Educator Spotlight: Shelley Lumas, East St. Louis School District 189

2022-11-07T12:58:44-06:00

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 Shelley Lumas, a Pre-K teacher in East St. Louis School District #189.  Says Melanie Hood, who nominated her: "Mrs. Lumas is a very dedicated teacher. She not only spends time in the class with students, tutors them after hours. She has [...]

Educator Spotlight: Shelley Lumas, East St. Louis School District 1892022-11-07T12:58:44-06:00

November Resource Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators

2022-11-01T10:55:44-05:00

Welcome to the November 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. From Our IRC Specialists & Staff Bilingual Parents Video Library Multilingual Virtual Job Board Free Write Sessions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice [Olivia Mulcahy] List of Bilingual Parent Resources Distributed at Bilingual Parents Summit [IRC] Hyperdoc: Creating Affirming Multilingual, Multicultural School Communities for LGBTQ+ Students [Olivia Mulcahy] [...]

November Resource Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators2022-11-01T10:55:44-05:00

October Roundup: Readings & Resources For Educators

2022-10-04T12:32:32-05:00

Welcome to the October 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. From Our IRC Specialists & Staff Bilingual Parents Video Library Multilingual Virtual Job Board Free Write Sessions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice [Olivia Mulcahy] List of Bilingual Parent Resources Distributed at Bilingual Parents Summit [IRC] Hyperdoc: Creating Affirming Multilingual, Multicultural School Communities for LGBTQ+ Students [Olivia Mulcahy] Equipping Our [...]

October Roundup: Readings & Resources For Educators2022-10-04T12:32:32-05:00

Inaugural CSEL Cohort Members Reflect on The Experience

2022-09-19T10:31:05-05:00

Teaching remotely during a global pandemic is a challenge for any educator, but teaching the youngest learners is a particularly big adjustment. But Cecilia Villegas, a bilingual kindergarten teacher in Barrington School District 220, noticed her students were catching on to the technology, from the use of tablets to maneuvering Zoom breakouts, very quickly. “To see their fear but also their accomplishments, it was like, ‘Wait a minute, there’s something more powerful,’” Villegas says. “There needs to be more focus in the computer science area than just the basic tools. I wanted to know, what else can they do with an [...]

Inaugural CSEL Cohort Members Reflect on The Experience2022-09-19T10:31:05-05:00

September Roundup: Readings & Resources For Educators

2022-09-12T11:06:57-05:00

Dear Friends, Welcome to the September 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. Resource Spotlight: Your Local Library Our friends at the Palatine Public Library recently added Ukrainian language children's books to their collection! They also offer a host of books in Chinese, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Tamil! It's so cool to see our local libraries serving [...]

September Roundup: Readings & Resources For Educators2022-09-12T11:06:57-05:00

Milagros Otero, Chicago Public Schools

2022-09-06T08:49:01-05:00

Over the past few weeks, 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 Milagros Otero, a Bilingual Diverse Learners Teacher at Richard Edwards School in Chicago.  Says Maria Rivera, who nominated her: “Ms. Otero has dedicated her entire life enriching the lives of diverse learners, English language learners, and her colleagues. She recently published her [...]

Milagros Otero, Chicago Public Schools2022-09-06T08:49:01-05:00

Educator Spotlight: Veronica Garcia-Martinez, DeKalb Community School District

2022-08-22T17:40:26-05:00

Over the past few weeks, 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 Veronica Garcia-Martinez, a fifth grade teacher in DeKalb Community School District 428.  Says AJ Crook, who nominated her: “Veronica took over for a fifth grade one way dual language teacher who quit in October. Veronica has really focused on developing our students' [...]

Educator Spotlight: Veronica Garcia-Martinez, DeKalb Community School District2022-08-22T17:40:26-05:00

Educator Spotlight: Julie McGovern, La Grange District 105

2022-08-08T15:41:08-05:00

  Over the past few weeks, 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 Julie McGovern, an English Language Arts teacher at Gurrie Middle School in La Grange. Says Jane Falvey, who nominated her: “The most inclusive, equitable, and creative educator is Dr. Julie McGovern. She is an 8th grade English Language Arts teacher at Gurrie [...]

Educator Spotlight: Julie McGovern, La Grange District 1052022-08-08T15:41:08-05:00

Educator Spotlight: Yesenia Reyes, Chicago Public Schools

2022-07-11T13:01:47-05:00

Over the past few weeks, 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 Yesenia Reyes, an instructional coach at Barry Elementary, a dual language school in Chicago.  Says Babette Moeller, who nominated her: “For her dedication to help all students, including multilingual learners and students with disabilities, achieve high-quality learning outcomes in mathematics, and for [...]

Educator Spotlight: Yesenia Reyes, Chicago Public Schools2022-07-11T13:01:47-05:00

June Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators

2022-06-02T10:40:57-05:00

Dear Friends, Welcome to the June 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 thinking of educators & families across the country as they continue to process last week's devastating tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. In this edition of the Roundup, we wanted to share some resources for talking about school violence with students, and showing up for students—and for [...]

June Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators2022-06-02T10:40:57-05:00
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