Maggie Essig
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IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference
Moraine Valley Community College, Conference Center 9000 W. College Pkwy, Palos Hills, IL, United StatesRegister Now Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 (does not have a designated lunch hour) Presenter: All IRC Specialists ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 275503001 Location: Moraine Valley Community College 9000 W. College Pkwy, Palos Hills, IL 60465 IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference The Illinois Resource Center is proud to host a one-day mini conference that will support educators and leaders to feel empowered and equipped to lead in their schools and districts. This free, in-person conference will provide teachers with a whole-group learning experience (featuring [...]
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IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference
College of Lake County 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake, IL, United StatesRegister Now Date: Monday, July 20, 2026 (does not have a designated lunch hour) Presenter: All IRC Specialists ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 275503002 Location: College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake, IL 60030 IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference The Illinois Resource Center is proud to host a one-day mini conference that will support educators and leaders to feel empowered and equipped to lead in their schools and districts. This free, in-person conference will provide teachers with a whole-group learning experience (featuring a special panel led by the IRC specialists) as well as [...]
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IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference
Moline-Coal Valley School District 1900 52nd Avenue, Moline, IL, United StatesRegister Now Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 (does not have a designated lunch hour) Presenter: All IRC Specialists ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 275503003 Location: Moline-Coal Valley School District, 1900 52nd Avenue, Moline, IL 61265 IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference The Illinois Resource Center is proud to host a one-day mini conference that will support educators and leaders to feel empowered and equipped to lead in their schools and districts. This free, in-person conference will provide teachers with a whole-group learning experience (featuring a special panel led by the IRC specialists) as well as multiple breakout [...]
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A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Creating and Finding Visuals to Support Multilingual Learners
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503004 A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Creating and Finding Visuals to Support Multilingual Learners Visuals are a key linguistic support for multilingual learners, but educators don’t have unlimited time to search the internet for the perfect visual! Explore where and how educators can create or find quality visuals to use in a range of contexts and content areas. Leave with a list of tools, all free to educators, that you can use or share tomorrow. Target Audience: Educators of Multilingual Learners
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Welcoming and Teaching Newcomers
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503005 Welcoming and Teaching Newcomers Learn how to build relationships with newcomer students and their families. Visualize welcoming school and classroom environments for newcomer students. Explore instructional strategies that will support newcomer students in the classroom. Target Audience: K-12 Educators
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Supporting Long-Term English Learners in the Classroom
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503006 Supporting Long-Term English Learners in the Classroom Understand the linguistic, academic, and social-emotional needs of long-term English learners in our classrooms Learn methods for supporting and engaging long-term English learners Walk away with strategies you can immediately use Target Audience: 6-12 Educators of Long-Term English Learners
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Unlock the Potential of Wordless Books
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 275503007 Unlock the Potential of Wordless Books Explore creative interpretive and expressive language and literacy strategies that capitalize on wordless books. Leave with a comprehensive list of wordless books that are ideal for Multilingual Learners. Create a plan for incorporating wordless books into instruction for Multilingual Learners. Target Audience: Educators of Multilingual Learners
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