Register Now   Date: Sunday, September 17, 2023 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503029 Multilingual Literacy Strand: Renovate Your Read-Aloud Grades K-5 Explore ways to increase student interaction with text by strategically using the think-aloud process during classroom read-alouds to elicit reactions, responses, and reflections. Discover how to incorporate culturally and linguistically responsive practices during the interactive read-aloud experience  View samples and resources Target Audience: K-5 teachers

Register Now   Date: Monday, October 30, 2023 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 245503046 ML Teacher Toolbox:  Don't Spook Them!  Use Sneaky Pop-Up Grammar  Does English grammar instruction feel like a walk through a haunted house… a scary and confusing endeavor? In this session, you will learn about Krashen’s natural order theory for language/grammar acquisition, which can give you a road map for appropriate grammar instruction for emergent bilinguals. Come explore how well-timed pop-up grammar can contextualize grammar usage and help create successful outputs from students.  Leave with concrete ideas for when and how to [...]

Register Now   Date: Sunday, November 5, 2023 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503048 Multilingual Literacy Strand: Nothing Small About It! Supporting Students in Small Group Literacy K-5 Come build a “guided reading ready” kit to support your multilingual learners and everyone else Consider ways to embed language objectives into your guided reading lessons for students at a variety of language development levels.  This will include tips for grouping, text selection, and instruction Learn how to support students based on their needs in strategy groups (including phonemic awareness, phonics, word work, and language forms and [...]

Register Now   Date: Monday, November 6, 2023 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 245503049 ML Teacher Toolbox:  Engineering Grade-Level Texts Do you struggle to scaffold the reading of grade-level text for your students?   Come learn how to engineer grade-level texts to make them more comprehensible for your students.  We will kick things off by exploring completed samples at several grade levels. Consider times when grade level text will be outside the zone of proximal development for your students, and how to modify text to an appropriate level using online platforms or AI tools.   Watch a [...]

Register Now   Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 245503064 ML Teacher Toolbox:  Mindful Use of Graphic Organizers   We all know that graphic organizers are useful tools for supporting multilingual learners, but selection, proper usage, and language support can transform their powers to create higher levels of success. Discuss common pitfalls of the use of graphic organizers for multilingual learners, and learn some selection and scaffolding tips See examples of modifications or additions to common graphic organizers that foster language growth Leave with ready-to-use templates to use with your students [...]

Register Now   Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 245503069 ML Teacher Toolbox: Using Sentence Frames and Word Banks to Support All Levels of Development It is no secret that sentence frames and word banks are useful tools! Engage in a simulation that will help you experience why they work, and when they fail. Then see examples at a variety of grade levels. Examine how to create and structure these tools to strategically advance speaking and writing levels for your students. Leave with ready-to-use frames and word banks for common classroom [...]

Register Now   Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 245503078 ML Teacher Toolbox:  On Your Feet Strategies and Structures We all know that kids of all ages need to move!  Join me in exploring productive and meaningful activities that get students engaged and on their feet in the classroom. Examine the benefits of meaningful movement for MLs and everyone else See examples of cooperative structures and movement protocols that promote interaction and language acquisition Leave with ready-to-use resources to use with your students in any content area  TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators [...]

Register Now   Date: Monday, March 11, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 245503039 ML Teacher Toolbox:  Using Hold-Up Tools to Boost Engagement Learn how Hold-Up Tools can boost engagement, give entry points to all learners, and increase your ability to assess understandings See sample activities that can be applied to all content areas Leave with ready-to-print and use hold-up tools to use with your class TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators of Multilingual Learners

Register Now   Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503075 20+ Diverse Picture Books: Nonfiction Edition 2024! Consider how to expand perspectives through meaningful use of nonfiction read-alouds connected to essential content topics. Discuss the many ways to use diverse picture books to teach nonfiction genre-specific features, organizational structures, and reading strategies. Hear excerpts, see a preview, and build your must-have list of nonfiction texts, including biographies, reference materials, literary nonfiction, and memoirs.  Grab activity ideas to use for each one, including some ready-to-print or share resources and prompts for critical [...]