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Register Now for CLWB 2020
Register Now for CLWB 2020
Registration is still open for attendees and exhibitors at Celebrating Languages Without Borders (CLWB) 2020!Attendees will have access to over 100 high-quality professional development sessions, keynotes, online networking, and a virtual trade show.
Exhibitors will be able to promote their products and services to hundreds of language educators and stakeholders from across Canada and abroad.
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Pan-Canadian Research Team to Examine FSL Teacher Retention
Pan-Canadian Research Team to Examine FSL Teacher Retention
CASLT has launched a research project to identify the gaps, strengths, opportunities, and challenges in FSL teacher education and support. We’re thrilled that a pan-Canadian team of dedicated researchers will undertake this project. Read the news release for more information.
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COVID-19: Message from CASLT
COVID-19: Message from CASLT
Our thoughts are with our members and their families at this uncertain time in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and we hope that you are safe and well.
CASLT is focused on the health, safety, and well-being of our staff, board of directors, national council, committee representatives, members, and the public during this unprecedented public health crisis. While our office in Ottawa remains closed, our staff is working from home to continue to provide services at this time. We thank you for your continued support and patience as we work through this unfolding situation.
We encourage you to continue to connect and collaborate as members through our social networks, Facebook and Twitter.
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Success for All Series
New CASLT Publication
Success for All Series
The Success for All series is a collection of resources intended to guide teachers and school administrators in finding and applying strategies and best practices for making language education accessible to all types of learners. These first four volumes address challenges teachers and administrators face in supporting additional language learners. CASLT intends to produce additional volumes to address challenges teachers face in helping students with exceptionalities succeed in language learning.
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“Languages Build…” Toolkit
“Languages Build…” Toolkit
As part of the “Languages Build…” campaign, CASLT has developed an advocacy toolkit to raise awareness of numerous benefits of language learning. The tools in the kit are arranged by the eight impacts identified in the Literature Review on the Impact of Second-Language Learning, and they will be posted as the campaign unfolds. Please join us in advocating for language learning by using and sharing these tools within your network.
Visit the Languages Build Advocacy Toolkit Web page to find the advocacy tools and learn how to use them.
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Why Learn Languages? Languages Build...
Why Learn Languages? Languages Build…
Research shows that second-language learning is beneficial on many levels. But to what extent?
Visit our Why Learn Languages? tab and learn how languages build brains, academic performance, personality, societies, cultural competencies, economies and plurilingualism. Furthermore, learn how language learning is for all, read research-based articles on the impact of second-language learning and explore a variety of resources for teachers, parents, students, schools, school administrators and second language stakeholders.
