Olivia Mulcahy
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Discipline and Climate in Multicultural Classrooms
FeaturedMoraine Valley Community College, Conference Center 9000 W. College Pkwy, Palos Hills, IL, United StatesAnalyze systems and approaches to student discipline through the lenses of language and culture Explore principles and discipline practices that are intentionally attentive to, appropriate, and affirming for multilingual and multicultural communities of students Sample strategies and techniques and brainstorm applications to your own teaching context Sign-In: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy Target Audience: K-12 Educators of English Learners Event ID: 205503053 Note: Participants are required to bring a laptop to this session to participate in activities and access resources.
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Equity, Equidad, Ekuitas: Social Justice Pedagogy in Multilingual Classrooms
Oakton Community College - Skokie Campus 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, IL, United StatesExamine the issue of equity in schools and the concept of social justice pedagogy with particular attention to what they mean in multilingual learning communities Explore instructional practices that promote and enact a commitment to equity, as well as ways to explicitly integrate themes of social justice into your content area(s) Brainstorm and plan for applications for your multilingual classroom Sign-In: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy Target Audience: K-12 Educators of English Learners Event ID: 205503021 Note: Participants are required to bring a laptop to this session to participate in activities and [...]
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Equity, Equidad, Ekuitas: Social Justice Pedagogy in Multilingual Classrooms
Oakton Community College - Skokie Campus 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, IL, United StatesRegister Now Examine the issue of equity in schools and the concept of social justice pedagogy with particular attention to what they mean in multilingual learning communities Explore instructional practices that promote and enact a commitment to equity, as well as ways to explicitly integrate themes of social justice into your content area(s) Brainstorm and plan for applications for your multilingual classroom TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators of English Learners NOTE: Participants are required to bring a laptop to this session to participate in activities and access resources. Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Sign-In: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. [...]
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Beyond the Basal: Choosing, Complementing, and Creating Materials for English Learners
The Center: Resources for Teaching & Learning 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive, Arlington Heights, ILRegister Now Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 Sign-In: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy Event ID: 205503054 Beyond the Basal: Choosing, Complementing, and Creating Materials for English Learners Consider materials that are responsive to your students' needs, identities, and interests Develop criteria and lenses for selecting, adapting, and creating materials Explore how a range of materials (print and non-print texts, manipulatives, arts and artifacts) builds depth in instruction TARGET AUDIENCE: Bilingual and Monolingual K-12 Educators NOTE: Participants are required to bring a laptop to this session to participate in [...]
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Bilingual Kids Bloom! Cultivating Learning In-between Languages and Cultures
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Explore, brainstorm and plan for supports to help bilingual learners flourish: The languages and cultures of all of our students are not always visible and audible in the learning environment--let's explore ways to create a more lush multilingual and multicultural ecology in our schools so everyone's learning is enriched! The knowledge and skills that are unique to multilingual learners are not reflected in monolingual standards--let's consider how to create fertile ground in the curriculum to nurture their bilingual talents and enhance learning within any content area! Students' languages and cultures are deeply connected to their social-emotional learning--let's [...]
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The Magical Art of Arts Integration to Engage Multilingual Learners (Even If You’re Not an Artist!)
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Online Session: Friday, May 8, 2020 Time: 9 AM - 10:30 AM Self-Guided Module Due Before 05/22/2020 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Join Olivia Mulcahy to explore and examine: How exposure to the arts and engaging in the arts benefit students, particularly Multilingual learners (MLs) How the arts can be used as medium for accessing content, making meaning and building understanding, and demonstrating learning How you can amplify/enhance the role of the arts in your classroom, even if you don't think of yourself as an artist! The workshop will include a 1.5 hour live online session [...]
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What Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Can Teach Us About Teaching Multilingual Learners
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Online Session: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Time: 9 AM - 10:30 AM Self-Guided Module Due Before 06/16/2020 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Join Olivia Mulcahy to Examine the fundamental concepts of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how UDL principles can inform our approach to teaching multilingual learners Explore structures, strategies, and tools to make your learning environment maximally accessible and effective for multilingual learners Ideate and plan for application of UDL inspired ideas in your own teaching context The workshop will include a 1.5 hour live online session via Zoom and a module for participants [...]
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