ATESL 2024 Annual General Meeting

The ATESL Board would like to invite you to our 2024 Online Annual General Meeting!

The 2024 Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 18th at 4:00 PM in the River Valley Room. 

 At the AGM, the Board will report on its activities over the past year, review the 2023 Audited Financial Statement, and present member Awards.

Elections will be held for the President Elect, Treasurer, and Secretary, and a vote will be held to ratify the ATESL 2023/2024 President Elect, May Yeung, who was appointed by the Board after the President Elect nominated at the 2023 AGM resigned from the position.  Appointments will be made for other non-elected positions.

To view the AGM Notification & Nomination form and to nominate an ATESL member for an elected Board position, please fill out the form linked HERE.

 Email nominations to atesl.admin@atesl.ca no later than Monday, October 14, 2024.
(Please be sure to receive consent from the member that you are nominating before submitting the form.)

This Annual General Meeting is being held virtually, and as a valued member, your attendance is extremely important.

At the end of the AGM there will be a prize draw for all members in attendance for the following:

• a complimentary 2025 Conference registration
• a $100 gift card, 
• a $50 gift card, 
• $50 gift pack from Mother Earth Essentials and 
• four $25 gift cards

Links to the AGM, all relevant documents, and voting information will be sent to all members in the days leading up to the meeting. 

If you are not attending the 2024 Conference: Building Bridges: Evolve, Adapt, and Thrive - but wish to attend the AGM, please email atesl.admin@atesl.ca and you will be added to the attendance list. 

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism: A CLB 3/4 Module

ATESL is thrilled to announce our newest resource - "Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism” module was created for use in the CLB 3/4 classroom to complete real-world tasks around the three key areas of Indigenization, Anti-Racism, and 2SLGBTQIA+.

Please utilize this valuable resource and share it with your colleagues.

The ATESL EDI/Anti-Racism development team gratefully acknowledges the support of the Alberta Government through the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Grant (MARG).

ATESL Membership Fee Increase - January 1, 2024

The ATESL Board would like to inform all members about an upcoming Membership Fee increase which was discussed at the Annual General Meeting on October 27, and was posted in the Presidents' Report online in the AGM Agenda.

ATESL has operated with the same membership fees since 2019, but over the past few years, the cost of doing business has steadily risen. Operating with the same membership rates has become increasingly challenging. The Board has discussed membership fees at length and agreed that a small increase is due. 

The Board has approved a 2.5% increase for 2024, which became effective on January 1, 2024. 

• One year Regular memberships will increase by $1.45 to $59.45
• Two year Regulary memberships will increase by $2.50 to $102.50
• Student, Volunteer, and Unemployed/Retired memberships will increase by $0.95 to $38.95

Note- 5% GST and a $2 online service fee will be applied to these rates

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.

ATESL Best Practices for Adult EAL and LINC Programming in Alberta is now available on the ATESL website!

We are excited to announce that ATESL Best Practices for Adult EAL and LINC Programming in Alberta is now available on the ATESL website!

• https://www.atesl.ca/resources/best-practices-adult-eal-and-linc-programming-alberta/

Explore the website to check out the new inclusion sections (2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion, Anti-racism, Indigenization). As well, check out the new sections on Skills and Language for Work, Technology and Online Learning, and Supporting Learners with Diverse Learning Needs. In those sections, as well as in the Instruction, CLB & PBLA, and EAL Literacy sections, you can link to a curated list of resources for the classroom and PD resources.

We encourage you to use the online web version with descriptions of and links to resources, glosses, interactivity, and downloadable PDF, EPUB, Checklist, or read the document on Pressbooks

We also have a limited number of print copies available. Program coordinators can contact Irene Wood to request a print copy. 

Please be sure to share this resource with your colleagues in the TESL/TEAL profession!

Peace & Joy in this holiday season, and a Happy New Year!

Sara Gnida - Best Practices Project Manager
and Herly Cervera - Best Practices Project Consultant

ATESL Member Discounts

The ATESL Board has been working hard over the past year to secure discounts for our members at Alberta retailers and service providers.

Be sure to have your ATESL Membership card on hand at the following locations and keep checking back for more discounts.
https://www.atesl.ca/membership/member-discounts/