2024 October

Parent & Community Leader Spotlight: Mónica Arredondo, Naperville School District 203

Lindsay Eanet2024-10-09T15:09:30-05:00

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 Mónica Arredondo, a parent advocate from Naperville. Mónica’s parent advocate journey began when her oldest child was in elementary school, and she became a classroom parent volunteer. It was important to her for her children not just to be in a dual language classroom, but to be immersed in their Mexican heritage and the different cultures in the community. She [...]

Parent & Community Leader Spotlight: Mónica Arredondo, Naperville School District 203Lindsay Eanet2024-10-09T15:09:30-05:00

Sonia Enriquez, DeKalb School District 428

Lindsay Eanet2024-10-08T12:13:23-05:00

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 Sonia Enriquez, an educator at DeKalb School District 428. Says Emily Weller, who nominated her: Sonia has had an incredible impact on students, families and teachers within our school district. She collaborates with teachers in each grade and works as an instructional [...]

Sonia Enriquez, DeKalb School District 428Lindsay Eanet2024-10-08T12:13:23-05:00

The Roundup: October Readings & Resources
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The Roundup: October Readings & Resources

Lindsay Eanet2024-09-30T12:52:20-05:00

Dear Friends, Welcome to the October 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 Language and Culture Lenses Hyperdoc: Creating Affirming Multilingual, Multicultural School Communities for LGBTQ+ Students [Olivia Mulcahy] Examining Teaching & Learning With Language [...]

The Roundup: October Readings & ResourcesLindsay Eanet2024-09-30T12:52:20-05:00