MEET

YOUR EXECUTIVE

President

Jon Bailey

Vice-President

Kathy Kerr

Treasurer

Rebecca Seibert

Secretary

Diana Ishigaki

P.D. Co-Chairs

Kaleigh Quinn, Terena

Caryk

Advocacy Chair

Ron Rogge

Fundraising Co-Chairs

Desiree Mercer

Kathy Kerr

Membership Chair

Florence Robinson

Communications Co-

Chairs

Kaleigh Quinn, Terena

Caryk

Newsletter Chair

Catherine Smallwood

Awards Chair

Tim Wall

TEAM/TEAL Liaison

Chair

Catherine Carlisle

MEMBERS at LARGE

Jillian Hoogland

Joanne Struch

S P R I N G 2 0 1 3

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Jonathan Bailey

TEAM is sending a letter to city council to voice appreciation of the current EAL section available in the public library and to request further support for EAL departments in libraries across Winnipeg.

Register Now

for the TEAM 2013 Conference

May 24

by going to the TEAM website

www.manitobateam.com

Free events for EAL students & families

Earth Day at FortWhyte

Apr 21, 2013 FREE ADMISSION

ALL DAY !!!

FortWhyte Alive - 1961 McCreary

Road. No one in Winnipeg

celebrates Earth Day better than

FortWhyte Alive. There will be

live entertainment, dip-netting,

nature walks, canoe rides,

storytelling and much more!

In The City Workshops and

Folk For Families

Saturday, Apr 27, 2013

1:30 to 2:30 PM at the

Millennium Library, 251 Donald St.

The Winnipeg Folk Festival

presents a festival-style workshop,

free to the public! Bring the little

“folks” out for a Saturday of

singing and dancing!

Jane's Walk, May 4-5

Jane's Walk is an annual event

celebrating the ideas and legacy of

urban theorist Jane Jacobs.

Happening in cities around the

world, Jane's Walk invites citizens

to lead guided walking tours in

their neighbourhoods exploring

and celebrating the urban

experience!

Doors Open Winnipeg 10th

Anniversary!

Saturday May 25th & Sunday May

26th, 2013 Heritage Winnipeg

presents the 10th Doors Open

Winnipeg event. This free event

celebrates Winnipeg’s unique

spaces, architecture and history,

showcasing more than 80

remarkable buildings and sites.

Pick up a flyer at the Explore

Manitoba Centre at the Forks or

at the Millennium Library on

Donald Street after May 18th.

Friday May 31, 2013

Finish Line Banquet Room

Assiniboia Downs

Doors open at 6:00 pm

Quiz starts at 7:00 pm

Tickets $15.00 per person,

maximum 8 people per table Hot and cold food provided, drinks for purchase,

silent auction, 50/50 draw

Have news or information to share?

Interested in writing an article or column?

Email us at: mb.team.newsletter@gmail.com

Next issue of the TEAM newsletter: Summer 2013

QUIZ NIGHT TEAM Fundraiser

As an affiliate of TESL Canada,

TEAM represents Manitoba adult EAL teachers and learners on the

TESL Canada B o a r d o f Directors.

TEAM shares this responsibility with TESL Manitoba

through a joint representative.

Update your TEAM membership now!

Membership forms for the 2012-13 year are available

on-line.

A membership in TEAM includes a membership in

TESL Canada.

Does G

rey Matter?

Hold the date for another great evening.

Get a group together or join one when you come.

Team names are a big part of the FUN!

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WINTER 2013

MENTEES MENTORS

Janelle Gulay (Portage LLC) Gail Foote Leylek (E@W)

Jacqueline Dheere (RETSD) Barbara Coombs (Mosaic)

Barbara Young (WTC Erin e) Vivian Schultz (WTC Erin)

Rowena Matilla (WTC Pemb) Anna Schaefer (WTC Pemb)

Doug Hill (WTC Erin e) Nancy Berg (WTC Erin)

Naomi Alexander (WTC Pemb e) Ron Rogge (WTC Pemb)

Anne Linares (WTC Erin) Lorrie Martindale (WTC Erin)

Katelynd Brosowsky (WTC Erin e) Hilda Schwartz (WTC Erin e)

We’ll see you all at the TEAM conference in May.

Margo James

TMP Coordinator 204-663-0408

mfjames@mts.net

I continue to be impressed by the generous sharing of

ideas, resources, expertise, and good will on the part of all

participants both in their partnerships and at the wind-

ups. We’re blessed as a profession to have so many gifted and dedicated new teachers in the field supported by so

many knowledgeable and caring experienced ones.

Kudos to all of you!

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

SPRING ‘13 GROUP

We will be establishing a Spring ‘13 group of mentorships starting in early April once the details of the new contract are confirmed and I would be happy to field any queries about it. If you are a new teacher interested in participating, you can also simply ask your director or coordinator to nominate you for the program’s individualized mentorship.

Margo

Since the Fall ‘12 newslet-

ter report, we have had three windups celebrating

the end of twenty-three

mentorships. Fifteen were

in the Winnipeg and rural

groups identified in the last newsletter and the

last eight in the Winter ‘13

groups are listed to the

right.

You may have noticed that our new website has pic-

tures from all past wind-

ups in a neat loop. If not,

c h e c k i t o u t a t

www.manitobateam.com

Another thing you may

want to check out is a

posting of some of the ru-

brics shared at our wind-

ups over the past few years. They’re posted on

the HUB on the page titled

Resources and Modules

from Teachers.

TEAM Mentorship Program (TMP)

WINTER GROUP WINDUP MARCH 16, 2013

Back Row (left to right) Gail Foote Leylek, Lorrie Martindale, Vivian Schultz, Hilda Schwartz, Ron Rogge, Anna Schaefer, Katelynd Brosowsky, Barbara Coombs, Barbara Young, Jacqueline, Dheere, Anne

Linares, Naomi Alexander Front Row (left to right) Nancy Berg, Doug Hill, Janelle Gulay, Rowena Matilla, Margo James

Do you know a fantastic student, an

inspiring teacher, or a deserving

volunteer? Wouldn’t it be nice to

honour them with an award for their

dedication and perseverance? Show

them that their efforts are worthy of

praise and are noticed by others.

EAL Volunteer

Value: $150.00

This award is presented in

recognition of excellence in and

dedication to volunteering in Adult

EAL.

Teacher Award

Value: $250.00

TEAM will consider the following

criteria:

Service at an adult EAL program

in Manitoba

Excellence in teaching English as

an additional language

A brief description of a program

Main features of the teaching

philosophy

A brief outline of professional

merits, goals and successes

Next Award Deadline is April 30, 2013

Community Service

Value: $150.00

This award is presented to an

individual or individuals who have

made outstanding contributions to

the field of Adult EAL through

service to the community.

These activities, while directly linked

to Adult EAL, should have an

influence and impact on communities

that goes beyond language learning

toward the ultimate goal of

s u c ce s s f u l r e s e t t l emen t o f

immigrants and/or refugees in the

community of Manitoba.

Immigrant or Refugee Learner

Value: $250.00

This award is presented to a current

Adult EAL Learner in recognition of

his/her perseverance in learning.

T h e n o m i n a t i o n m u s t b e

accompanied with a letter of

recommendation with a brief

description of a program, a brief

outline of nominee’s merits, goals

and successes, and personal

information.

International Learner

Value: $50.00

McNally Robinson gift certificate

TEAM will consider a one-time

award to adult EAL students.

Immigrant or Refugee Learner

Value: $500.00

TEAM will award a one-time bursary

to adult EAL students with financial

need. The bursary is to be applied

toward tuition fees at a recognized

institution (vocational, business,

academic, continuing education -

public or private). Criteria and required documents:

Proof of permanent residency or Canadian citizenship

Attendance at an adult EAL program in Manitoba

Excellence in acquiring English as an additional language

Acceptance at a recognized institution in Manitoba

A description of the length, cost and scope of the intended program of study

A letter of reference from a former adult EAL instructor

An outline of academic goals

Firm confirmation of bursary is

dependent upon rece ipt of

notification of acceptance into a post

-secondary program.

And the TEAM award goes to...

Contact Tim

Wall at

twall@rrc.ca

EAL Volunteer

Award

International

Learner Award Immigrant or

Refugee Learner

Award

Immigrant or

Refugee Learner

Bursary

Community

Service Award Teacher Award

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

“ Whatever you can do, or dream

you can do, begin it. Boldness

has genius, power, and magic in

it. Begin it now.

attributed to Johann Wolfgang von

Goethe (1749-1832)

Bits and Bytes...

DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know that the best place to see icebergs is on the

northeast shores of Newfoundland? And that is also the most

likely place for a Canadian comic to come from…

Idn’t dat somethin’ bye? The best smoked meat (viande fumée) in Canada is preservative-free, marinated in spices for ten days, then smoked on the premises daily. Take a trip to Schwartz’s in Montreal to try it for yourself. Where else would you find words like ogive, zobo, hui, euripi and ancones except in a World Championship scrabble game?

WELCOME TO TUTELA.ca!

Tutela.ca is a national online repository and community for Canadian English as a Second Language (ESL) and French as a Second Language (FSL) professionals. Tutela is a Federal-Provincial joint initiative funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

As a repository, it contains 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/FSL professionals and builds community

through special interest groups, a calendar of events, survey tools, postings

of training/job opportunities, wikis and news feeds.

http://tutela.ca/PublicHomePage

http://www.guardian.co.uk/

education/series/learning-

english Free news-based classroom

materials - from the Guardian

Weekly's Learning English

section

This article is Advanced and

contains a focus on discussion -

picture prompts; reading -

comprehension; grammar -

finding active and passive tenses

and using possessive 's; writing -

pair work to plan and write a

report.

Margaret Pidlaski Scholarship Fund

The Friends of Margaret Pidlaski Committee, made up of family

and friends of Margaret, has put this fund forward as one of many activities intended to celebrate

her life and carry on her work. This award is intended to help two learners who need financial

assistance in order to remain or increase their time in EAL

programming. At the heart of this is the knowledge we have of learners who have had to quit going to EAL classes, or drag out their learning in part-time classes, because their short-term

need for a survival job has trumped their long-term aspirations to improve their language and prospects in Canada.

The Margaret Pidlaski Scholarship Fund was awarded in

September 2012 to two individuals in Winnipeg who:

1. had been Manitoba EAL students the previous year and demonstrated commitment, perseverance, and aptitude for learning

2. had defined education and career paths 3. needed financial assistance in order to remain

or increase their time in EAL programming One award was presented to a CLB Stage I learner and the

other to a CLB Stage II learner. The individuals were chosen by the Friends of Margaret committee after nominations from a number of EAL service providers had been received.

Both participants have attended full time programming this

year and have worked very hard to improve their skills and strive to meet their eventual goals. One individual hopes to become a Health Care Aide, a job comparable to what she did

in her home country, and the other hopes to return to an engineering career.

Submitted by Lynn Campbell

MARGARET PIDLASKI SCHOLARSHIP FUND