Developing and Implementing a Multilingual Learner Intake Plan
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503097 Developing and Implementing a Multilingual Learner Intake Plan Newcomers and their families need myriad forms of support from multiple sources. This workshop is designed to support participants in developing and implementing an English Learner/Multilingual Learner Intake Plan. The English Learning Intake Plan recognizes these needs and develops strategies to meet them so that all stakeholders help newcomers build the necessary foundation to thrive both socially and emotionally and to achieve academic success. Specifically, participants will learn steps in transitioning newcomer students [...]
Universe y universo: Exploring Where the Worlds of Translanguaging and Universal Design for Learning Meet
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503039 Universe y universo: Exploring Where the Worlds of Translanguaging and Universal Design for Learning Meet Together we will: Explore the fundamentals of both Translanguaging as a pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Examine how the intersection of these approaches can amplify and deepen learning opportunities for bilingual students and everyone in your classroom Brainstorm ways to try out UDL and translanguaging inspired practices in your own teaching context TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 educators
Effective Instruction for Multilingual learners with Special Educational needs
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, February 23, 2022 Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez & Theresa Young ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503116 Effective Instruction for Multilingual learners with Special Educational needs In this session, participants will: Examine a framework for Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Inclusive learning environments Review classroom based research on instruction for young and adolescent multilingual learners with special education needs Review research and resources to support students’ multilingualism TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and practitioners who support bilingual learners with special educational needs.
Supporting Young Multilingual Learners Mathematically (Prek-K) – Part 1
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, February 23, 2022 Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez and Carolyn Droll ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503117 Supporting Young Multilingual Learners Mathematically (Prek-K) - Part 1 In Part 1 of this series, participants will: Learn ways to engage students’ oral language during math explorations Develop an understanding of the developmental progressions of number and operations Explore a variety of concrete materials that engage young learners and build conceptual understanding Create play scenarios that support students’ mathematical reasoning TARGET AUDIENCE: teachers, interventionists, educators and practitioners who support math instruction for bilingual learners in PreK-K
Free Write: Conversations, Connections and Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503041 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 [...]
Vocabulations: Linguistic Play & Vocabulary
WebinarRegister Now Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503107 Vocabulations: Linguistic Play & Vocabulary In this session, educators and leaders will: Explore how we can make academic vocabulary instruction more meaningful and relevant for ELs Examine instructional strategies & tools that result in generative vocabulary learning, allowing ELs to leverage what they know in their home language Consider opportunities to take this learning back to your classroom/school/district. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and instructional coaches who support multilingual learners
Unit Planning for Multilingual Learners: Incorporating Oracy and Literacy into Content Area Instruction
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, March 4, 2022 Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503115 Unit Planning for Multilingual Learners: Incorporating Oracy and Literacy into Content Area Instruction In this session, educators will: Review an interactive Learning Cycle Unit Planning Template Examine elementary and middle school sample content area unit plans Receive guided practice in creating instructional learning cycle units that incorporate oracy and literacy across the content areas. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators who support multilingual learners’ content area instruction and intervention.
Supportive Space: Workshopping Your Free Writing
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Sunday, March 5, 2023 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 3 hours Event ID: 235503042 Supportive Space: Workshopping Your Free Writing Have you participated in one, some, or all of the Free Write sessions so far? Do you want some protected time and space to continue your writing? Are you interested in contributing to an IRC collection of teacher writing? This session is a virtual space for you to meet up with the Free Write series facilitator, Olivia Mulcahy, and other “free writing” teachers to: Continue your piece of writing quietly, but with supportive peers at [...]
Designing & Nurturing Linguistically Inclusive Spaces in our Schools
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503073 Designing & Nurturing Linguistically Inclusive Spaces in our Schools In this session, educators and leaders will: Unpack problematic phrases we often overhear in our school settings Design a language-norm framework for our collaborative educator spaces Explore tools & resources to promote linguistic inclusivity in our settings TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and instructional coaches who support multilingual learners
Spanish Literacy Strand: Pairing Whole Group and Small Group Literacy Instruction
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503056 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 [...]
