Weekend Multilingual Literacy Strand: Ready for a Responsive Classroom Library Grades K-5; In Class and Remote Considerations
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Sunday, August 1, 2021 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503007 Weekend Multilingual Literacy Strand: Ready for a Responsive Classroom Library Grades K-5; In Class and Remote Considerations Ever get overwhelmed with your classroom library? Wondering how students will select and maintain their independent reading this year? Need digital or print resources? Review strategies for in-class routines that will free you of library burnout and make reading exciting for all students Learn how to [...]
Weekend Multilingual Literacy Strand: Tools and Tips for Your Reading Workshop Launch K-5
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Sunday, August 22, 2021 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503008 Weekend Multilingual Literacy Strand: Tools and Tips for Your Reading Workshop Launch K-5 Explore suggestions for establishing rituals, routines, and expectations for your reading workshop Learn 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 Walk away with a list of diverse texts to use [...]
Defining and Refining Our Language and Culture Lenses
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503001 Defining and Refining Our Language and Culture Lenses If we bring deliberate attention to the role of language and culture in schools, we can build our knowledge and confidence around practices that serve students who are classified as English learners and all students in our multilingual communities. Bringing language and culture into focus as we examine our curriculum and instruction can help us keep students centered and deepen their [...]
Storytelling for Strong Communities
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Friday, August 27, 2021 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503002 Storytelling for Strong Communities Telling our stories is powerful. It helps us learn about ourselves. It helps us connect with others. It helps us process ideas and make meaning of the world. Participants are invited to engage in a live online session and asynchronous learning activities in which we will: Explore community writing, book making, poetry and story slams, and other ways to create spaces for sharing stories in community [...]
Initial Spanish Literacy: Five Methods for Spanish Instruction
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Presenter: Rachell Anderson ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503003 Initial Spanish Literacy: Five Methods for Spanish Instruction Do 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 unique to reading development in Spanish.Participation in this workshop will: Deepen your understanding of Spanish literacy skill development in primary-aged bilingual learners by examining five methods [...]
Crafting a Multilingual Learning Environment to Capitalize on Students’ Linguistic Assets: Explore the Who, What, Where, When, & Why
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 Event ID: 225507013 Crafting a Multilingual Learning Environment to Capitalize on Students' Linguistic Assets: Explore the Who, What, Where, When, & Why Who can build a multilingual learning environment regardless of the language they speak? (Answer: All educators!) What decisions about classroom design, resource selection, instructional strategies, and family communication can create a safe and welcoming environment? Where can home language materials be utilized? When does a multilingual learning environment begin to facilitate metacognitive, metalinguistic, and metacultural awareness? Why should you invite and incorporate students’ [...]
Using bilingual books to support el desarrollo bilingüe
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Presenter: Rachell Anderson ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503003 Using bilingual books to support el desarrollo bilingüe Bilingual books are often overlooked in bilingual education because of the use of multiple languages on the same page. Join me for this webinar where we take a first-hand look at various types of bilingual text and how these texts can be used in instruction. In this workshop, we will: Explore various types of bilingual books Examine how bilingual books can [...]
What is Translanguaging in Schools All About?
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Thursday, September 9, 2021 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503005 What is Translanguaging in Schools All About? Teachers in any program (whether they are bilingual or not!) can embrace and enact translanguaging pedagogy. Participants are invited to engage in a live online session and asynchronous learning activities in which we will examine the concept of translanguaging and the role it does and can play in schools with bilingual learners. Together we will explore fundamental questions such as: What [...]
Weekend Multilingual Literacy Strand: Inspiring Interactive Read Alouds Grades K-5
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Sunday, September 12, 2021 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 2255030010 Weekend Multilingual Literacy Strand: Inspiring Interactive Read Alouds Grades K-5 Want to kick your read alouds to the next level and get students excited and involved in live or remote thinking and discussion? Explore systems of strategic action that will help you plan and support reader growth Learn how the WIDA standards connect to genre based literacy plans Learn how anchor charts and reader notebooks can create reading maps for [...]
PRE-K Oracy Toolbox: Activities to Support Key Uses of Academic Language in the Preschool Setting
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 2255030011 PRE-K Oracy Toolbox: Activities to Support Key Uses of Academic Language in the Preschool Setting Explore key uses of academic language in the early years Walk away with age appropriate strategies and activity ideas to boost oracy Practice recognizing key uses in action and assessing language growth Event Description: **Participants must attend the two-hour live session (Part A) in order to be eligible to complete the optional reflection/application [...]
