Quick Check Background 1. How many of you: Prior to 1996 in Canada, - - PDF document

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Presenter: Jennifer McKay Project Manager - Assessment Ontario LI NC Assessor Conference Toronto, ON

• Feb. 2 0 , 2 0 0 9

10 Years of the CCLB: Where We’ve been and Where We’re Going

Quick Check

• 1. How many of you:

– Use the CLB/NCLC regularly? – Use the CLB/NCLC occasionally? Want to know more about the CLB/NCLC? – Want to know more about the CLB/NCLC?

• 2. How many of you know about the

CCLB/CNCLC?

Background

Prior to 1996 in Canada, proficiency levels varied…

I’m in a Level 6 class. I’m a Level 4.

from program to program and were defined in relation to the other students in the same program or class.

History 1992 ‐ 1996

• 1992 – CIC did regional consultations with the

aim of enhancing/supporting language training in Canada out of its “made‐in‐Canada” language training policy

• 1993 – National Working Group on Language

Benchmarks (NWGLB) established

• Made up of teachers, administrators,

government officials and immigrant serving groups

• Directed the writers of the CLB Framework

NWGLB

• Jaimie Baird (Victoria)
• Joan Baril (Thunder Bay)
• Bita Baheni (North Vancouver)
• Elza Bruk (Calgary)
• Lynne McBeath (Fredericton)
• Pat Parnall (Peterborough)
• D’Arcy Phillips (Winnipeg)
• Eleanor Rogers (Kingston)
• Raminder Dosanjh (Vancouver)
• Catarina Garcia (Charlottetown)
• Maureen Gross (Edmonton)
• Artur Gudowski (Regina)
• Sutrisna Iswandi (Lethbridge)
• Mary Keane (Halifax)
• Grant Lovelock (Vancouver)
• Peggie Shek (Toronto)
• Elizabeth Taborek (Toronto)
• Martha Trahey (St. John’s)
• Shailja Verma (Ottawa)

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NWGLB Representation

• Alberta Assoc. of Immigrant

Serving Agencies

• Alberta Vocational College
• Association for New Cdns (NF)
• LARCC
• Camosun College (BC)

C d L C (BC)

• NB Adult Education & Labour
• NS Community College
• OCASI
• Ontario Welcome House
• Ottawa Catholic School Board
• Queen’s University (ON)
• Canada Language Centre (BC)
• Confederation College (ON)
• Fredericton YM‐YWCA
• Labour Force Development

Board (Ottawa)

• Manitoba Government
• Manitoba Aerospace
• National Organization of

Immigrant & Visible Minority Women

• Red River College (MB)
• SIAST
• Sir Sandford Fleming College
• TESL Canada & provincial affiliates
• TESL Canada Learners and sponsors of

TESL Canada Learner conferences

• Toronto District School Board
• Vancouver Community College

Then there was the book…. Trivia #1

• How many copies of the CLB 2000 have

been distributed since 2000?

Trivia Answer

• 21,500 copies
• In Canada and occasionally overseas
• Shipped and printing courtesy of CIC
• Copies are free in Canada and can be
• rdered from our office

And more books… We have a common language

The CLB 2000 provides a common set of terms to discuss language learning, progress and proficiency.

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Trivia Question

• Who was the lead author of the CLB 2000?

Trivia Answer

• Grazyna Pawlikowska‐Smith

Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks

• The CCLB was created by CIC in 1998 in partnership

with the provincial governments of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario and , , , Saskatchewan to support and maintain the standard through a multi‐stakeholder, nationally representative and inter‐governmental board of directors.

What is the CCLB?

• The CCLB/CNCLC is the centre of

expertise in support of national language standards in English and F h f d ibi i French for describing, measuring, and recognizing second language proficiency of adult immigrants and prospective immigrants for living, studying, and working in Canada.

CNCLC

• In 2002, the CCLB

became a bilingual

• rganization
• French benchmarks

were released in 2002

• Latest version called the

NCLC 2006

3 Executive Directors

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Activity Streams

• “How to” Benchmark

guide

• Lesson Plans
• Online PD
• Conference

presentations

• CLBPT
• CELBAN
• WLA
• Online Self‐

Assessment

• Exit Tasks

Assessors ESL/FSL Practitioners

• Itessential.ca
• OLAs
• WLA
• Pre‐screener
• PLAR checklist
• Learner Gateway
• Lesson plans
• Learner booklets and

brochures in various languages

Counsellors & Employers Learners

For CLB Assessment

• CLBPT
• CELBAN
• WLA
• Online Self‐

Assessment

• Exit Tasks
• BTC‐NCLC

Assessment

National Assessment Framework

• CCLB manages the registry of CLBA and CLBPT

assessors

• Maintains the criteria for CLB assessors (based
• n criteria set up in 1996‐1998)

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• After 10 years, there are several CLB
• assessments. Has recently completed the

“National Assessment Framework” document

• Available in booklet and as a poster (free)

Trivia #2

• Can you name three (3) CLB standardized

assessments used for placement?

Trivia answers

• CLBPT
• WLA
• CLBA
• CLBLA
• ELTPA

CLBPT

• Streamlined, task based assessment

instrument to place adults into ESL programs (2002)

• Team of regional CLBPT trainers
• CLB 1 to 8
• Used by LINC and ESL programs across

Canada including many school boards

• 4 parallel versions, 4 skills
• Available to eligible publicly‐funded
• rganizations
• Ongoing training and PD to eligible assessors

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CLBPT Assessor Calibration

= Professional Development for CLBPT Assessors

• Challenging assessment samples to assess

Challenging assessment samples to assess

• Opportunity for discussion and support
• Reminder of CLBPT framework
• To relate decisions back to the CLB and

verify if assessing to the standards

• Best practices in Interviews

CLBPT Skill Sharpening

• CCLB maintains a secure website for

CLBPT assessors (password protected)

• CCLB posts samples of learner tests for

CLBPT assessors to practice scoring to the CLBPT assessors to practice scoring to the standard

• New samples with scores / comments to

be added in March 2009 At www.language.ca

Exit Tasks

2 tools developed in 2006-2007 For Teachers to use at the end of programs

funded by CIC, BC, AB, ON, NS funded by CIC- ELT Initiative

Exit Tasks CLB 5 ‐ 10

• Jan ’08 CIC funded

final revisions and distribution to LINC d and ELT programs (delivery 2008)

• Combined and

redesigned as CLB 5‐10

• Available to ESL

programs in Canada

Exit Tasks CLB 5 ‐ 10

Fall 2008 – Training workshop Training workshop developed and piloted (Alberta) Sessions delivered AB and BC (Ontario 2009‐2010)

Tools for Assessing in the Classroom

SAM Volumes 1 and 2

• Summative Assessment

Manual (rev 2007) Manual (rev. 2007)

• CLB 1 – 4

Integrating CLB Assessment into your ESL Classroom Ontario Workshops to be funded for 2009‐2010

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ESL Literacy Tools

CLB for Literacy Learners: 2000 (aka ESL Literacy benchmarks) The Canadian Language Benchmarks Literacy ( Placement Tools (Vol. 1 & 2)

facilitate the placement of ESL/FSL learners into appropriate language and literacy training programs by teachers, assessors.

• Available in French and English
• Training is available

Workplace Language Assessment

• Plan to launch in a limited way in 2009
• English language assessment of internationally

trained professionals for placement into bridge to trained professionals for placement into bridge to employment or other higher level classes

• CLB 7 – 10
• Has a pre-screening tool that can be used with this

assessment or by counsellors to estimate general proficiency related to possible pathways (e.g. more training, workplace readiness, etc.)

CELBAN

• Initial benchmarking study
• Recognized in 10 provinces
• Online Self‐Assessment
• New: Institutional version of
• New: Institutional version of

CELBAN for IEN’s in Canadian institutions.

– For entry/exit assessment in English for Nursing programs – Analyzing S & L skills – Practice test activities

CLB Online Self‐Assessment

• Done in partnership with the Centre for Education and

Training to develop an online self‐assessment tool (in English and French) referenced to the CLB 2000 document.

• Translation, adaptation and development of the French

language component of the project, as well as a range of CLB and NCLC support materials and links to other sites.

• Reading & Listening only
• Available March 2009

Batterie de tests de classement basé sur les Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (BTC‐NCLC)

• 2006‐2007 Development of methodology and first

drafts of the BTC‐NCLC

• 2007‐2008 Test Development, field testing and analyses
• 2008‐2009 Pilot testing, training, design & printing and

implementation

Structure of the BTC‐NCLC

Placement Test (BTC‐NCLC) Screener (5 min) 3 tasks Screener (5 min) 3 tasks Oral interview Test 10 to 30 min Reading Test 30 min Writing Test 30 min Speaking Listening Speaking 3 tasks Listening 4 tasks 4 tasks 3 tasks One‐on‐ one administration Group administration Group administration Recorded interviews Paper/pencil Paper/pencil

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BTC‐NCLC

• Test resulted from a creation and adaptation

process: never a translation.

• First standardized placement test based on

the NCLC framework

• Criterion‐referenced test as well as a

streamlined test

• FSL programs not aligned with the NCLC

framework

• A reduced pool of FSL immigrants in Canada

Implementation BTC‐NCLC

• Two‐day training for future assessors (CLIC

and FSL program placement)… (Spring/Summer 2009)

• Licensing process for sites and future

assessors

• Promotion and collective adhesion
• Professional Development on NCLC framewo

For information on the BTC‐NCLC

• r other NCLC projects, contact

NCLC Program Manager Silvia Dancose at sdancose@language.ca

For ESL/FSL Practitioners

• “How to” Benchmark

guide

• Lesson Plans
• Online PD
• Conference
• Conference

presentations

ESL/FSL Practitioners

Online PD

• “Boost Your Benchmarks”
• 3 modules in total

– Experts’ Corner CLB LINC chart/ info – CLB‐LINC chart/ info – CLB and Pronunciation – 10 new lesson plans

• Printable versions for off‐line

delivery

O.C.W.E.

• Ontario College Writing Exemplars (2002)

– Rubric that allows an instructor to mark writing of L1 and L2 learners at the college level using CLB. g – Exemplars representative of common writing tasks done by first year college students in the province. – Exemplars are all online (letters, memos, and reports) – rubric

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For the Classroom

• CLB posters for the

classroom (single or sets)

• New: Can-Do Checklists

New: Can Do Checklists CLB 9 and 10 (bilingual)

• See Publications at

www.language.ca for more

Can Do Checklists

• Available for CLB 1‐ 10 for CLB/NCLC
• Written in language of the learners
• Good for self‐ assessment or

d / h i student/teacher progress meetings

• Can be downloaded free or ordered in

pads of 50

• Also in the Learner Booklets
• Match the CLB Posters

Can Do Checklist Can Do Checklist NCLC Resources

• Developed CLIC 1 ‐5 Curriculum guidelines

(2005)

• Validation of NCLC framework with FSL

community

• Currently working on:

– CLIC 5 ‐7 Curriculum Guidelines (Available Soon to CLIC and FSL Programs in Canada)

At www.language.ca

FREE downloads:

– Theme based Lesson plans developed by teachers for teachers F A Q – F.A.Q.s – CLB database of resources/programs

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For Learners

Learners

• Learner Gateway
• Learner booklets and

brochures in various languages

For Learners

• Learner brochures, booklets about CLB and

language learning

• “Learner Gateway” – webpages written in

plain language for newcomers:

• Information on CLB and language levels
• Provincial and Federal government links
• Tips and strategies for language learning
• Information on studying and training
• Information on assessment and links to service

providers

For Counsellors & Employers

• Itessential.ca

OLA

Counsellors & Employers

• OLAs
• WLA
• Pre‐screener
• PLAR checklist

Employment Resources

• Over the last few

years, more requests to do research and develop tools related

• Higher stakes often

involved in applications of the CLB to employment and workplace

• More outreach to

employers, sectors, counsellors

• Interesting

partnerships

• Common goals

Trivia #3

• What does the acronym OLA stand for?

Trivia #3 Answer

• Occupational Language Analysis

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Itsessential.ca Home Page

An OLA is a description of language OLA b d 3 ti l

www.itsessential.ca

An OLA is a description of language competencies linked to success in one

• ccupation. Referenced to the CLB, it
• utlines in a standardized format,

speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies and related sample tasks for a given occupation. OLAs are based on 3 national sources:

• Canadian Language Benchmarks
• Essential Skills Profiles (ESP)
• National Occupational Standards

(NOS)

* Requires an Essential Skill Profile and a National Occupational Standard (NOS).

OLAs

• OLAs – ongoing

development

• New occupations

include Retail Fl i t R t il

• Training sessions for

OLA Developers Florist,Retail Meatcutter, In‐store Baker and Cake Decorator

• AST, Machinist,

Hairstylist

WLA Pre‐Screener

• Originally developed as part of the WLA
• Is a stand‐alone tool for counsellors to

use when making decisions about whether a client has enough language to whether a client has enough language to enter training, the workplace or further language intervention.

• Is not an assessment

Key Features of WLA Pre‐screening Tool

• It is not a test
• It allows the ITI to demonstrate writing, reading,

speaking and listening skills

• It takes 30 minutes to administer
• It provides a general language range based on the

Canadian Language Benchmarks

• It is administered by trained counsellors

PLAR Profile

Checklist of prior learning with ES and CLB

Free download on website

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CLB and Essential Skills Projects

• New: Tools and Resources to support

the effective use of Essential Skills

– Includes generic, transferable employment skills themed lesson plans guidebooks and skills themed lesson plans, guidebooks, and workshops – Limited # of free workshops where resources will be distributed – In English/French

• Funded by HRSDC

3 Guidebooks

Guidebook 1

For job analysts and sector councils, this guide demonstrates how to use the CLB to inform task analysis.

Guidebook 2

For workplace trainers, educational institutions and labor unions, this guide demonstrates how to better support the learning needs of immigrants.

Guidebook 3

For ESL/FSL professionals, this guide demonstrates how to effectively incorporate key generic language skills foundational to ES (at ES 1&2) and to many occupations.

Work Ready

• Developed an online

resource for HR Professionals and others making hiring decisions or counselling immigrants.

• Focus on improving

communication with newcomers.

• Free online format and

downloadable PDF. www.language.ca

Work Ready contains…

• Best practices for

communication.

• A Code of Practice for

communicating with newcomers who have

• Tools for interviews
• Ideas about ways of

supporting an employee who needs to improve his English skills, including ESL li English as a Second Language.

• Some cultural notes

and advice.

• Case studies of unique

and interesting programming for newcomers literacy.

• A better understanding of

accents.

• Where to locate resources

in your region.

10 Years of CCLB

• 2008 marks the 10th

year of the Centre for Canadian Language B h k Benchmarks.

• Consultations (regional

focus groups, online surveys, online focus groups) ‐‐‐ stay tuned for more details.

Trivia

• Who owns the CLB 2000 and NCLC 2006?

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Trivia Answer

• Citizenship & Immigration Canada

CLB National Consultations for CLB 2000 and NCLC 2006

As the national standard setting body for the Canadian Language Benchmarks, the CCLB is itt d t d l i d ti th CLB committed to developing and supporting the CLB standards and ensuring the CLB maintain currency, quality, relevancy, trustworthiness and

• transferability. This requires periodic review and

consultation with key stakeholders and users of the document.

Ongoing to March2010

• 1. Provincial Forums (by invitation)
• 2. Online survey
• 3. Bringing together practitioners and

l i l k h ld multiple stakeholders

• 4. National forum with 40 invited

participants to review collected feedback

• 5. Announcement Event

Outcomes

• Validation of the current structure and content of the

CLB 2000 and NCLC 2006. If specific changes are required to either the CLB or NCLC they will be undertaken in consultation with CIC and experts in the field once directions have been affirmed. ff

• Clarity about the core services to be offered by

CCLB/CNCLC;

• Clarity about the future directions to maximize the

potential of the CLB/NCLC; and

• The required organizational capacity and structure to

advance the intended directions.

For more information

• See www.language.ca
• Sign up on the National Consultation

email list (on website) l i @l

• consultations@language.ca

CCLB websites

• For CLB information and Learner Gateway –

www.language.ca

• For CLB/Essential Skills + OLAs –

For CLB/Essential Skills + OLAs www.itsessential.ca

• For Online PD

http://elearning.language.ca

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Trivia #5

• Name two things you can download for

free from the CCLB website?

Questions?

Contact the CCLB at: Contact the CCLB at:

(613) 230 – 7729 Jennifer McKay ext. 175 Email: jmckay@language.ca