Professional Development
New opportunities for non-credited professional development with the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs
OFFA with its Coordinator - Provincial network for administrators and teachers of French programs in British Columbia, are currently developing new non-credit professional development opportunities for teachers in Core French, Immersion and Francophone programs.
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Featured Event
UPCOMING EVENTS
Workshop series presented by Dr. Caroline Erdos
Presented online and free of charge
Screening, Assessment, Diagnosis & Intervention in French Immersion
During this workshop, Dr. Caroline Erdos will discuss best practices of screening, assessment, diagnostic, and intervention that are aligned with research evidence, within the context of French Immersion.
Topics that will be addressed during this interactive workshop :
- Recap of what research evidence says about diverse learners in the context of multilingualism
- Multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and response to intervention (RtI)
- Recognizing and addressing potential sources of difficulty in the classroom
- Timely and evidence-based identification and response to student needs (Early screening that levels the playing field, Disentangling language or reading disorder from incomplete second/additional language acquisition, Best practices for intervention in bilingual contexts)
- Advice for parents
About Dr. Caroline Erdos
Dr. Caroline Erdos (PhD) is the coordinator of Speech-Language Pathology at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board and S-LP advisor for Speech-Language and Audiology Canada. Previously, she was the Advancing Learning in Differentiation & Inclusion coordinator for the 10 English school boards in Quebec, where she supported resource teachers through various professional development initiatives. With over 20 years of experience as a pediatric S-LP in a university health centre, her areas of expertise include bi/multilingualism, reading and language disorder, learning disability, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and craniofacial differences in children aged 0 to 18 years. Caroline has lectured at several Canadian universities. She has also been invited to present at numerous conferences across North America and has written and collaborated on several publications.