Exploring Academic Language in Content Areas School-wide
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503112 Exploring Academic Language in Content Areas School-wide Teachers will receive evidence-based strategies and share ideas on strengthening academic language across disciplines. We will explore how academic language is used in content areas such as Language Arts, Science, Math, Music, and Physical Education with the ultimate goal of implementing a culturally responsive curriculum school-wide. 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 [...]
Free Write: Conversations, Connections and Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503045 Free Write: Conversations, Connections and Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice Are you a teacher who enjoys writing? Are you a writing teacher who wants to explore your own writing process? 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? Join us for one, some, or all of the Free Write [...]
Language Expectations: Making Language Visible in Academic Content Standards
WebinarRegister Now Date: Monday, May 22, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503101 Language Expectations: Making Language Visible in Academic Content Standards Designed 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. Essential Questions: How can Language Expectations serve as goals for content-driven language instruction? How do [...]
Using bilingual books to support el desarrollo bilingüe
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit: 3 Hours Event ID: 23550303055 Using bilingual books to support el desarrollo bilingüe Join me for this in-person workshop where we take a first hand look at various types of bilingual text and how these texts can be used in instruction. Through a hand-on approach, we will explore some bilingual texts (mostly Spanish/English bilingual books). We will examine how bilingual books can support translanguaging in bilingual and dual language classrooms. We will consider ways to incorporate the use of bilingual [...]
Unlock the Potential of Wordless Books for Multilingual Learners
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503067 Unlock the Potential of Wordless Books for Multilingual Learners Explore how wordless books can be used with multilingual learners at any age to develop language skills and teach content. View examples of wordless books appropriate for various grade levels and English language proficiency levels. Walk away with strategies using wordless books you can immediately use! TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators
Welcoming and Teaching Newcomers
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503068 Welcoming and Teaching Newcomers Learn how to build relationships with newcomer students and their families. Visualize welcoming school and classroom environments for newcomer students. Explore instructional strategies that will support newcomer students in the classroom. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators
Unit Planning for Multilingual Learners: Incorporating Oracy and Literacy into Content Area Instruction Grades 4-8
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, June 3 2023 Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez ECPD Credit: 2 Hours Event ID: 235503123 Unit Planning for Multilingual Learners: Incorporating Oracy and Literacy into Content Area Instruction Grades 4-8 Review an interactive Learning Cycle Unit Planning Template Examine elementary and middle school sample content area unit plans Develop an individual instructional learning cycle unit that incorporates oracy and literacy across a content area. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators who support multilingual learners’ content area instruction and intervention.
Orgullo and Pride: Affirming LGBTQ Identities in Multilingual Classrooms
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, June 6 , 2023 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503046 Orgullo and Pride: Affirming LGBTQ Identities in Multilingual Classrooms Kick off Pride month by learning more about practices to support and celebrate the LGBTQ community in your school! Examine current law, policies and guidelines in Illinois for integrating LGBTQ+ history and affirming practices in our schools, using a lens of language and culture to focus particularly on supporting LGBTQ+ youth in multilingual communities Explore strategies and resources to make your learning environment safe, inclusive, and affirming for all students, and particularly [...]
Multipurpose Can Do Student Portraits
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503103 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 [...]
The Dimensions of Academic Language and Strategies for Integrating Into Instruction and Assessment
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503113 The Dimensions of Academic Language and Strategies for Integrating Into Instruction and Assessment Teachers 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, [...]
