RAFTing with Multilingual Learners
Register Now Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503082 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
Leading and Learning: Multilingual Programs
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503109 Leading and Learning: Multilingual Programs In today's increasingly diverse classrooms, multilingual programs provide a valuable pathway for nurturing students' linguistic, academic, and social-emotional development. This comprehensive workshop delves into the leadership and learning practices of multilingual education programs that prioritize equitable opportunities and maximize impact for multilingual learners. Participants will engage in reflective sessions to synthesize their learnings and develop action plans for implementing effective program practices. Target Audience: K-12 Administrators, Teacher Leaders, and Teachers
ML Teacher Toolbox: Using Hold-Up Tools to Boost Engagement
WebinarRegister Now Date: Monday, March 11, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 245503039 ML Teacher Toolbox: Using Hold-Up Tools to Boost Engagement Learn how Hold-Up Tools can boost engagement, give entry points to all learners, and increase your ability to assess understandings See sample activities that can be applied to all content areas Leave with ready-to-print and use hold-up tools to use with your class TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators of Multilingual Learners
Capitalizing on Connections in Spanish and English during la fonética
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503100 Capitalizing on Connections in Spanish and English during la fonética Join me for an exploration of how to integrate metalinguistic development into phonics instruction for Dual Language and Bilingual educators. We will examine some simple ways to provide bilingual learners with opportunities to make connections between Spanish and English during Spanish literacy instruction. We will consider opportunities to capitalize on connecting languages to enhance student learning and maximize instructional time across languages. We will explore ways to integrate the way [...]
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503084 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 [...]
20+ Diverse Picture Books: Nonfiction Edition 2024!
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503075 20+ Diverse Picture Books: Nonfiction Edition 2024! Consider how to expand perspectives through meaningful use of nonfiction read-alouds connected to essential content topics. Discuss the many ways to use diverse picture books to teach nonfiction genre-specific features, organizational structures, and reading strategies. Hear excerpts, see a preview, and build your must-have list of nonfiction texts, including biographies, reference materials, literary nonfiction, and memoirs. Grab activity ideas to use for each one, including some ready-to-print or share resources and prompts for critical [...]
Capitalizing on Connections in Spanish and English during la fonética
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503101 Capitalizing on Connections in Spanish and English during la fonética Join me for an exploration of how to integrate metalinguistic development into phonics instruction for Dual Language and Bilingual educators. We will examine some simple ways to provide bilingual learners with opportunities to make connections between Spanish and English during Spanish literacy instruction. We will consider opportunities to capitalize on connecting languages to enhance student learning and maximize instructional time across languages. We will explore ways to integrate the way [...]
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503086 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 [...]
What is Culturally Responsive Teaching and how can I align it within my practice?
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503128 What is Culturally Responsive Teaching and how can I align it within my practice? The goals of this session are to define culturally responsive teaching (CRT) and identify high leverage teaching strategies that can be applied across grade levels and across content areas in support of culturally and linguistically diverse students. We will explore the WIDA guiding principles of language development as it relates to CRT pedagogical practice. Teachers will walk away with a menu of strategies that align to the [...]
Introducing the WIDA ELD Standards Framework
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503112 Introducing the WIDA ELD Standards Framework Designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for the integration of English language development within content learning, this workshop will overview the four components of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. Participants will receive resources to support the implementation of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. Essential Questions: How do the framework components work together to make a comprehensive picture of language development? In what ways can the Four Key Language Uses represent prominent [...]
