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  • ML Teacher Toolbox: QSSSA Protocol

    Webinar

    Register Now   Date: Monday, February 10, 2025 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503106 ML Teacher Toolbox: QSSSA Protocol Are you looking for a no-fail,  low-prep strategy to boost academic language development and content mastery for your students? Join me to explore the QSSSA protocol – a simple yet powerful framework for structuring meaningful classroom discussions. In this session, you will: Unpack the QSSSA Protocol: Learn the five key steps (Question, Signal, Stem, Share, Assess) and how they work together to create engaging and productive conversations. See QSSSA in Action: Explore practical examples and classroom [...]

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  • ML Teacher Toolbox: About-Point Strategy

    Webinar

    Register Now   Date: Monday, March 10, 2025 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503107 ML Teacher Toolbox: About-Point Strategy Want to help your multilingual learners grasp and explain key concepts? Join me for a practical webinar showcasing the About-Point strategy, a powerful tool for boosting comprehension and summarizing skills. Learn how this simple technique empowers students to identify main ideas, moving from words, to sentences, to paragraphs. Discover ways to differentiate the activity for a wide span of learners, see student facing examples, and grab a few ready-to-use templates that you can use right away! [...]

    Free
  • IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference

    Lewis University - Oak Brook Campus 1111 W 22nd St., Ste.700, Oak Brook, IL, United States

    Register Now   Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025 Presenter: All IRC Specialists ECPD Credit Hours: 5 hours Event ID: 255503105 Location: Lewis University Oak Brook                       1111 W 22nd St                       Oak Brook, IL 60523 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 [...]

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  • ML Teacher Toolbox: Using Mentor Sentences

    Webinar

    Register Now   Date: Monday, April 14, 2025 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503108 ML Teacher Toolbox: Using Mentor Sentences Ignite powerful writing, one sentence at a time! This session provides practical, ready-to-use strategies for using mentor sentences to accelerate language acquisition, develop essential writing skills, and amplify diverse voices. Learn how to select impactful mentor texts and sentences.  Leave ready to guide MLs through effective analysis and application activities that support all language development levels. Grab freebies and printable to try right away! Audience: All Educators

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  • Standards in Action: Unpacking Language Demands and Opportunities

    Illinois Resource Center , United States

    Register Now   Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong  ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503112 Location: The Center: IRC                     2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.                     Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Standards in Action: Unpacking Language Demands and Opportunities Ensuring equitable access to rigorous content for all learners requires a deep understanding of language demands. In this workshop, participants will:  Explore the WIDA Guiding Principles and Standards Learn the difference between language functions, forms, and features Identify the WIDA [...]

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  •  ML Teacher Toolbox: Language Feedback Techniques

    Webinar

    Register Now   Date: Monday, April 28, 2025 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503109  ML Teacher Toolbox: Language Feedback Techniques Ready to add a few more techniques to your repertoire?   Examine concrete strategies for providing effective language feedback in any subject area to refine student speaking and writing. From recasting and eliciting to peer feedback and self-correction, you'll learn how to: Provide feedback that focuses on meaning and communication. Address errors constructively and sensitively. Foster a growth mindset and support fluid use of languages Implement feedback strategies across various learning activities. Walk away with [...]

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  • Modification Station – Engineered Instructional Materials, Texts, and Assessments

    Illinois Resource Center , United States

    Register Now   Date: Monday, May 12, 2025 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong  ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503111 Location: The Center: IRC                     2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.                     Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Modification Station - Engineered Instructional Materials, Texts, and Assessments (grades 3-12) Get ready to remodel some of your texts, assignments, ans assessments to make them accessible to all students! This workshop is designed to equip educators with practical strategies for engineering instructional materials to better support multilingual learners. [...]

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  • ML Teacher Toolbox:  Noisy Classroom Edition

    Illinois Resource Center , United States

    Register Now   Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong  ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503095 Location: The Center: IRC                     2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.                     Arlington Heights, IL 60005 ML Teacher Toolbox:  Noisy Classroom Edition Loud classrooms lead to language growth… come see why and how! Explore practices and strategies to build language skills through meaningful talk in the classroom  Consider ways to give your multilingual students entry points to interaction with content, through fun and engaging, [...]

  • IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference

    Rantoul City Schools District Office 1 Aviation Center Drive, Rantoul, IL, United States

    Register Now   Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Presenter: All IRC Specialists ECPD Credit Hours: 5 hours Event ID: 265503001 Location: Rantoul City Schools  District Office                 1 Aviation Center Drive,   Rantoul, IL 61866 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 (via either a keynote or panel) as well as multiple breakout [...]

    Free
  • IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference

    Addison School District 4  222 N JF Kennedy Drive, Addison, United States

    Register Now   Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Presenter: All IRC Specialists ECPD Credit Hours: 5 hours Event ID: 265503003 Location: Addison School District 4                  222 N JF Kennedy Drive,   Addison, IL 60101 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 (via either a keynote or panel) as well as multiple breakout [...]

    Free
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