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SUMMARY:Moving Beyond for Multilingual Learners Book Study with Carly Spina
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDates: Wednesdays\,  July 12\, 19\, 26\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 3 hours\,  only participants who attend all three sessions\n\nEvent ID: 245503093\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMoving Beyond for Multilingual Learners Book Study with Carly Spina \n  \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators and leaders will: \n\nCollaboratively read and discuss the book Moving Beyond for Multilingual Learners\nExplore topics and corresponding tools related to supporting multilingual learners – including academic support\, SEL\, family engagement\, community connections\, and more!\nNetwork and share resources and ideas surrounding this work! \n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators\, instructional coaches\, and leaders who support multilingual learners\, their families\, and programming \n  \nNOTE: All participants must order and read Moving Beyond for Multilingual Learners by Carly Spina (available on Amazon\, Barnes & Noble\, and many other online retailers). For bulk copies\, please contact Dr. Sarah Thomas directly at sarah@edumatch.org for a discount!  \nOnly participants who attend all three sessions will be granted the 3 hours PD.  \nDATE:  \nWednesday July 12\, 2023 10-11am (Chapters 1-4) \nWednesday July 19\, 2023 10-11am (Chapters 5-8) \nWednesday July 26\, 2023 10-11am (Chapters 9-12) \n  \nIf you have a teammate\, colleague\, or administrator that you’d like to invite to the book study.
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/moving-beyond-for-multilingual-learners-book-study-with-carly-spina
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230729T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230729T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230629T153150Z
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SUMMARY:Multipurpose Can Do Student Portraits
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, July 29\, 2023\nPresenter: Shadia Salem\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503103\n\n\n\n\n\nMultipurpose Can Do Student Portraits\n\nA 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.  \nEssential Questions: \n\nHow can we leverage student assets and challenge biases with Student Portraits?\n\n\nIn what ways can Student Portraits support educators throughout the year?\n\nTarget Audience: K-12 Administrators\, Program Coordinators\, Teacher Leaders\, and Teachers
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/multipurpose-can-do-student-portraits-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Shadia Salem,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230626T170710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T170710Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230626T172618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T163428Z
UID:6642-1690981200-1690988400@irc.thecenterweb.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230524T143532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T162841Z
UID:6591-1691056800-1691064000@irc.thecenterweb.org
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:20230804T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230804T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230524T150254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T163042Z
UID:6592-1691139600-1691161200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Multilingual Team Summit: Bonding\, Building\, Branding
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Friday\, August 4\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503009\n\n\nLocation: Illinois Resource Center\, 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.\, Arlington Heights\, IL 60005\n\n\n\n\n****Please note you must have a minimum of 2 team members attending for the purpose of the day. This summit is designed for teams to attend together. If you do not have at least 2 participants from the same school or district\, please do not register.\n\n\nMultilingual Team Summit: Bonding\, Building\, Branding \nIn this session\, teams of EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n\nParticipate in team bonding exercises and activities\nExplore their own leadership & appreciation styles\nCollaboratively construct their team vision and mission statements\nBuild up their collective efficacy toolkit by recognizing the various ways in which they serve and support multilingual learners and families across their school or district\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and instructional coaches who support multilingual learners  \n  \nNOTE: This in-person workshop will include a one hour lunch break on your own
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/multilingual-team-summit-bonding-building-branding-3
LOCATION:The Center: Resources for Teaching & Learning\, 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive\, Arlington Heights\, IL\, 60005
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230807T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230807T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
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:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230626T174323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T174323Z
UID:6643-1691589600-1691593200@irc.thecenterweb.org
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:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230629T161257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230629T161257Z
UID:6661-1691830800-1691838000@irc.thecenterweb.org
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
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230710T193420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T193420Z
UID:6679-1692028800-1692032400@irc.thecenterweb.org
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:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230525T160907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230525T160907Z
UID:6597-1692176400-1692183600@irc.thecenterweb.org
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:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230710T194828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T194828Z
UID:6683-1692352800-1692360000@irc.thecenterweb.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230820T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230820T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
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:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230714T151815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230714T151815Z
UID:6688-1692892800-1692900000@irc.thecenterweb.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230830T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230830T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230906T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230906T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230607T200805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T202438Z
UID:6617-1693994400-1694001600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Launching the School Year as an EL Teacher: Routines that Will Strengthen Partnerships with Classroom & Content Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, September 6\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503021\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-2
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230908T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230908T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230804T150400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T150400Z
UID:6719-1694163600-1694170800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Checking your MTSS Structures for Multilingual Student Equity
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Friday\, September 8\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503023\n\n\n\n\n\nChecking your MTSS Structures for Multilingual Student Equity \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators and leaders will: \n\nReview key ideas and components of MTSS\nExplore common practices within MTSS structures that be may be problematic for multilingual learners\nReview current resources that can support us in this work\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators\, instructional coaches\, and leaders who support multilingual learners\, their families\, and programming
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/checking-your-mtss-structures-for-multilingual-student-equity
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230909T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230909T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230718T185620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230718T185620Z
UID:6691-1694250000-1694257200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Introducing the WIDA ELD Standards Framework
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, September 9\, 2023\nPresenter: Shadia Salem\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503105\n\n\n\n\nIntroducing the WIDA ELD Standards Framework\n\nDesigned 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. \nEssential Questions: \n\nHow do the framework components work together to make a comprehensive picture of language development?\n\n\nIn what ways can the Four Key Language Uses represent prominent language uses across the disciplines?\n\n\nHow do Language Expectations create visible ways students need to use language to meet grade-level academic content standards?\n\n\nIn what ways can the Proficiency Level Descriptors describe typical ways multilingual learners might develop across six levels of English proficiency?\n\nTarget Audience: K-12 Administrators\, Teacher Leaders\, and Teachers
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/introducing-the-wida-eld-standards-framework-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Shadia Salem,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230910T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230910T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230605T203057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230605T203057Z
UID:6611-1694358000-1694365200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, September 10\, 2023\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503024\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice\n\n\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? 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 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-5
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230911T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230911T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230626T195528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T195528Z
UID:6644-1694448000-1694455200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY: Teaching With Trabalenguas
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Monday\, September 11\, 2023\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503025\n\n\n\n\n\n Teaching With Trabalenguas \nDo you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? Or do you just want to expand your understanding of Spanish literacy instruction? Join me for a look at how trabalenguas (tongue twisters) can be used to support teaching reading in Spanish. \n\nWe will explore how to “hook” students into literacy and oracy concepts by using fun and popular trabalenguas (tongue twisters in Spanish).\nWe will examine how trabalenguas can be used as a way to teach foundational literacy skills by providing students with many different examples of Spanish language.\nWe will look at examples for using trabalenguas in Spanish Language Arts\, as well as connecting to English Language Arts for metalinguistic development.\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Teachers of Spanish Literacy
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/teaching-with-trabalenguas
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230912T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230912T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230607T202319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T202319Z
UID:6618-1694534400-1694541600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Launching the School Year as an EL Teacher: Routines that Will Strengthen Partnerships with Classroom & Content Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, September 12\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503026\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-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230917T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230917T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230711T193246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230711T193246Z
UID:6686-1694955600-1694962800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Multilingual Literacy Strand: Renovate Your Read-Aloud Grades K-5
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, September 17\, 2023\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503029\n\n\n\n\n\nMultilingual Literacy Strand: Renovate Your Read-Aloud Grades K-5 \n\nExplore ways to increase student interaction with text by strategically using the think-aloud process during classroom read-alouds to elicit reactions\, responses\, and reflections.\nDiscover how to incorporate culturally and linguistically responsive practices during the interactive read-aloud experience \nView samples and resources\n\nTarget Audience: K-5 teachers
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/multilingual-literacy-strand-renovate-your-read-aloud-grades-k-5
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230920T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230920T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230607T204529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T204529Z
UID:6619-1695225600-1695232800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Welcoming and Teaching Newcomers
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, September 20\, 2023\nPresenter: Maggie Essig\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503032\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcoming and Teaching Newcomers\n\n\nLearn how to build relationships with newcomer students and their families.\nVisualize welcoming school and classroom environments for newcomer students.\nExplore instructional strategies that will support newcomer students in the classroom.\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/welcoming-and-teaching-newcomers-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Maggie Essig,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230824T141755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T181204Z
UID:6760-1695286800-1695294000@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:St Clair ROE - Serving English Learners in Illinois
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \nDate: Thursday\, September 21\, 2023\nPresenter: Maggie Essig\nCredit Hours: 2 hours\n\n\nSt Clair ROE – Serving English Learners in Illinois\n\n***This session will equip administrators with knowledge of the rules\, laws\, and best practices pertaining to programs that serve English Learners (EL) in Illinois. Become familiar with the legal and educational frameworks needed to effectively support and advocate for English Learners\, fostering an inclusive and equitable learning environment.
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/st-clair-roe-serving-english-learners-in-illinois
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Maggie Essig,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230705T193311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T193311Z
UID:6671-1695312000-1695319200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Building Background Bilingually
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 21\, 2023\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503034\n\n\n\n\n\nBuilding Background Bilingually \n\nIn this webinar we will take a look at how to activate prior knowledge of text and increase student understanding by building background bilingually.\nWe will explore how to support students in both Spanish and English literacy through bilingual pre-reading activities.\nWe will examine ways to create a conceptual preview that allows for all students to have multiple entry points into a text.\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Teachers of Bilingual Learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/building-background-bilingually-2
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230929T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230929T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230804T163124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T140137Z
UID:6722-1695981600-1695985200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Serving Multilingual Learners: Paraprofessionals Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Friday\, September 29\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 245503037\n\n\n\n\n\nServing Multilingual Learners: Paraprofessionals Introduction \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language paraprofessionals will: \n\nReceive background information about the large umbrella of multilingual learners\nReceive a brief overview of WIDA proficiency levels \nExplore a variety of tools and ideas that can support students with instruction in the classroom and “on the fly.” \n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Paraeducators who serve multilingual students 
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/serving-multilingual-learners-paraprofessionals-introduction-2
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231004T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231004T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230710T212321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T212321Z
UID:6685-1696411800-1696431600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Powerful Instructional Moves for Supporting Multilingual Learners
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, October 4\, 2023\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503027\nLocation: Illinois Resource Center\n                   2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.\n                   Arlington Heights\, IL 60005\n\n\n\n\n\nPowerful Instructional Moves for Supporting Multilingual Learners \n\nTeachers… ASSEMBLE!  Activate your powers to engage and excite your class!\nInvestigate student learning styles and language development levels through visuals and simulations\nAdd new comprehensible input\, interaction\, and output strategies to your teaching arsenal\nGrab easy-to-prep and ready-to-use ideas that will help you scaffold language and content\nTime for Q&A\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-8 Educators \n\n\nNote:  Participants will be given a 30-minute lunch break at noon.  Please bring your lunch or plan accordingly.  
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/powerful-instructional-moves-for-supporting-multilingual-learners
LOCATION:Illinois Resource Center\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Michele Yanong
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230913T184629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T184629Z
UID:6811-1696669200-1696676400@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Modeled Writing & Shared Writing
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, October 7\, 2023\nPresenter: Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503118\n\n\n\n\n\nTeaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Modeled Writing & Shared Writing \n  \n\nTeachers will examine modeled writing and shared writing methods and what is unique in the teaching of literacy-based English Language Development (ELD) and Spanish literacy classroom settings. Teachers will receive suggestions for implementing Modeled Writing and Shared Writing across primary and intermediate grade levels. Teachers  will view a model as presented in Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared by Escamilla et. all. 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.  \n  \nAudience: Teachers K-5 (Spanish-English)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/teaching-approaches-to-develop-biliterate-writing-modeled-writing-shared-writing
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230911T181352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T181352Z
UID:6800-1696953600-1696960800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:RAFTing with Multilingual Learners
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, October 10\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503040\n\n\n\n\n\nRAFTing with Multilingual Learners \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n Examine the structure of RAFT (Role\, Audience\, Format\, and Topic) \n\nExplore a variety of tools and ideas that can support students with higher proficiency levels (PLs of 3-5)\nDevelop our own tool banks for supporting students in expressive language skills\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and leaders who serve multilingual students 
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/rafting-with-multilingual-learners
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231011T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231011T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224100
CREATED:20230705T195228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T195228Z
UID:6672-1697040000-1697047200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Canciones y dichos y adivinanzas\, oh my!
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, October 11\, 2023\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503094\n\n\n\n\n\nCanciones y dichos y adivinanzas\, oh my! \nDo you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? If  you enjoyed my session on Teaching with trabalenguas\, then you’ll love this session! Join me for a look at how canciones (songs)\, dichos (sayings)\, and adivinazas (riddles) can be used to support teaching Spanish language and literacy. \n\nWe will explore how to engage students during Spanish literacy and oracy by using fun and popular canciones\, dichos\, and adivinanzas.\nWe will examine how these types of texts can be used as a way to teach foundational literacy skills by providing students with many different examples of Spanish language and culture.\nWe will look at examples for using canciones\, dichos\, and adivinanzas in Spanish Language Arts\, as well as connecting to English Language Arts for metalinguistic development.\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Teachers of Spanish Literacy
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/canciones-y-dichos-y-adivinanzas-oh-my
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
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