Teachers in Canada

How to Choose a Language Tutor

2009-01-20T11:50:00.001-05:00

Picking the best tutor can change your life, give you the first "A" or even a pass for the first time. Picking the best tutor can build confidence to do something for the first time or hone existing skills into excellence.

Available tutors can be:
high school or college students,
part-time high school teachers, college teachers, workers or professionals or
retired workers, teachers or professionals.

Available tutors can have subject theory experience as a high school student, college student, as a worker, manager or professional.

Available tutors can have no teacher training, beginner 100 hour TESL certificates, Bachelor of Education Degrees, Masters of Education Degrees or Education PHD's.

Available tutors can have work experience as a worker, supervisor, manager, executive or owner.

Students should pick the tutor who has the education, theory training, teacher training and work experience that suits the student's goal.

If a student wants to improve their pronunciation then they should study with a teacher with accent reduction training, communications training or a voice coach.

If a student wants to learn advanced business English then they should study with a tutor who has business education, teacher training and business experience as a professional.

Students have to understand that price and quality are not always related so they have to have a basic schedule for pricing and quality of tutor instruction.

Our basic price guide is:
English as a second language ESL Tutors
High school students $10 per hour,
college students $15 per hour,
university graduates $20 per hour,
university plus TESL graduates $25 per hour,
university plus Bachelor of Education $30 per hour,
university plus Masters of Education $35 per hour,
university BA, MA, plus PHD Education $45 per hour,

Many tutors add for their experience or specialty training. For example if you want to learn advanced business English for corporate finance many business English teachers will charge from $60 to $100 dollars because it is a subject specialty.

When hiring a tutor ask to see proof of their education, training and experience. Good tutors have a professional web page with pictures, certificates and experience listed and usually have a resume or professional teaching portfolio available to show prospective students.

When hiring a tutor ask how the tutor will test your current skills. Ask how the teaching materials will be used. Ask what teaching materials will be used. Ask if and how skills testing will occur. Ask what teaching methods will be used. Ask if homework is assigned.

Some students want to study with their friends. Ask the tutor if a small group can be taught at the same or special price. With conversation based programs the small group forms can offer excellent learning and practice sessions and better prices.

Hiring a tutor is like hiring an employee. There are lots of tutors with different prices and levels of education, teacher training and work experience.

Hire a tutor that will help you achieve your goal.

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Links to our favourite websites:

Link to ESL in Canada Directory of ESL English tutors, teachers, classes, lessons, Canada universities, colleges, schools, Business English, Canadian ESL English as a second language schools, programs, instructors, free ESL English lessons, homestay, education coaching, consulting services, student resources, information and advice across Canada, North America

Link to TLC Travel Language Culture Network language exchanges, travel, immigration, employment, shopping, homestay and professional services

Link to Sentence Master English Writing Game that helps students learn and improve English grammar, English vocabulary, writing phrases, clauses and complete English sentences.

Bonnie Davison Singing English Ottawa Workshop

2009-01-18T21:32:00.005-05:00

Bonnie Davison, teacher, music therapist, speaker, and founder of Singing English Education will be training Ontario educators to use simple song-games to help turn children struggling to read and write into confident and successful students.

Davison helps educators connect songs and games to reading and writing activities that are not only fun but also interactive. They are a powerful tool to reach ESL learners as well as students of all abilities who are struggling to learn to read and write.

Bonnie Davison, from Victoria, BC, has been using music as a tool for language success for the past 13 years. Davison will be in Ottawa offering a one-day workshop February 1st. The workshop is based on a program called Singing English developed by Fleurette Sweeney, founder of the Living Language Institute in Vancouver, BC.

Part of the proceeds from the workshop will go to the Living Language Institute to support continuing research.

For additional information about the power of song-games as tools for reading and writing success, to watch a free sample lesson video, or to register for the workshop visit the Singing English website.

Level 1 Workshop:
Song-Games for Literacy & Language Success

This cutting edge, inspirational workshop provides educators of children 3-10 years of age with powerful tools, techniques, and easy to implement lessons for using song-games to teach children of all abilities to speak, read and write. Learn to increase children’s ability to confidently use their voice and to creatively explore language in a fun, inclusive, success based environment.

Music experience is not necessary to successfully implement Singing English into your current teaching practices. There are no student books to purchase. All you need is a space to move and sing!

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (12-5pm) Sunday, Feb. 1st/09.
Registration Deadline: Jan. 16th/09. Early Bird Deadline extended!
http://www.singingenglish.com/scheduled_training/index.php

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Level 2 Workshop: Sound to Symbol Methodology & Techniques
This training program is designed for participants who have completed Level 1 Training. This training allows participants to expand upon the song-games they have learned in Level 1 Training and explore how to apply Singing English techniques and the Sound to Symbol Methodology to their literacy and language lessons. This training will provide a deeper understanding of the connection between song- games and development of literacy skills.

Level 3 Workshop: Song-Games & Techniques Extended
This training program is designed for participants who have completed Level 2 Training. This engaging, high-energy program provides the opportunity for participants to learn additional song-games. It also teaches new Singing English techniques and how to extend them into engaging writing lessons.

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Teachers in Canada URL
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Links to our favourite websites:

Link to ESL in Canada Directory of ESL English tutors, teachers, classes, lessons, Canada universities, colleges, schools, Business English, Canadian ESL English as a second language schools, programs, instructors, free ESL English lessons, homestay, education coaching, consulting services, student resources, information and advice across Canada, North America

Link to TLC Travel Language Culture Network language exchanges, travel, immigration, employment, shopping, homestay and professional services

Link to Sentence Master English Writing Game that helps students learn and improve English grammar, English vocabulary, writing phrases, clauses and complete English sentences.

Tutor Available in Kimberley BC Canada

2008-05-02T22:33:00.004-04:00

ANNETTE AARTS
Kimberley, BC
V1A 1Y6

casaana@telus.net

Committed to continuing education and guiding students to realize their goals.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Communication
Excellent presentation skills;
clear and proficient manner.
Multilingual and multicultural personal and professional experience.
Foster relationships through enthusiastic and friendly style.

Perception
Adept talent for assessing and adapting to the needs of students.
Ability to think independently and quickly resolve problems.

Organization
Well-planned lessons and excellent classroom management skills.
Effective curriculum development for multi-levels and languages
Co-operative, self-motivated, diligent and productive.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008 – present
Continuing Education Spanish Instructor
College of the Rockies, Kimberley Campus, Kimberley, BC

1998 – 2008
Contract ESL/Spanish Instructor
Bow Valley Corridor Continuing Education, Banff, Canmore, AB

1999 – 2008
Interim Head Instructor, ESL Instructor
Banff Education Centre, Canmore, AB

2000 – 2008
Contract ESL Instructor
Banff Centre for Conferences, Banff, AB

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2008 – present Bachelor of General Studies
Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB

2003 – 2007
ATESL Conference – Calgary, AB
ATESL Membership

1994 – 1998
Second Language Teaching Certification,
Undergraduate Studies University of Western Ontario, London, ON

1996 – 1997
Cursos Internacionales
Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España

PUBLICATIONS
2003
Conversar en español, nivel básico

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Qualities of Good ESL English Teachers

2008-04-22T11:54:00.002-04:00

Good ESL teachers are patient at explaining things. Being comfortable with explaining content and context to students is an essential skill for teachers. Do you like to explain how things work, or how events occurred?

Good teachers have a sense of humor and use humor as part of their teaching methods. Humor, used properly, can be a powerful addition to any lesson. Can you integrate humour into lessons, explanations and stories to help your students learn?

Good teachers like people. ESL student's age ranges from elementary, special education, secondary education, higher education to adults and retirees. Good ESL teachers have a temperament for students in all age ranges.

Good teachers are inherently fair-minded. They assess students on the basis of performance, not on the students' personal qualities, background or culture. Can you measure students performance based on an evaluation criteria equally applied?

Good teachers have common sense. They can size up a situation quickly and make an appropriate decision. There is no substitute for common sense. Can you be fair and communicate your decisions clearly?

Good teachers have a complete understanding of the ESL content they teach in sufficient depth to convey the information in meaningful ways to the students. Are you able to re-present information from several perspectives to help students grasp concepts?

Good teachers set high expectations for their students and hold the students to those expectations. If you are thinking about becoming a teacher, can you set high expectations for yourself, and demand excellence not only of yourself, but your students as well?

Good teachers are detail oriented. Teachers must be organized in their professional and teaching duties. ESL teachers can not take things for granted. This applies to all organizational and instructional duties.

Good teachers are good managers of time. Time is one of the most precious resources a teacher has. Good teachers have learned to use this resource wisely. Can you monitor your time and allocate to priorities and deadlines?

Good teachers can lead or follow. ESL teachers have to shift from "sage on the stage to guide by the side". Sometimes, teachers must be members of teaching teams, committees, groups, councils, and task forces. It is important to have the temperament to function in these capacities. Are you comfortable being a leader or a follower as circumstances require? Can you be constructive with co-workers, team teachers, administrators, and parents?

Good teachers learn to improve their teaching by teaching, by making mistakes, learning from them and improving. Can you be a fair critic of yourself?

Good teachers know that they teach as much from their own actions and behavior as with the content they teach. Do a personal inventory of your own values, personality, preferences and goals. How has your past experience/education prepared you for teaching?

How can a teacher training program help you? The purpose of a teacher education program is to get you as ready as possible to teach ESL by introducing you to a variety of methods, techniques and experiences.

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ESL in Canada Directory lists: Canadian ESL English schools university colleges high schools teachers tutors; English as a second language programs classes lessons seminars workshops

How to Choose a Language Tutor

2008-03-24T15:25:00.003-04:00

Picking the best tutor can change your life, give you the first "A" or even a pass for the first time. Picking the best tutor can build confidence to do something for the first time or hone existing skills into excellence.

Available tutors can be:
high school or college students,
part-time high school teachers, college teachers, workers or professionals or
retired workers, teachers or professionals.

Available tutors can have subject theory experience as a high school student, college student, as a worker, manager or professional.

Available tutors can have no teacher training, beginner 100 hour TESL certificates, Bachelor of Education Degrees, Masters of Education Degrees or Education PHD's.

Available tutors can have real work experience as a worker, supervisor, manager, executive or owner.

Students should pick the tutor who has the education, theory training, teacher training and real work experience that suits the student's goal.

If a student wants to improve their pronunciation then they should study with a teacher with accent reduction training, communications training or a voice coach.

If a student wants to learn advanced business English then they should study with a tutor who has business education, teacher training and real business experience as a professional.

Students have to understand that price and quality are not always related so they have to have a basic schedule for pricing and value of tutor instruction.

Our basic price guide for Language tutors is:
English as a second language ESL Tutors
High school students $10 per hour,
college students $15 per hour,
university graduates $20 per hour,
university plus TESL graduates $25 per hour,
university plus Bachelor of Education $30 per hour,
university plus Masters of Education $35 per hour,
university BA, MA, plus PHD Education $45 per hour,

Many tutors add for their experience or specialty training. For example: if you want to learn advanced business English for corporate finance many business English teachers with 10+ years of real business experience will charge from $60 to $100 dollars because it is a subject specialty.

When hiring a tutor ask to see proof of their education, training and experience. Good tutors have a professional web page with pictures, certificates and experience listed and usually have a resume or professional teaching portfolio available to show prospective students.

When hiring a tutor ask how the tutor will test your current skills. Ask how the teaching materials will be used. Ask what teaching materials will be used. Ask if and how skills testing will occur. Ask what teaching methods will be used. Ask if homework is assigned.

Some students want to study with their friends. Ask the tutor if a small group can be taught at the same or special price. With conversation based programs the small group formats can offer excellent learning and practice sessions and better prices.

Hiring a tutor is like hiring an employee. There are lots of tutors with different prices and levels of education, teacher training and work experience.

Hire a tutor that will help you achieve your goal.

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ESL in Canada Directory lists: Canadian ESL English schools university colleges high schools teachers tutors; English as a second language programs classes lessons seminars workshops

I teach Freedom

2008-03-16T08:40:00.003-04:00

I teach Freedom

I do not want my students thinking that knowledge is hidden or only passed
on to a chosen few.

I do not want to produce co-dependant or charasmatic personality followers
out of my students.

I do not want my students running after me for years and years begging for
"interpretations" or "patterns we use".

I share what I know and where to find more.

I share how to use rules, tools and methods.

I share how to apply, modify and invent.

Students learn how to use multiple reference sources to gain more knowledge.

Students learn how context, situations, environment, audience and politics
change what language is used.

Students learn to communicate from their core.

Students learn how to test, modify and improve their communications.

My students become confident then independant and go out on their own.

The Freedom to learn whatever you want, whenever, without chains holding you
back is exhilerating.

Yes I teach English grammar. I teach Freedom

ESL in Canada

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ESL in Canada Directory lists: Canadian ESL English schools university colleges high schools teachers tutors; English as a second language programs classes lessons seminars workshops

Communication Coach Toronto Canada

2008-01-18T11:21:00.002-05:00

Ric presents the information talk: Effective use of ESL language tutors.

Ric in the ESL in Canada Social Club Language exchange room helping students practice English.

Ric with Pakistani Professionals Forum (ppfcanada.com), "The Accent Reduction Seminar".

Ric presenting "Effective Communication for the Canadian Office"

Ric in China as ESL instructor, Tongren Teachers College, Guizhou, CHINA with VSO.

Communication Skill Services and Workshops

One-to-one training at your office or HR training facility
Small group seminars at your office or conference facility
Effective Communication skills and cultural awareness for the Canadian office
Initial assessments, action plans, goal setting and plan monitoring
Customer service skills, conflict management and resolution
Specialist for workplace accent reduction

Toronto Contact Information
Toronto Telephone: 416 - 429 - 7935
Ric Phillips Email
Communication Coach Newsletter
Communication Coach Blog
Communication Coach Website

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ESL in Canada Directory lists: Canadian ESL English schools university colleges high schools teachers tutors; English as a second language programs classes lessons seminars workshops

Business English Tutor in Canada

2008-01-15T11:27:00.005-05:00

Welcome to my professional page as a business English and business skills tutor.

Studied economics and business in university and studied accounting for my Bachelor of Education. Am a member in good standing with the OSSTF and Ontario College of Teachers. Can teach in both Ontario Private and Public Elementary and High Schools.

Taught children from ages 8 to 18 in camp, activity programs and school programs as a counselor, teacher, coach and volunteer.

Taught adults in Canadian Career Colleges, Community Colleges and Institutes as an instructor, program director and Dean.

Business experience includes 20 years in the investment industry as administrator, RR, department manager and partner. Investment industry certificates include:CSC, RR, CPH, NYSE, NASD, ROP. My specialty is small business financing including IPO's.

Teaching experience includes Canada, USA, Mexico, Korea and China.

Designed the first multi-instructor TESL Canada Certified ESL teacher training program in Canada (actually the world). I designed a 10 instructor module format program that enabled prospective students the opportunity to learn from actual working ESL teachers with a specialty. There are 7 or 8 TESL TESOL programs that now copy my module format and incorporate interactive workshops.

Designed the first teacher-as-boss business English internship program and operated it in Canada and South Korea. Two of the top ESL schools in Canada where I have taught or had internship students now copy my business internship training program.

First to use the 1000 most used English words from the 1990 Brown Corpus as the English camp vocabulary for the English Immersion conversation programs, sports and activity programs and the English performance programs. Now most of the Korean English camps try to claim English immersion programs for instruction and activities.

I am available as a teacher, program designer, school principal or school manager.

Please see some of my certificates, teaching pictures and contact information below.

Business English Skills I Teach

Business English pronunciation and accent reduction

Business English conversation skills for informal small groups

Business English listening skills including telephone skills

Business English reading comprehension and reading strategies

Formal and informal business English writing skills

Resume writing skills and job interview skills

Cultural awareness for USA, UK and Canadian business

Business English for negotiations, discussions and explanations

Business English presentation skills, including public speaking

Business English idioms, slang, jargon and expressions

2008 Toronto Prices

Two hours each week $80.

Three hours each week $110.

Five hours each week $175.

Twenty hours each week $650.

Overseas Prices

Travel, visas, meals, accommodation costs are extra

Overseas price is $850 per 20 hour week

Toronto Telephone 416 608-4194 or use the
registration form.

Toronto Contact Information

Toronto Telephone # 416 - 608 4194

Email to ESL English and Business English Tutor

Copies of UWO, Bachelor of Education and Ontario Ministry of Education, Ontario Teachers Certificate

Copy of Ontario College of Teachers and Ross as KBS Camp Principal with class in
Asan, South Korea, January 2005.

Ross with Business English Interns and Ross with International ESL English students in Toronto, Canada.

Link to Professional Page for Business English Tutor in Canada

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ESL in Canada Directory lists: Canadian ESL English schools university colleges high schools teachers tutors; English as a second language programs classes lessons seminars workshops