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SUMMARY:Initial Spanish Literacy Methods
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 2\, 2023\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503005\n\n\n\n\n\nInitial Spanish Literacy Methods \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\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-2 Teachers of Spanish Literacy
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/initial-spanish-literacy-methods
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T072520
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SUMMARY:La Lectoescritura inicial en español
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 2\, 2023\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503006\n\n\n\n\n\nLa Lectoescritura inicial en español \n¿Enseñas la lectoescritura en español en un programa bilingüe o lenguaje dual? ¿O simplemente desea entender más sobre el desarrollo inicial de la lectoescritura en español? Únase a mí para explorar cinco métodos de instrucción únicos para el desarrollo de la lectura en español. \n\nExpande su comprensión del desarrollo de habilidades de lectoescritura en español para estudiantes bilingües de primaria al examinar cinco métodos para la lectoescritura inicial en español\nExplore las semejanzas y diferencias entre la instrucción inicial de lectoescritura en español e inglés\n\n**esta sesión se presente en español  \n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-2 Teachers of Spanish Literacy
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/la-lectoescritura-inicial-en-espanol
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T072520
CREATED:20230524T143532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T162841Z
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SUMMARY:Launching the School Year as an EL Teacher: Routines that Will Strengthen Partnerships with Classroom & Content Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, August 3\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503008\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaunching the School Year as an EL Teacher: Routines that Will Strengthen Partnerships with Classroom & Content Teachers \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n\nIdentify pieces of our roles that focus on supporting our colleagues in our schools\nDevelop a tool bank and calendar of resources and tools to support our colleagues\nCreate an action plan with tasks to successfully launch our school year as EL teachers!\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators\, instructional coaches\, and leaders who support multilingual learners\, their families\, and programming
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/launching-the-school-year-as-an-el-teacher-routines-that-will-strengthen-partnerships-with-classroom-content-teachers
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230807T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230807T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T072520
CREATED:20230524T152541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T152541Z
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SUMMARY:Prepping for Newcomers for this School Year: Materials/Tools to Create TODAY!
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Monday August 7\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503010\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrepping for Newcomers for this School Year: Materials/Tools to Create TODAY! \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n\nIdentify the language needs of our newcomer students\nExplore tools and resources that may be helpful for newcomer students (and their families)\nDevelop and create tools that may be helpful for classroom & content teachers to utilize throughout the school year\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators\, instructional coaches\, and leaders who support multilingual learners\, their families\, and programming
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/prepping-for-newcomers-for-this-school-year-materials-tools-to-create-today
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T072520
CREATED:20230626T174323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T174323Z
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SUMMARY:Getting to know the New Illinois Learning Standards for Spanish Language Arts 
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 9\, 2023\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 245503012\n\n\n\n\n\nGetting to know the New Illinois Learning Standards for Spanish Language Arts  \n\nThis webinar will provide an overview of the newly adopted learning standards for Spanish Language Arts for Illinois educators. \nWe will explore how the standards address the development of Spanish language and literacy.\nWe will examine some of the similarities and differences of the standards for Spanish Language Arts with the standards for English Language Arts. \n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Teachers of Spanish Language Arts\, Administrators\, Program Directors
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/getting-to-know-the-new-illinois-learning-standards-for-spanish-language-arts-4
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T110000
DTSTAMP:20260407T072520
CREATED:20230629T161257Z
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SUMMARY:Ready\, Set\, ACCESS! Preparing for the ACCESS Assessment 
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, August 12\, 2023\nPresenter: Shadia Salem\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503104\n\n\n\n\n\nReady\, Set\, ACCESS! Preparing for the ACCESS Assessment Designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for supporting and administrating the ACCESS assessment to English Learners\, this comprehensive workshop aims to equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to prepare their students for the state summative assessment. Participants will: \n\nLearn effective instructional practices to support student success on the ACCESS assessment\nExplore system-wide practices that enhance the assessment experience\nCreate an action plan to prepare students for the upcoming ACCESS assessment\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Teachers\, Instructional Coaches\, Administrators 
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ready-set-access-preparing-for-the-access-assessment
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Shadia Salem,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230814T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230814T170000
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SUMMARY:ML Teacher Toolbox:  Total Physical Response Technique
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Monday\, August 14\, 2023\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 245503013\n\n\n\n\n\nML Teacher Toolbox:  Total Physical Response Technique \n\nLearn how to support all levels of language development through the meaningful use of Total Physical Response Technique\nExplore benefits\, variations\, and examples of this reliable strategy\, and consider how to stretch your use of this technique even if you have tried it before!\nConsider how TPR can be integrated across all grade levels and settings\nLeave with a ready-to-print infographic and a few handy tools\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators of Multilingual Learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ml-teacher-toolbox-total-physical-response-technique
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T110000
DTSTAMP:20260407T072520
CREATED:20230525T160907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230525T160907Z
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SUMMARY:Supporting Long-Term English Learners in the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 16\, 2023\nPresenter: Maggie Essig\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503015\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporting Long-Term English Learners in the Classroom \n\nUnderstand the linguistic\, academic\, and social-emotional needs of long-term English learners in our classrooms\nLearn methods for supporting and engaging long-term English learners\nWalk away with strategies you can immediately use\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: 6-12 Educators of Long-Term English Learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/supporting-long-term-english-learners-in-the-classroom-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Maggie Essig,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T072520
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SUMMARY:20+ Diverse Picture Books To Kick Off the New School Year (2023 Edition)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Friday\,  August 18\, 2023\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503016\n\n\n\n\n\n20+ Diverse Picture Books To Kick Off the New School Year (2023 Edition) \n\nDiscuss the many ways to use diverse picture books to connect with students\, build community\, establish routines\, introduce content\, and reflect on language learning\nHear excerpts\, see a preview\, and build your must-have list of read alouds with activities to consider\, including ready-to-print or share resources\nExplore prompts for critical conversations\nThis collection is ALL NEW!  It is NOT a repeat from last year’s collection – but if you missed it\, last year’s collection with printables and ideas will ALSO be shared!\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators and Librarians
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/20-diverse-picture-books-to-kick-off-the-new-school-year-2023-edition
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230820T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230820T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T072520
CREATED:20230525T162709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230525T162709Z
UID:6598-1692543600-1692550800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, August 20\, 2023\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503017\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice \nAre you an educator craving creative space where you can connect\, generate\, and share ideas with a community of colleagues? Are you hungry for ideas and inspiration to enhance teaching and learning in your culturally and linguistically diverse classroom? Are you interested in exploring how the experience of writing can help you deepen your practice?  \nWhether 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 poetry\, picture books\, and other texts to prompt our own thinking/writing and imagine how they might apply in the context of our own classrooms and other 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-4
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230824T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230824T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T072520
CREATED:20230714T151815Z
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SUMMARY:El Dictado/Dictation
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, August 24\, 2023\nPresenter: Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503117\n\n\n\n\nEl Dictado/Dictation \n\nTeachers will examine TheDictado/Dictation writing method in Spanish-English in grades K-5 dual language classroom settings. Teachers will receive suggestions for implementing TheDictado across grades and analyze student work samples to identify students’ developmental linguistic needs. Teachers  will view a model as presented in Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared by Escamilla et. all. and Teaching for Biliteracy: Strengthening Bridges between Languages by Beeman & Urow. This workshop content will be beneficial for Dual Language Teachers\, ESL/Bilingual Teachers\, or General Education Teachers who would like to learn more about how to support their bilingual and/or dual language learners.  \nTarget Audience: Teachers K-5 (Spanish-English)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/el-dictado-dictation
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230830T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230830T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T072520
CREATED:20230710T200337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T155417Z
UID:6684-1693411200-1693418400@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Multilingual Literacy Strand: Tools and Tips for Your Reading Workshop Launch K-5
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 30\, 2023\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503019\n\n\n\n\nMultilingual Literacy Strand: Tools and Tips for Your Reading Workshop Launch K-5\n\n\nExplore suggestions for establishing rituals\, routines\, and expectations for your reading workshop \nLearn how to guide readers in shaping their multilingual reading identity\, setting up a reader’s  notebook\, and collaborating with peers in active meaning-making discussions \nWalk away with a list of diverse texts to use across grade levels to kick off your reading workshop and over 20 links\, tools\, or tips to guide your students!  \n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/multilingual-literacy-strand-tools-and-tips-for-your-reading-workshop-launch-k-5-2
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar
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