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 [...]

Register Now   Date: Friday, July 12, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503012 Best Of” Teacher Toolbox: High Impact Resources to Prep Now and Use All Year Did you miss the Teacher Toolbox Series?  Come check out the highlight reel and leave with the top ideas and reproducibles to prep this summer.  Come grab tools, graphic organizers, sentence frames, and more that will make a big impact on the interaction and engagement of your multilingual students in the year ahead! Bring a link to your own favorite resource (created or borrowed) to share in [...]

Register Now   Date: Friday, August 23, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503016 20+ Diverse Picture Books To Kick Off the New School Year (2024 Edition) Discuss the many ways to use diverse picture books to connect with students, build community, establish routines, introduce content, and reflect on language learning Hear excerpts, see a preview, and build your must-have list of read alouds with activities to consider, including ready-to-print or share resources Explore prompts for critical conversations This collection is ALL NEW for 2024!  It is NOT a repeat from last year’s collection - [...]

Register Now   Date: Monday, September 23, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503021 ML Teacher Toolbox:  Picture Word Induction Model The Picture Word Induction Model (PWIM) is a top method to have in your multilingual teacher arsenal! Learn how to use PWIM to engage all levels of language development Leave with a ready-to-use script to try with your students Grab some ideas for variations and content connections

Register Now   Date: Monday, October 21, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503030  ML Teacher Toolbox: Quad Text Sets Do you worry that your students aren’t ready for grade level reading materials?  Do you feel pressure to give your students exposure to your core curriculum reading materials?  Quad text sets might be just what you need! Learn about the power of quad text sets and try reading one yourself! See samples at a variety of grade levels Grab a few templates and resources that will help you create quad text sets for your students [...]