Register Now   Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong  ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503112 Location: The Center: IRC                     2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.                     Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Standards in Action: Unpacking Language Demands and Opportunities Ensuring equitable access to rigorous content for all learners requires a deep understanding of language demands. In this workshop, participants will:  Explore the WIDA Guiding Principles and Standards Learn the difference between language functions, forms, and features Identify the WIDA [...]

Register Now   Date: Monday, May 12, 2025 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong  ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503111 Location: The Center: IRC                     2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.                     Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Modification Station - Engineered Instructional Materials, Texts, and Assessments (grades 3-12) Get ready to remodel some of your texts, assignments, ans assessments to make them accessible to all students! This workshop is designed to equip educators with practical strategies for engineering instructional materials to better support multilingual learners. [...]

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong  ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503095 Location: The Center: IRC                     2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.                     Arlington Heights, IL 60005 ML Teacher Toolbox:  Noisy Classroom Edition Loud classrooms lead to language growth… come see why and how! Explore practices and strategies to build language skills through meaningful talk in the classroom  Consider ways to give your multilingual students entry points to interaction with content, through fun and engaging, [...]