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Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
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 to […]
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Capitalizing on Connections in Spanish and English during la fonética
Capitalizing on Connections in Spanish and English during la fonética
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 teach […]
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Administrator Academy 1804: Five Key Practices for Every Teacher who Works with English Learners
Administrator Academy 1804: Five Key Practices for Every Teacher who Works with English Learners
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
UDL for MLs: A Multilingual Focus on Action and Expression
UDL for MLs: A Multilingual Focus on Action and Expression
Register Now Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503051 UDL for MLs: A Multilingual Focus on Action and Expression Together we will: Deepen our understanding of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework Focus in on the principle of multiple means of action and expression--exploring how to design learning experiences that will cultivate strategic and goal directed students Brainstorm structures, strategies, and tools to invite students to interact with ideas and each other and provide students, particularly multilingual learners, a variety of ways to process and share their learning TARGET AUDIENCE: […]
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ML Teacher Toolbox: Top Talk Protocols
ML Teacher Toolbox: Top Talk Protocols
Register Now Date: Monday, November 4, 2024 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503032 ML Teacher Toolbox: Top Talk Protocols Are you looking for new ways to encourage your students to talk about academic topics? Explore classroom protocols that will encourage dialogue between your students and work within a wide variety of content areas Leave with ready-to-print and use resources and activity ideas that will boost oracy all year long Audience: All Educators
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A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Creating and Finding Visuals to Support Multilingual Learners
A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Creating and Finding Visuals to Support Multilingual Learners
Register Now Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503033 A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Creating and Finding Visuals to Support Multilingual Learners Visuals are a key linguistic support for multilingual learners, but educators don’t have unlimited time to search the internet for the perfect visual! Explore where and how educators can create or find quality visuals to use in a range of contexts and content areas. Leave with a list of tools, all free to educators, that you can use or share tomorrow. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators of Multilingual Learners
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Supporting Newcomers in 6-12
Supporting Newcomers in 6-12
Register Now Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024 Presenter: Carly Spina ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503034 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Supporting Newcomers in 6-12 During this event, secondary educators serving multilingual learners will: Discuss ways to strategically utilize heritage language without over-relying on translation alone Explore a variety of tools and ideas that can help to make content more comprehensible Receive a digital tool bank of resources to take with […]
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Enhancing Writing Skills through a Language Lens
Enhancing Writing Skills through a Language Lens
Register Now Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503071 Enhancing Writing Skills through a Language Lens In this workshop, participants will dig deeper into WIDA’s Writing Rubric and the ACCESS for ELLs Writing Scoring Scale to help support the understanding of writing expectations with a language proficiency level lens. Participants will be able to analyze student writing with a language lens and learn about ways they can apply success criteria, expected language use, and student-goal setting to enhance student writing instruction. Essential Questions: How can WIDA’s Writing Rubric and the ACCESS […]
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Administrator Academy 1814: Three Levels of Support for English Language Learning: Classroom, School, District
Administrator Academy 1814: Three Levels of Support for English Language Learning: Classroom, School, District
Register Now Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Presenter: Adelicia Brienzo and Vanessa Figueroa NOTE: Participants must register through IPA’s website at https://ilprincipals.org/academies/450/Three_Levels_of_Support_for_ELL_Classroom_School_District/ Administrator Academy 1814: Three Levels of Support for English Language Learning: Classroom, School, District Improve programming for English Learners by providing equitable environments at the district, school and classroom levels that value bilingualism Work towards a balanced assessment system Learn how to establish a committee to evaluate the program for long term success TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators working with English Learners
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Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Modeled Writing & Shared Writing
Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Modeled Writing & Shared Writing
Register Now Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503008 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Modeled Writing & Shared Writing Teachers will examine modeled writing and shared 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 Modeled Writing and Shared Writing across primary and intermediate grade levels. Teachers will view a model as presented in Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared by Escamilla et. all. This workshop content will be beneficial for Dual Language […]
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Becoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition (AM)
Becoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition (AM)
Register Now Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Presenters: Carly Spina, Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours Event ID: 255503084 Becoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition (AM) During this event, school staff will: Identify the purpose of the home language survey, and its impact on ELs Discuss procedures for administering the HLS Ensure best practices for family access and understanding TARGET AUDIENCE: school front office & district office staff, registrars, administrators, family liaisons, EL teachers, EL coordinators, district interpreters
Becoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition (PM)
Becoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition (PM)
Register Now Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Presenters: Carly Spina, Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours Event ID: 255503085 Becoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition (PM) During this event, school staff will: Identify the purpose of the home language survey, and its impact on ELs Discuss procedures for administering the HLS Ensure best practices for family access and understanding TARGET AUDIENCE: school front office & district office staff, registrars, administrators, family liaisons, EL teachers, EL coordinators, district interpreters
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Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Collaborative Writing & Independent Writing
Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Collaborative Writing & Independent Writing
Register Now Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503009 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Collaborative Writing & Independent Writing Teachers will examine Collaborative Writing and Independent Writing methods and examine what is unique in the teaching of literacy-based English Language Development (ELD) and Spanish literacy classroom settings. Teachers will receive suggestions for implementing Collaborative Writing and Independent 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 to […]
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Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
Free Write: Conversations, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice
Register Now Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503035 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 [...]
