April is National Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month

2024-04-03T09:46:00-05:00

In April and every day, we #LoveOurLanguages! This April, in honor of Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month, the IRC is introducing our month-long #LoveOurLanguages campaign, a jam-packed month of content, resources and ideas to celebrate and advocate for multilingual students in your school and community. Our team has compiled a calendar filled with readings, advocacy templates, book lists and more to use and share throughout the month. Together, we can make an impact for multilinguals! Download Our #LoveOurLanguages Action Calendar!

April is National Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month2024-04-03T09:46:00-05:00

Educator Spotlight: Alise Gaughan, CCSD 15

2024-03-26T11:51:36-05:00

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 Alise Gaughan, an instructional coach at CCSD 15 in McHenry. Says Maureen Cassidy, who nominated her: “I am writing to enthusiastically nominate Alise Gaughan to be a featured educator by IRC. Alise possesses the unique combination of educational expertise, coaching prowess, and [...]

Educator Spotlight: Alise Gaughan, CCSD 152024-03-26T11:51:36-05:00

March Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators

2024-03-05T09:26:50-06:00

Welcome to the March 2024 edition of the Resource Roundup, a monthly newsletter from the IRC, packed with readings, recommendations and resources you can use in your classroom or school community. If you have a resource you think would be valuable to share for this round-up, please email Lindsay Eanet at leanet@cntrmail.org with a link.   From Our IRC Specialists & Staff Bilingual Parents Video Library Wind Down Wednesday Archive Multilingual Virtual Job Board Resources from Computer Science for Every Learner Protecting & Affirming the Freedom to Read in Illinois List of Bilingual Parent Resources Distributed at Bilingual Parents Summit [IRC] Hyperdoc: Creating Affirming [...]

March Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators2024-03-05T09:26:50-06:00
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