At the Illinois Resource Center, we pride ourselves in customizing in-person and virtual workshops to your local student population, as well as to your staff needs. We have developed workshops that center on the topics below, along with many others. Our workshops are delivered to schools, districts, state and national conferences, advocacy organizations, and more.
- Assessment Practices
- Bilingual & Biliteracy Development
- Collaboration & Co-Teaching
- Content-Specific Instructional Strategies
- Culture, Climate & Equity
- Family & Community Engagement
- Language & Literacy Development
- Leadership & Advocacy
- Program Design & Development
- Scaffolding & Sheltered Instruction
- Social-Emotional Learning
Additionally, our keynote sessions are highly requested. Here is a small sampling of keynotes delivered across national and state level conferences for various organizations, local school districts, or school building gatherings.
- Learning In-between Languages and Cultures–Keep your jetpack handy!
O. Mulcahy at The Translanguaging Classroom Institute, Las Cruces, NM, June 2025 - Learning, Language, Lilac & Legos: An Exploration of What’s Essential For School Success
O. Mulcahy at Calibrate, Collaborate, Celebrate: Minneapolis Public Schools Professional Learning Days, Minneapolis, MN, Aug 2019 - All Hands on Deck for Languaging! C. Spina, several Illinois School Districts
- Using AI to Support All Students C. Spina, Illinois School District, August 2024
- Amplifying Language to Support All Learners, C. Spina, Illinois School Districts, 2024-2026
- Milestones in our Advocacy & The Path Forward, C.Spina, ITBE Feb 2025
Our team of specialists have spoken at various local and national events, including…
At the Illinois Resource Center, we pride ourselves in customizing in-person and virtual workshops to your local student population, as well as to your staff needs. We have developed workshops that center on the topics below, along with many others. Our workshops are delivered to schools, districts, state and national conferences, advocacy organizations, and more.
- Assessment Practices
- Bilingual & Biliteracy Development
- Collaboration & Co-Teaching
- Content-Specific Instructional Strategies
- Culture, Climate & Equity
- Family & Community Engagement
- Language & Literacy Development
- Leadership & Advocacy
- Program Design & Development
- Scaffolding & Sheltered Instruction
- Social-Emotional Learning
Additionally, our keynote sessions are highly requested. Here is a small sampling of keynotes delivered across national and state level conferences for various organizations, local school districts, or school building gatherings.
- Learning In-between Languages and Cultures–Keep your jetpack handy!
O. Mulcahy at The Translanguaging Classroom Institute, Las Cruces, NM, June 2025 - Learning, Language, Lilac & Legos: An Exploration of What’s Essential For School Success
O. Mulcahy at Calibrate, Collaborate, Celebrate: Minneapolis Public Schools Professional Learning Days, Minneapolis, MN, Aug 2019 - All Hands on Deck for Languaging! C. Spina, several Illinois School Districts
- Using AI to Support All Students C. Spina, Illinois School District, August 2024
- Amplifying Language to Support All Learners, C. Spina, Illinois School Districts, 2024-2026
- Milestones in our Advocacy & The Path Forward, C.Spina, ITBE Feb 2025
Our team of specialists have spoken at various local and national events, including…
NCTE/NCTM, La Cosecha, NABE, Dual Language Symposium, ITBE, WIABE, WIDA, SIOP, Bank Street College, MABE, Teach Illinois, University of Illinois, Multilingual IL, ESSA, Ohio TESOL, VirtuEL, Saddleback, AIMS Network, Illinois Education Association, and much more.
