The Dimensions of Academic Language and Strategies for Integrating Into Instruction and Assessment
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503121 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, [...]
Supporting Multilingual Students through Interpretive Skills (Listening, Reading, Viewing)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Friday, November 10, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503051 Supporting Multilingual Students through Interpretive Skills (Listening, Reading, Viewing) During this event, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: Examine Interpretive Language Skills across proficiency levels Explore ways to scaffold students as they listen, read, and view content Design a tool bank of resources to share with colleagues TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and leaders who serve multilingual students
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503052 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 [...]
Supporting Multilingual Students through Expressive Skills (Speaking, Writing, Representing)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Friday, November 17, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503055 Supporting Multilingual Students through Expressive Skills (Speaking, Writing, Representing) During this event, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: Examine Expressive Language Skills across proficiency levels Explore ways to scaffold students as they speak, write, and represent content Design a tool bank of resources to share with colleagues TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and leaders who serve multilingual students
Language Expectations: Making Language Visible in Academic Content Standards
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503107 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 [...]
Targeting Language Support for Higher Proficiency Levels (3, 4, 5)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503058 Targeting Language Support for Higher Proficiency Levels (3, 4, 5) During this event, all grade level EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: Examine the unique linguistic needs of students of higher language proficiency levels Explore ways to enrich language opportunities across grade levels and content areas Design a tool bank of resources to share with colleagues TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and leaders who serve multilingual students
Connecting Languages during Math Instruction
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503095 Connecting Languages during Math Instruction This webinar will dig into the importance of helping bilingual learners make cross-linguistic connections to further their metalinguistic development Whether you instruct math in English or Spanish, we will explore ideas for making language connections while also teaching content knowledge Together we will focus on ways that educators can integrate opportunities for language development across English and Spanish during mathematics instruction TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Bilingual/ Dual Language Teachers
Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: El Dictado/Dictation
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503123 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: El Dictado/Dictation Teachers 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 [...]
Ready, Set, ACCESS! Preparing for the ACCESS Assessment
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503111 Ready, 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: Learn effective instructional practices to support student success on the ACCESS assessment Explore system-wide practices that enhance the assessment experience Create an action plan to prepare students for the [...]
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503060 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 [...]
