More than 1400 ESL professionals attended the TESL Ontario 2013 Annual Conference at the Allstream Centre in October, where they attended educational workshops, research symposia, panel discussions, plenary sessions and networking events.

We would like to thank everyone for their continued support of the conference. We hope to see you at the 2014 Annual Conference on October 16 - 18, 2014 at a new location - The Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC).

As we are wrapping up the 2013 conference and moving forward with the planning of the 2014 conference you will find below information about:

• 2013 conference webcast sessions
• 2013 conference photos
• 2013 presenter handouts 
• Media coverage of conference and ESL Week
• 2014 conference dates and location

The Conference Communiqué will keep you informed of the planning of the 42nd Annual Conference as we make the move to a new conference venue, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Conference Webcasts

TESL Ontario is pleased to announce that 35 sessions from the 2013 Annual Conference were video recorded and are now available for viewing through our online webcast system. 

TESL Ontario webcasts are free for all TESL Ontario members. You will need to enter your membership number and the password 27carlton  in order to view the webcast videos.

Click here to view the new free webcast content. 

Conference Pictures

We are pleased to inform you that the images created by our official conference photographer, Wolf Kutnahorsky are now available on our website.  We hope you enjoy reliving some of the memorable moments from the 2013 conference as much as we did.

Please feel free to download the images of your choice for your personal, non commercial use.
 
The photo galleries can be accessed on our website at: http://www.teslontario.net/conference   

Presenter Handouts

More than 100 documents and presenter handouts have been uploaded by presenters from the TESL Ontario 2013 annual conference. 

 
These presenter handouts can be downloaded from the TESL Ontario website.  You will be required to enter the username: TESLHandout and the password handout in order to access the documents.

The handouts are filed by day and the 3 digit session code.

Click here to access the presenter handouts. 

Media Coverage

We are happy to report that numerous local news agencies published articles and produced television news reports and interviews surrounding the conference and ESL week, helping us in our endeavor to raise awareness about the importance of ESL educators in Ontario.

The news coverage included a Roger TV interview with TESL Ontario's Executive Director, Renate Tilson and a video news report from 519Online about the conference and ESL Week contest winners.

Click here to view all newspaper articles and videos from the 2013 ESL Week and conference.

Rogers Cable Daytime TV Toronto: Renate Tilson Interview

519Online: TESL Ontario ESL Week 2013

New Conference Location for 2014

We are pleased to announce the TESL Ontario 2014 Annual Conference will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) - South Building on October 16 - 18, 2014.

Although the conference evaluations for the 2013 annual conference were very positive, and the Allstream Centre itself was well received by attendees - the shuttle bus service was not as efficient as we had hoped and made it difficult for many attendees to enjoy the conference.  As a result, we will be moving the conference for 2014 to the MTCC. 

The MTCC is centrally located, close to Union Station.  It is easily accessible by public transit and attendees will be able to easily walk to the MTCC from the Sheraton Centre by taking "The Path" underground to Union Station and then `The Skywalk` from Union to the MTCC, or by taking a short subway ride to Union Station and walking from there. 

Hotel arrangements will remain at the Sheraton Centre, as well as the Friday night dinner.  All sessions and other events will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.  Sessions, exhibits, keynotes and registration will all be located on one floor at the MTCC, creating a very close, connected atmosphere.