Helen Coltrinari
Helen Coltrinari has worked as a classroom teacher, department head, school administrator, author (CEC, Pearson, Nelson) and Executive Producer at TV Ontario.
She is available to present workshops which often feature TRALCO products. The workshops present the theory in English with all activities in French.
Fees and arrangements are made directly with Helen.
Culture, Communication, Curriculum?
This new workshop helps teachers discover the wealth of resources from TRALCO that meet the latest FSL curriculum released from the Ministry of Education in Ontario. The workshop focuses on speaking, reading, and exploring culture through the themes of festivals, pen pals, les voyageurs, poetry, and French culinary experiences! To book a workshop, contact Helen Coltrinari at 416-923-6165 or helenc.hmc@sympatico.ca
Other workshops available:
Brain snacks!
Why do we do what we do in class? What could we do better? How can we motivate and excite our students? This workshop focuses on applying recent brain theory research to the FSL classroom. Theory statements are linked to classroom activities that engage the student in meaningful work - experiences that their brains will enjoy!
FAB! FUN! and FREE!
This workshop presents a top 10 list of fun and out-of-the ordinary web sites for FSL teachers. Although most are in English, the presenter will demonstrate how easily they can be adapted for use with students studying French. Easy as 1, 2, 3 in most cases.
If you bring your own laptop, you can explore online along with your colleagues… then use the site tomorrow in class – it’s that easy!
Note: presenter’s room must have access to high-speed internet.
Tech Tips and Tricks!
Be no longer afraid of what’s “out there”. This web-based workshop visits a plethora of sites from Google tools to Wikis and demonstrates the wide variety of sites and how they can help you engage with your students….it’s where THEY live!
Note: presenter’s room must have access to high-speed internet.
I can’t find anything to read! Il n’y a rien à lire!
Research demonstrates over and over that the more we read, the better we get at reading! This workshop presents examples of easy-to-use reading resources with strategies to encourage reading, comprehension and oral communication in French. Using examples and new dialogues from TRALCO, the presenter also offers more than 20 literacy strategies. There are many practical ideas and handouts.
Note: Most resources are available from TRALCO [www.tralco.com] and authored by the presenter although the literacy strategies are generic. Examples used are copyrighted to the presenter and therefore usable in a workshop.
Now Showing! Videos for the French Classroom!
View video clips from videos produced specifically for the FSL student.
See how francophone culture is presented and language skills can be developed using these innovative and entertaining videos with accompanying activities. Topics range from French spoken in Louisiana, pen pals, visits to Montreal and Quebec City, to secret agents who investigate French comprehension and conversation.
Note: the workshop features videos available from Tralco Educational - Lingo Fun
