The FSL Educator Toolkit

Bienvenue to the French as a Second Language (FSL)Educator Toolkit.

What is the goal of the FSL Educator Toolkit?

The main purpose of the FSL Educator Toolkit is to provide FSL educators with current guiding documents, professional and classroom tools and strategies housed in one location. As Thames Valley educators our expectations are to impact student achievement and well-being through responsive instruction and assessment.

This resource is divided into the following sections:

• Educator Toolkit Homepage (access to guiding documents and frameworks for FSL in Ontario Schools)

• Full Remote Learning

• In Class Learning

• Teacher Resources

• Classroom Resources

• GB+ and Literacy

What tools are available to align with the expectations of student achievement and well-being?

A multitude of resources promoting access to student achievement and well-being are readily available for your use. There is no "single" document or book to respond to these overarching expectations, but rather a variety of resources that when combined and successfully implemented can have real impact on student achievement and well-being. At the base of moving your students forward in their learning, truly knowing your learners on an individual basis will have the most relevant and responsive impact on their achievement and well-being. As you move through the resources and material throughout the site, it is important to note that we focus on aligning with our board's Strategic Priorities.

What are the board's Strategic Priorities?

• Student Achievement and Well-Being

• Equity and Diversity

• Relationships

How will we best support our Strategic Priorities?

In order to best support our board's Strategic Priorities, a variety of pertinent and responsive resources have been compiled in relation to developing the ability of students to use the French language with great fluency, proficiency and accuracy in an increased range of situations growing in their complexity. Under Professional Learning Resources and Classroom Resources you will find a variety of strategies, tools and dialogue

Here you will find direct access to current guiding pedagogical documents as well as Professional and Classroom Resources for Core, Extended and Immersion programming in Thames Valley DSB

What are the Ministry's Goals for FSL?

The primary goal of FSL programs in Ontario is to increase, within realistic and well-defined parameters, a student's ability to use French effectively. In order to help schools maximize opportunities for students to reach thier full potentioal in FSL, the Ministry of Education has published a foundation document presenting a call to action to strengthen FSL programming, the benefits of studying FSL, and increase public confidence in FSL education.

The three goals articulated by the Ministry include:

• to increase student confidence, proficiency, and achievement in FSL

• to increase the percentage of students studying FSL until graduation

• to increase student, educator parent, and community engagement in FSL

Click here to access the document: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/amenagement/frameworkFLS.pdf

How will we best support our FSL educators and students in our FSL programs?

While some of the resources referenced are applicable to all FSL educators, there are some areas where resources are tailored to meet the specific needs of Core, Extended and Immersion programming.