Register Now   Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503062 Unlock the Potential of Wordless Books for Multilingual Learners Explore how wordless books can be used with multilingual learners at any age to develop language skills and teach content.  View examples of wordless books appropriate for various grade levels and English language proficiency levels. Walk away with strategies using wordless books you can immediately use! TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503072 Using Ordinary Technology Tools To Create Extraordinary Opportunities to Develop Oral Language  Examine the research about using technology with multilingual learners to develop oral language skills. Explore when and where technology tools can be easily incorporated into instruction to develop oral language skills. Walk away with strategies that can be immediately used with students! TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503088 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

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503092 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

Register Now   Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503017 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

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503026 Identifying and Supporting Multilingual Learners with Learning Disabilities Review federal and Illinois guidance regarding multilingual learners with learning disabilities Examine best practices for identifying multilingual students with learning disabilities Explore effective strategies for supporting multilingual students with learning disabilities that build on student strengths TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators of Multilingual Learners

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503040 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