Great stories, #ESLCONFERENCE2016

The theme of the ESL-C conference was My Story.
And if you were lucky enough to attend you  got to hear many stories !
Stories that were shared that helped us understand and improve our ELL learners  lives  are as follows;

Elisabeth Coehlo let us know that everyone’s name has a story and learning the story behind our ELLs names can build positive relationships and build powerful relationships.
Find out what Elisabeth says about academic vocabulary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVI-n8ukBcs

​Marichu Antonio motivated us with 
Check out how Avenue magazine highlights the courage and strength of Marichu:
http://www.avenuecalgary.com/June-2009/A-List-2009-Marichu-Antonio-and-Cesar-Cala/

Emmnaul Jal encouraged us with 
Watch Emmanuel inspire through his music:
https://www.ted.com/talks/emmanuel_jal_the_music_of_a_war_child?language=en

In addition, we had many educators and agencies share their stories and wisdom on how to improve student learning for our English Language Learning.

Please join us at our next conference in November 2017 in Banff!