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SUMMARY: Unlock the Potential of Wordless Books
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, March 26\, 2026\nPresenter: Maggie Essig\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 265503065\n\n\n\n\n Unlock the Potential of Wordless Books \n\nExplore creative interpretive and expressive language and literacy strategies that capitalize on wordless books.\nLeave with a comprehensive list of wordless books that are ideal for Multilingual Learners. \nCreate a plan for incorporating wordless books into instruction for Multilingual Learners.\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators of Multilingual Learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/unlock-the-potential-of-wordless-books-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Maggie Essig,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260322T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251126T161252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T175701Z
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SUMMARY: Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, March 22\, 2026\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503061\n\n\n\n\n\n Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice \nHow can the experience of writing can help you deepen your practice? Free Write is an opportunity for educators to engage in a creative space to connect\, generate ideas\, and share inspiration within a community of colleagues. 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: \n\nExplore topics relevant to our lives and work as educators through a community writing process\nExamine various writing forms and examples to prompt our own thinking/writing and imagine how they might apply in the context of our own culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms and 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-28
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260321T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260321T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20260115T191150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T191150Z
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SUMMARY:An Educator’s Perspective: Applying the WIDA ELD Standards Framework in Lesson and Unit-Level Planning
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, March 21\, 2026\nPresenter: Shadia Salem\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503083\n\n\n\n\n\nAn Educator’s Perspective: Applying the WIDA ELD Standards Framework in Lesson and Unit-Level Planning\n\n\nThis workshop supports educators in applying the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Framework to lesson- and unit-level planning. Participants will explore how to use the framework to clarify language expectations\, align content and language objectives\, and design instruction that intentionally supports multilingual learners. Through examples and guided practice\, educators will strengthen their ability to plan lessons and units that promote meaningful language development alongside grade-level content. \n\nTarget Audience: K-12 Administrators\, Teacher Leaders\, and Teachers.
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/an-educators-perspective-applying-the-wida-eld-standards-framework-in-lesson-and-unit-level-planning
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Shadia Salem,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260312T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260312T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251030T193304Z
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SUMMARY:Strategies for Making Math More Accessible for Multilingual Learners Session III (part 3 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, March 12\, 2026\nPresenter: Peter Tierney-Fife and Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503047\n\n\n\n\n\nStrategies for Making Math More Accessible for Multilingual Learners Session III (part 3 of 3) \n\n\nThis session is the third 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 English Proficiency Levels. We will be leveraging the tools from Math for All to build a common understanding around the neurodevelopmental framework and recommendations in the Institute of Education Sciences’ Practice Guide Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School as it applies to mathematics learning and teaching. Additional supplemental resources will be leveraged such as Academic Language in Diverse Classrooms: Mathematics\, Grades K-2 and 3–5: Promoting Content and Language Learning (Gottlieb & Slavit\, 2013). This workshop content will be beneficial for ESL/Bilingual Teachers\, Dual Language Teachers or General Education Teachers who would like to learn more about how to support their multilingual learners as they learn mathematics. \n\nAudience: Primary Education Teachers grades (K–8)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/strategies-for-making-math-more-accessible-for-multilingual-learners-session-iii-part-3-of-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Peter Tierney-Fife,Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260312T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260313T141500
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251215T184031Z
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SUMMARY:Glow in the Dark: Illuminating Support for SLIFE Students
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: March 12 and 13\, 2026 (TWO DAY INSTITUTE -participants must register and attend both days)\nPresenter: Carly Spina\, Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 10\n\nEvent ID: 265503072\n\n\nLocation: National Louis University \n                   1000 Capitol Dr.\n                   Wheeling\, IL 60090\n\n\n\n\nGlow in the Dark: Illuminating Support for SLIFE Students\nA 2-Day Professional Development Workshop for Educators \nWorkshop Objectives: Participants will be able to: \n\nUnderstand the unique strengths of SLIFE and challenges of aligning supports\, tools\, and instructional delivery to serve them.\nImplement culturally responsive and trauma-informed teaching practices.\nUtilize effective strategies for literacy development\, math instruction\, and social-emotional learning for SLIFE students\, including exploration of the MALP framework.\nAccess and utilize relevant resources and support systems for SLIFE students and their families.\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators serving Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/glow-in-the-dark-illuminating-support-for-slife-students
LOCATION:National Louis University – Wheeling Campus\, 1000 Capitol Dr\, Wheeling\, IL\, 60090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,In-Person,Michele Yanong
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260305T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260305T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20260205T161622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T161622Z
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SUMMARY:Scaffolding for MLs
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, March 5\, 2026\nPresenter: Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503099\n\n\n\n\n\nScaffolding for MLs \nWe will explore a variety of scaffolding techniques in support of Multilingual Learners that are applicable across content areas and grade levels. Teachers will receive a list of strategic grouping considerations to support differentiated instruction for MLs and practical scaffolding methods that are research-based. \n\n\nAudience: Teachers K-12
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/scaffolding-for-mls
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260303T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260303T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20260107T161203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T175133Z
UID:7927-1772528400-1772535600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Exploring the Illinois Spanish Language Arts Standards
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, March 3\, 2026\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503097\n\n\n\n\n\nExploring the Illinois Spanish Language Arts Standards \n\nThis webinar will provide an exploration of the Illinois learning standards for Spanish Language Arts \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\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-2
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251119T170443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T170443Z
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SUMMARY:Strategic Planning with ACCESS Data for Student Proficiency and Growth
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, February 28 \, 2026\nPresenter: Shadia Salem\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503082\n\n\n\n\nStrategic Planning with ACCESS Data for Student Proficiency and Growth \nProvide brief description of workshop: \nJoin us for an engaging workshop designed for educators and leaders focused on student proficiency and growth. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the key elements of data-driven decision-making to improve educational outcomes. Learn how to effectively utilize assessment data to monitor the progress of English learner students. Become familiar with the accountability systems that support Multilingual Learners.  \n\nUnderstand key elements of data-driven decision making.\nUnderstand assessment and other data needed to monitor the progress of English learner students.\nBecome familiar with the accountability system for Multilingual Learners\n\nTarget Audience: K-12 educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/strategic-planning-with-access-data-for-student-proficiency-and-growth
LOCATION:Illinois Resource Center\, United States
CATEGORIES:Shadia Salem,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260226T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260226T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251030T155147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T155147Z
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SUMMARY:Strategies for Making Math More Accessible for Multilingual Learners Session II (part 2 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, February 26\, 2026\nPresenter: Peter Tierney-Fife and Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503046\n\n\n\n\n\nStrategies for Making Math More Accessible for Multilingual Learners Session II (part 2 of 3) \n\n\nThis 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 English Proficiency Levels. We will be leveraging the tools from Math for All to build a common understanding around the neurodevelopmental framework and recommendations in the Institute of Education Sciences’ Practice Guide Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School as it applies to mathematics learning and teaching. Additional supplemental resources will be leveraged such as Academic Language in Diverse Classrooms: Mathematics\, Grades K-2 and 3–5: Promoting Content and Language Learning (Gottlieb & Slavit\, 2013). This workshop content will be beneficial for ESL/Bilingual Teachers\, Dual Language Teachers or General Education Teachers who would like to learn more about how to support their multilingual learners as they learn mathematics. \n\nAudience: Primary Education Teachers grades (K–8)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/strategies-for-making-math-more-accessible-for-multilingual-learners-session-ii-part-2-of-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Peter Tierney-Fife,Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260224T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260224T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251110T185005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T185005Z
UID:7840-1771948800-1771956000@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Supporting Long-Term English Learners in the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, February 24\, 2026\nPresenter: Maggie Essig\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503064\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\nTARGET AUDIENCE: 6-12 Educators of Long-Term English Learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/supporting-long-term-english-learners-in-the-classroom-8
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Maggie Essig,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260223T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260223T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20260205T164536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T164536Z
UID:7964-1771862400-1771866000@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:ML Teacher Toolbox: Analogical Scaffolding
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Monday\, February 23\, 2026\nPresenter: Michele M. Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 265503100\n\n\n\n\nML Teacher Toolbox: Analogical Scaffolding \nHow do you teach the “invisible” concepts of the curriculum—like photosynthesis\, inflation\, or irony—when a student is still mastering the language of instruction? You build a bridge. This session focuses on Analogical Scaffolding: the art of anchoring complex\, abstract academic concepts to the concrete\, lived experiences of your students. When we use analogies\, we bypass linguistic “walls” by tapping into universal human experiences.  \nParticipants will: \n\nUnderstand the cognitive “hook” and why analogies are essential for reducing the affective filter in MLs.\nLearn a 4-step framework to explicitly connect the Source (familiar) to the Target (academic) without creating new confusion.\nDiscover how to pivot your analogies to align with the diverse cultural backgrounds and home lives of your specific student population.\n Receive a set of 50+ classroom-ready analogies categorized by grade level and subject area so you can hit the ground running!\n\n  \n\nAudience: K–12 Educators\, ESL/ELL Specialists\, Instructional Coaches\, and Curriculum Developers.
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ml-teacher-toolbox-analogical-scaffolding
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20260119T151203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T202857Z
UID:7940-1771664400-1771671600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Your Students' Superpower: Asset-Based Translanguaging
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, February 21\, 2026\nPresenter: Dana Piraino\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503098\n\n\n\n\n\nYour Students’ Superpower: Asset-Based Translanguaging \nTopics will include but not limited to: \nUsing Translanguaging Journals\, Juicy Sentences\, Student Voice\, Multimodal Assessment\, and Universal Design \n  \n\nTarget Audience: K-12 educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/your-students-superpower-asset-based-translanguaging
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Dana Piraino,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260220T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260220T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251110T183130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T183130Z
UID:7824-1771578000-1771597800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:The Argument Staircase: Building Opinion into Academic Writing Power (Grades 3-12)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Friday\, February 20\, 2026 (30 minutes lunch on your own)\nPresenter: Michele M. Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 5\n\nEvent ID: 265503090\n\n\nLocation: The Center: IRC\n                    2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.\n                    Arlington Heights\, IL 60005\n\n\n\nThe Argument Staircase: Building Opinion into Academic Writing Power (Grades 3-12) \nStop hoping ML students will leap from personal opinion to complex arguments with just a graphic organizer! Argumentative writing is a linguistic challenge that demands a shift in academic register. This full-day workshop provides a concrete\, scaffolded sequence for teaching the three genres of persuasive writing\, focusing on the structural differences required at each level. You’ll leave with a clear roadmap for instructional moves to build your students’ rhetorical skills. \n\nExamine mentor texts to teach the explicit differences between opinion (personal belief)\, persuasion (call to action)\, and argument (establishing validity).\nMaster explicit instruction techniques for moving students from simple opinion or persuasive statements to nuanced claim-counterclaim structures and formal conclusions.\nExplore customizable templates and graphic organizers that scaffold the collection and integration of evidence for ML writers.\n\nAudience: All Educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/the-argument-staircase-building-opinion-into-academic-writing-power-grades-3-12
LOCATION:The Center: Resources for Teaching & Learning\, 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive\, Arlington Heights\, IL\, 60005
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Michele Yanong
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251008T172938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260207T153239Z
UID:7789-1771059600-1771066800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Ready Set ACCESS\, Preparing for Excellence
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, February 14 \, 2026\nPresenter: Shadia Salem\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503081\n\n\n\n\n\nReady Set ACCESS\, Preparing for Excellence \nProvide brief description of workshop: \nDesigned 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: K-12 educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ready-set-access-preparing-for-excellence
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Shadia Salem,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251030T153236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T153236Z
UID:7816-1770912000-1770919200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Strategies for Making Math More Accessible for Multilingual Learners Session I (part 1 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, February 12\, 2026\nPresenter: Peter Tierney-Fife and Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503045\n\n\n\n\n\nStrategies for Making Math More Accessible for Multilingual Learners Session I (part 1 of 3) \n\n\nThis session is the first 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 English Proficiency Levels. We will be leveraging the tools from Math for All to build a common understanding around the neurodevelopmental framework and recommendations in the Institute of Education Sciences’ Practice Guide Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School as it applies to mathematics learning and teaching. Additional supplemental resources will be leveraged such as Academic Language in Diverse Classrooms: Mathematics\, Grades K-2 and 3–5: Promoting Content and Language Learning (Gottlieb & Slavit\, 2013). This workshop content will be beneficial for ESL/Bilingual Teachers\, Dual Language Teachers or General Education Teachers who would like to learn more about how to support their multilingual learners as they learn mathematics. \n\nAudience: Primary Education Teachers grades (K–8)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/strategies-for-making-math-more-accessible-for-multilingual-learners-session-i-part-1-of-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Peter Tierney-Fife,Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260208T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251015T152544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T152544Z
UID:7797-1770562800-1770570000@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY: Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, February 8\, 2026\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503060\n\n\n\n\n\n Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice \nHow can the experience of writing can help you deepen your practice? Free Write is an opportunity for educators to engage in a creative space to connect\, generate ideas\, and share inspiration within a community of colleagues. 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: \n\nExplore topics relevant to our lives and work as educators through a community writing process\nExamine various writing forms and examples to prompt our own thinking/writing and imagine how they might apply in the context of our own culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms and 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-27
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260131T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260131T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251016T144747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T181425Z
UID:7764-1769850000-1769857200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Assessment and Data Use for the Multilingual Teacher
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\nPresenter: Dana Piraino\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503077\n\n\n\n\n\nAssessment and Data Use for the Multilingual Teacher\nDemystifying WIDA ACCESS & Creating Fair\, Equitable\, and Valid Assessments to Guide Instruction \n\nTopics covered will include:\n\n\nWhat is WIDA?\n\n\nWhat is ACCESS?\n\n\nCreating Fair\, Equitable\, and Valid Assessments.\n\n\nWhat makes an assessment Fair?\n\n\nWhy are assessment so difficult for Mulitilingual Learners and how to modify assessments without reducing rigor.\nHow to read Data and use it as an asset when looking at programming our most at risk students\n\nTarget Audience: K-12 Educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/assessment-and-data-use-for-the-multilingual-teacher
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Dana Piraino,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260129T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260129T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251110T183018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T183018Z
UID:7800-1769677200-1769698800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Multilingual Learner Strategies for 6-12 Content Teachers 
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, January 29\, 2026 (Full Day – one hour lunch on your own)\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 5\n\nEvent ID: 265503071\n\n\nLocation: The Center: IRC\n                    2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.\n                    Arlington Heights\, IL 60005\n\n\n\nMultilingual Learner Strategies for 6-12 Content Teachers  \nAre you a content teacher in a middle school\, junior high school\, or high school? Do you serve multilingual learners? This event is especially designed for educators who may or may not have their EL Endorsements but who are ready to provide meaningful support for multilingual students. During this event\, secondary content educators will:  \n\nLearn a brief overview of language proficiency levels\nExplore instructional strategies that can be used across content areas \nReceive a digital tool bank of resources\, tools\, & templates to take with you\n\nTarget Audience: educators serving multilingual learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/multilingual-learner-strategies-for-6-12-content-teachers
LOCATION:Illinois Resource Center\, United States
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251110T183035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T183035Z
UID:7799-1768986000-1769007600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Multilingual Learner Strategies for 6-12 Content Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, January 21\, 2026 (Full Day – one hour lunch on your own)\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 5\n\nEvent ID: 265503070\n\n\nLocation: The Center: IRC\n                    2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.\n                    Arlington Heights\, IL 60005\n\n\n\nMultilingual Learner Strategies for 6-12 Content Teachers  \nAre you a content teacher in a middle school\, junior high school\, or high school? Do you serve multilingual learners? This event is especially designed for educators who may or may not have their EL Endorsements but who are ready to provide meaningful support for multilingual students. During this event\, secondary content educators will:  \n\nLearn a brief overview of language proficiency levels\nExplore instructional strategies that can be used across content areas \nReceive a digital tool bank of resources\, tools\, & templates to take with you\n\nTarget Audience: educators serving multilingual learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/multilingual-learner-strategies-for-6-12-content-teachers-2
LOCATION:Illinois Resource Center\, United States
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,In-Person
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260117T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260117T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20250915T213744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T181608Z
UID:7765-1768640400-1768647600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Instructional Core Strategies for Multilingual Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, January 17\, 2026\nPresenter: Dana Piraino\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503050\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructional Core Strategies for Multilingual Teachers \nEmpowering educators with scaffolding\, differentiation\, and background knowledge activation strategies to unlock every student’s potential. \n\nTopics covered will include:\nSecond Language Acquisition Activities\nScaffolding supports with the four domains especially writing\nBackground knowledge and agency ideas\nDifferentiation ideas\nGames-Low prep high engagement\n\nTarget Audience: K-12 Educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/translanguaging-empowering-multilingual-learners-in-k-12-classrooms-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Dana Piraino,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260112T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260112T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251014T151229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T151229Z
UID:7795-1768233600-1768237200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:ML Teacher Toolbox: LEA (Language Experience Approach)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Monday\, January 12\, 2026\nPresenter: Michele M. Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 265503022\n\n\n\n\nML Teacher Toolbox: LEA (Language Experience Approach) \nBridge the gap between your students’ spoken language and academic literacy with the powerful Language Experience Approach (LEA). Learn how co-constructing text based on shared experiences provides the essential context and understanding needed for Multilingual Learners (MLs) to confidently transition into reading and writing. \nIn this webinar\, you will walk away with: \n\nDirections for facilitating a shared experience and transcribing student narratives into a relevant\, co-constructed text that instantly becomes their foundational reading material.\nPractical techniques for leveraging the built-in context and familiarity of the text to explicitly teach discreet phonics\, grammar\, vocabulary\, and other language skills.\nExtension strategies for utilizing the co-constructed text as a dynamic tool for editing practice\, contrastive analysis between languages\, and focused fluency work\, transforming student voice into literacy mastery.\n\nAudience: All Educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ml-teacher-toolbox-lea-language-experience-approach
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260111T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260111T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251008T145008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T151209Z
UID:7787-1768143600-1768150800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY: Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, January 11\, 2026\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503059\n\n\n\n\n\n Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice \nHow can the experience of writing can help you deepen your practice? Free Write is an opportunity for educators to engage in a creative space to connect\, generate ideas\, and share inspiration within a community of colleagues. 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: \n\nExplore topics relevant to our lives and work as educators through a community writing process\nExamine various writing forms and examples to prompt our own thinking/writing and imagine how they might apply in the context of our own culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms and 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-26
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251217T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251217T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251113T162002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T162529Z
UID:7874-1765976400-1765981800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:EL PtP 101
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, December 17\, 2025\nPresenters: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hour\n\nEvent ID: 265503096\n\n\n\n\n\nEL PtP 101 (PM Session) \nDuring this event\, educators serving multilingual learners will:  \n\nUnpack the purpose of ISBE’s English Learner Path to Proficiency\nExplore how to calculate the two individual target scores for students\nLearn how to use the data to track student’s language growth on ACCESS\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: educators serving multilingual learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/el-ptp-101-pm-session-2
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251215T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251215T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20251014T145628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T145628Z
UID:7794-1765814400-1765818000@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:ML Teacher Toolbox: One-Pagers
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Monday\, December 15\, 2025\nPresenter: Michele M. Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 265503019\n\n\n\n\nML Teacher Toolbox: One-Pagers \nUnlock deep conceptual understandings with One-Pagers! Learn how strategic sketching allows your multilingual learners (and everyone else) to move past writing limitations and demonstrate mastery visually across any subject. \nParticipants will walk away with: \n\nA practical framework for structuring effective one-pager assignments\, including design elements\, suggestions for text chunking\, simple rubrics\, and access to free\, downloadable templates for students that are scared of a blank page!\nTechniques for teaching Sketch-to-Stretch thinking\, guiding MLs to use symbols\, color\, and visual organization to show connections and analyses that move beyond literal text recall.\nActionable strategies for leveraging completed one-pagers—through gallery walks or low-stakes presentations—to create speaking opportunities and build language skills using student-created content.\n\nAudience: All Educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ml-teacher-toolbox-one-pagers
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20250910T174944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T174944Z
UID:7756-1765724400-1765731600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY: Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, December 14\, 2025\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503058\n\n\n\n\n\n Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice \nHow can the experience of writing can help you deepen your practice? Free Write is an opportunity for educators to engage in a creative space to connect\, generate ideas\, and share inspiration within a community of colleagues. 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: \n\nExplore topics relevant to our lives and work as educators through a community writing process\nExamine various writing forms and examples to prompt our own thinking/writing and imagine how they might apply in the context of our own culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms and 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-25
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20250905T202925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T202925Z
UID:7752-1763910000-1763917200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY: Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, November 23\, 2025\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503057\n\n\n\n\n\n Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice \nHow can the experience of writing can help you deepen your practice? Free Write is an opportunity for educators to engage in a creative space to connect\, generate ideas\, and share inspiration within a community of colleagues. 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: \n\nExplore topics relevant to our lives and work as educators through a community writing process\nExamine various writing forms and examples to prompt our own thinking/writing and imagine how they might apply in the context of our own culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms and 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-24
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20250730T195814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T195217Z
UID:7706-1763654400-1763661600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Strategies for Making Math More Accessible for Multilingual Learners Session III (part 3 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, November 20\, 2025\nPresenter: Peter Tierney-Fife and Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503044\n\n\n\n\n\nStrategies for Making Math More Accessible for Multilingual Learners Session III (part 3 of 3) \n\n\nThis session is the third 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 English Proficiency Levels. We will be leveraging the tools from Math for All to build a common understanding around the neurodevelopmental framework and recommendations in the Institute of Education Sciences’ Practice Guide Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School as it applies to mathematics learning and teaching. Additional supplemental resources will be leveraged such as Academic Language in Diverse Classrooms: Mathematics\, Grades K-2 and 3–5: Promoting Content and Language Learning (Gottlieb & Slavit\, 2013). This workshop content will be beneficial for ESL/Bilingual Teachers\, Dual Language Teachers or General Education Teachers who would like to learn more about how to support their multilingual learners as they learn mathematics. \n\nAudience: Primary Education Teachers grades (K–8)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/strategies-for-making-math-more-accessible-for-multilingual-learners
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Peter Tierney-Fife,Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20250912T181837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T133508Z
UID:7759-1763022600-1763040600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Joyful Learning Environments that Promote Language Development
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, November 13\, 2025 (working lunch\, that you can leave at 1:30 p.m.)\nPresenter: Carly Spina\, Michele Yanong\, Maggie Essig\nECPD Credit Hours: 5\n\nEvent ID: 265503024\n\n\nLocation: National Louis University \n                   1000 Capitol Dr.\n                   Wheeling\, IL 60090\n\n\n\nJoyful Learning Environments that Promote Language Development \nIf you only get one release day this fall\, this one-day workshop features multiple IRC specialists TOGETHER in ONE ROOM! Michele Yanong\, Maggie Essig\, and Carly Spina look forward to facilitating this one-day workshop!  \nJoin us for a session to support educators serving multilingual learners\, where you will:  \n\nDiscover community-building experiences that promote powerful connections between students \nExplore books and resources that nurture a sense of joy and community while stretching language\nPractice joyful learning activities that build and stretch language in meaningful ways \nUnpack instructional routines that are inclusive and engaging across content areas\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: educators serving multilingual learners (K-12)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/joyful-learning-environments-that-promote-language-development
LOCATION:National Louis University – Wheeling Campus\, 1000 Capitol Dr\, Wheeling\, IL\, 60090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,In-Person,Maggie Essig,Michele Yanong
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20250924T153032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T153032Z
UID:7772-1762952400-1762957800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:EL PtP 101 (PM Session)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, November 12\, 2025\nPresenters: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hour\n\nEvent ID: 265503079\n\n\n\n\n\nEL PtP 101 (PM Session) \nDuring this event\, educators serving multilingual learners will:  \n\nUnpack the purpose of ISBE’s English Learner Path to Proficiency\nExplore how to calculate the two individual target scores for students\nLearn how to use the data to track student’s language growth on ACCESS\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: educators serving multilingual learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/el-ptp-101-pm-session
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230745
CREATED:20250924T151609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T151609Z
UID:7771-1762939800-1762945200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:EL PtP 101 (AM Session)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, November 12\, 2025\nPresenters: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hour\n\nEvent ID: 265503078\n\n\n\n\n\nEL PtP 101 (AM Session) \nDuring this event\, educators serving multilingual learners will:  \n\nUnpack the purpose of ISBE’s English Learner Path to Proficiency\nExplore how to calculate the two individual target scores for students\nLearn how to use the data to track student’s language growth on ACCESS\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: educators serving multilingual learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/el-ptp-101-am-session
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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