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ÉQUIPE-CHOC ENGLISH COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

February 2021
Dear colleagues,

I hope that you and your families are all safe and well! During a recent conversation about the importance of self-care with my dear colleague Giovanna, she brought a Derek Walcot poem to my attention. I wanted to share it with all of you. 

Wikipedia states that Derek Walcot (1930-2017) was a West Indian poet and dramatist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1992. His work focused on the conflict between European and West Indian culture and the journey from slavery to independence. The poem that I have chosen to highlight is entitled: Love after Love
 

Love After Love

 

The time will come

when, with elation

you will greet yourself arriving

at your own door, in your own mirror

and each will smile at the other's welcome,

 

and say, sit here. Eat.

You will love again the stranger who was yourself.

Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart

to itself, to the stranger who has loved you

 

all your life, whom you ignored

for another, who knows you by heart.

Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

 

the photographs, the desperate notes,

peel your own image from the mirror.

Sit. Feast on your life.

 

https://allpoetry.com/love-after-love

 
It's a reminder that our first and greatest love affair should be with ourselves. With Valentine's Day coming, and the pandemic still on our heels, the words of Mr. Walcott seem to make everything make sense. I encourage you all to feast on your life.


Micheline Ammar

PS: Thank you Giovanna!
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EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

Feb. 24 and March18, 2021

Ace Online Summit 2021

ACE Summit is a two-day conference for all the English Adult General Education community. Many topics of interest will be addressed synchronously and asynchronously.  It will be held virtually on Feb. 24 and March 18. 

Don’t forget to register!

DO NOT MISS!

The Anglophone Community

The Anglophone community’s second Apres-cours will be virtually held on Wednesday, February 17th from 4:30-5:30. Come and join the discussion with your teacher colleagues across the province.  

See you then!

BREAKING NEWS

Math and Science Resources

Two new MTH-3051 Pretests were added on www.AGEresources.ca website.

Thanks Maïté!

Remote assessment

Info-Sanction 20-21-26

Guides des bonnes pratiques pour assurer la qualité du processus d'évaluation locale à distance relativement à la situation exceptionnelle de la crise sanitaire (please consult your centre sanction representative)     

Trousse d’évaluation à distance

This remote evaluation best practices toolkit is provided to ensure the quality of the assessment process in adult general education in these exceptional times.

SOFAD

The SOFAD team is pleased to announce the release of PHS-5061-2 Kinematics and Geometric Optics, 2nd Edition.


The SOFAD team is offering a free assistance program for AGE and VT learners who are unable to attend courses in person. This offer is extended until June 30, 2021.

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Didax Math

Didax Math is a collection of free virtual mathematical manipulatives ready to use in your teaching.

REFERENCE RESOURCES AVAILABLE

Info/Sanction

A list of all the info-sanctions published in the year 2020 concerning the Adult General Education and Semi-Skilled careers has been compiled for you as a reference. Consult your centre sanction representative for more details.

BIM - Math and Science

BIM is looking for exam submissions OR development teams for the following courses: TSG-4059-2 versions C and D, TSG-4060-2 version D, TSC-4064-2 version D, PHS-5062-2 version D, BLG-5070-2 versions B and C and D, BLG-5071-2 versions B and C and D.  If a centre is interested, please have your centre’s pedagogical consultant contact Barbara Choquette at Tél.: 514 251-3700, poste 3888 

Choquetteb@grics.ca,   https://bimenligne.qc.ca/en,   https://bimenligne.qc.ca/en/fga

SOFAD - Resources

SOFAD develops learning resources designed in accordance with the Quebec curriculum and adapted to the needs of learners. There are also teaching practices for both in-class and distance learning in Adult General Education.
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