March Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators

• 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 Affirming Multilingual, Multicultural School Communities for LGBTQ+ Students [Olivia Mulcahy]
• Examining Teaching & Learning With Language & Culture Lenses [IRC Specialists]
• Conversation Starters on LILAC & Translanguaging [Olivia Mulcahy]
• New to Teaching English Learners? Start Here. [Maggie Essig]
• Resources for Supporting Newcomers [Carly Spina]
• Nurturing a Linguistically Inclusive Environment [Carly Spina]

More Great Readings & Resources

• Resources to Promote and Locate Free Food Distribution [No Kid Hungry]
• Books Save Lives [WeNeedDiverseBooks]
• Books UnBanned [Brooklyn Public Library]
• Black, Brown & Bilingüe Podcast
• MEV Language Justice Resource Garden [Patricia Torres & ramelcy uribe]
• 6 Books About Ramadan & Eid [School Library Journal]
• An Open Letter to Educators About Ramadan [Dr. Sawsan Jaber]
• BCALA Best of the Best 2023 [Chicago Public Library]
• Bilingual Teachers are in Short Supply. Here’s how 3 Districts Solved That Problem. [EdWeek]
• Chicago Public Schools enrollment climbs as more migrant families arrive [Chalkbeat]
• Discuss Black History All Year Long [Learning for Justice]
• Educators: How Are You Planning to Teach About the 2024 Election? [Chalkbeat]
• ELL Strategy Library [Colorin, Colorado]
• Honoring Diversity: What, Why & How? [Math For All]
• How A Chicago Counselor Supports Latino Boys in High School and Beyond [Chalkbeat]
• How To Build Language Justice [Antena Aire]
• How To Make Your Class Less Stressful for English Language Learners [Edutopia]
• Managing Test Anxiety: Ideas for Students [Intervention Central]
• Selecting Mentor Texts With Academic, Linguistic, Cultural and Social-Emotional Responsiveness [Literacy Today]
• Teaching With a Twang: ‘No One Imagines an English Teacher Like Me’ [EdWeek]
• The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About the Russia/Ukraine Conflict [Larry Ferlazzo]
• The Healing History of ‘Two Spirit,’ A Term That Gives LGBTQ+ Natives a Voice [Huffington Post]
• We are facing a migrant mental health crisis. More school social workers could help. [Chalkbeat]
• Yet another FAFSA problem: Many noncitizens can’t fill it out. [NPR]

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.

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.