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SUMMARY:Virtual Professional Learning Day (November 2025)
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now closed.\nCASLT’s Virtual PL Days provide a platform for teachers to connect with colleagues\, engage in interactive professional learning opportunities\, and share best practices. Our experienced team of professional learning facilitators will explore research-informed teaching approaches and strategies to inspire\, motivate\, and challenge teachers to improve their practice. The sessions will be recorded and participants will also leave each workshop with a ready-to-use teacher tool. \nRegistration Options\nMultiple registration options are available to accommodate scheduling and budgetary constraints: \n\n\n\nOption\nMember Price\nNon-Member Price*\n\n\n\n\nFull day (10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET)\n$90 + tax\n$120 + tax\n\n\nHalf day AM (10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET)\n$50 + tax\n$80 + tax\n\n\nHalf day PM (12:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET)\n$50 + tax\n$80 + tax\n\n\n\n*Includes a one-year CASLT membership. \nSchedule \nEach Virtual PL Day will include two streams (one in English and one in French) of four 60-minute workshops. Full day registration includes access to all four workshop blocks\, and half day registration (either AM or PM) includes access to two workshop blocks. \n\n\n\nStart Time*\nEnd Time*\nDescription\n\n\n\n\n10:00 a.m.\n10:15 a.m.\nWelcome and Introduction (Full day or Half day AM registrants)\n\n\n10:15 a.m.\n11:15 a.m.\nSparking Joy in the Language Classroom: Boosting Student Engagement\, Motivation\, and Learning \nPresenter: Jessica Irvine \nLanguage: English\nLess Stress\, More Impact: Anti-Stress and Anti-Burnout Strategies for Language Teachers \nPresenter: Michel Boiron \nLanguage: French\n\n\n11:15 a.m.\n11:30 a.m.\nBreak\n\n\n11:30 a.m.\n12:30 p.m.\nTomorrow’s Tools Today: Using AI in the Additional Language Classroom \nPresenter: Stephanie Jackson \nLanguage: English\nFrom Curriculum to the Heart: Adapting FSL Planning and Teaching for Every Learner \nPresenter: Karen Devonish-Mazzotta \nLanguage: French\n\n\n12:30 p.m.\n1:00 p.m.\nBreak (Full day registrants)\n\n\n12:45 p.m.\n1:00 p.m.\nWelcome and Introduction (Half day PM registrants)\n\n\n1:00 p.m.\n2:00 p.m.\nWrangling the Wiggles: Classroom Management for K–12 Language Learning \nPresenter: Stephanie Jackson \nLanguage: English\nInuit Culturally Relevant Books: From Design to Classroom Practices \nPresenter: Lise Deschênes \nLanguage: French\n\n\n2:00 p.m.\n2:15 p.m.\nBreak\n\n\n2:15 p.m.\n3:15 p.m.\nReading is For All: Using a Structured Literacy Approach in the Language Classroom \nPresenter: Kim Lockhart \nLanguage: English\nCrack the Code: AI and Escape Rooms in the Language Classroom \nPresenters: Nairy Kazandjian and Marc-Albert Paquette \nLanguage: French\n\n\n\n* Eastern Standard Time \nSession Descriptions\nEnglish Sessions\nSparking Joy in the Language Classroom: Boosting Student Engagement\, Motivation\, and Learning\nJessica Irvine \nKeeping students engaged and motivated in additional language programs can be challenging\, particularly when they struggle to see the relevance to their own lives. This interactive workshop will share tried‑and‑true strategies and resources that help learners make personal connections to the target language\, build cultural awareness\, and develop essential communication skills. Participants will discover routines\, resources\, and strategies that foster literacy development\, intercultural connections\, and confidence. Examples will be drawn from elementary Core French (Grades 1–8) but can be readily adapted to other languages\, contexts\, and learner levels. \nTomorrow’s Tools Today: Using AI in the Additional Language Classroom\nStephanie Jackson \nCurious about how AI can help you save time and spark creativity in your language classroom? This hands-on workshop will explore practical ways teachers can use AI for lesson planning\, creating resources\, and supporting instruction\, all while keeping the human touch front and centre. Participants will discover free AI tools that can generate lesson plans\, sample texts\, and visuals in the target language. Learn how to create attractive slideshows and resources in minutes\, or how to provide customized feedback to students. Participants will also explore strategies for guiding students in the ethical use of AI\, from checking their writing to practicing tricky grammar. Walk away with ready-to-use ideas\, classroom-tested strategies\, and at least one AI-assisted resource to bring straight to your next lesson. \nWrangling the Wiggles: Classroom Management for K–12 Language Learning\nStephanie Jackson \nTeaching an additional language can sometimes feel a bit like herding kittens — lots of energy\, many directions\, and endless curiosity! This session will share practical classroom management strategies to harness students’ energy and keep them engaged while supporting language learning at every K-12 level. Together we’ll explore easy-to-implement routines to save time\, build confidence\, and create a positive environment for risk-taking in the target language. Participants will receive a ready-to-use toolkit of routines and strategies for smooth transitions\, focused group work\, and joyful participation. Come ready to share\, laugh\, and leave inspired with routines and strategies you can try out the very next day — no kitten-wrangling experience required! \nReading is For All: Using a Structured Literacy Approach in the Language Classroom\nKim Lockhart \nUnlock the secrets behind how students learn to read with the latest insights from the Science of Reading. This interactive workshop introduces the principles of structured literacy\, an explicit\, systematic approach proven to build strong reading and writing skills. Participants will explore evidence-based strategies to understand the what\, why\, and how of structured literacy in the language classroom. Discover practical strategies for strengthening oral language\, phonemic awareness\, phonics\, vocabulary development\, fluency\, listening\, reading comprehension\, printing\, and spelling. Examples presented will be drawn from an elementary FSL context\, but the techniques can be adapted to other languages and levels. Participants will leave ready to inspire confidence and ignite a lifelong love of reading in every student! \nFrench Sessions\nLess Stress\, More Impact: Anti-Stress and Anti-Burnout Strategies for Language Teachers\nMichel Boiron \nRecharge\, inspire\, and empower yourself to support both your students’ success and your own balance. Teaching is exciting\, but it can also sometimes become stressful and exhausting. This interactive workshop focuses on language teachers as people involved in a professional life. It will help you pause to think about professional and personal well-being as well as explore practical tips and simple strategies for avoiding stress and burnout. Participants will also leave with a selection of activities that are ready for use in the intermediate French as a second language classroom\, but that can easily be adapted to other languages or learning levels. \nFrom Curriculum to the Heart: Adapting FSL Planning and Teaching for Every Learner\nKaren Devonish-Mazzotta \nDive into an interactive exploration where the curriculum becomes a true springboard to authentic\, personalized learning experiences. Participants will learn concrete strategies for getting to know their students beyond grades\, taking into account their interests\, challenges\, and cultural and linguistic strengths. This interactive workshop will present strategies for designing lessons that celebrate the diversity of pathways and make every student an actor in their success. You’ll leave with planning tools and practical examples to make the curriculum a bridge to success for each learner\, regardless of their starting point. \nInuit Culturally Relevant Books: From Design to Classroom Practices\nLise Deschênes \nLearning French in Nunavik presents many challenges\, particularly because of the lack of culturally relevant materials for students. This dynamic workshop features an innovative initiative\, the creation of five books inspired by the experiences of Inuit students and illustrated with their participation. Accompanied by hands-on learning activities\, including pre-\, during\, and post-reading exercises as well as video\, audio\, and written resources\, these works are designed to motivate young readers and foster their success. Session participants will learn about the project’s approach\, from selecting vocabulary to setting up accompanying activities. They will leave with concrete ideas to design a similar project in their own contexts. \nCrack the Code: AI and Escape Rooms in the Language Classroom\nNairy Kazandjian and Marc-Albert Paquette \nTurn your classroom into an immersive challenge that blends creativity\, critical thinking\, and cutting‑edge technology! In this interactive workshop framed within a fun escape room scenario\, participants will discover how a project‑based approach can introduce students to the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI). Using structured learning and evaluation and ready-to-use resources\, session participants will learn how to guide students towards responsible use of AI while designing their own escape rooms using materials available in the classroom. This approach engages all three competencies while fostering authentic\, hands‑on learning. Participants will leave inspired and ready to unleash their students’ curiosity\, teamwork\, and confidence through the power of AI! \n 
URL:https://www.caslt.org/en/event/virtual-pl-day-nov-2025/
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