Lisa McFaul, our Recording Secretary, presented the first in the series of six #PBLA webinars for TESL Ontario's #TESLwebinars. She discussed The Initial Student Assessment in her webinar.

To view the archived webinar, please visit www.tutela.ca and go to the TESL Ontario group, then search under "Files."

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NEW!!!
Due to its popularity, the TESL Ontario PBLA series is making its debut on tutela for all of Canada to see. Lisa's PBLA session, The Initial Student Assessment, premieres on Tuesday February 21st at 7 pm est.
TESL Ontario has completed its 6 webinars on PBLA, Portfolio-Based Language Assessment. Due to their popularity, Tutela is re-releasing all 6, to be made available to non-TESL Ontario members across Canada.

Links to PLBA Resources

PLBA Assessments for
Productive and Receptive Tasks
Developed by Conestoga College LINC teachers
Addresses all 4 skills and is adaptable to all CLB levels.
Available on:
www.tutela.ca
Keyword search: Conestoga College LINC Assessment Generating Tool

Ways to Reduce Marking
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2016/may/15/eight-ways-teachers-can-reduce-their-marking-mountain?CMP=share_btn_tw

ePortfolio Template (via Bonnie Jean Nicholas @EALStories)
​https://sites.google.com/site/eportfoliopbla/

Will PBLA Address My Frustrations (blog from Teacher Kelly)
http://joyofesl.blogspot.ca/2015/12/will-pbla-address-my-frustrations.html

ePortfolios and Language Learning: Theory, Development, and Use (article by Briar Jamieson and Glenn Cochrane, UAE Journal of Educational Technology and eLearning)
https://t.co/6LvETnGti9

Ryan O’Shea’s ESL Classroom (ESL teacher blog about PBLA)
https://ryanosheaesl.wordpress.com/about/

PBLA’s Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/PettisPBLA?fref=ts

Resource to help understand assessment
​http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/aer/aboutassessment.html

​Teach2LearnESL Blog – a summary of a #LINCchat with suggested resources to use (Topic: Sourcing and Using Authentic Materials in LINC)http://teach2learnesl.blogspot.ca/2015/11/sourcing-and-using-authentic-materials_14.html?spref=tw
 

TWitter chats on PBLA

Join #LINCchat conversations on Twitter for hour-long discussions on PBLA and other classroom-related topics. Nathan Hall and Svetlana Lupasco co-host this Canadian Twitter chat.
Be a part of the conversation!

#LINCchat now has a website! Check it out to see what Nathan Hall has in store, and get answers to your frequently asked questions:
www.lincchat.ca

The next #LINCchat will be in May

Talk to a PBLA trainer!

Lisa McFaul has generously made herself available to you and will answer your questions about PBLA. Contact Lisa at: lisamcfaul@rogers.com