Multilingual Data Summit for Teams
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 (Full Day - one hour lunch on your own) Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 265503035 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Multilingual Data Summit for Teams Special Note: This event is designed to support teams of 3 or more as they unpack data of their multilingual learners. Teams will be asked to bring along their digital data for ACCESS and EL PtP. [...]
Becoming Multilingual Champions: PTA Edition (AM session)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025 Presenters: Carly Spina, Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours Event ID: 265503036 Becoming Multilingual Champions: PTA Edition (AM session) During this event, school staff and parent-teacher association members will: Discuss strengths and share individual district/association successes Identify barriers toward engagement faced by multilingual families and staff Explore strategies and resources for building inclusive and responsive PTAs TARGET AUDIENCE: Parent and Faculty Association (PFA) members, Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) members
Becoming Multilingual Champions: PTA Edition (PM session)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025 Presenters: Carly Spina, Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours Event ID: 265503037 Becoming Multilingual Champions: PTA Edition (PM session) During this event, school staff and parent-teacher association members will: Discuss strengths and share individual district/association successes Identify barriers toward engagement faced by multilingual families and staff Explore strategies and resources for building inclusive and responsive PTAs TARGET AUDIENCE: Parent and Faculty Association (PFA) members, Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) members
Translation & Interpretation for Newcomers: Not the Instructional Scaffold We Might Think It Is (AM Session)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Friday, September 26, 2025 Presenters: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 265503031 Translation & Interpretation for Newcomers: Not the Instructional Scaffold We Might Think It Is (AM Session) During this event, educators serving multilingual learners will: Unpack current trends in classrooms as it relates to instructional translation Uncover some limitations for utilizing translation & interpretation at the instructional level Receive a guidance document of considerations for leveraging both translation & interpretation for newcomer students to help facilitate instructional decision-making for teachers Receive a digital tool bank of resources to take with you [...]
Translation & Interpretation for Newcomers: Not the Instructional Scaffold We Might Think It Is (PM Session)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Friday, September 26, 2025 Presenters: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 265503030 Translation & Interpretation for Newcomers: Not the Instructional Scaffold We Might Think It Is (PM Session) During this event, educators serving multilingual learners will: Unpack current trends in classrooms as it relates to instructional translation Uncover some limitations for utilizing translation & interpretation at the instructional level Receive a guidance document of considerations for leveraging both translation & interpretation for newcomer students to help facilitate instructional decision-making for teachers Receive a digital tool bank of resources to take with you [...]
Translanguaging: Empowering Multilingual Learners in K-12 Classrooms
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025 Presenter: Dana Piraino ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 265503048 Translanguaging: Empowering Multilingual Learners in K-12 Classrooms This presentation explores translanguaging approaches for K-12 educators working with diverse student populations. We will examine practical strategies to leverage students' full linguistic potential. repertoires across all subject areas. Target audience: K-12 teachers, paras, and support teachers.
Authentic Assessment Options of Multilingual Learners
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday September 30, 2025 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 265503041 Authentic Assessment Options of Multilingual Learners The goal of the session is to discuss a variety of options to authentically assess multilingual learners such as through paper-based and/or digital portfolios. We will discuss ways to examine language development across the language domains: listening, speaking, reading, writing, representing as well as a tool to assess their level of acculturation. Target Audience: Teachers-All Levels
Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Modeled Writing & Shared Writing
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 265503052 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Modeled Writing & Shared Writing Teachers will examine modeled writing and shared writing methods and what is unique in the teaching of literacy-based English Language Development (ELD) and Spanish literacy classroom settings. Teachers will receive suggestions for implementing Modeled Writing and Shared Writing across primary and intermediate grade levels. Teachers will view a model as presented in Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared by Escamilla et. all. This workshop content will be beneficial for Dual [...]
A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Creating and Finding Visuals to Support Multilingual Learners
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 265503020 A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Creating and Finding Visuals to Support Multilingual Learners Visuals are a key linguistic support for multilingual learners, but educators don’t have unlimited time to search the internet for the perfect visual! Explore where and how educators can create or find quality visuals to use in a range of contexts and content areas. Leave with a list of tools, all free to educators, that you can use or share tomorrow. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators of Multilingual Learners
Artificial Intelligence & English Language Development
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 265503021 Artificial Intelligence & English Language Development Explore various artificial intelligence tools that educators can use in planning and instruction for Multilingual Learners. Envision creative strategies to support English language development using AI. Discuss how to model responsible use of AI for students. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators of Multilingual Learners
