The Canadian Association of Immersion Professionals (CAIP-ACPI) is supporting school administrators and leaders during its Quebec conference by offering a series of workshops dedicated to help administrators who work closely with the French Immersion programs across the country. These workshops are offered in English only.
Checkout the Administrator schedule below:
Preconference
The preconference is intended for administrators across the country and focuses on topics related to leadership in FI programs. Whether it’s FI research, linguistic security or FI leadership, you will certainly find workshops that address some of your own concerns as an FI administrator. To see the full preconference schedule click here
Fostering strong inclusionary second language classrooms
Cross-linguistic Pedagogy and Teaching for Transfer in Immersion
Conference day 1
Join renown French Immersion Educator and Specialist, Kara Bowles as she accompanies you through a full series of workshops addressing some of the most important challenges of an FI Administrator in Canada.
Unpacking French Immersion Teaching Attrition: What can principals do to help?
Bloc A – Fri. Nov. 8, 2019 | 09:15 – 10:30
Attracting French Immersion teachers to our schools: Practical suggestions for principals!
Bloc B – Fri. Nov. 8, 2019 | 11:00 – 12:15
Supporting the French Immersion program when you don’t speak French: Ideas for principals that work! (Offered during the conference’s opening Keynote Friday afternoon)
Bloc BB – Fri. Nov. 8, 2019 | 13:15 – 14:30
Being the Instructional Leader of the FI program: Best practices for principals.
Bloc C – Fri. Nov 8, 2019 | 15:00 – 16:15
Conference day 2
On this last day of the ACPI conference, M. Gordon Campbell, recipient of the Excellence in Education Award in the Outstanding School Leader Award category presents a half-day workshop that will help administrators boos their leadership skills in a FI context.
Strong leadership is essential for a successful immersion program, especially in the current political climate where French language services in many provinces are being cut back. What are the issues that are of most concern to you now as an immersion leader? This half day workshop will let us explore some of those pressing issues, help us reflect on our own beliefs and then discuss the issues to learn from our colleagues across the country.
Participants will set the agenda for the workshop. A basis for discussion will be A Reflective Guide for French Immersion Leaders, a recent publication by ACPI. Topics of discussion can include but not be limited to: advocacy for FI, best practices in the FI classroom, communication and networking, challenges to the program, accommodating all students, professional learning, hiring and retention of staff.