ERGO is the ESL/ELD Subject association for elementary and secondary teachers in Ontario. We are an organization of ESL/ELD coordinators, instructional leaders, consultants and representatives designated by boards of education, colleges and universities across Ontario. As a collective of educational leaders we are dedicated to improving educational opportunities and teaching practices for multilingual learners.
Read the 2022 ERGO Position Statement on Multilingual Language Learners in Ontario Education, K - 12 or download the PDF version.
Ontario teachers can use the ERGO site to access:
Are you an ESL/ELD coordinator, instructional leader, consultant or board designate? Apply here for membership.
ERGO/ORNG will be hosting the final meeting of the year in Ottawa at the OCSB. Members please keep an eye on your email for updates!
Meeting will be virtual - email with link to sent out prior to the meeting
9:30-11:30
Dates for 2024-2025 School Year
Meeting of the whole membership (Virtual)
November 19, 2024 - 9:30AM- 11:00AM
January 22, 2025 - 9:30AM- 11:00AM
April 22, 2025 - 9:30AM- 11:00AM
June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM-11:00AM
To be announced
ORNG is a standing committee of ERGO that represents Initial Language Assessors and Reception Centre Staff in Ontario School Boards. ORNG Members are board designated educators that specialize in receiving and providing initial assessments to newcomer students and/or English language learners (ELLs) in Ontario schools.
ORNG members may participate in additional networking and professional learning events related to the reception and assessment of newcomer students.
For more information on ORNG please click here .
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