Register Now   Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503026 Unpacking and Utilizing the Spanish Language Arts Standards In this webinar we will dive deeper into the newly adopted learning standards for Spanish Language Arts (SLA) for Illinois educators by “unpacking” and exploring what students need to know and do within Spanish literacy instruction. We will analyze the SLA standards by breaking them down into the essential understandings and skills. We will consider how to plan for instruction by aligning the SLA standards with teachers’ repertoire. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Teachers [...]

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503027 Spanish Literacy Strand: Pairing Whole Group and Small Group Literacy Instruction Looking for more sessions geared towards Spanish literacy? Join me for a session focused on connecting two important components of literacy instruction: whole group and small group. In this webinar we will examine the features of whole group and small group literacy.  We will explore how to lower the affective filter for bilingual students and create opportunities for making connections across literacy environments. We will consider ways to compliment [...]

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503027  Spanish Literacy Strand: Pairing Whole Group and Small Group Literacy Instruction Looking for more sessions geared towards Spanish literacy? Join me for a session focused on connecting two important components of literacy instruction: whole group and small group. In this webinar we will examine the features of whole group and small group literacy.  We will explore how to lower the affective filter for bilingual students and create opportunities for making connections across literacy environments. We will consider ways to compliment [...]

Register Now   Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503025 Spanish Literacy Strand: Building Background Bilingually Join me for another session geared towards Spanish literacy! In this webinar we will take a look at how to activate prior knowledge of text and increase student understanding by building background bilingually. We will explore how to support students in both Spanish and English literacy through bilingual pre-reading activities. We will examine ways to create a conceptual preview that allows for all students to have entry points into a text. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 [...]

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503051 Planning for Bilingualism: Connecting Instruction across ELA and SLA In this webinar we will explore how to strategically plan for bilingualism by connecting instruction across English Language Arts and Spanish Language Arts. We will examine ELA and SLA content standards as a means to plan opportunities to address similarities and differences between languages.  We will consider easy moves for teachers to make cross-linguistic connections in Spanish and English literacy. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Bilingual/ Dual Language Teachers