2020 June

In Memoriam – Zoila Garcia

Silvia Rogel2020-06-10T13:11:29-05:00

The Illinois Resource Center is saddened to hear of the passing of long-time IRC supporter, Zoila Garcia. Our deepest sympathies go out to her family. Zoila Garcia, a passionate proponent of dual education, passed away June 7, 2020. Ms. Garcia had been principal at Whittier Elementary School in Chicago and, previous to that assignment, had been a long time educator at Inter-American Magnet School. In those roles, she touched the lives of countless students and families, particularly honoring their languages and cultures. Zoila will be sorely missed. Donations in memory of Zoila Garcia can be made through PayPal/credit card or via check payable [...]

New to Teaching English Learners? Start here!

2020-06-05T07:09:16-05:00

by Maggie Essig This blog entry was originally published by Maggie Essig on her blog, maggieessig.com/blog. Lately I've been seeing posts on social media from teachers looking for resources for teaching English learners. Some are new teachers, who've just been hired as an EL teacher (I've been there...it's overwhelming but you'll figure it out). Some are veteran teachers who will be teaching ELs for the first time. No matter the situation, seeing this question prompted me to start collecting the resources I would have wanted when I started teaching ELs. I have a longer post in the works for the new EL [...]