Using Ordinary Technology Tools To Create Extraordinary Opportunities to Develop Oral Language
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503072 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
Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Independent Writing & Collaborative Writing
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Date: Thursday January 18, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503125 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Independent Writing & Collaborative Writing Teachers will examine Independent Writing and Collaborative 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 Independent Writing and Collaborative Writing methods across primary and intermediate grade levels. This workshop content will be beneficial for Dual Language Teachers, ESL/Bilingual Teachers, or General Education Teachers who would like to learn more about how [...]
Furthering Your Free Writing
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, January 21, 2024 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503074 Furthering Your Free Writing If you have participated in one, some, or all of the Free Write sessions so far, you are invited to come and continue your writing! Do you have an unfinished piece of writing that you started in a Free Write session? Would you like some protected time to take it further? Bring your writing-in-progress to this virtual space to: Continue your piece of writing quietly, but with other Free Writers at the ready to bounce ideas around [...]
Supporting Multilingual Students through Expressive Skills (Speaking, Writing, Representing)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503076 Supporting Multilingual Students through Expressive Skills (Speaking, Writing, Representing) During this event, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: Examine Expressive Language Skills across proficiency levels Explore ways to scaffold students as they speak, write, and represent content Design a tool bank of resources to share with colleagues TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and leaders who serve multilingual students
Exploring Academic Language in Content Areas School-wide
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503122 Exploring Academic Language in Content Areas School-wide Teachers will receive evidence-based strategies and share ideas on strengthening academic language across disciplines. We will explore how academic language is used in content areas such as Language Arts, Science, Math, Music, and Physical Education with the ultimate goal of implementing a culturally responsive curriculum school-wide. 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 [...]
Teaching With Trabalenguas
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503097 Teaching With Trabalenguas Do you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? Or do you just want to expand your understanding of Spanish literacy instruction? Join me for a look at how trabalenguas (tongue twisters) can be used to support teaching reading in Spanish. We will explore how to “hook” students into literacy and oracy concepts by using fun and popular trabalenguas (tongue twisters in Spanish). We will examine how trabalenguas can be used as a way to [...]
Supporting Multilingual Students through Interpretive Skills (Listening, Reading, Viewing)
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2023 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503077 Supporting Multilingual Students through Interpretive Skills (Listening, Reading, Viewing) During this event, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: Examine Interpretive Language Skills across proficiency levels Explore ways to scaffold students as they listen, read, and view content Design a tool bank of resources to share with colleagues TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and leaders who serve multilingual students
ML Teacher Toolbox: On Your Feet Strategies and Structures
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 245503078 ML Teacher Toolbox: On Your Feet Strategies and Structures We all know that kids of all ages need to move! Join me in exploring productive and meaningful activities that get students engaged and on their feet in the classroom. Examine the benefits of meaningful movement for MLs and everyone else See examples of cooperative structures and movement protocols that promote interaction and language acquisition Leave with ready-to-use resources to use with your students in any content area TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators [...]
Multipurpose Can Do Student Portraits
WebinarRegister Now Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503110 Multipurpose Can Do Student Portraits A Can Do Student Portrait focuses on a student’s strengths with information about the learner’s educational background, languages, family, and interests. Learn about how Student Portraits can be multipurpose and impactful for educators and students in the beginning, middle, and end of the school year. Participants will receive resources to help implement Can Do Student Portraits throughout the year. Essential Questions: How can we leverage student assets and challenge biases with Student Portraits? In what ways [...]
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
WebinarRegister Now Date: Sunday, February 11, 2024 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503080 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 [...]
