Building Background Bilingually

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Register Now   Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503034 Building Background Bilingually 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 multiple entry points into a text. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Teachers of Bilingual Learners

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Serving Multilingual Learners: Paraprofessionals Introduction

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Register Now   Date: Friday, September 29, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 245503037 Serving Multilingual Learners: Paraprofessionals Introduction During this event, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language paraprofessionals will: Receive background information about the large umbrella of multilingual learners Receive a brief overview of WIDA proficiency levels  Explore a variety of tools and ideas that can support students with instruction in the classroom and “on the fly.”  TARGET AUDIENCE: Paraeducators who serve multilingual students 

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Powerful Instructional Moves for Supporting Multilingual Learners

Illinois Resource Center , United States

Register Now   Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 5 hours Event ID: 245503027 Location: Illinois Resource Center                    2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.                    Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Powerful Instructional Moves for Supporting Multilingual Learners Teachers… ASSEMBLE!  Activate your powers to engage and excite your class! Investigate student learning styles and language development levels through visuals and simulations Add new comprehensible input, interaction, and output strategies to your teaching arsenal Grab easy-to-prep and ready-to-use ideas that will help you [...]

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Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Modeled Writing & Shared Writing

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Register Now   Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503118 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 [...]

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RAFTing with Multilingual Learners

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Register Now   Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503040 RAFTing with Multilingual Learners During this event, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will:  Examine the structure of RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, and Topic) Explore a variety of tools and ideas that can support students with higher proficiency levels (PLs of 3-5) Develop our own tool banks for supporting students in expressive language skills TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and leaders who serve multilingual students 

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Canciones y dichos y adivinanzas, oh my!

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Register Now   Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503094 Canciones y dichos y adivinanzas, oh my! Do you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? If  you enjoyed my session on Teaching with trabalenguas, then you’ll love this session! Join me for a look at how canciones (songs), dichos (sayings), and adivinazas (riddles) can be used to support teaching Spanish language and literacy. We will explore how to engage students during Spanish literacy and oracy by using fun and popular canciones, dichos, and adivinanzas. We will examine [...]

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Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice

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Register Now   Date: Sunday, October 15, 2023 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503042 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 [...]

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Strengthening Writing in a Bilingual and Dual Language Classroom (Spanish-English)

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Register Now   Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503119 Strengthening Writing in a Bilingual and Dual Language Classroom (Spanish-English) Teachers will receive evidence-based strategies and share ideas on how to strengthen writing for their bilingual and dual language learners (Spanish-English). We will examine writing rubrics, student work and teaching techniques that can be utilized in practice.  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 and/or dual language learners.   Audience: Teachers [...]

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Key Language Uses: A Functional Approach to Language Development

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Register Now   Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503106 Key Language Uses: A Functional Approach to Language Development Designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for the integration of English language development within content learning, this workshop will focus on the Key Language Uses, one of the four components of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. Participants will receive resources to support the implementation of the Key Language Uses. Essential Questions: How do Key Language Uses foster a functional approach to language development? Why should educators frame English [...]

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Balancing Language and Content Objectives in the Upper Grades

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Register Now   Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503120 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 [...]

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