the necessary qualifications to apply for French teaching assignments. \nLINKS TO PRESENTATIONS \nStephanie Arnott\, CASLT\, Identifying Requirements and Gaps in French Second Language Teacher Competency \nLaun Shoemaker\, CPF Newfoundland and Labrador\, Do the DELF/DEFT WITH DELF
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/tuesday-may-2-2023/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230331T141500
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SUMMARY:Recruitment and Retention: Collaborative Projects Between Organizations
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 4: Wednesday\, March 8\, 2023\nMany FSL projects would not have been possible without the valuable collaboration of organizational partners. At this showcase meeting\, the National Table for French as a Second Language is pleased to invite three organizations to share their projects. They will tell us about the support of the stakeholders who have made these initiatives successful. \nPRESENTATIONS \n\nNatalie Leblanc\, Program Manager\, Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne (ACUFC)\nBursaries for Postsecondary Studies in French as a Second Language Program\n\nThis program is designed to encourage students whose first official language is English to pursue postsecondary education in French. They have the opportunity to receive an annual non-renewable bursary of $3\,000. The goal is simple: to enable more English-speaking Canadians to become bilingual. \nACUFC was able to publicize the bursaries thanks to the support of many partners including the Canadian Association of Immersion Professionals (ACPI)\, the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT)\, Canadian Parents for French (CPF)\, and French for the Future. \n2. Betty Gormley\, Executive Director\, Canadian Parents for French-Ontario (CPF-Ontario) \nPathways to French Second Language Education for Bilingual Students in Ontario \nThe goal of this project is to address the growing gap created by the increased demand for FSL programs in Ontario schools and the declining enrolment in faculty of education programs that lead to FSL teaching positions. Activities included the SayOui.ca website\, a promotional campaign and a youth conference. \nMany partners were involved: Ontario School Counsellors’ Association (OSCA)\, ACPI\, Ontario Modern Language Teachers Association (OMLTA)\, French for the Future\, CASLT\, Groupe Média TFO and CPF-National. \n3. Laura Ambrosio\, Professor\, Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI)\, University of Ottawa \nCommunity Engagement Learning for Future Teachers in Francophone Minority and French Second Language Schools \nThe purpose of this project was to provide online and other pedagogical support for FSL instruction in publicly funded schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. OLBI partnered with the Community Engagement team to match student volunteers with FSL faculty and professional associations through the Community Engagement Learning (CEL) program. The program provides students with the opportunity to engage in a 30-hour volunteer placement as part of their coursework. \nFifty-three undergraduate students enrolled in the Community Engagement Learning program participated in the project. In collaboration with CPF\, children from across Canada benefited from 1\,830 hours of volunteer online homework tutoring. \nLINKS TO PRESENTATIONS \nNatalie LeBlanc\, ACUFC\, Presentation (French) \nBetty Gormley\, CPF Ontario\, Presentation \nLaura Ambrosio\, OLBI – uOttawa\, Presentation
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/wednesday-march-8-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230331T141500
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SUMMARY:Latest Research on Second Language Learning and News from Other Countries
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 3: Wednesday\, February 15\, 2023\n  \nModerator: Monika Jezak\, Professor\, Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI)\, University of Ottawa \nPRESENTATIONS \n1. Philippe Hiligsmann\, Professor\, Université catholique de Louvain\, Belgium – Institute for Language and Communication (ILC) \nAssessing Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) \nBased on a large-scale longitudinal study\, this research project aims to better understand the linguistic\, cognitive and educational aspects of immersion and to understand how the interaction between these three perspectives can underlie the processes of second language acquisition. To this end\, the project focuses on French-speaking learners in immersion and non-immersion (control group) with Dutch or English as their target language. The data was collected at different times during the last two years of primary and secondary education. This interdisciplinary study aims to make a strong empirical and theoretical contribution to the current international scientific debates on multilingualism in general\, and on immersion in particular. \n2. Véronique Miguel Addisu\, Researcher\, Université de Rouen-Normandie\, France — Institut national et supérieur du professorat et de l’éducation (INSPE) \nFrançais Plus \nThe Français Plus scientific project is a Franco-Canadian educational collaboration around the Francophonie\, multilingualism and digital technology in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis. The research aims to document teaching practices – learning French in a multilingual situation\, in a health context that makes it necessary to use digital practices in the classroom. \nThe scientific team took an interest in teaching/learning practices in French within the North American network of schools of the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) during the COVID-19 pandemic\, as course hybridization methods were developed to meet public health restrictions. The goal is to know how these new didactic practices were in the process of being ritualized\, and to question their potential effects on learning\, in order to support practitioners’ professional development. \nLINKS TO PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES \nPhilippe Hiligsmann’s Presentation (French) \nTo learn more about Véronique Miguel Addisu et al  Français Plus Research Project (background\, résults\, videos\, etc.) : https://francaisplus.hypotheses.org/contexte (French) \n 
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/wednesday-november-2-2022/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230131T141500
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SUMMARY:French Immersion and FSL Student Retention and Recruitment Pool
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 2 – Tuesday\, January 31\, 2023\nPRESENTATIONS \nSherry Jones\, Staff Officer\, Professional and French Language Services\, Manitoba Teachers’ Society (MTS) \nPromoting the profession: encouraging high school and middle-year students in Manitoba to consider a career teaching in French \nFrench immersion graduates who are taking their post-secondary programs in French\, promote the advantages of pursuing studies in French and choosing a career in teaching. The largest teachers’ union in Manitoba established this three-year project with the aim to increase the number of graduates of French immersion programs who enroll in post-secondary programs in French – more specifically teaching. \nCorinne Labelle\, Coordinator of Marketing and Membership\, and Marie-France Gaumont (video)\, Consultant\, Canadian Association of Immersion Professionals (ACPI) \nThe Great Tour \nThe Great Tour (La Grande virée) is a cross-Canada tour – from coast to coast – aboard a caravan sporting the Teacher 5 étoiles’ campaign colours. The team met with high school students in French immersion\, as well as university students studying Education\, to promote careers in French immersion. Over a 2-year period\, the Teacher 5 étoiles team reached-out to young people and professionals in the field\, connecting school boards with qualified candidates\, young high school graduates interested in the profession\, and university students who have chosen to turn to French immersion education. \nLaurent Camarata\, Professor and Researcher\, Campus Saint-Jean\, University of Alberta \nResearch on issues related to student retention in French Immersion and Francophone minority settings in Canada \nThis project\, which is being conducted in partnership with Canadian Parents for French and funded by the Association des Collèges et Universités de la Francophonie Canadienne (ACUFC)\, focuses on parents of students who are thinking about withdrawing or who have already withdrawn their child from French immersion programs/or French schools in a minority setting. The study also looks at the experiences of teachers and administrators\, who accompany families considering a change of program or school for their child\, to gather their perspectives on the issue.
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/thursday-january-31-2023/
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