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Using L1 to Support L2 Learning: Best Practices the OCDSB Way

Affirming Identity in Multilingual Classrooms

ELL Students Speak for Themselves: Identity Texts and Literacy Engagement in Multilingual Classrooms [1] (PDF)

Sharing Space with English and French

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Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Ontario

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Recent announcements by the federal government indicate an increase in immigration targets in order to meet Canada's economic needs. Most newcomers come to Ontario, and more of them are expected to settle in smaller towns and communities across Ontario. It is important for all schools to get ready for linguistic and cultural diversity in the classroom!

The webcast features Dr. Jim Cummins of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, an internationally renowned expert on English-language learners. This webcast inspires teachers to think in new ways about their students whose first language is neither English nor French. Jim shows how to use students' own languages as an asset in the classroom in order to enhance home-school connections and overall literacy development. You will see teachers and students talking about their experiences, as well as samples of students' work.

To learn more about Jim Cummins: www.iteachilearn.com/cummins/

Streaming Video on Demand

1. Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Ontario:
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Additional Presentations

1. Sharing Space with English and French
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   Elizabeth Coelho introduces the context of multilingual Ontario, suggests reasons why we should support community languages in the classroom and offers examples of ways educators can make space in our classrooms for languages other than English and French.

2. English Language Learners in Ontario Schools
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