Reset, Refresh, Remix: Instructional Strategies to Energize Language Instruction
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Wednesday, February 16,, 2022 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503059 Reset, Refresh, Remix: Instructional Strategies to Energize Language Instruction In this session, educators will: Define what engagement means for language development Explore tools and strategies for engaging multilingual learners in reading, writing, listening, and speaking through content areas Receive guided practice in how to utilize & implement new tools and strategies TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and instructional coaches who support multilingual learners Event Description: **Participants must attend the two-hour [...]
Storytelling for Strong Communities
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Friday, February 18, 2022 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503031 Storytelling for Strong Communities Telling our stories is powerful. It helps us learn about ourselves. It helps us connect with others. It helps us process ideas and make meaning of the world. Participants are invited to engage in a live online session and asynchronous learning activities in which we will: Explore community writing, book making, poetry and story slams, and other ways to create spaces for sharing stories in [...]
Language Detectives: Conferral and Small Group Writing Instruction K-8
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503047 Language Detectives: Conferral and Small Group Writing Instruction K-8 Learn how to analyze student writing through a language lens on word, sentence, and discourse development Gather tools for the conferral process, including questions to ask students, forms to guide self-reflection, and phrases that affirm student production Leave with more than 15 activity ideas that you can put into place this year in your writing workshop TARGET AUDIENCE: K-8 General [...]
Using Non-Print Texts with Multilingual Learners: Explore the Who, What, Where, When, & Why
WebinarRegister Now Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2021 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 Event ID: 225507017 Using Non-Print Texts with Multilingual Learners: Explore the Who, What, Where, When, & Why Who can use non-print texts with multilingual learners? (Answer: Everyone!) What are non-print texts? Where can you find non-print texts to enhance instruction for multilingual learners? When do non-print texts communicate, entertain, inform, and persuade in the same way as their print-based counterparts? Why should you use various forms of non-print texts to facilitate language development, content learning, creativity, and critical thinking? TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators
Renovate Your Read Aloud: Re-Imagining the Think-Aloud Process
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Presenter: Michele Yanong & Rachell Anderson ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503048 Renovate Your Read Aloud: Re-Imagining the Think-Aloud Process Explore ways to increase student interaction with text by strategically using the think-aloud process during classroom read alouds to elicit reactions, responses, and reflections. Discover how to incorporate culturally and linguistically responsive practices during the interactive read aloud experience View samples and resources TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 teachers Event Description: **Participants must attend the two-hour live session (Part A) [...]
Translanguaging in Schools: Taking A Dynamic Approach to Biliteracy in the Dual Language Classroom
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503032 Translanguaging in Schools: Taking A Dynamic Approach to Biliteracy in the Dual Language Classroom Dynamic bilingualism and translanguaging refer to the fluid language practices that are common and natural in bilingual communities. Dual language programs can embrace dynamic bilingualism and include translanguaging practices as part of their strategic use of languages to support multilingual learners’ academics, affirm their bilingual identities, and deepen their biliteracy. Explore the concepts: What is [...]
Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Multilingual Learners (MLs) Starting with Tier 1
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022 Presenter: Cristina Sanchez-Lopez ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503043 Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Multilingual Learners (MLs) Starting with Tier 1 Reflect on ways to use the seven factors framework to make existing systems more culturally and linguistically responsive Contrast possible explanations for observable behaviors from both a language learner perspective and special educational perspective Consider how to ensure Tier 1 instruction that supports multilingual and multicultural learners across the curriculum Consider how to develop system-wide, school, [...]
Lowering Affective Filters to Support Multilingual Learners
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Tuesday, March 15, 20212 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503060 Lowering Affective Filters to Support Multilingual Learners In this session, educators will: Explore the idea of the affective filter and how it impacts students Explore tools and strategies that can work to lower their affective filter Receive guided practice in how to utilize & implement new tools and strategies TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and instructional coaches who support multilingual learners Event Description: **Participants must attend the two-hour live session [...]
Little Learners, Big Needs: Best Practices for Supporting English Learners with IEPs in PreK
WebinarRegister Now Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Presenter: Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours Event ID: STARNET Register on-line: https://conta.cc/3c83HiG In this session, participants will explore tools for setting up an early childhood environment for ELs with IEPs. Experiences and strategies for supporting ELs with IEPs in PreK will be discussed. Common misconceptions around ELs with IEPs will be reviewed. Learning Level: 2 Continuing Education – This training will provide 1.5 professional development hours (clock hours) for the following: Educator License Renewal – ISBE CE credit for SLP, SW, LCPC, PT [...]
The Road to Authentic Family Engagement: Understanding and Working Through Barriers
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2021 Presenter: Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: Two (live session only - Part A) and Three (optional reflection/application - Part B) Event ID: 225503051 The Road to Authentic Family Engagement: Understanding and Working Through Barriers In this session, participants will: Explore strategies for working around common barriers to family engagement Share experiences around building authentic relationships with EL families. Review stages of immigrant parent involvement in schools, and how they impact our efforts for engagement. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators, administrators, social workers and parent liaisons who support multilingual learners and their families [...]
