TESL Ontario expresses appreciation to the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI), now Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS), for its support in the research and development of Ontario’s Directory of Best Practice Resources for Language Training, a comprehensive resource for teaching adult ESL and FSL in Ontario.
Sincere thanks are expressed to the Directory Project Team of:
Carolyn Cohen – Project Team Manager Phase 1
Judith Bond – ESL Researcher/Writer Team Manager Phase 2
Julianne Burgess – ESL Researcher/Writer
Simona Sunara – FSL Researcher/Writer
Kevin Gamble – Office Manager TESL Ontario
Kevin O’Brien – Programmer and Design Coordinator
The Editing Company, Toronto – Proofreading
Allison Keown – Manager, Member Services and Communications
Special thanks are extended to the following experts with whom the Directory Project Team consulted to establish resource selection criteria and recommended resources for the Directory repository:
Mourad Mardikian, Joseph Colonna, Maria Volakhava, Umme Namdarkhan, Athra Walied – MCI
Jen Artan – Webinar Team Technical Lead, Directory of Best Practices and Webinars Project
Anna Bartosik – Webinar Team Manager, Directory of Best Practices and Webinars Project
Tania Connell – York Catholic District School Board
Diane Elliott – Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
Lou Ann Kablarevic – CESBA
Geoff Lawrence – York University
Sheila Nicholas – Upper Grand District School Board
Sharon Rajabi – Toronto Catholic District School Board
Antonella Valeo – York University
Thanks to the following for their considerable assistance with coordination of Focus Groups for ESL and FSL instructors and administrators:
Élissa Beaulieu – Gestionnaire du programme et des partenariats NCLC, CCLB
Bernadette Beaupre – CCLB
Hanna Cabaj – Toronto Catholic District School Board
Sheila Carson – Thames Valley District School Board
Carole Lapointe – Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
Jennifer McKay – Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Lori Neale – CESBA Project Coordinator
Susie Nunes – York Region District School Board
Grainne O’Donnell – Toronto District School Board
Francine Spielmann – Gestionnaire des programmes de langues, CEPEO
Judy Whitfield – CESBA
Appreciation is extended to the many instructors and administrators who responded to ESL and FSL online surveys. Thanks to Allison Keown – Manager, Member Services and Communications, TESL Ontario – for design, distribution and reporting of the online survey for Ontario’s Directory of Best Practices for Language Training.
