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ELL Teacher Newsletter

For Teachers of Multilingual Learners, February 2024

ELL TeacherNewsletter For Teachers of Multilingual Learners, February 2024

It is the middle of winter in Victoria and a good time of the year to focus on stories and storytelling. February is Black History Month and there is a plethora of special events, celebrations and learning opportunities around Victoria all month long. Please take this opportunity to educate yourself and acknowledge this at your school. The Lunar New Year is also right around the corner. Please see below for a few ideas - thanks to Vini and Gillian at Central Middle School and Maureen at Lansdowne Middle School for a few of the timely contributions! A collaborative island-made multicultural calendar is in the works for next year, so please send any suggestions to jbarber@sd61.bc.ca for inclusion. These suggestions will also be shared in this newsletter each month. Feel free to send photos that show any special projects you and your students have worked on.

Black Canadians Everyone Should Know Black Canadians Everyone Should Know

23 historical black Canadians you should know

CBCNews.ca looks at 23 black Canadians or Canadian residents who made a difference.

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Other Shared Resource Links on Black History Month --Shared Drive Other Shared Resource Links on Black History Month --Shared Drive

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1keB_HTfM37IzVrnkYmaoKKQSfuwonKEhUN5BVgGtSQY/edit?usp=sharing

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Lunar New Year - Posters currently in all Saanich recreation centres Lunar New Year - Posters currently in all Saanich recreation centres

Lunar New Year is quickly approaching—Saturday, February 10--and many of our students will soon be celebrating. It is the Year of the Dragon! Here is a list of a few countries that celebrate: China, Bhutan, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF1l7LT9EVs
Lunar New Year Celebration Logo

Lion Dancers in Victoria Lion Dancers in Victoria

Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club

Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club

Chinese Lion Dancing has been a traditional way to bring prosperity and blessings to important events for centuries. This lively and colourful display of Chinese culture and kung fu will bring positive energy to Weddings, Business functions or to your special event.

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Zodiac Origin Story: The Story of the Great Race Zodiac Origin Story: The Story of the Great Race

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGEMKmWuTrc
Origin Story: the Great Race
Slow down the speed and turn on the subtitles in different languages!

Multicultural Calendar Multicultural Calendar

2024 Multicultural Calendar | Diversity Calendar | Multifaith Calendar

2024 Multicultural Calendar | Diversity Calendar | Multifaith Calendar

Multicultural Calendar that celebrates diversity in the workplace. The diversity calendar available as wall, desktop, poster and online version. FREE TRIAL. Download into Outlook, Sharepoint, PDF

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ELL Planning Tool on the BC ELL Standards website ELL Planning Tool on the BC ELL Standards website

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/administration/kindergarten-to-grade-12/english-language-learners/ell_planning_tool.pdf

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ProD Opportunities ProD Opportunities

BC TEAL

The Future is Now! We're Back with an exciting BC TEAL Conference February 24, 2024 at the University of Victoria. Stay tuned to this page for more information as it becomes available. Call for proposals is now open! Please submit your proposal

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Decoda Literacy Solutions Conference (supporting newcomers) Decoda Literacy Solutions Conference (supporting newcomers)

The Decoda Literacy Conference 2024

The Decoda Literacy Conference 2024

The Decoda Literacy Conference will be an interactive, dynamic and informative learning experience! Together, through an exciting knowledge exchange, over 200 participants will focus on emerging trends and critical issues and develop skills to tackle literacy challenges that face British Columbians.

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SIOP Training SIOP Training

Use your ProD funds to take this self-paced course on how to support newcomer Immigrant and Refugee students in any classroom using the SIOP.

Building Background And Comprehensible Input: CAL SIOP Essentials

Building Background And Comprehensible Input: CAL SIOP Essentials

Based on decades of research by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) on how language is learned and extensive experience working effectively with educators to help English learners succeed in the classroom, this CAL SIOP Essentials online course is divided into three overarching modules (see below).

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Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Students - Infographics... Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Students - Infographics...

Bathroom Briefs | ELL Strategies | Empowering ELLs

Bathroom Briefs | ELL Strategies | Empowering ELLs

ELL Bathroom Briefs are one page infographs offering quick, easily accessible ELL strategies that can be used across cross-content areas.

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Strategy for Teaching SLIFE Strategy for Teaching SLIFE

QSSSA - Better Conversation Practice for Your ELLs

QSSSA - Better Conversation Practice for Your ELLs

Get your students practicing focused conversation to solidify what they are learning with this effective conversation activity for your ELLs.

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Trauma Informed Practice: Unspoken Tears -- National Film Board of Canada Trauma Informed Practice: Unspoken Tears -- National Film Board of Canada

Unspoken Tears (Trauma Through Words)

Unspoken Tears (Trauma Through Words)

How can refugee children integrate into Quebec's school system, given the unspeakable violence they've experienced? Following a psychologist specializing in conflict-related trauma, Unspoken Tears pays tribute to the ...

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Unspoken Tears: Trauma Through Words | Director's Notes - NFB Blog

Unspoken Tears: Trauma Through Words | Director's Notes - NFB Blog

Making Unspoken Tears immersed me in the violence of war and the trauma it inflicts on people. I wanted to use the integration of young refugees into Quebec's school system as a way into this subject.

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Anti-Racism Resources Anti-Racism Resources


An important new resource, Anti-Racism: A Guide for Teachers, is now available. Developed by a team of B.C. IBPoC educators, this guide will give B.C. teachers additional tools and strategies for including anti-racism education in their teaching practices to help foster learning through an anti-racist lens to address discrimination and celebrate diversity.

B.C. launches anti-racism action plan for K-12 students

B.C. launches anti-racism action plan for K-12 students

Empowering students and educators to identify and take action against racism and discrimination in British Columbia schools is the aim of a new provincial K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan launched on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching - The Network

Culturally Responsive Teaching - The Network

Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher (2012)~ YouTube How do you reach students who are culturally and racially different from you? This course provides thought-provoking background and practical suggestions for teachers seeking the answer to this question. Participants explore their own assumptions about race, class, and culture; and learn strategies for creating classrooms that are culturally inviting to all.

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