Free Write: Conversations, Connections and Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503038 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: Saturday, January 28, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503096 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 [...]
Conociendo los nuevos estándares estatales de Illinois para los artes del lenguaje en español
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 235503024 Conociendo los nuevos estándares estatales de Illinois para los artes del lenguaje en español Este seminario web proporcionará una descripción general de los estándares de aprendizaje recientemente adoptados para los educadores de artes del lenguaje español en Illinois. Vamos a explorar cómo los estándares sostienen el desarrollo del idioma español y la alfabetización. Examinaremos algunas de las semejanzas y diferencias de los estándares de artes del lenguaje en español con los estándares de artes del lenguaje en inglés. **esta sesión [...]
Using Ordinary Technology Tools To Create Extraordinary Opportunities to Develop Oral Language
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503063 Using Ordinary Technology Tools To Create Extraordinary Opportunities to Develop Oral Language Examine the research about using technology with multilingual learners to develop oral language skills. Explore when and where technology tools can be easily incorporated into instruction to develop oral language skills. Walk away with strategies that can be immediately used with students! TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators
Collaborating to support Bilingual learners with Special Educational needs
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, February 2, 2022 Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez & Theresa Young ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503104 Collaborating to support Bilingual learners with Special Educational needs In this interactive session, bilingual/dual language/ ESL educators and special educators collaborate to: Describe and understand unique strengths and characteristics of bilingual learners with special educational needs Review classroom based research on instruction and intervention to support these learners Explore resources to support students’ multilingualism TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and practitioners who support bilingual learners with special educational needs.
Weekend Language Detectives: If This, Then That! Planning Responsive Mini-Lessons K-8
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503085 Weekend Language Detectives: If This, Then That! Planning Responsive Mini-Lessons K-8 Learn how to analyze student writing through a language lens on word, sentence, and discourse development Explore writing mini-lesson moves you can consider to move authors forward Leave the session with ready-to-use templates, record-keeping pages, and lesson ideas that will help you think about your writers in relation to the WIDA standards TARGET AUDIENCE: K-8 General Educators, Content Area Specialists, Language Support Teachers and Everyone Else
Spanish Literacy Strand: Building Background Bilingually
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503053 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 [...]
The Language of YouTube: Leveraging Students’ Interests & Promoting Language Development Opportunities
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503072 The Language of YouTube: Leveraging Students’ Interests & Promoting Language Development Opportunities In this session, educators and leaders will: Define and explore the terms engagement and relevance and how they relate to what students currently consume online. Analyze WIDA’s modes of communication for a variety of purposes and audiences. Explore tools & resources to promote learning experiences that leverage student interests. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and instructional coaches who support multilingual learners
Balancing Language and Content Objectives in the Upper Grades
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503092 Balancing Language and Content Objectives in the Upper Grades Teachers will receive evidence-based strategies and share ideas on how to balance language and content objectives when planning for their multilingual learners. We will examine how to build literacy across content areas and set priorities that align to the needs of individual students. We will examine assessments in core content areas and make modifications aligned to students’ stages of language development as evidenced in their writing and oral language development. We will [...]
Unpacking and Utilizing the Spanish Language Arts Standards
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503054 Unpacking and Utilizing the Spanish Language Arts Standards In this webinar we will dive deeper into the newly adopted learning standards for Spanish Language Arts for Illinois educators by “unpacking” and exploring what students need to know and do within Spanish literacy instruction. We will analyze the SLA standards by breaking them down into the essential understandings and skills. We will consider how to plan for instruction by aligning the SLA standards with teachers’ repertoire. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Teachers of [...]
