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SUMMARY:Becoming Multilingual Champions:  Paraprofessional Edition
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, October 6\, 2026\nPresenters: Carly Spina\, Adelicia Brienzo\nECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503065\n\n\n\n\n\nBecoming Multilingual Champions:  Paraprofessional Edition \nDuring this event\, paraprofessionals will  \n\nExplore practical tools and strategies to support multilingual learners’ language development.\nStrengthen culturally responsive practices through reflection and real-world scenarios.\nLeave with ready-to-use resources to support your work.\n\nTarget Audience: PreK-12 paraprofessionals serving multilingual learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/becoming-multilingual-champions-paraprofessional-edition
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Becoming Multilingual Champions:  Paraprofessional Edition
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, October 8\, 2026\nPresenters: Carly Spina\, Adelicia Brienzo\nECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503066\n\n\n\n\n\nBecoming Multilingual Champions:  Paraprofessional Edition \nDuring this event\, paraprofessionals will  \n\nExplore practical tools and strategies to support multilingual learners’ language development.\nStrengthen culturally responsive practices through reflection and real-world scenarios.\nLeave with ready-to-use resources to support your work.\n\nTarget Audience: PreK-12 paraprofessionals serving multilingual learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/becoming-multilingual-champions-paraprofessional-edition-2
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Supporting Newcomers with SEL Needs & Supports
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, October 15\, 2026\nPresenters: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503062\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporting Newcomers with SEL Needs & Supports \n\nExplore the impact of a sense of belonging\, along with ways to cultivate a sense of belonging in classrooms and in the school community\nExplore strategies for welcoming and supporting families\nUnpack layers of cultural and linguistic identities\, the affective filter\, and trauma through 3 lenses\nReceive a digital tool bank of resources to take with you\n\nTarget Audience: educators serving multilingual learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/supporting-newcomers-with-sel-needs-supports
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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SUMMARY:The Ins and Outs of Background Knowledge
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, October 20\, 2026\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 5\n\nEvent ID: 275503063\n\n\nLocation: The Center: IRC\n                    2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.\n                    Arlington Heights\, IL 60005\n\n\n\nThe Ins and Outs of Background Knowledge \nDuring this event\, educators will: \n\nUnpack how the idea of “background knowledge” has been weaponized against minoritized communities in schools\nExplore strategies\, tools\, and structures to BUILD background knowledge\nExplore strategies\, tools\, and structures to ACTIVATE background knowledge\n\nTarget Audience: Multilingual\, Bilingual\, Dual Language teachers\, ML coordinators and coaches
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/the-ins-and-outs-of-background-knowledge
LOCATION:The Center: Resources for Teaching & Learning\, 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive\, Arlington Heights\, IL\, 60005
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,In-Person
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SUMMARY:MCPP Power: Modifiers\, Conjunctions\, & Prepositional Phrases (AM)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, October 27\, 2026\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 275503082\n\n\n\n\n\nMCPP Power: Modifiers\, Conjunctions\, & Prepositional Phrases (AM) \nDuring this event\, educators will: \n\nDiscuss the impact of MCPPs in student’s expressive languaging (speaking & writing)\nExplore tools to support students in stretching expressive languaging with MCPPs\nExplore the overlay of MCPPs in the interpretive domains (listening and reading)\n\nTarget Audience: Multilingual\, Bilingual\, Dual Language teachers\, ML coordinators and coaches
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/mcpp-power-modifiers-conjunctions-prepositional-phrases-am
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261027T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261027T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T144818Z
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SUMMARY:MCPP Power: Modifiers\, Conjunctions\, & Prepositional Phrases (PM)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, October 27\, 2026\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 275503081\n\n\n\n\n\nMCPP Power: Modifiers\, Conjunctions\, & Prepositional Phrases (PM) \nDuring this event\, educators will: \n\nDiscuss the impact of MCPPs in student’s expressive languaging (speaking & writing)\nExplore tools to support students in stretching expressive languaging with MCPPs\nExplore the overlay of MCPPs in the interpretive domains (listening and reading)\n\nTarget Audience: Multilingual\, Bilingual\, Dual Language teachers\, ML coordinators and coaches
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/mcpp-power-modifiers-conjunctions-prepositional-phrases-pm
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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