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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
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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
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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:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230607T204529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T204529Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230824T141755Z
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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
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CREATED:20230705T193311Z
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230929T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230804T163124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T140137Z
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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:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230710T212321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T212321Z
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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:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230913T184629Z
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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:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230911T181352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T181352Z
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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:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230705T195228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T195228Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231015T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230727T201303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230727T201303Z
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SUMMARY:Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, October 15\, 2023\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503042\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-6
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231019T180000
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CREATED:20230913T192103Z
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SUMMARY:Strengthening Writing in a Bilingual and Dual Language Classroom (Spanish-English)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, October 19\, 2023\nPresenter: Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503119\n\n\n\n\n\nStrengthening Writing in a Bilingual and Dual Language Classroom (Spanish-English)\n\n\nTeachers will receive evidence-based strategies and share ideas on how to strengthen writing for their bilingual and dual language learners (Spanish-English). We will examine writing rubrics\, student work and teaching techniques that can be utilized in practice.  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 bilingual and/or dual language learners.   \n\nAudience: Teachers grades K-2 (Spanish-English)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/strengthening-writing-in-a-bilingual-and-dual-language-classroom-spanish-english
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231021T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231021T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230731T225442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230731T225442Z
UID:6711-1697878800-1697886000@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Key Language Uses: A Functional Approach to Language Development
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, October 21\, 2023\nPresenter: Shadia Salem\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503106\n\n\n\n\nKey Language Uses: A Functional Approach to Language Development\n\nDesigned for educators and leaders who are responsible for the integration of English language development within content learning\, this workshop will focus on the Key Language Uses\, one of the four components of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. Participants will receive resources to support the implementation of the Key Language Uses. \nEssential Questions: \n\nHow do Key Language Uses foster a functional approach to language development?\n\n\nWhy should educators frame English Language Development Standards around Key Language Uses? \n\n\nIn what ways can the Four Key Language Uses represent prominent language uses across the disciplines?\n\n\nHow can educators integrate Key Language Uses within content learning?\n\nTarget Audience: K-12 Administrators\, Teacher Leaders\, and Teachers.
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/key-language-uses-a-functional-approach-to-language-development-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Shadia Salem,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230913T195303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T195303Z
UID:6813-1698483600-1698490800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Balancing Language and Content Objectives in the Upper Grades
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, October 28\, 2023\nPresenter: Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503120\n\n\n\n\n\nBalancing Language and Content Objectives in the Upper Grades \n\n  \nTeachers will receive evidence-based strategies and share ideas on how to balance language and content objectives when planning for their multilingual learners. We will examine how to build literacy across content areas and set priorities that align to the needs of individual students. We will examine assessments in core content areas and make modifications aligned to students’ stages of language development as evidenced in their writing and oral language development. We will be leveraging the tools from the WIDA 2020 framework to build a common understanding around assessing students’ interpretive and expressive skills. 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.   \n  \nAudience: Secondary Education Teachers grades (6-12)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/balancing-language-and-content-objectives-in-the-upper-grades-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231030T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231030T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230920T144534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T145141Z
UID:6827-1698681600-1698685200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:ML Teacher Toolbox:  Don't Spook Them!  Use Sneaky Pop-Up Grammar
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Monday\, October 30\, 2023\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 245503046\n\n\n\n\n\n\nML Teacher Toolbox:  Don’t Spook Them!  Use Sneaky Pop-Up Grammar  \n\n\nDoes English grammar instruction feel like a walk through a haunted house… a scary and confusing endeavor? \n\nIn this session\, you will learn about Krashen’s natural order theory for language/grammar acquisition\, which can give you a road map for appropriate grammar instruction for emergent bilinguals.\nCome explore how well-timed pop-up grammar can contextualize grammar usage and help create successful outputs from students. \nLeave with concrete ideas for when and how to use pop-up grammar in any setting\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators of Multilingual Learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ml-teacher-toolbox-dont-spook-them-use-sneaky-pop-up-grammar
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231105T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231105T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230920T150531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T150531Z
UID:6828-1699189200-1699196400@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Multilingual Literacy Strand: Nothing Small About It! Supporting Students in Small Group Literacy K-5
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, November 5\, 2023\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503048\n\n\n\n\nMultilingual Literacy Strand: Nothing Small About It! Supporting Students in Small Group Literacy K-5\n\n\n\nCome build a “guided reading ready” kit to support your multilingual learners and everyone else\nConsider ways to embed language objectives into your guided reading lessons for students at a variety of language development levels.  This will include tips for grouping\, text selection\, and instruction\nLearn how to support students based on their needs in strategy groups (including phonemic awareness\, phonics\, word work\, and language forms and features)\n\nTarget Audience: K-5 teachers
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/multilingual-literacy-strand-nothing-small-about-it-supporting-students-in-small-group-literacy-k-5
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231106T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231106T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230920T151907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T151907Z
UID:6829-1699286400-1699290000@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:ML Teacher Toolbox:  Engineering Grade-Level Texts
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Monday\, November 6\, 2023\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 245503049\n\n\n\n\n\nML Teacher Toolbox:  Engineering Grade-Level Texts\n\n\nDo you struggle to scaffold the reading of grade-level text for your students?   \n\nCome learn how to engineer grade-level texts to make them more comprehensible for your students.  We will kick things off by exploring completed samples at several grade levels.\nConsider times when grade level text will be outside the zone of proximal development for your students\, and how to modify text to an appropriate level using online platforms or AI tools.  \nWatch a live demonstration of how to do this\, so that you will be ready to do it quickly on your own.\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators of Multilingual Learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ml-teacher-toolbox-engineering-grade-level-texts
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230913T202321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T202321Z
UID:6814-1699545600-1699552800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:The Dimensions of Academic Language and Strategies for Integrating Into Instruction and Assessment
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, November 9\, 2023\nPresenter: Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503121\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Dimensions of Academic Language and Strategies for Integrating Into Instruction and Assessment \n\nTeachers will receive evidence-based strategies and share ideas on strengthening academic language within the classroom. We will explore the dimensions of academic language and their impact on teaching and learning. For example\, we will discuss how to build metalinguistic awareness\, sociocultural awareness and metacognitive awareness in the classroom with the ultimate goal of implementing a culturally responsive curriculum schoolwide. 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 bilingual and/or dual language learners.  \nAudience: Teachers (Spanish-English)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/the-dimensions-of-academic-language-and-strategies-for-integrating-into-instruction-and-assessment-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231110T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231110T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230911T212330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T212330Z
UID:6801-1699610400-1699617600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Supporting Multilingual Students through Interpretive Skills (Listening\, Reading\, Viewing)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Friday\, November 10\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503051\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporting Multilingual Students through Interpretive Skills (Listening\, Reading\, Viewing) \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n\nExamine Interpretive Language Skills across proficiency levels\nExplore ways to scaffold students as they listen\, read\, and view content \nDesign a tool bank of resources to share with colleagues\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and leaders who serve multilingual students 
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/supporting-multilingual-students-through-interpretive-skills-listening-reading-viewing
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231112T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231112T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230727T204813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230727T204813Z
UID:6706-1699801200-1699808400@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, November 12\, 2023\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503052\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-7
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231117T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230911T214407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T214407Z
UID:6805-1700215200-1700222400@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Supporting Multilingual Students through Expressive Skills (Speaking\, Writing\, Representing)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Friday\, November 17\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503055\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporting Multilingual Students through Expressive Skills (Speaking\, Writing\, Representing) \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n\nExamine Expressive Language Skills across proficiency levels\nExplore ways to scaffold students as they speak\, write\, and represent content \nDesign a tool bank of resources to share with colleagues\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and leaders who serve multilingual students
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/supporting-multilingual-students-through-expressive-skills-speaking-writing-representing
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231118T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231118T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230830T162027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T162027Z
UID:6779-1700298000-1700305200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Language Expectations: Making Language Visible in Academic Content Standards
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, November 18\, 2023\nPresenter: Shadia Salem\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503107\n\n\n\n\nLanguage Expectations: Making Language Visible in Academic Content Standards\n\nDesigned for educators and leaders who are responsible for the integration of English language development within content learning\, this workshop will focus on Language Expectations\, one of the four components of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. Language Expectations are goals for content-driven language instruction. Participants will receive resources to support the implementation of Language Expectations. \nEssential Questions: \n\nHow can Language Expectations serve as goals for content-driven language instruction?\n\n\nHow do Language Functions and Features show ways language works in service of content learning?\n\n\nHow can educators integrate Language Expectations within content learning?\n\n\nHow can the integration of content and language invite collaboration between educators as they collectively share responsibility for teaching multilingual learners?\n\nTarget Audience: K-12 Administrators\, Teacher Leaders\, and Teachers.
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/language-expectations-making-language-visible-in-academic-content-standards-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Shadia Salem,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231129T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231129T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230911T215806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T215806Z
UID:6806-1701248400-1701255600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Targeting Language Support for Higher Proficiency Levels (3\, 4\, 5)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, November 29\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503058\n\n\n\n\n\nTargeting Language Support for Higher Proficiency Levels (3\, 4\, 5) \nDuring this event\, all grade level EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n\nExamine the unique linguistic needs of students of higher language proficiency levels\nExplore ways to enrich language opportunities across grade levels and content areas \nDesign a tool bank of resources to share with colleagues\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and leaders who serve multilingual students
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/targeting-language-support-for-higher-proficiency-levels-3-4-5
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231129T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231129T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230809T154625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T154625Z
UID:6730-1701273600-1701280800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Connecting Languages during Math Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, November 29\, 2023\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503095\n\n\n\n\n\nConnecting Languages during Math Instruction \n\nThis webinar will dig into the importance of helping bilingual learners make cross-linguistic connections to further their metalinguistic development\nWhether you instruct math in English or Spanish\, we will explore ideas for making language connections while also teaching content knowledge\nTogether we will focus on ways that educators can integrate opportunities for language development across English and Spanish during mathematics instruction\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Bilingual/ Dual Language Teachers
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/connecting-languages-during-math-instruction
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230915T195248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230917T182820Z
UID:6823-1701360000-1701367200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: El Dictado/Dictation
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, November 30\, 2023\nPresenter: Vanessa Figueroa\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503123\n\n\n\n\n\n Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: El 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.  \n  \nAudience: Teachers K-5 (Spanish-English)
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/el-dictado-dictation-2
LOCATION:Illinois Resource Center\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vanessa Figueroa,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231209T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231209T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230830T163558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T175719Z
UID:6781-1702112400-1702119600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Ready\, Set\, ACCESS! Preparing for the ACCESS Assessment 
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, December 9\, 2023\nPresenter: Shadia Salem\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503111\n\n\n\n\n\nReady\, Set\, ACCESS! Preparing for the ACCESS Assessment  \n  \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: Teachers\, Instructional Coaches\, Administrators 
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ready-set-access-preparing-for-the-access-assessment-2
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Shadia Salem,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231210T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231210T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230809T160005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T160005Z
UID:6731-1702220400-1702227600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, December 10\, 2023\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503060\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-8
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231212T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231212T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230809T162003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T162003Z
UID:6732-1702396800-1702404000@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Unlock the Potential of Wordless Books for Multilingual Learners
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, December 12\, 2023\nPresenter: Maggie Essig\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503062\n\n\n\n\n\nUnlock the Potential of Wordless Books for Multilingual Learners \n\nExplore how wordless books can be used with multilingual learners at any age to develop language skills and teach content. \nView examples of wordless books appropriate for various grade levels and English language proficiency levels.\nWalk away with strategies using wordless books you can immediately use!\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/unlock-the-potential-of-wordless-books-for-multilingual-learners-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Maggie Essig,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231213T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231213T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224002
CREATED:20230908T162525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T162525Z
UID:6797-1702458000-1702465200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Checking your MTSS Structures for Multilingual Student Equity
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, December 13\, 2023\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 245503061\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-3
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar
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