Linguistic Playfulness & Creativity (No 1)

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Register Now   Date: Monday, October 14, 2024 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503028 Linguistic Playfulness & Creativity (No 1) During this event, educators serving multilingual learners will:  Explore the ways that language has evolved over time Explore real examples of how children and adults play with language and why it’s important Explore strategies to help nurture students’ linguistic creativity Create opportunities for language play TARGET AUDIENCE: educators serving multilingual students across content areas and grade levels

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Linguistic Playfulness & Creativity (No 2)

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Register Now   Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503029 Linguistic Playfulness & Creativity (No 2) During this event, educators serving multilingual learners will:  Explore the ways that language has evolved over time Explore real examples of how children and adults play with language and why it’s important Explore strategies to help nurture students’ linguistic creativity Create opportunities for language play TARGET AUDIENCE: educators serving multilingual students across content areas and grade levels

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Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Reading:Teacher-led small groups & Independent Reading

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Register Now   Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503005 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Reading:Teacher-led small groups & Independent Reading   The goals of this session are to explore how to address specific students’ needs with regard to reading skills, comprehension strategies and interest in a dual language classroom setting, English-Spanish.   Teachers will have an opportunity to explore suggestions for implementation of independent reading and orient to the biliterate reading zones.  Escamilla et al (2014) Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared will be among the primary tools leveraged in [...]

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 ML Teacher Toolbox: Quad Text Sets

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Register Now   Date: Monday, October 21, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503030  ML Teacher Toolbox: Quad Text Sets Do you worry that your students aren’t ready for grade level reading materials?  Do you feel pressure to give your students exposure to your core curriculum reading materials?  Quad text sets might be just what you need! Learn about the power of quad text sets and try reading one yourself! See samples at a variety of grade levels Grab a few templates and resources that will help you create quad text sets for your students [...]

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UDL for MLs: A Multilingual Focus on Representation

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Register Now   Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503050 UDL for MLs: A Multilingual Focus on Representation Together we will: Deepen our understanding of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework  Focus in on the principle of multiple means of representation--exploring how to design learning experiences that will cultivate resourceful and knowledgeable students Brainstorm structures, strategies, and tools to present content in responsive and comprehensible ways for all students, and particularly multilingual learners   TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 educators

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Language Conexiones during Math Instruction

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Register Now   Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503057 Language Conexiones during Math Instruction This webinar will dig into the importance of helping bilingual learners make cross-linguistic connections to further their metalinguistic development Whether you instruct math in English or Spanish, we will explore ideas for making language connections while also teaching content knowledge Together we will focus on ways that educators can integrate opportunities for language development across English and Spanish during mathematics instruction TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Bilingual/ Dual Language Teacher

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Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: El Dictado/Dictation

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Register Now   Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503007 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: El Dictado/Dictation Teachers will examine TheDictado/Dictation writing method in Spanish-English in grades K-5 dual language classroom settings. Teachers will receive suggestions for implementing TheDictado across grades and analyze student work samples to identify students’ developmental linguistic needs. Teachers  will view a model as presented in Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared by Escamilla et. all. and Teaching for Biliteracy: Strengthening Bridges between Languages by Beeman & Urow. This workshop content will be beneficial for Dual [...]

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Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice

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Register Now   Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503031 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 [...]

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Capitalizing on Connections in Spanish and English during la fonética

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Register Now   Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503059 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 we [...]

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Administrator Academy 1804: Five Key Practices for Every Teacher who Works with English Learners

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Register Now   Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Presenter:  Adelicia Brienzo and Vanessa Figueroa NOTE: Participants must register through IPA’s website at https://irc.thecenterweb.org/professional-learning/ipa-administrator-academy Administrator Academy 1804: Five Key Practices for Every Teacher who Works with English Learners Ideas for collaboration among educators who teach the same group of ELs Use big ideas to plan instruction while incorporating meaningful prior knowledge and vocabulary building activities into their lessons Create opportunities for students to practice their language skills through interactive activities  TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators working with English Learners 

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