ESOL WORKSHOPS 2026

ESOL Online Community

Four webinars (one per term 1.30 – 2.30) Either participate in the live webinar or get the link to view the recorded version.

11th March – Very new learners of English
27th May – Structured approaches
26th August – Supporting writing
18th November – ESOL leadership

$240 + GST per teachers or $600 + GST for a school (3 or more participants)

Click here to enrol online

Contact Erin McKechnie erin@tools4teachers.co.nz Ph. 021 1264846 for more information about our ESOL webinars.

ESOL Practical Strategies

We are pleased to be offering these valuable workshops again in Term 3. We have received wonderful feedback from previous participants. Here is what some teachers had to say:
“Andy and Erin are experienced facilitators who have a fantastic understanding of a ‘real life’ classroom. Their ideas and resources are able to be implemented easily into a classroom programme.”
“You both work well together and kept it interesting.”

Join us on the 31st July and the 20th August 2026
9.30 – 2.00 p.m.(Online)
Two days of practical strategies that can be utilised in either mainstream classroom
teaching or withdrawal support programmes.
Content will include:
• Using the information from the English Language Learning Progressions
and/or the ELLP Pathway to design effective learning experiences for
emerging bilingual learners.
• Engaging tasks to build oral language skills
• Explicit teaching of vocabulary
• Key resources and how they can be used effectively
• Planning practical tasks to use in classrooms or ESOL programmes
• Supporting English language learners with learning to read and write
Suitable for:
• Teacher Aides
• Classroom teachers
• ESOL teachers
• SENCOs/Learning Support Co-ordinators
Enrolment fees: $425 + GST per person

Click here to enrol or feel free to contact us if you need more information.