Get your tickets today for our Fall Training 2025!
Our Annual Fall Training is a faith-based event for ESL teachers, ESL assistants, ministry workers, or anyone working with newcomers.
Join us on Saturday, October 4 in person at West Springs Church, Calgary, AB for a time of learning, connecting and collaborating with other like-minded individuals.
About Our Speakers
Plenary Speaker
Erich Wong, Intercultural Ministries Associate Pastor, Foothills Alliance Church
Erich is deeply passionate about teaching the Word of God and is committed to equipping people of all backgrounds and cultures to grow in faith and live out the gospel in their everyday lives. Erich is married with two little kids, and this summer they kicked off a sweet new adventure—trying out as many donut shops in Calgary as possible!
Topic: Generations that will seek God faithfully
Synopsis: God is at work! The harvest is here and the time is now—Canada’s growing cultural mosaic holds a rare opportunity to shape a generation that will seek God with passion and pass on a living faith to the next.
Workshop Option 1
Katherine Milum, Pastor for New Immigrants and Refugees. New Canadian Hub / Centre for the City
Workshop Option 2
Shelley McLean, English as a Second Language InstructorBiography:
Shelley has been teaching English as a Second Language since the year 2007. She started out as a volunteer teaching for University of Calgary students and as a result became acquainted with CESLM through attending many of the workshops they offered.
She has taught professionally since 2008, having graduated with a BA with TESOL major at Alberta Bible College. She has taught for private schools in Calgary, a Canadian off-shore school in China for two years, four years teaching at a University in China; three weeks teaching English to a group of missionaries in Thailand; she taught for one year in Edmonton, she taught a one month course to Japanese students at the University of Lethbridge, one year in the Taber/Vauxhall area for a group of Mennonite ladies.
With the many years of teaching Shelley has learned to master the art of developing lesson plans and is looking forward to passing on the information about developing lessons she has learned and is still learning.
Topic: Lesson Planning
Synopsis: We will walk through the basics of developing a lesson plan to meet the needs of the students.
Purchase tickets using the Register Today link below.
You can also help keep event costs low for everyone by adding a donation to your ticket purchase on our Canada Helps event page.
Hope to see you at the event!
BOOK A TRAINING EVENT AT YOUR FACILITY!
CESLM offers professional development training to help teachers facilitate ESL classes and other programs for newcomers. We can help you create a specialized workshop or conference to meet your individual needs on location at your church or organization.
We also offer Intercultural Communications Workshops for your church, community organization or business to prepare your staff and volunteers to develop cultural awareness to work alongside newcomers to Canada. Watch our promo video to learn more about our intercultural training workshop.
More info on our Training Options page.
To book a training event for your church, community group or workplace, contact us at resources@eslcooperative.ca.
