Unit Planning for Multilingual Learners: Incorporating Oracy and Literacy into Content Area Instruction

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Register Now   Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021 Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503028 Unit Planning for Multilingual Learners: Incorporating Oracy and Literacy into Content Area Instruction In this session, educators will: Review an interactive Learning Cycle Unit Planning Template Examine elementary and middle school sample content area unit plans Receive guided practice in creating instructional learning cycle units that incorporate oracy and literacy across the content areas. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators who support multilingual learners’ content area instruction and intervention.   Event Description:  [...]

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Lowering Affective Filters to Support Multilingual Learners

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Register Now   Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021   Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503053 Lowering Affective Filters to Support Multilingual Learners In this session, educators will: Explore the idea of the affective filter and how it impacts students Explore tools and strategies that can work to lower their affective filter Receive guided practice in how to utilize & implement new tools and strategies TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and instructional coaches who support multilingual learners    Event Description:  **Participants must attend the two-hour live session [...]

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Weekend Multilingual Literacy Strand: Nothing Small About It! Supporting Multilingual Learners in Guided Reading

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Register Now   Date: Sunday, November 14, 2021 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503023 Weekend Multilingual Literacy Strand: Nothing Small About It! Supporting Multilingual Learners in Guided Reading  Come build a “guided reading ready” kit to support your multilingual learners and everyone else Consider ways to embed language objectives into your guided reading lessons for students at a variety of language development levels …. And what should the rest of the class be doing?!  Learn how to balance the whole operation by simplifying [...]

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The Road to Authentic Family Engagement:  Understanding and Working Through Barriers

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Register Now   Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021    Presenter: Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503050 The Road to Authentic Family Engagement:  Understanding and Working Through Barriers In this session, participants will: Explore strategies for working around common barriers to family engagement Share experiences around building authentic relationships with EL families. Review stages of immigrant parent involvement in schools, and how they impact our efforts for engagement. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators, administrators, social workers and parent liaisons who support multilingual learners and their families   [...]

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How does Cognitive Science Help us Support Multilingual/Multicultural Learners? 

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Register Now   Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Presenter: Elisabeth Trost ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503024 How does Cognitive Science Help us Support Multilingual/Multicultural Learners?  Explore how the brain functions; Examine ways to use an understanding of the brain to optimize instruction; Examine ways to use an understanding of the brain to optimize social emotional learning; Make plans to take this learning back to classroom/school/district. Target Audience: Teachers, coaches, administrators, grades PreK-12   Event Description:  **Participants must attend the two-hour live session (Part A) in [...]

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La Lectoescritura inicial: cinco métodos para instrucción en español

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Register Now   Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Presenter: Rachell Anderson ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503025 La Lectoescritura inicial: cinco métodos para instrucción en español ¿Enseñas la lectoescritura en español en un programa bilingüe o lenguaje dual? ¿O simplemente desea entender más sobre el desarrollo inicial de la lectoescritura en español? Únase a mí para explorar cinco métodos de instrucción únicos para el desarrollo de la lectura en español. Expande su comprensión del desarrollo de habilidades de lectoescritura en español para estudiantes bilingües de primaria [...]

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Developing Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Multilingual Learners (MLs) Starting with Tier 1

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Register Now   Date: Thursday, December 2, 2021 Presenter: Elisabeth Trost ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503026 Developing Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Multilingual Learners (MLs) Starting with Tier 1 Reflect on ways to use the seven factors framework to make existing systems more culturally and linguistically responsive Contrast possible explanations for observable behaviors from both a language learner perspective and special educational perspective Consider how to ensure Tier 1 instruction that supports multilingual and multicultural learners across the curriculum; Consider [...]

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Helping Multilingual Learners Show What They Know Mathematically: Grades 4-8

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Register Now   Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503029 Helping Multilingual Learners Show What They Know Mathematically: Grades 4-8 Participants in this session will: Learn ways to engage students’ oral language and literacy during mathematics instruction Practice strategies that support students’ mathematical reasoning and problem-solving Explore a variety of concrete materials and multiple representations to engage learners and to help make the mathematics content accessible to a wide range of language learners TARGET AUDIENCE: teachers, interventionists, educators and [...]

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Meaningful Reading Instruction for Multilingual, Multicultural Students, Grades PreK-3

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Register Now   Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Presenter: Elisabeth Trost ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503041 Meaningful Reading Instruction for Multilingual, Multicultural Students, Grades PreK-3 We all know that emergent literacy best takes place in students’ first language.  In this workshop we will focus on how we can best support MLs in their quest to become readers in their second language (L2). Explore how to support students’ emergent first language literacy even when you don’t speak it and materials aren’t available; Examine best practices for [...]

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Enfocar en los grupos pequeños: apoyar a los estudiantes bilingües con lectura guiada

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Register Now   Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2021 Presenter: Rachell Anderson ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503035 Enfocar en los grupos pequeños: apoyar a los estudiantes bilingües con lectura guiada La instrucción de grupos pequeños es una forma efectiva de alcanzar las necesidades específicas de aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Únase a mí para una exploración a la lectura guiada y cómo se puede adaptar el modelo de lectura guiada tradicional para apoyar las necesidades de los estudiantes bilingües. Comparar y contrastar las características únicas de varios [...]

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