Parent & Community Leader Spotlight: Laura Navarro, Naperville District 203

2024-07-10T10:57:58-05:00

Over the past few months, the IRC has been highlighting teachers working with multicultural, multilingual students who are going above and beyond. This is part of our companion series celebrating parent and community leaders who are advocating for multilingual students. Meet Laura Navarro, a dual language advisory council member and advocate in Naperville. Laura Navarro’s journey toward being a multilingual advocate started on Facebook. Before her daughter began at Naperville’s dual language program, she wanted to build community with other dual-language families. “I wanted my daughters to feel comfortable and empowered to speak Spanish,” she says. In seeking out that community, [...]

Parent & Community Leader Spotlight: Laura Navarro, Naperville District 2032024-07-10T10:57:58-05:00

Educator Spotlight: Jackie Griffin, East Prairie School District 73

2024-06-26T14:22:48-05:00

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 Jackie Griffin, the Director of Curriculum, Professional Learning and Language at East Prairie School District 73. Says Hal Schmeisser, who nominated her: I would like to nominate Jackie Griffin the Director of Curriculum, Professional Learning, and Language at East Prairie School District [...]

Educator Spotlight: Jackie Griffin, East Prairie School District 732024-06-26T14:22:48-05:00

July Roundup: Readings and Resources for Educators

2024-06-26T14:54:06-05:00

Dear Friends, Welcome to the July 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 [...]

July Roundup: Readings and Resources for Educators2024-06-26T14:54:06-05:00
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