Career Development Resource Centre
TESL Ontario is pleased to introduced a new Career Development Resource Centre on the website at: http://www.teslontario.net/career-development-resource-centre
Many of the responses from the 2012 Member Survey indicated that members would like to see more information on the development of job search skills and career advancement advice.
As a direct result of these suggestions from our members, we have created a partnership with career expert Audrey Prenzel of Résumé Resources who will be writing articles for our Career Corner on a number of job search and career development topics.
You will find these articles both on the website under Career Corner and in the quarterly Membership Minute Newsletter. Audrey will provide advice articles on the following topics:
- Job search methods, skills, hints and tips
- Resume writing skills, hints and tips
- Interview skills, hints and tips
- Using social media to build an online professional identity
- Career advancement hints and tips
- How to use volunteer experience to your advantage
- and so much more!
There are already four articles posted on the website with many more to come! Click here to view the current articles including:
- 5 Technical Resume Mistakes (Membership Minute - August 2012)
- Twitter for Job Search 101 (Membership Minute - December 2012)
- Elevator Pitch
- Are your Documents "Key Word" Ready?
2013 Membership Cards
TESL Ontario is pleased to inform you that all members will be receiving new membership cards again this year.
In 2010, when we first introduced the sturdy plastic membership cards we had originally planned to re-issue this card only once every 3 years with renewal stickers being issued in the years in between.
However, as your membership card has become an integral tool in accesing many of your membership benefits we will now issue a new printed card each year.
New Member Benefits
TESL Ontario Members can purchase Toronto Raptors tickets at a discounted rate for select games throughout the season.
Members can purchase tickets online and enter the promo code "TESL".
The Ottawa Senators have offered an approximate 20% discount off the price of home game tickets for all TESL Ontario members. Click here to view pricing chart and game schedule.
To order tickets members should contact Jade Fair at 613-599-0372 or by email at fairj@ottawasenators.com and mention that you are a TESL Ontario member.
TESL Ontario members will receive a $6.00 discount on entrance fees to the National Home Show between March 15 - 24, 2013 at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto.
Your ticket to the National Home Show also grants you entrance to the Canada Blooms Flower and Garden Festival.
Members must purchase their tickets online at: nationalhomeshow.com using the promo code "TESL13"
Renewed Member Savings Programs for 2013
The following current member savings program partners have provided updated offers for TESL Ontario members for 2013.
- Royal Ontario Museum
- New Readers Bookstore
- Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament
- Great Wolf Lodge
Please visit the TESL Ontario website at: http://www.teslontario.net/members/benefits/savings for complete details of all new and existing TESL Ontario member savings programs.
TESL Ontario Videos
There are now two videos posted in the conference section of the TESL Ontario website. Please take a few moments to share in the joy of one ESL week winner and listen to your colleagues talk about the language training profession.
- View a Rogers TV interview with the first place learner winner of the video category of 2012 ESL Week Contest. The winner talks about creating her video entry and her transition to life in Canada.
- View a special montage video to commemorate TESL Ontario celebrating 40 years of success. Conference attendees talk about the importance of language training in Ontario, and how TESL Ontario has helped them to thrive in their careers.
TESL Ontario Group on Tutela.ca 
Come and join your fellow members in the private TESL Ontario group on Tutela.ca, where you will find news and information postings from TESL Ontario, as well as ESL related discussions from other members.
Tutela.ca is a National repository and online community for ESL professionals and is quickly becoming the invaluable resource that ESL professionals cannot live without.
As a repository, Tutela.ca contains many essential learning activities, worksheets, templates, teacher training resources, curriculum guidelines, policy and management documents, research papers and more.
As a community, it offers interactive technologies to support ongoing collaboration and sharing among ESL professionals with tools such as: special interest groups, a calendar of events, survey tools, postings of training/job opportunities, wikis and news feeds.
Sign up for your FREE Tutela.ca account, join the TESL Ontario group and get connected with your peers today!
Best Regards,
Allison Keown
Member Services Manager
membership@teslontario.org
