Navi Dhillon

I try to be a Sign of Hope in the life of newcomers as the teacher role meets in me, while I teach English speaking and listening skills to diverse drop-in students - newcomers, fathers, mothers, grandparents refugees, students, citizens, and people who just smile and have to be lovingly drawn into a conversation. My work includes active listening, speaking, reading, writing, and addressing the language needs of newcomers in Calgary.

Having worked for more than 9 years in the language training field as an ESL Instructor, Teacher Trainer, Employment Instructor, and Board-Director for various institutions in Saskatchewan Intercultural Association, University of Saskatchewan, and TESL Saskatchewan, I have extensive experience that fulfills the qualifications you are seeking to find in an ESL Instructor.

I use my public speaking and classroom management skills to give a chance to each student to carry on short conversations in English with their classmates. This helps them share, discuss, empathize, seek strength, and bond.

I must have helped more than 900 newcomers in finally feel special as they mastered introducing themselves in English, un-self-consciously.

LINC/ESL Instructor (Hybrid class)

The Immigrant Education Society, Calgary Nov 2022 – Present 

• A trained professional with the Avenue platform for students-based tasks and assessments and e-portfolios.
• Work in a hybrid class with students in-person and online at the same time.
• Prepare Portfolio Based Language Assessment Tasks (PBLA) every week for multi-level CLB students. 
• Prepare lesson plans, activities, and assessments for students.
• Develop and administer level-appropriate, real-world assessments and tasks in order to evaluate Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing skills
• Design and implement a functional English curriculum based on Canadian Language Benchmarks, at a level appropriate to the learners.
• Assess learners’ progress and communicate feedback to learners in an appropriate and sensitive manner.

Practicum Supervisor/Teacher Trainer

CERTESL Program, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon July 2018 – August 2022

• Made ensure that people teaching English language learners are skilled in their profession
• Coached new teachers for professional growth from the start to the end of this admittedly during practicum
• Wrote narrative reports on the student-teachers strengths, progress, areas needing improvement, and areas in which the student-teacher has improved 
• Worked with the student teacher to narrow down three or four specific teaching behaviors on which you should focus as you observe
• Tried to strike a balance, providing positive points of feedback as well as commentary on areas needing improvement.

LINC/ESL Instructor

Saskatchewan Intercultural Association, Saskatoon July 2014 – June 2022 

• Prepared Portfolio Based Language Assessment Tasks (PBLA) every week for multi-level CLB students. 
• Prepared lesson plans, activities, and assessments for students.
• Designed and implemented a functional English curriculum based on Canadian Language Benchmarks, at a level appropriate to the learners.
• Taught language skills to learners, using authentic as well as moderate instructional materials and communicative techniques.
• Developed teaching materials, or adapted existing materials. 
• Assessed learners’ progress and communicated feedback to learners in an appropriate and sensitive manner.

ESL/E4E Instructor (English for Employment Program) 

Saskatchewan Intercultural Association, Saskatoon Sept 2017 – Dec 2021 

• Developed framework using OLAs from language.ca employment curriculum guidelines for a wide range of CLB students with individual needs.
• Prepared lesson plans, activities, and assessments for students based on the PBLA system.
• Designed and implemented a functional English curriculum based on Canadian Language Benchmarks, at a level appropriate to the learners.
• Taught language skills to learners, using authentic as well as moderate instructional materials and communicative techniques.
• Developed teaching materials or adapt existing materials. 
• Assessed learners’ progress and communicated feedback to learners in an appropriate and sensitive manner.

Communication Chair, Board Director

TESL Saskatchewan June 2019 – May 2021

• Organized various PD sessions, workshops, and teachers’ training for ESL instructors throughout the province over the past year. 
• Responsible for designing newsletters and sending them to TESLSask members. 
• Participated in conference planning, organizing, and facilitating presenters and breakout sessions. 
• Published social media posts and website updates within the province. 
• Conducted online feedback surveys, planned workshops, and followed up with external presenters. 

Volunteer ESL Instructor

Global Gathering Place, Saskatoon April 2014 – June 2014

• Prepared lesson plans, activities, and assessments for students.
• Designed and implemented a functional English curriculum based on Canadian Language Benchmarks, at a level appropriate to the learners.
• Taught language skills to learners, using authentic as well as moderate instructional materials and communicative techniques.
• Developed teaching materials, or adapted existing materials. 
• Assessed learners’ progress and communicated feedback to learners in an appropriate and sensitive manner.
• Advised senior instructor about learners’ status; recommended any necessary changes in learners’ class level.

Professional Teachers Training for IELTS 2019 

British Council, Canada

 

Accreditation Level 2 Senior 2019 

TESLSask (TESL Canada Equivalent) Saskatchewan

 

CERTESL 2014 

University of Saskatchewan

 

Bachelor of Technology 2006 

Punjab Technical University, India

{All international Credentials are accessed by CES, University of Toronto & considered equivalent}