Multipurpose Can Do Student Portraits
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503074 Multipurpose Can Do Student Portraits A Can Do Student Portrait focuses on a student’s strengths with information about the learner’s educational background, languages, family, and interests. Learn about how Student Portraits can be multipurpose and impactful for educators and students in the beginning, middle, and end of the school year. Participants will receive resources to help implement Can Do Student Portraits throughout the year. Essential Questions: How can we leverage student assets and challenge biases with Student Portraits? In what ways [...]
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503038 Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice Are 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? Whether you already enjoy writing or have a rocky relationship with writing, you are invited [...]
ML Teacher Toolbox: Noisy Classroom Edition
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503095 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 ML Teacher Toolbox: Noisy Classroom Edition Loud classrooms lead to language growth… come see why and how! Explore practices and strategies to build language skills through meaningful talk in the classroom Consider ways to give your multilingual students entry points to interaction with content, through fun and engaging, [...]
Integrating Newcomers: A Guide for Educators
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Presenter: Dana Piraino ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503089 Integrating Newcomers: A Guide for Educators Topics covered will include: Embracing Cultural Differences Creating Support Strategies Using Empathy and Understanding to Fuel a Growth Mindset SEL ideas and strategies will be included as well TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 educators
Supporting Newcomers in Dual Language Classrooms
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2.5 hours Event ID: 255503052 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Supporting Newcomers in Dual Language Classrooms Our Dual Language classrooms are currently experiencing increasing numbers of newcomer students. During this session we will Examine the rise of Spanish speaking newcomer students and their placements in various program models Consider ideas for welcoming and supporting new students in Dual Language [...]
Utilizing ACCESS Data for Student Proficiency and Growth
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503075 Utilizing ACCESS Data for Student Proficiency and Growth Join 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. Understand key elements of data-driven decision making. Understand assessment and other data needed to monitor the [...]
Supporting Newcomers in Dual Language Classrooms
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503053 Supporting Newcomers in Dual Language Classrooms Our Dual Language classrooms are currently experiencing increasing numbers of newcomer students. During this session we will Examine the rise of Spanish speaking newcomer students and their placements in various program models Consider ideas for welcoming and supporting new students in Dual Language classrooms Explore ways to support students’ literacy, oracy, and content development in Spanish and English in Dual Language settings TARGET AUDIENCE: Dual Language Educators
Introducing the WIDA ELD Standards Framework
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503076 Introducing the WIDA ELD Standards Framework Designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for the integration of English language development within content learning, this workshop will overview the four components of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. Participants will receive resources to support the implementation of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. Essential Questions: How do the framework components work together to make a comprehensive picture of language development? In what ways can the Four Key Language Uses represent prominent [...]
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503039 Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice Are 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? Whether you already enjoy writing or have a rocky relationship with writing, you are invited [...]
Encouraging el flujo of responses bilingües
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503054 Encouraging el flujo of responses bilingües Let’s talk about supporting our bilingual students; those students who are navigating more than one language on a daily basis. We’ll explore strategies for encouraging students to express themselves orally and in writing using the translanguaging that is natural for them. You’ll leave with ideas to try immediately to help encourage students to fluidly express themselves bilingually. TARGET AUDIENCE: Bilingual/ Dual Language Educators
