Over the past few months, the IRC has asked members of our community to nominate Illinois teachers working with multicultural, multilingual students who are going above and beyond, and now, we’re celebrating them and highlighting their work. Keep an eye out for these features in the coming months – and if you’d like to nominate someone, email leanet@cntrmail.org. Next up is Alma Ocampo-Nuñez, a bilingual lead teacher at Chicago Public Schools. Says Alyssa Silva-Rafi, who nominated her: “Alma is passionate about working with English learners and helping staff better serve the community of students and parents. She is a strong advocate for English learners.” In teaching [...]