1. CLIL
TEACHER TRAINING
PIALE
Fall 2017
Beatriz López-Suevos Hernández

2. CANADA

3. Ottawa Canada’s capital city.
Population of 1.1 million people within the region.
Close to Montreal, Toronto, Quebec City, and Niagara Falls.
6th largest city in Canada.
Borders Ontario and Quebec.
Many festivals throughout the year.
Numerous museums and art offerings.
Within and close to nature.
Availability of embassies.
Excellent transportation system.

4. About the OCDSB 26 High Schools. 116 Elementary Schools.
5 Alternative Schools
7,000 employees.
75,000 students.
Experience in teacher training, study tours, delegations, visitors.
Leader in assessment and evaluation, inclusive practices, language teaching and learning, special education, instructional coaching, lifelong learning, outdoor education.
International Projects via the Ottawa International Projects and Exchanges (OIPE ).

5. Language & Literacy Programs in Ontario
English and French.
In Ontario, all students take Core French or French Immersion.
International Languages are mandated.
ESL support programs have become integrated in schools.
Sheltered courses (accommodation in language and content).
All teachers are language teachers – our new philosophy.
Language and Literacy Instructional Coaches.
Teachers to develop language and literacy in ALL classes via good strategies.

6. Teacher Training Features
Language Development
Confidence building
Content specific
Generic “talk”
Cultural enrichment
Methodology
Communicative approaches
Content-based strategies
Planning, assessment and evaluation
Materials development
Enriching literacy and critical thinking skills

7. Topics for Educators Assessment, evaluation and evidencing
Task-based teaching
Instructional coaching
High-yield strategies
Backward design
Differentiation strategies and learning styles
Reflective teaching
Literacy enhancing strategies via reading, writing, oral communication
Cooperative learning
4C and CLIL principles (European bilingual programs)
Interactive classrooms

8. Host Family Benefits Important for cultural understanding.
Key for exposure to Canadian English.
Families are carefully screened.
Families receive an orientation and guidelines.
24-hour emergency support.
Visitors are provided with guidelines and tips for living with a Canadian family.
Matches are done carefully with the profiles of both host and client in mind.