Supporting Newcomers in 6-12
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Friday, December 6, 2024 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503088 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Supporting Newcomers in 6-12 During this event, secondary educators serving multilingual learners will: Discuss ways to strategically utilize heritage language without over-relying on translation alone Explore a variety of tools and ideas that can help to make content more comprehensible Receive a digital tool bank of resources to take [...]
Leading and Learning: Multilingual Programs
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503072 Leading and Learning: Multilingual Programs In today’s increasingly diverse classrooms, multilingual programs provide a valuable pathway for nurturing students’ linguistic, academic, and social-emotional development. This comprehensive workshop delves into the leadership and learning practices of multilingual education programs that prioritize equitable opportunities and maximize impact for multilingual learners. Participants will engage in reflective sessions to synthesize their learnings and develop action plans for implementing effective program practices. Target Audience: K-12 Administrators, Teacher Leaders, and Teachers.
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503036 Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice Are you an educator craving creative space where you can connect, generate, and share ideas with a community of colleagues? Are you hungry for ideas and inspiration to enhance teaching and learning in your culturally and linguistically diverse classroom? Are you interested in exploring how the experience of writing can help you deepen your practice? Whether you already enjoy writing or have a rocky relationship with writing, you are invited [...]
Integrating Trabalenguas, dichos y adivinanzas in Spanish Literacy
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503061 Integrating Trabalenguas, dichos y adivinanzas in Spanish Literacy Do you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? If yes, then you need to join me for a session geared towards bringing fun and engagement to your instruction through the use of trabalenguas, dichos y adivinanzas. We will explore how to engage students in Spanish literacy and oracy by using fun and popular trabalenguas, dichos, and adivinanzas. We will examine how these non-traditional types of texts can be used [...]
Reading Assessment: Biliterate Reading Zones
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503011 Reading Assessment: Biliterate Reading Zones The goals of this session are to orient to a Biliterate Reading Trajectory. Teachers will have an opportunity to examine the Biliterate Reading Zones, a Holistic Bilingual reading Assessment in Action and analyze how to use assessment outcomes to plan reading instruction for individual students. Escamilla et al (2014) Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared will be among the primary tools leveraged in this series as well other research-based resources. Audience: Teachers K-5 (Spanish-English)
Leveraging Multilingual Learners in Continuous Improvement
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503073 Leveraging Multilingual Learners in Continuous Improvement In this session, we will explore innovative strategies for utilizing multilingual learners as vital resources in the continuous improvement of multilingual programs. Educators can gain invaluable insights into student experiences and needs by engaging with them and their families for deeper insights. This collaborative approach not only empowers students but also informs data-driven practices that enhance curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Join us as we discuss practical methods to integrate student voices into the improvement process, [...]
Title: ML Teacher Toolbox: Noisy Classroom Edition
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong and Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503083 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Title: ML Teacher Toolbox: Noisy Classroom Edition Loud classrooms lead to language growth… come see why and how! Explore practices and strategies to build language skills through meaningful talk in the classroom Consider ways to give your multilingual students entry points to interaction with content, [...]
Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Reading: Strategies to Develop Cross-Language Connections & The Interactive Read Aloud
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503010 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Reading: Strategies to Develop Cross-Language Connections & The Interactive Read Aloud Teachers will explore a variety of research-based strategies to support literacy-based English Language Development in a dual language English-Spanish classroom setting, a transitional bilingual classroom or other language resource model. Some of the literacy based strategies include making cross-language connections (Metalanguage) and Interactive Read Aloud. This seminar is one of a series of workshops aimed at developing biliteracy. The goals of this series are to [...]
Multipurpose Can Do Student Portraits
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503074 Multipurpose Can Do Student Portraits A Can Do Student Portrait focuses on a student’s strengths with information about the learner’s educational background, languages, family, and interests. Learn about how Student Portraits can be multipurpose and impactful for educators and students in the beginning, middle, and end of the school year. Participants will receive resources to help implement Can Do Student Portraits throughout the year. Essential Questions: How can we leverage student assets and challenge biases with Student Portraits? In what ways [...]
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503038 Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice Are you an educator craving creative space where you can connect, generate, and share ideas with a community of colleagues? Are you hungry for ideas and inspiration to enhance teaching and learning in your culturally and linguistically diverse classroom? Are you interested in exploring how the experience of writing can help you deepen your practice? Whether you already enjoy writing or have a rocky relationship with writing, you are invited [...]
