“Choosing books for your bilingual program classroom”. Workshop at the 2023 CBE Languages Symposium, Calgary, Alberta, April 10, 2023.
“The COVID-19 pandemic and second language teaching in Canada: Impact and enduring innovations”. 2 Invited Workshops with R. Guida – 1 in English, 1 en français at the Languages without Borders conference, Toronto, Ontario, March 25, 2023.
“Choosing books for your German classroom”. Workshop with K. Mueller at the Languages without Borders conference, Toronto, Ontario, March 24, 2023.
“Making oral language the star: Using the Neurolinguistic Approach to support students’ oral language development”. Workshop with K. Mueller at the Languages without Borders conference, Toronto, Ontario, March 24, 2023.
“Awards Preparation. Invited panelist with B. Brown, P. Hanlon, U. Boz, E. Spring, E for the Office of Teaching and Learning, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, December 15, 2022.
“La boucle de la littératie: Des stratégies pour intégrer plus d’oral dans notre enseignement en Immersion”. Workshop with K. Mueller at the Association canadienne des professeurs d’immersion, Banff, Alberta, December, 2021.
“Unterrichtsziel Sprechen und Schreiben: An Beispiel vom approche neurolinguistique”. Workshop with K. Mueller at the Netzwerk Deutsch German Bilingual Teachers conference (online), Edmonton, Alberta, October, 2021.
Dressler, R., (2021, October). Using hexagonal thinking to teach ESL speaking and writing. [Training Workshop]. Cooperative ESL Ministries, Calgary, Alberta.
“Professional doesn’t mean plain: Creating a Teaching Dossier with an RA”. Workshop with K., McCurdy at the WSE Academic Awards Session, Calgary, Alberta, October, 2021.
“CESLM intercultural communication workshop”. Webinar with K. Sieb and K. Milum. Cooperative ESL Ministries, Calgary, Alberta, February, 2021.
” Experiences from former grant recipients”. Panel with M.G. Tweedie at the Partner Research School Session, Office of Teaching & Learning, Werklund School of Education, Calgary, Alberta,, October, 2020.
“Social aspects of learning online and in-person”. Invited presentation with M.G. Tweedie at the New Canadian Friendship Centre, Calgary, Alberta, October, 2020.
“Formative assessment strategies in online courses”. Workshop with B. Paris for the Online Pedagogies Series, Office of Teaching & Learning, Werklund School of Education, Calgary, Alberta, September, 2020.
“Second language learning with the literacy loop: Games and meaningful classroom activities”. Workshop presented with S. Lohmann, A. Dressler, F. Moeller, C. Vischer, D. Fee, & K. Mueller at the Calgary Teachers’ Convention, Calgary, Alberta, February, 2020.
“Noticing – awareness – practice”. DAAD – sponsored German Teacher seminar, University of Calgary, October, 2019.
“Noticing – awareness – practice for ESL teachers”. Training Workshop at the Cooperative ESL Ministries, Calgary, Alberta, October, 2019.
“Document analysis workshop @ University of Hamburg”. Graduate Student Workshop at the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. May, 2019.
“It just makes sense: Using the Neurolinguistic Approach and Literacy Loop to empower and fast track beginner ELLs”. Training Workshop with Anja Dressler at the Cooperative ESL Ministries, Calgary, Alberta, April 2019.
“Research methods in educational linguistics”. University of Hamburg Graduate Student Workshop, Hamburg, Germany, June, 2018.
“Workshop: 2nd International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating” Workshop presented with S.E. Eaton, P. Hanlon, M Schroeder, Office of Teaching and Learning, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. October, 2017.
“Dialogue journals for ELL literacy: Students and teachers in conversation”. Workshop presented with M.Greg Tweedie at the Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language Conference, Calgary, Alberta, November, 2017.
“Project-based learning: We are all students”. Pecha Kucha presented with Bernadette Raedler, Anja Dressler, Kristina Baykusheva, & Garrett Krause at the Canadian Association for Second Language Teachers Conference, Edmonton, AB, April 2017.
“Dialogue journals: Inviting students into the conversation”. Spring Training Workshop at the Cooperative ESL Ministries, Calgary, April, 2017.
“Emerging trends in instructional design”. Invited presentation with Barb Brown, for Student Success Centre Staff, University of Calgary, March 2016.
“Collaborative writing tips“. Invited talk to the China Scholarship Council visiting scholar program, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, October 2016.
“Conversation classes and lesson planning”. Workshops at the Cooperative ESL Ministries Fall Training, Calgary, Alberta, October, 2015.
“Action Research = Scholarly Research” Workshop with Barb Brown, Sarah Elaine Eaton and Michele Jacobsen at the ATESL Calgary local meeting, Calgary, Alberta, June 2015.
“The Language of Math in Spanish” Workshop with Armando Paulino Preciado Babb at the Calgary Separate School Board Professional Development day, Calgary, Alberta, March 2015.
“Activities for Conversation Classes” Workshop at the Cooperative ESL Ministries Fall Training, Calgary, Alberta, October 2014.
“Learning through Stations: It’s not just for Kindergarten” Spring Training Workshop at the ESL Cooperative Ministries, Calgary, Alberta, April, 2014
“Drama Techniques for Beginners: Warm ups and Role Play” Workshop at the Calgary Teachers’ Convention, Calgary, Alberta, February 2014.
“Conversation Classes” Fall Training Workshop at the ESL Cooperative Ministries, Calgary, Alberta, October 2013.
“Let’s Talk: Drama Techniques to Promote Meaningful Language Use in the ESL Classroom” Workshop at the ESL Cooperative Ministries Spring Training Day, Calgary, Alberta, May 2013.
“The Introduction of Poetry in the Beginner German Classroom through the Use of Drama Pedagogy” Workshop at the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers national conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 2013.
“Drama Warm-ups and Role Play to Get Your Students Talking” Workshop at the American Council for Teachers of Foreign Languages annual conference, Denver, Colorado, 2011.
“Exploring Bilingual Identity” Workshop at the Second Languages and Intercultural Council annual conference, Canmore, Alberta, 2011.
“Strategies for Teaching Grammatical Gender to Students of German as a Second Language”. Workshop at the Canadian Association for Second Language Teachers Conference, Montreal, Quebec, 2011.
“Web 2,0 Tools im DaF Klassenzimmer”. Workshop conducted for the CATG Conference, Oakville, Ontario, 2011
“Let’s Talk: Drama Techniques to Promote Meaningful Language Use”. Workshop conducted for the Second Languages Matter Professional Development Day, Edmonton, 2011
“Web 2,0 Tools im Klassenzimmer”. Workshop conducted for the AATG Professional Development Days, Calgary, 2010.
“Oral Language Development Through Drama Techniques” 2 workshops conducted for the Common Bilingual Teacher PD Day, Calgary, AB 2010
“Incorporating Theatre in the L2 Classroom” Workshop conducted and video-conferenced for the Best Practices Series, Language Research Centre, Calgary, AB 2009