Register Now   Date: Monday, November 16, 2026  Presenter: Michele M. Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 275503089  ML Teacher Toolbox: Board and Card Games to Level Up Learning Remember the thrill of flipping tiles in Guess Who?, the suspense of Taboo, or strategizing over a deck of cards with friends? In this interactive one-hour toolbox session, we’ll tap into that timeless excitement and transform beloved tabletop games into high-impact linguistic engines. By lowering the affective filter and replacing performance anxiety with purposeful play, board and card games create a joyful, low-stress space for multilingual learners to take [...]

Register Now   Date: Monday, December 14, 2026  Presenter: Michele M. Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 275503095 ML Teacher Toolbox: CRA Dual-Coding Ever watch a multilingual learner thrive with hands-on manipulatives, only to freeze when facing the abstract numbers on a worksheet? The secret isn’t just adding more pictures or translating vocabulary.  Students need help anchoring the Representational (R) stage. By moving from the physical world to pairing precise language with visual schemas, you give students the tools to carry concrete understanding directly into abstract symbols, with fewer cognitive and linguistic barriers. Participants will: Complete a quick, [...]