MEES Documents Available to Elementary ESL Teachers

Level
Title
Description or Details
Location
MEES Documents Available to
Elementary ESL Teachers
Learning and Evaluation Situations (LES) (cont.)
Cycle One,
Elementary 2
Multi-Cycle,
Elementary
2 and 3
Cycle Two,
Elementary 3
What Would You
Bring to a Picnic?
After being exposed to the story Dora’s Picnic, students
express their likes and dislikes concerning food items and
activities at the park, and they express their opinions on
food that is good for the body and food that is not. Students
collaborate to make a personalized version of the story.
My Hero’s First
Halloween
After being introduced to the story Mouse’s First
Halloween, students pair up to reuse elements from
different sources in order to create a Halloween story,
using an explicit model.
A Wacky Experience
Students collaborate to create a personalized version
of the popular Scottish folk song “Aikendrum.”
Can’t Fall Asleep
Students create their own version of the story Mortimer,
and explore the conditions for a good night’s sleep.
You Are What You
Eat!
Students create their own version of the story The Very
Hungry Caterpillar to show their ability to choose food for
a balanced diet.
My First English Class
in Elementary 3
Students experience their first English class in
Elementary 3 through interactive activities and strategies
that lead them to the closure activity “Let’s Play Teacher.”
How Do I Plan a Trip?
Students develop strategies, consult various sources, find
pertinent information and make choices in order to plan a
trip. They share the information gathered with their peers,
then discuss how they can use the strategies they have
learned to fulfill their immediate needs.
Cycle Two
Cycles
Two and Three
Cycle Three,
Elementary 5
Writing a Minibook
Students become familiar with the story Green Eggs and
Ham and use it as a model to write their own version with
a teammate.
What Are the Secrets
to Success?
This C1-C2-C3 LES is about the concept of success.
There is one version for Cycle Two and one for
Cycle Three. For Cycle Two, the final task calls for
students to prepare a riddle about their success story.
Cycle Three students interview a classmate and
write his or her success story.
Are Cats Really
Like That?
Students compare the traits of cats used as characters
in various media (storybooks, songs, comic strips) with
reality.
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources – LES –
Cycle One LES
This booklet lists the various documents made available to Elementary ESL teachers by the Ministère de
l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur. These documents can be found in three main locations:
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources – LES –
Multi-Cycle –
Elementary 2 and 3
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources – LES –
Cycle Two LES
•
The www.education.gouv.qc.ca/enseignants/ page is a portal to many of the official documents published
by the Ministère.
•
The http://eslinsight.qc.ca/ website (Elementary section) provides a wide variety of documents related to
the teaching of ESL at the elementary level.
The www.educationevaluation.qc.ca website provides documents related to evaluation—namely
examinations—and is therefore password-protected. See your education consultant, principal or director of
academic services to obtain these documents.
•
Level
www.educationevaluation.qc.ca
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources – LES –
Cycle Three LES
Framework for
the Evaluation of
Learning /
Cadre d’évaluation
des apprentissages
Guidelines for the evaluation of learning for ESL
Progression of
Learning
Elementary ESL POL
Cycle One
Elementary Cycle
One ESL Program
Cycles
Two and Three
Elementary Cycle
Two and Three
ESL Program
Cycle Three,
Elementary 6
What’s Up at EMC?
This C1-C2-C3 examination is about attending a fictitious
English summer camp called English Mania Camp (EMC).
In the final task, students write comments that describe their
experience as campers at EMC.
How Can We Shrink
That Footprint?
This C1-C2-C3 examination is about our eco footprint.
In the reinvestment task, students write the draft of a
magazine article in response to the question “How can we
shrink that footprint?” The optional writing task calls for
students to create a bumper sticker.
Location
Elementary ESL programs
www.education.gouv.qc.ca/
enseignants/
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Programs, Progression
of Learning and Official
Documents
Evaluation Tools
Prototype Examinations
Cycle Two,
Elementary 4
Description or Details
Mandatory Documents
All levels
Situations d’apprentissage
et d’évaluation –
Anglais, langue seconde
Title
www.educationevaluation.qc.ca
Prototypes d’épreuves –
Anglais, langue seconde –
4e année du primaire
Cycles
Two and Three
Outils d’évaluation de
la compétence 2
(C2)
C2 generic evaluation tools (student and teacher versions)
and C2 strategies checklist
www.educationevaluation.qc.ca
Guides de correction et
grilles d’évaluation –
Anglais, langue seconde
www.educationevaluation.qc.ca
Prototypes d’épreuves –
Anglais, langue seconde –
6e année du primaire
Support Documents
All levels
Québec Reading
Connection
Information about an extensive selection of quality literature
www.quebecreadingconnection.ca/
from Québec, Canada and beyond
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Level
Title
Description or Details
Location
Level
Title
Support Documents (cont.)
Description or Details
Support Documents (cont.)
Bibliography for
Intensive ESL /
Bibliographie annotée
Research articles related to Intensive ESL
Intensive ESL 101
General information about Intensive ESL (PowerPoint)
Timeline
Information about how students progress
throughout the cycle
Modèles d’organisation
scolaire pour
l’enseignement intensif
de l’ALS
Information chart about the various Intensive ESL models
(e.g. 5-month model, ½ days)
Profile of Cycle One
Students
Information for teachers
Second Languages
Across Canada
Information chart
Lyrics
Lyrics to various songs and rhymes
Planning a Song
or a Rhyme
Monitoring and planning tool with “Little Green Frog”
as an example
Grids for Year Two
Self-monitoring and self-evaluation grids for students
Song Routines
Planning tips for teachers
Using Only English in
Class
Information and tips for teachers
Self-monitoring
Information and tips, monitoring tools, competency posters
Cycle One,
Elementary 2
Act on Understanding
Information and tips, flashcards, monitoring tools,
Competency 1 (C1)
Cycles
One and Two
Getting Ready to
Teach ESL in a
Combined Elementary
2 and 3 Class
Information and tips, sample evaluation tools
Storytelling
Information and tips for teachers
Strategies in the
ESL Classroom
Information and tips, strategy posters
Using English in the
ESL Classroom
Information and tips, observation checklists, FAQs
All levels
Cycle One
Steps for Teaching
Strategies
Bookmark with a summary of important steps
for teaching strategies to students
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources –
Handbooks
Blank LES Template
Tool for designing an LES
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources – LES –
Cycle One LES
Interactive Grammar
Cycles
Two and Three
Focus on Form
Cycle Three,
Intensive
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources –
Cycle One Tools
Cycle One
Strategy Posters
4 posters and student mini-cards
Cycle One,
Elementary 2
Competency Posters
14 posters
Strategy Posters
18 strategy posters and student mini-cards
25 strategy component posters
Checklists
4 competency posters and bookmarks
(I interact orally, I listen to texts, I read stories, I write texts)
Everyday Expressions
Posters –
Student Version
40 mini-posters for student binders (functional language)
Oral Interaction Posters
40 functional language posters (everyday expressions)
Cycles
Two and Three
Blank LES Template
Planning tips for teachers; developing and evaluating C2;
suggested activities
PDF and HTML versions
Cycle One,
Elementary 1
Planning tool for designing an LES
Documents de soutien
à la formation –
Anglais, langue seconde –
2015-2016
PDF version only:
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources – Handbooks
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources – LES –
Cycle Two LES
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http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources – Posters
Learning and Evaluation Situations (LES)
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources –
Handbooks
Information and tips, ready-made activities
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources –
Intensive ESL
Posters
www.educationevaluation.qc.ca
Competency 2 FAQ+ /
Compétence 2 –
FAQ+
Location
What’s This All About?
Students discover strategies that ensure success in an
all-English class.
If You’re Happy
Students rely on previous learning to further explore the
song “If You’re Happy.” They take risks by speaking English
only and play a game with a partner, in which they reuse
the key elements of the song.
Is Sally a Camel?
Students continue discovering authentic English songs. They
rely on their previous knowledge to take on other challenges.
What Happens
if I Roll Over?
Students show understanding of the key elements of the
song “Roll Over” by contributing to its performance with
their classmates.
Let’s Go for a Ride
Students continue discovering authentic English songs.
What Are These
Animals?
Students become familiar with a song about farm animals.
They learn their names and the sounds they make.
What Is My Special Pet?
Students are introduced to the story Aaaarrgghh Spider,
which helps them become aware of some characteristics
of a family and of animals that are not
usually considered as pets.
Good or Bad, That Bad,
Bad Animal?
Students are introduced to the story That Bad, Bad Cat,
which helps them become aware that although naughty
behaviours are not appreciated, a naughty animal, or by
extension a naughty person, will still be loved by the family.
Cycle One,
Multi-Level
http://eslinsight.qc.ca/
Resources – LES –
Cycle One LES
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