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A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Creating and Finding Visuals to Support Multilingual Learners
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hours Event ID: 275503009 A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Creating and Finding Visuals to Support Multilingual Learners Visuals are a key linguistic support for multilingual learners, but educators don’t have unlimited time to search the internet for the perfect visual! Explore where and how educators can create or find quality visuals to use in a range of contexts and content areas. Leave with a list of tools, all free to educators, that you can use or share tomorrow. Target Audience: Educators of Multilingual Learners
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Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503016 Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice Free Write is a creative space for educators to connect, generate ideas, and share inspiration through writing. 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: Explore themes relevant to our lives and work as educators through a community writing [...]
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MCPP Power: Modifiers, Conjunctions, & Prepositional Phrases (AM)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 275503082 MCPP Power: Modifiers, Conjunctions, & Prepositional Phrases (AM) During this event, educators will: Discuss the impact of MCPPs in student’s expressive languaging (speaking & writing) Explore tools to support students in stretching expressive languaging with MCPPs Explore the overlay of MCPPs in the interpretive domains (listening and reading) Target Audience: Multilingual, Bilingual, Dual Language teachers, ML coordinators and coaches
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MCPP Power: Modifiers, Conjunctions, & Prepositional Phrases (PM)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 275503081 MCPP Power: Modifiers, Conjunctions, & Prepositional Phrases (PM) During this event, educators will: Discuss the impact of MCPPs in student’s expressive languaging (speaking & writing) Explore tools to support students in stretching expressive languaging with MCPPs Explore the overlay of MCPPs in the interpretive domains (listening and reading) Target Audience: Multilingual, Bilingual, Dual Language teachers, ML coordinators and coaches
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Becoming Multilingual Champions: PTA Edition (AM session)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Presenters: Carly Spina, Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours Event ID: 275503049 Becoming Multilingual Champions: PTA Edition (AM session) During this event, school staff and parent-teacher association members will: Discuss strengths and share individual district/association successes Identify barriers toward engagement faced by multilingual families and staff Explore strategies and resources for building inclusive and responsive PTAs Target Audience: Parent and Faculty Association (PFA) members, Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) members
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Becoming Multilingual Champions: PTA Edition (PM session)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Presenters: Carly Spina, Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours Event ID: 275503050 Becoming Multilingual Champions: PTA Edition (PM session) During this event, school staff and parent-teacher association members will: Discuss strengths and share individual district/association successes Identify barriers toward engagement faced by multilingual families and staff Explore strategies and resources for building inclusive and responsive PTAs Target Audience: Parent and Faculty Association (PFA) members, Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) members
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Leveraging Language in Math: Scaffolds, Visuals, and Translanguaging
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503076 Leveraging Language in Math: Scaffolds, Visuals, and Translanguaging During this webinar we will… Engineer Word Problems for Accessibility: Learn how to rewrite, chunk, and modify dense math text to reduce linguistic barriers while keeping mathematical rigor high. Anchor Concepts with Targeted Visuals: Discover how to directly pair images, diagrams, and visual representations with key vocabulary and problem contexts to build deep conceptual understanding. Capitalize on Multilingual Assets: Apply strategic translanguaging practices that integrate students’ home languages as powerful tools for mathematical [...]
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Bilingual Parent Advisory Committees: Community of Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Presenter: Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503068 Bilingual Parent Advisory Committees: Community of Practice Bilingual Parent Advisory Committees: Community of Practice is an ongoing professional learning series designed to support district leaders, family/community liaisons and Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC) leaders in building, strengthening and sustaining impactful BPACs. Participants will explore key topics including ISBE compliance requirements, family and community engagement strategies, recruitment and retention of BPAC members, and effective collaboration between BPAC members and school teams. The series will provide opportunities to share promising practices, problem-solve common [...]
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Strategies for Making Math More Accessible for Multilingual Learners Session III (part 3 of 3)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026 Presenter: Peter Tierney-Fife and Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503034 Strategies for Making Math More Accessible for Multilingual Learners Session III (part 3 of 3) This session is the second part of a three part Math series. The activities will be distinct in each session. Teachers will receive evidence-based strategies and share ideas on how to analyze language and content demands within the context of mathematics. We will share strategies, examine the language demands within the context of mathematical tasks and identify potential adaptations for multilingual learners across [...]
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ML Teacher Toolbox: Board and Card Games to Level Up Learning
WebinarRegister Now Date: Monday, November 16, 2026 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 275503089 ML Teacher Toolbox: Board and Card Games to Level Up Learning Remember the thrill of flipping tiles in Guess Who?, the suspense of Taboo, or strategizing over a deck of cards with friends? In this interactive one-hour toolbox session, we’ll tap into that timeless excitement and transform beloved tabletop games into high-impact linguistic engines. By lowering the affective filter and replacing performance anxiety with purposeful play, board and card games create a joyful, low-stress space for multilingual learners to take [...]
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