Supporting Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) in the Classroom

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Register Now   Online Session: Date: Friday, February 12, 2021 Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Presenter: Elisabeth Trost ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503030   Explore how to address socio-emotional needs of SLIFE students who often arrive having experienced trauma Examine ways to assess and address SLIFE students’ learning needs so that they can begin making academic progress Make plans to differentiate instruction and implement supports that will result in the long-term flourishing of SLIFE students This virtual workshop will include both a live webinar and a self-paced learning module. The live webinar will last approximately 120 minutes.  [...]

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Administrator Academy 1804: Five Key Practices for Every Teacher who Works with English Learners (ELs)

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Register Now Date: Thursday, February 18, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Presenter: Maggie Essig Ideas for collaboration among educators who teach the same group of ELs Use big ideas to plan instruction while incorporating meaningful prior knowledge and vocabulary building activities into their lessons Sue Wagner Create opportunities for students to practice their language skills through interactive activities Target Audience: Educators working with English Learners Note: This session is presented online in conjunction with the Illinois Principals Association.

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Bilingualism in the Early Years: Creating Supportive Learning Environments for Young Multilingual Learners 

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Register Now   Online Session: Date: Thursday, February 18, 2021 Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503031   Experience simulations of second language acquisition Discuss ways to make Read Alouds meaningful for young dual language learners Learn about the critical role children’s home languages play in their development and review multilingual resources that can support multilingual development Review and practice approaches that benefit young bilingual learners with and without special educational needs Discuss ways to communicate with linguistically and culturally diverse families This virtual workshop will include both a live webinar [...]

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Using Technology with Language Learners to Develop Reading Skills: Explore the Who, What, Where, When, & Why

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Register Now Sign In: 3:00pm – 3:30pm Webinar: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Presenter: Maggie Essig Event ID: 215507060 Who can use technology to develop reading skills? (Answer: All multilingual learners!) What does the research say about using technology with multilingual learners to develop reading skills? Where can technology tools be easily incorporated into instruction to develop reading skills?  When should technology be used with multilingual learners to develop reading skills? Why should you use technology to support and develop the reading skills of multilingual learners?   Target Audience: K-12 Educators Note: This is an online workshop. 

Academic Language in the Content Areas:  Strategies You Can Implement This Week 

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Register Now   Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503034 Academic Language in the Content Areas; Strategies You Can Implement This Week  This fast-paced workshop will introduce six tactics for transforming instruction Explore academic language strategies that can be tailored to your context, including content areas or general education classroom Leave with over 30 links to resources and ideas TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 General Educators, Content Area Specialists, and Everyone Else NOTE: This virtual workshop will include both a live webinar and a self-paced learning module. The live webinar will last approximately 120 [...]

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Boosting Language Acquisition and Success in CTE Classes

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Register Now   Sign In: 3:00pm – 3:30pm Webinar: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Presenter: Michele Yanong Event ID: 215507063 Join this 90 minute webinar geared towards CTE Teachers who want to ensure success for multilingual learners. Learn about language learner development and explore simple strategies and supports you can implement this week. Target Audience: CTE Teachers Note: This is an online workshop

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Differentiating Small Group Activities for Primary Bilingual Learners

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Register Now   Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Presenter: Rachell Anderson ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503035 Differentiating Small Group Activities for Primary Bilingual Learners Explore ways to create and plan activities that support varying academic and language levels of primary aged bilingual learners Learn how to differentiate for small groups without spending hours of planning and preparation Discover how to incorporate translanguaging during small group activities TARGET AUDIENCE: K-3 Bilingual and /Dual Language Teachers NOTE: This virtual workshop will include both a live webinar and a self-paced learning module. The live webinar will last approximately 90 minutes. During [...]

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Meaningful Formative Assessment that Drives Instruction for English Learners

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Register Now   Date: Thursday, March 11, 2021 Presenter: Elisabeth Trost ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503037 Meaningful Formative Assessment that Drives Instruction for English Learners How can we use formative assessments to accurately gauge what content our students are learning?  How can we use formative assessments to accurately gauge what language our students are acquiring?  What instructional processes, practices, and tools will give us accurate and timely feedback to guide our teaching?   How can we bring this new learning back to the context of our school/district?  TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 teachers, coaches, administrators NOTE: This virtual workshop will include [...]

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EL Lens On Project Based Learning

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Register Now   Date: Friday, March 12, 2021 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503038 EL Lens On Project Based Learning Participants are invited to: Explore the fundamental principles and concepts of Project Based Learning (PBL), and examine them through the perspective of English learner (EL) education Sample strategies and techniques that are aligned to a PBL approach and are particularly appropriate for language learners Brainstorm how to apply PBL with increased intention to how it can enhance learning and language development among culturally and linguistically diverse student populations  TARGET AUDIENCE: Bilingual and Monolingual K-12 Educators NOTE: [...]

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Planning Mathematics Instruction for Bilingual Learners with Special Educational Needs

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Register Now   Date: Thursday, March 18, 2021 Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503039 Planning Mathematics Instruction for Bilingual Learners with Special Educational Needs Participants in this session will be introduced to the Math for All Instructional Planning Cycle: Deepen teachers’ understanding of how to assess students’ strengths and needs Identify possible barriers to students’ engagement with mathematical learning experiences Implement a variety of teaching practices to build success for the whole classroom TARGET AUDIENCE: teachers, interventionists and practitioners who support math instruction for bilingual learners in grades K-5 NOTE: This virtual workshop will include both [...]

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