Hello TESL NB members,

The Board is pleased to announce the date of the Annual General Meeting, Dec. 10, 2022 at 10:00am, with guest speaker Philippa Parks. The meeting will begin at 10:00am via Zoom with our guest speaker. We will then take a short, 5 minute, break and have our AGM. We hope you'll be able to attend both the presentation and the AGM. The link to the meeting can be found at the end of this notice. For complete information see below:

TESL NB AGM: December 10^th 10:00am AST

Special Guest Speaker: Philippa Parks

Followed by the Annual General Meeting

A big thank you to Paula Kristmanson for arranging this year's speaker, Philippa Parks! Philippa has agreed to present (virtually) to the TESL NB membership and Executive on December 10th at 10am AST. 

All TESL related professionals are invited to attend both the presentation and the AGM; however, please note that only TESL NB members are eligible to vote at the AGM.

Please see Philippa's presentation info and bio below.

Philippa Parks

Title: How to Survive Teaching – A Conversation About Skills and Strategies for Teacher Resilience

Description: Teacher attrition rates are a serious concern around the world. There are many reasons why teachers choose to leave – and some promising reasons to stay. In this presentation, I will share some research into teacher attrition and teacher resilience, and I will ask you to share your experiences – whether as a novice or a veteran teacher. Together we can find ways to support and take care of the person who takes care of everyone else in the classroom: you. 

Bio : Philippa Parks is an assistant professor in the Départment de Pédagogie at the Université de Sherbrooke. Her research looks at how English language teachers build self-efficacy and resilience and their professional identity during teacher education. Philippa is actively involved in several research and professional associations including the Société pour le Promotion de l’enseignement d’anglais au Quebec (SPEAQ) and the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT). She leads workshops for teachers at the annual conferences every year on topics including challenges during the practicum experience, project based learning, differentiating teaching in the language classroom, and critical media literacy skills to students. 

We hope you are able to attend both the presentation and AGM portions of the AGM.

Please copy and paste the Zoom link below to join the meeting:

TESL CANADA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: TESL NB AGM
Time: Dec 10, 2022 10:00 AM Halifax

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Donna Hoffman, Past-president TESL NB