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SUMMARY: Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, April 12\, 2026\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503062\n\n\n\n\n\n Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice \nHow can the experience of writing can help you deepen your practice? Free Write is an opportunity for educators to engage in a creative space to connect\, generate ideas\, and share inspiration within a community of colleagues. Whether you already enjoy writing or have a rocky relationship with writing\, you are invited to join us for one\, some\, or all of the Free Write sessions! Once a month on Sunday afternoons we will get together to: \n\nExplore topics relevant to our lives and work as educators through a community writing process\nExamine various writing forms and examples to prompt our own thinking/writing and imagine how they might apply in the context of our own culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms and learning communities \nEngage in writing\, reading aloud\, discussion\, and storytelling together around a variety of different themes each month\nEmerge with insights\, ideas\, and activities from the community writing experience to feed our teacher spirit and refresh our practice     \n\nTarget Audience: K-12 educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/free-write-conversations-connections-compositions-to-nourish-our-teaching-practice-29
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
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SUMMARY: UDL + CLD: Universal Design for Learning in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Friday\, April 17\, 2026\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2.5\n\nEvent ID: 265503092\n\n\nLocation: The Center: IRC\n                    2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.\n                    Arlington Heights\, IL 60005\n\n\n\n UDL + CLD: Universal Design for Learning in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classroom \nTogether we will: \nExamine the framework and fundamental concepts of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)  \nDeepen our understanding and practice of UDL by applying a multilingual/multicultural lens and focusing on how this approach can enrich and sustain culturally and linguistically diverse learning communities \nExplore structures\, strategies\, and tools to make our learning environments maximally accessible and effective for all students\, and particularly multilingual learners \nBrainstorm and plan for application of UDL inspired practices in different teaching contexts–no matter the program\, content\, or ages you teach\, you are welcome!  \n     \nTarget Audience: K-12 educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/udl-cld-universal-design-for-learning-in-the-culturally-and-linguistically-diverse-classroom
LOCATION:Illinois Resource Center\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Olivia Mulcahy
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SUMMARY:Learning In-between Languages and Cultures--with Poetry and Picture Books!
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Friday\, April 17\, 2026\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2.5\n\nEvent ID: 265503093\n\n\nLocation: The Center: IRC\n                    2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.\n                    Arlington Heights\, IL 60005\n\n\n\nLearning In-between Languages and Cultures–with Poetry and Picture Books! \nJuntos\, we will explore (and create!) rich examples of bi/multilingual\, bi/multicultural\, and translanguaging texts and what they reveal about bi/multilingualness. There will be book making\, storytelling\, writing\, connection and community–and lots of resources to inspire and guide your practice. Come learn in-between languages and cultures–whether you consider yourself bi/multilingual or not\, and no matter the program type\, content areas\, or ages you teach\, you are welcome!       \nTarget Audience: K-12 educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/learning-in-between-languages-and-cultures-with-poetry-and-picture-books
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Olivia Mulcahy
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