Supporting Long-Term English Learners in the Classroom
WebinarRegister Now Date: Monday, May 1, 2023 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503066 Supporting Long-Term English Learners in the Classroom Understand the linguistic, academic, and social-emotional needs of long-term English learners in our classrooms Learn methods for supporting and engaging long-term English learners Walk away with strategies you can immediately use TARGET AUDIENCE: 6-12 Educators of Long-Term English Learners
Spanish Literacy Strand: Building Background Bilingually
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503060 Spanish Literacy Strand: Building Background Bilingually Join me for another session geared towards Spanish literacy! In this webinar we will take a look at how to activate prior knowledge of text and increase student understanding by building background bilingually. We will explore how to support students in both Spanish and English literacy through bilingual pre-reading activities. We will examine ways to create a conceptual preview that allows for all students to have entry points into a text. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 [...]
Goal Setting with Multilingual Students: Dreaming Forward into Next School Year
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503075 Goal Setting with Multilingual Students: Dreaming Forward into Next School Year In this session, educators and leaders will: Examine various assessment tools and data sets to accurately capture language growth over time Explore and share ways to celebrate linguistic growth in their school community Explore and share ways to set meaningful goals with students in terms of their language growth and development TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and instructional coaches who support multilingual learners
Spanish Literacy Strand: Pairing Whole Group and Small Group Literacy Instruction
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503061 Spanish Literacy Strand: Pairing Whole Group and Small Group Literacy Instruction Looking for more sessions geared towards Spanish literacy? Join me for a session focused on connecting two important components of literacy instruction: whole group and small group. In this webinar we will examine the features of whole group and small group literacy. We will explore how to lower the affective filter for bilingual students and create opportunities for making connections across literacy environments. We will consider ways to compliment [...]
Analyzing Student Writing with a Language Lens
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503102 Analyzing Student Writing with a Language Lens In this workshop, participants will dig deeper into WIDA’s Writing Rubric and the ACCESS for ELLs Writing Scoring Scale to help support the understanding of writing expectations with a language proficiency level lens. Participants will be able to analyze student writing with a language lens and learn about ways they can apply success criteria, expected language use, and student-goal setting to enhance student writing instruction. Essential Questions: How can WIDA’s Writing Rubric and the [...]
Mindset Math with Multilingual Learners Gr. K-8
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, May 18, 2022 Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez and Carolyn Droll ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503122 Mindset Math with Multilingual Learners Gr. K-8 In this session, participants will: Discuss elements of a culturally and linguistically sustaining math learning environment Review language and literacy strategies that help MLs share their mathematical reasoning Learn how the use of “low floor - high ceiling” tasks creates space to develop mathematical language while naturally differentiating content Explore a variety of math tasks through the Multilingual Learner lens TARGET AUDIENCE: teachers, interventionists, educators and practitioners who support math instruction [...]
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 [...]
