Academic Language in the Content Areas: Strategies You Can Implement This Week!
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesExplore academic language strategies that can be tailored to your context, including content areas or general education classroom Learn how to analyze the academic language demands of activities and texts Walk away with ideas on how to support academic language in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Sign-In: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Workshop Begins: 9:00 a.m. *For full day (5 hour) sessions we will use a mix of webinar (about 1.5 hours) and asynchronous activities worth the remaining 3.5 hours so you can complete those in your own time and still get the full day of credit. Detailed instructions will be [...]
Ready for a Responsive Classroom Library Grades K-5; In Class & Remote Considerations
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Online Session: Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503000 Ever get overwhelmed with your classroom library? Wondering how students will select and maintain their independent reading this year? Need digital or print resources? Review strategies for in-class routines that will free you of library burnout and make reading exciting for all students Learn how to curate and organize a variety of diverse texts that will support language development and foster a love of reading Walk away with over 20 links to resources and [...]
Ready for a Responsive Classroom Library Grades K-5; In Class & Remote Considerations
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Online Session: Date: Sunday, August 30, 2020 Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503004 Ever get overwhelmed with your classroom library? Wondering how students will select and maintain their independent reading this year? Need digital or print resources? Review strategies for in-class routines that will free you of library burnout and make reading exciting for all students Learn how to curate and organize a variety of diverse texts that will support language development and foster a love of reading Walk away with over 20 links to resources and [...]
MTSS Amid COVID & Crisis: Where do we start? (Tier I Key Conditions & Best Practices for English Learners)
Illinois Resource Center , United StatesRegister Now Online Session: Date: Thursday, September 3, 2020 Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Presenter: Tracy Taylor ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503010 In this workshop, led by former Dual Language principal Tracy Taylor, participants will: Examine eight key conditions critical to the success of an MTSS designed with English Learners in mind, and utilize this framework to evaluate their current practices Explore what must be true of interventions for them to work for English Learners in particular and any student population in general Consider ways to develop MTSS Home-Based Intervention Plans for ELs in the event [...]
MTSS Amid COVID & Crisis: Where do we start? (Tier I Key Conditions & Best Practices for English Learners)
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Online Session: Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Presenter: Tracy Taylor ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503015 In this workshop, led by former Dual Language principal Tracy Taylor, participants will: Examine eight key conditions critical to the success of an MTSS designed with English Learners in mind, and utilize this framework to evaluate their current practices Explore what must be true of interventions for them to work for English Learners in particular and any student population in general Consider ways to develop MTSS Home-Based Intervention Plans for ELs in the event [...]
Methods for Teaching Initial Spanish Literacy
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Online Session: Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Presenter: Rachell Anderson ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503001 Examine various methods for initial Spanish literacy instruction Deepen your understanding of Spanish literacy skill development in primary aged bilingual learners Explore similarities and differences between initial literacy instruction in Spanish with initial literacy instruction in English This virtual workshop will include both a live webinar and a self-paced learning module. The live webinar will last approximately 90 minutes. During the webinar you will receive access to an asynchronous learning module to be completed within [...]
Helping Multilingual Learners Show What They Know Mathematically: Grades 4-8
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Online Session: Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020 Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503002 Learn ways to engage students’ conversational language, and connect this to the mathematics register Practice strategies to support students’ academic language that they can use to discuss mathematical concepts and reasoning Explore a variety of concrete materials and multiple representations using grade appropriate concepts to help students develop solid understanding and build mental models Discover whole group activities and grade level breakout sessions This virtual workshop will include both a live webinar and a self-paced [...]
A Language and Culture Lens on Social Emotional Learning
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Online Session: Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503003 Participants are invited to engage in a live online session and a module for asynchronous learning in which we will: Explore the fundamental principles and concepts of Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and examine them through the perspective of language, culture, and education for multilingual learners. Examine and sample approaches and strategies to support students’ progress toward the Social Emotional Learning Standards in a way that is particularly relevant for and responsive to the multilingual [...]
Focus on Writing; Supporting Multilingual Learners by Modeling and Deconstructing the Genre
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Online Session: Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Time: 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503011 Focus on Writing; Supporting Multilingual Learners by Modeling and Deconstructing the Genre Examine how modeling and deconstructing a genre using mentor texts fits into a scaffolded writing cycle for language learners and all Learn how to screencast or deliver a live writing mini-lesson that will support growing authors Explore activities, response options, and language focused anchor chart ideas that you can try right away This virtual workshop will include both a live webinar [...]
Making Remote Learning Work for English Learners
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Online Session: Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Presenter: Elisabeth Trost ECPD Credit Hours: 5 Event ID: 215503005 Identify specific challenges for English learners during remote learning Explore opportunities for English learners during remote learning Examine approaches that will optimize remote learning for multilingual learners Make plans to take new learning back to school/district This virtual workshop will include both a live webinar and a self-paced learning module. The live webinar will last approximately 90 minutes. During the webinar you will receive access to an asynchronous learning module to be completed within [...]
