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Multilingual Data Summit for Teams
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 (Full Day - one hour lunch on your own) Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 265503053 Location: Friendship Park Conservatory 395 W. Algonquin Rd. Des Plaines, IL 60018 Multilingual Data Summit for Teams Special Note: This event is designed to support teams of 3 or more as they unpack data of their multilingual learners. Teams will be asked to bring along their digital data for ACCESS and EL PtP. [...]
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Engagement, Energy, & Movement for Multilingual Learners
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Monday, November 10, 2025 (Full Day - one hour lunch on your own) Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 265503029 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Engagement, Energy, & Movement for Multilingual Learners During this event, educators serving multilingual learners will: Unpack the impact of engagement for language and content learning Explore a variety of tools and ideas that can help to content more engaging for multilingual [...]
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Joyful Learning Environments that Promote Language Development
National Louis University - Wheeling Campus 1000 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United StatesRegister Now Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025 (working lunch, that you can leave at 1:30 p.m.) Presenter: Carly Spina, Michele Yanong, Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 265503024 Location: National Louis University 1000 Capitol Dr. Wheeling, IL 60090 Joyful Learning Environments that Promote Language Development If you only get one release day this fall, this one-day workshop features multiple IRC specialists TOGETHER in ONE ROOM! Michele Yanong, Maggie Essig, and Carly Spina look forward to facilitating this one-day workshop! [...]
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Multilingual Learner Strategies for 6-12 Content Teachers
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 (Full Day - one hour lunch on your own) Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 265503070 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Multilingual Learner Strategies for 6-12 Content Teachers Are you a content teacher in a middle school, junior high school, or high school? Do you serve multilingual learners? This event is especially designed for educators who may or may not have their [...]
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Multilingual Learner Strategies for 6-12 Content Teachers
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026 (Full Day - one hour lunch on your own) Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 265503071 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Multilingual Learner Strategies for 6-12 Content Teachers Are you a content teacher in a middle school, junior high school, or high school? Do you serve multilingual learners? This event is especially designed for educators who may or may not have their [...]
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The Argument Staircase: Building Opinion into Academic Writing Power (Grades 3-12)
The Center: Resources for Teaching & Learning 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive, Arlington Heights, ILRegister Now Date: Friday, February 20, 2026 (30 minutes lunch on your own) Presenter: Michele M. Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 265503090 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 The Argument Staircase: Building Opinion into Academic Writing Power (Grades 3-12) Stop hoping ML students will leap from personal opinion to complex arguments with just a graphic organizer! Argumentative writing is a linguistic challenge that demands a shift in academic register. This full-day workshop [...]
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Glow in the Dark: Illuminating Support for SLIFE Students
National Louis University - Wheeling Campus 1000 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United StatesRegister Now Date: March 12 and 13, 2026 (TWO DAY INSTITUTE -participants must register and attend both days) Presenter: Carly Spina, Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 10 Event ID: 265503072 Location: National Louis University 1000 Capitol Dr. Wheeling, IL 60090 Glow in the Dark: Illuminating Support for SLIFE Students A 2-Day Professional Development Workshop for Educators Workshop Objectives: Participants will be able to: Understand the unique strengths of SLIFE and challenges of aligning supports, tools, and instructional delivery to serve them. [...]
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UDL + CLD: Universal Design for Learning in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classroom
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Friday, April 17, 2026 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2.5 Event ID: 265503092 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 UDL + CLD: Universal Design for Learning in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classroom Together we will: Examine the framework and fundamental concepts of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Deepen our understanding and practice of UDL by applying a multilingual/multicultural lens and focusing on how this approach can enrich and [...]
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Learning In-between Languages and Cultures–with Poetry and Picture Books!
Register Now Date: Friday, April 17, 2026 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2.5 Event ID: 265503093 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Learning In-between Languages and Cultures--with Poetry and Picture Books! Juntos, we will explore (and create!) rich examples of bi/multilingual, bi/multicultural, and translanguaging texts and what they reveal about bi/multilingualness. There will be book making, storytelling, writing, connection and community--and lots of resources to inspire and guide your practice. Come learn [...]
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The Bilingual Writer’s Toolkit: Syllables, Verbs, and Custom Readers
The Center: Resources for Teaching & Learning 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive, Arlington Heights, ILRegister Now Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 3 Event ID: 265503104 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 The Bilingual Writer’s Toolkit: Syllables, Verbs, and Custom Readers This workshop provides a practical roadmap for teaching reading and writing in Spanish through a biliteracy lens. Participants will leave with ideas for teaching primary Spanish literacy using the “3 S’s”: Sílabas: Move beyond ma-me-mi-mo-mu and apply phonetic knowledge to multi-syllabic [...]
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