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SUMMARY:The Oracy-Literacy Connection: Strategic Talk for Bilingual Learners
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, June 30\, 2026\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 3\n\nEvent ID: 265503109\n\n\nLocation: The Center: IRC\n                    2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.\n                    Arlington Heights\, IL 60005\n\n\n\nThe Oracy-Literacy Connection: Strategic Talk for Bilingual Learners \n  \nThis three-hour workshop focuses on oracy as the essential foundation for biliteracy. Together\, we will: \n\nExplore oracy strategies that move beyond basic “icebreakers” to help Spanish-English bilingual students develop the academic language they need to succeed in both languages.\nDiscover why structured talk is an effective tool for developing bilingual academic vocabulary and student agency.\nLearn how to use oral language structures to directly support student writing.\n\nTarget Audience: K-5 Spanish Bilingual Educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/the-oracy-literacy-connection-strategic-talk-for-bilingual-learners
LOCATION:The Center: Resources for Teaching & Learning\, 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive\, Arlington Heights\, IL\, 60005
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Rachell Plote
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SUMMARY:IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, July 14\, 2026 (does not have a designated lunch hour)\nPresenter: All IRC Specialists\nECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503001\nLocation: Moraine Valley Community College\n                    9000 W. College Pkwy\, Palos Hills\, IL  60465\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference \n  \nThe 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 (featuring a special panel led by the IRC specialists) as well as multiple breakout sessions so that participants can customize their learning. The IRC specialists will leave you feeling inspired\, energized\, and ready to start the new school year with fresh ideas for serving and supporting your multilingual learners. Get ready! Get set! Get to IRC’s EmpowerCon!  \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n  \n\nParticipate in a panel presentation about empowering ourselves as educators serving multilingual learners\nExplore various breakout sessions centered around serving and supporting multilingual learners and their families\nBuild up their collective efficacy toolkit by recognizing the various ways in which they serve and support multilingual learners and families across their school or district\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators\, instructional coaches\, and leaders who support multilingual learners\, their families\, and programming \n  \nNOTE: This in-person workshop features an early release time and does not have a designated lunch hour. We’d recommend that you bring your own snacks and water! 
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ircs-empowercon-a-one-day-mini-conference-10
LOCATION:Moraine Valley Community College\, Conference Center\, 9000 W. College Pkwy\, Palos Hills\, IL\, 60465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adelicia Brienzo,Carly Spina,In-Person,Maggie Essig,Michele Yanong,Olivia Mulcahy,Rachell Plote,Vanessa Figueroa
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260720T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T034453
CREATED:20260529T140021Z
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SUMMARY:IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Monday\, July 20\, 2026 (does not have a designated lunch hour)\nPresenter: All IRC Specialists\nECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503002\n\nLocation: College of Lake County\, 19351 W. Washington St.\, Grayslake\, IL 60030 \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference \nThe 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 (featuring a special panel led by the IRC specialists) as well as multiple breakout sessions so that participants can customize their learning. The IRC specialists will leave you feeling inspired\, energized\, and ready to start the new school year with fresh ideas for serving and supporting your multilingual learners. Get ready! Get set! Get to IRC’s EmpowerCon!  \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n  \n\nParticipate in a panel presentation about empowering ourselves as educators serving multilingual learners\nExplore various breakout sessions centered around serving and supporting multilingual learners and their families\nBuild up their collective efficacy toolkit by recognizing the various ways in which they serve and support multilingual learners and families across their school or district\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators\, instructional coaches\, and leaders who support multilingual learners\, their families\, and programming \n  \nNOTE: This in-person workshop features an early release time and does not have a designated lunch hour. We’d recommend that you bring your own snacks and water! 
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ircs-empowercon-a-one-day-mini-conference-11
LOCATION:College of Lake County\, 19351 W. Washington St.\, Grayslake\, IL\, 60030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adelicia Brienzo,Carly Spina,In-Person,Maggie Essig,Michele Yanong,Olivia Mulcahy,Rachell Plote,Vanessa Figueroa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260728T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260728T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T034453
CREATED:20260529T140124Z
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SUMMARY:IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, July 28\, 2026 (does not have a designated lunch hour)\nPresenter: All IRC Specialists\nECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503003\nLocation: Moline-Coal Valley School District\, 1900 52nd Avenue\, Moline\, IL 61265\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference \nThe 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 (featuring a special panel led by the IRC specialists) as well as multiple breakout sessions so that participants can customize their learning. The IRC specialists will leave you feeling inspired\, energized\, and ready to start the new school year with fresh ideas for serving and supporting your multilingual learners. Get ready! Get set! Get to IRC’s EmpowerCon!  \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n\nParticipate in a panel presentation about empowering ourselves as educators serving multilingual learners\nExplore various breakout sessions centered around serving and supporting multilingual learners and their families\nBuild up their collective efficacy toolkit by recognizing the various ways in which they serve and support multilingual learners and families across their school or district\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators\, instructional coaches\, and leaders who support multilingual learners\, their families\, and programming \n  \nNOTE: This in-person workshop features an early release time and does not have a designated lunch hour. We’d recommend that you bring your own snacks and water! 
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ircs-empowercon-a-one-day-mini-conference-12
LOCATION:Moline-Coal Valley School District\, 1900 52nd Avenue\, Moline\, IL\, 61265\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adelicia Brienzo,Carly Spina,In-Person,Maggie Essig,Michele Yanong,Olivia Mulcahy,Rachell Plote
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SUMMARY:Methods for Teaching Initial Spanish Literacy
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, August 4\, 2026\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503024\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMethods for Teaching Initial Spanish Literacy \nDo you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? Or do you just want to expand your understanding of initial Spanish literacy development? Join me for a look at five instructional methods for teaching reading in Spanish. \n\nDeepen your understanding of Spanish literacy skill development in primary aged bilingual learners by examining five methods for initial Spanish literacy\nExplore similarities and differences between initial literacy instruction in Spanish with initial literacy instruction in English\n\nTarget Audience: K-2 Teachers of Spanish Literacy
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/methods-for-teaching-initial-spanish-literacy-7
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Capitalizing on Connections in Spanish and English during la fonética
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 5\, 2026\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503025\n\n\n\n\n\nCapitalizing on Connections in Spanish and English during la fonética \n  \nJoin me for an exploration of how to integrate metalinguistic development into phonics instruction for Dual Language and Bilingual educators.  \n\nWe will examine some simple ways to provide bilingual learners with opportunities to make connections between Spanish and English during Spanish literacy instruction.\nWe will consider opportunities to capitalize on connecting languages to enhance student learning and maximize instructional time across languages.\nWe will explore ways to integrate the way we teach foundational skills across SLA and ELA without having to keep instruction separate\n\nTarget Audience: K-2 Bilingual/ Dual Language Teachers
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/capitalizing-on-connections-in-spanish-and-english-during-la-fonetica-7
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260806T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260806T110000
DTSTAMP:20260619T034453
CREATED:20260603T183738Z
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SUMMARY:Del sonido al sentido: Scaffolding Comprehension in Primary Bilingual/Dual Classrooms
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, August 6\, 2026\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDel sonido al sentido: Scaffolding Comprehension in Primary Bilingual/Dual Classrooms \nDuring this webinar\, bilingual educators will … \n\nMove beyond decoding by using Spanish mentor texts to transition students from syllable recognition to deep meaning.\nApply visual scaffolds to help students map out story elements.\nConsider bilingual Think-Aloud to model how proficient readers use syntax and context clues to build comprehension.\n\nTarget Audience: K-2 Spanish Bilingual/ Dual Language Educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/del-sonido-al-sentido-scaffolding-comprehension-in-primary-bilingual-dual-classrooms-2
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260807T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260807T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T034453
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SUMMARY:The Bilingual Writer’s Toolkit: Syllables\, Genre Verbs\, and Sentence Mechanics
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Friday\, August 7\, 2026 (in person workshop)\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 3 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503027\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Bilingual Writer’s Toolkit: Syllables\, Genre Verbs\, and Sentence Mechanics \nWhy do early bilingual writers stall at the word level? Often\, it’s not because they lack phonetic knowledge\, but because they lack the specific “verb engines” required for different types of writing. This workshop provides K-2 educators with a hands-on roadmap to engineer strong independent sentences in Spanish. Together\, we will look at: \n\nPhonetic Foundations: Moving beyond basic syllables into complex structures and multi-syllabic endurance.\nThe Genre Shift: Mapping out how verb tenses\, subjects\, and endings must explicitly change when students switch between Narrative\, Informational\, and Opinion writing.\nVisual Scaffolding & Application: Practical tools to map high-utility conjugations visually\, helping students independently bridge spelling and structural sentence design. \n\nTarget Audience: Primary Spanish Bilingual Teachers (K-2)\, Instructional Coaches\, Administrators\, Bilingual Program Directors
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/the-bilingual-writers-toolkit-syllables-verbs-and-custom-readers-2
LOCATION:The Center: Resources for Teaching & Learning\, 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive\, Arlington Heights\, IL\, 60005
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Rachell Plote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260908T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260908T180000
DTSTAMP:20260619T034453
CREATED:20260604T150603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T150603Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Illinois Spanish Language Arts Standards
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, September 8\, 2026\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 275503028\n\n\n\n\n\nExploring the Illinois Spanish Language Arts Standards \nThis webinar will provide an exploration of the Illinois learning standards for Spanish Language Arts:  \n\nWe will examine how the standards address the development of Spanish language and literacy.\nWe will analyze the SLA standards by breaking them down into the essential understandings.\nWe will engage in vertical articulation by exploring Spanish language and literacy skill development across multiple grade levels\n\nTarget Audience: K-12 Teachers of Spanish Language Arts\, Administrators\, Program Directors
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/exploring-the-illinois-spanish-language-arts-standards-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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