2024 June

Language & Culture Lenses: Let’s be clear about Critical Race Theory

Lindsay Eanet2024-06-26T10:07:11-05:00

This post is part of our ongoing “Language and Culture Lenses” series, where the IRC team discusses trends in education impacting our communities through language and cultural lenses, and how these conversations intersect with our vision of a world where every child’s languages and cultures are affirmed, every teacher’s practice is reflective and responsive, and every school’s systems and policies are inclusive and equitable. You can view the entire series here. At the Illinois Resource Center, our vision is of an educational future where every child’s languages and cultures are affirmed, every teacher’s practice is reflective and responsive, every school’s systems and [...]

Language & Culture Lenses: Let’s be clear about Critical Race TheoryLindsay Eanet2024-06-26T10:07:11-05:00

Educator Spotlight: Xiomara Bustamante, J.S. Morton High School

Lindsay Eanet2024-06-17T09:29:04-05:00

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 Xiomara Bustamante, a biliteracy coach at J.S. Morton High School. Says Ana Castellanos, who nominated her: Xiomara is the Biliteracy Coach in our building and I have yet to meet a more dedicated and passionate for ELL students professional. She is [...]

Educator Spotlight: Xiomara Bustamante, J.S. Morton High SchoolLindsay Eanet2024-06-17T09:29:04-05:00

Parent & Community Leader Spotlight: Narangerel Banzragch, Glenview District 34 & Glenbrook South High School District 225
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Parent & Community Leader Spotlight: Narangerel Banzragch, Glenview District 34 & Glenbrook South High School District 225

Lindsay Eanet2024-06-03T09:26:51-05:00

Over the past few months, the IRC has been highlighting teachers working with multicultural, multilingual students who are going above and beyond. Today, we’re launching a companion series celebrating parent and community leaders who are advocating for multilingual students, starting with Narangerel Banzragch, who serves as a parent and BPAC leader in Glenview District 34 and works as Mongolian Language and Family Liaison in the Multilingual Department at Glenbrook South High School. If you have attended the IRC’s Bilingual Parents Summit over the past several years, you have likely met Narangerel Banzragch, interpreting for and supporting an ever-growing enthusiastic group of [...]

Parent & Community Leader Spotlight: Narangerel Banzragch, Glenview District 34 & Glenbrook South High School District 225Lindsay Eanet2024-06-03T09:26:51-05:00