CLB Workshops for Instructors

Workshops are available in various provinces on several of our assessment resources for teachers. 

The following workshops are currently available:

Integrating CLB Assessment into your ESL Classroom

This workshop, based on the CCLB publication Integrating CLB Assessment into your ESL Classroom will help ESL practitioners develop an understanding of day‐to‐day assessment for learning. Topics covered include: effective classroom assessment processes, classroom planning, tasks to build for student success and feedback that makes a difference. Participants will become familiar with effective classroom based assessment practices using case studies and authentic samples of learner performance.

To download classroom assessment templates, click here:
Classroom Assessment Templates

Using the Summative Assessment Manual (SAM)

This workshop will introduce ESL instructors to the CCLB resource SAM: Summative Assessment Manuals, developed by the author of the Canadian Language Benchmarks, provides made‐for‐classroom assessment tools and supports for CLB-based programs at CLB levels 1 – 4 in universal themes including: Food & Nutrition, Health & Safety, Home, Community and Work. Participants will gain knowledge of SAM through hands on participation in using one theme of SAM at one CLB level. Participants will leave with the confidence needed to explore and use SAM in their own classrooms.

Using the CLB 5-10 Exit Assessment Tasks

The workshop will introduce ESL instructors to the CCLB resource Canadian Language Benchmarks 5‐10 Exit Assessment Tasks. Participants will get an overview of the materials along with practice in using the scoring tools to get accurate CLB reports of adult learners' speaking and writing proficiency. The resource covers all four skills and is suited to use in both general and specialized language training programs.

For additional information, please contact training@language.ca.