Dear Friends,
Welcome to the February 2022 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.
We are always open to suggestions of ways the IRC can continue to be a resource for educators serving linguistically and culturally diverse learners. If you have ideas, we encourage you to reach out!
From Our IRC Specialists & Staff
- IRC Specialist Carly Spina on the Shut Up & Teach Podcast
- Nonprint Texts & Reading Skills Matrix [Maggie Essig]
- Video Series: 10 Questions About Translanguaging [Rachell Anderson & Olivia Mulcahy]
Black History Month Readings & Resources
- The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson
- Reading List: Afro-Latinx Stories [Colorín, Colorado]
- Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste
- How Are You Teaching Black History? [Learning for Justice]
- Opal Lee and What it Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth by Alice Faye Duncan
More Great Readings & Resources
- Anti-Racism Resources for Children [Framingham Library]
- Autistic children can easily become bilingual [Jerusalem Post]
- “Bilingual/Bilingüe” by Rhina P. Espaillat [Poetry Foundation]
- Calling all Educators: Language Advocacy Toolkit [Lead with Languages]
- Custom Wordle Template
- Howard Zinn Digital Collection [HowardZinn.org]
- K-5 Books & Resources from The Conscious Kid & The USC Shoah Foundation
- Libros For Language
- The Pandemic as a Portal: On Transformative Ruptures & Possible Futures for Education by Mariana Souto-Manning [Bank Street]
- Using Diverse Books with ELLs [Colorín, Colorado]
- Winning Racial Justice in Our Schools Toolkit [CREHub]
- World Read-Aloud Day
- You Have A Voice by Vera Ahiyya
Free Resources from the IRC
The Illinois Resource Center is here to support you and your students throughout the school year. Visit our website for an ever-growing library of resources, including resources for supporting newcomer and refugee students.
Ask the Specialists: We’re launching a new monthly video series in which our amazing IRC specialists will answer YOUR frequently-asked questions! If you want to submit a question for our team, email leanet@cntrmail.org!
Workshops & Webinars: The IRC offers a robust calendar of free virtual workshops and webinars sponsored by ISBE. No matter your teaching experience or subject, all educators can benefit from these workshops to support multilingual and multicultural learners.
Whether you’re looking to reinvigorate your classroom reading and writing workshops, develop a better understanding of our diverse cultural and linguistic perspectives, or incorporate best practices for building a multilingual learning environment, our knowledgeable presenters will provide you with valuable tools to help you and your students thrive. Visit our website to sign up and learn more.
Community: Last October, the IRC launched our monthly drop-in meetup series, a new platform for educators to build community & share resources in an informal, supportive environment. No need to register or prepare anything – we know you’re busy enough! Just email Carly Spina at cspina@cntrmail.org for the Zoom link to the drop-in you wish to attend. Visit the schedule here.
