BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Illinois Resource Center (IRC - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Illinois Resource Center (IRC REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220802T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220802T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220621T192812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T173356Z UID:5989-1659445200-1659452400@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Closed - 20+ Diverse Picture Books To Kick Off the New School Year DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, August 2\, 2022\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503017\n\n\n\n\n\n20+ Diverse Picture Books To Kick Off the New School Year \n\n\nDiscuss the many ways to use diverse picture books to connect with students\, build community\, establish routines\, introduce content\, and reflect on language learning\nHear excerpts\, see a preview\, and build your must-have list of read alouds with activities to use for each one\, including ready-to-print or share resources\nExplore prompts for critical conversations\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators and Librarians URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/20-diverse-picture-books-to-kick-off-the-new-school-year LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220803T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220803T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220617T202726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220802T164022Z UID:5974-1659517200-1659524400@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Closed - Spanish Literacy Strand: Five Methods for Teaching Initial Spanish Literacy Instruction DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 3\, 2022\nPresenter: Rachell Anderson Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503016\n\n\n\n\n\nSpanish Literacy Strand: Five Methods for Teaching Initial Spanish Literacy Instruction \nDo you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? Or do you just want to expand your understanding of initial Spanish literacy development? Join me for a look at five instructional methods for teaching reading in Spanish. \n\nDeepen your understanding of Spanish literacy skill development in primary aged bilingual learners by examining five methods for initial Spanish literacy\nExplore similarities and differences between initial literacy instruction in Spanish with initial literacy instruction in English\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-2 Teachers of Spanish Literacy URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/spanish-literacy-strand-five-methods-for-teaching-initial-spanish-literacy-instruction LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Asynchronous Learning Activities,Rachell Anderson,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220804T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220804T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220701T145833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220701T145833Z UID:6015-1659603600-1659610800@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Designing Resources to Support Your Colleagues in Serving Multilingual Learners DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, August 4\, 2022\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503062\n\n\n\n\nDesigning Resources to Support Your Colleagues in Serving Multilingual Learners\n\n\nEmbrace our spaces as instructional leaders in our spaces\nRecognize the importance of the relationships between us and our colleagues\nAssemble a year-long calendar of resources to share with your colleagues\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 EL Teachers URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/designing-resources-to-support-your-colleagues-in-serving-multilingual-learners LOCATION:Illinois Resource Center\, United States CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220808T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220808T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220520T152225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T152519Z UID:5935-1659949200-1659970800@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Multilingual Team Summit: Bonding\, Building\, Branding DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Monday August 8\, 2022\nTime: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit: 5 Hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503002\nLocation: Moraine Valley Community College\n\n\n\n\n\n\n****Please note you must have a minimum of 2 team members attending for the purpose of the day. This summit is designed for teams to attend together. If you do not have at least 2 participants from the same school or district\, please do not register.\n\n\nMultilingual Team Summit: Bonding\, Building\, Branding \nIn this session\, teams of EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n\nParticipate in team bonding exercises and activities\nExplore their own leadership & appreciation styles\nCollaboratively construct their team vision and mission statements\nBuild up their collective efficacy toolkit by recognizing the various ways in which they serve and support multilingual learners & families across their school or district\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators and instructional coaches who support multilingual learners  \nNOTE: This in-person workshop will include a one hour lunch break on your own URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/multilingual-team-summit-bonding-building-branding-2 LOCATION:Moraine Valley Community College\, Conference Center\, 9000 W. College Pkwy\, Palos Hills\, IL\, 60465\, United States CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,In-Person END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220809T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220809T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220505T171109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220623T155440Z UID:5936-1660050000-1660057200@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Welcoming & Well-being: Co-Cultivating a Healthy Multilingual Classroom Culture DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, August 9\, 2022\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503003\n\n\n\n\nWelcoming & Well-being: Co-Cultivating a Healthy Multilingual Classroom Culture\n\nExplore approaches\, activities\, and tools for the beginning of the school year to: \n\nCollectively develop classroom agreements to promote healthy interactions and collaboration \nEmbrace community practices that affirm and sustain all your students’ identities and ways of knowing  \nCreate a vibrant multilingual ecology that reflects and nurtures all the languages of your community\nListen to and leverage the translanguaging corriente of your classroom \n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/welcoming-well-being-co-cultivating-a-healthy-multilingual-classroom-culture LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220810T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220810T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220617T172236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220617T172236Z UID:5937-1660122000-1660129200@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Supporting Long-Term English Learners in the Classroom DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 10\, 2022\nPresenter: Maggie Essig\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503009\n\n\n\n\nSupporting Long-Term English Learners in the Classroom \n\nUnderstand the linguistic\, academic\, and social-emotional needs of long-term English learners in our classrooms\nLearn methods for supporting and engaging long-term English learners\nWalk away with strategies you can immediately use\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: Grades 6-12 Educators of Long-Term English Learners URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/supporting-long-term-english-learners-in-the-classroom LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Maggie Essig,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220811T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220811T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220617T194152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220617T194152Z UID:5938-1660233600-1660240800@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Supporting Social-Emotional Learning for English Learners: What You Need to Know DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, August 11\, 2022\nPresenter: Adelicia Brienzo\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503008\n\n\n\nSupporting Social-Emotional Learning for English Learners:  What You Need to Know\n\n\nTogether we will explore how social-emotional supports play a role in student learning\nStrategies and resources for supporting students who are newcomers will be shared\nParticipants will gain knowledge and skills for shaping positive behaviors in the classroom\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: ESL/Bilingual teachers\, general education teachers\, paraprofessionals who support multilingual students URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/supporting-social-emotional-learning-for-english-learners-what-you-need-to-know LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Adelicia Brienzo,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220821T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220821T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220630T195825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220630T195825Z UID:6012-1661086800-1661094000@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Weekend Language Detectives: Launching Your Writing Workshop K-8 DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, August 21\, 2022\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503028\n\n\n\n\nWeekend Language Detectives: Launching Your Writing Workshop K-8\n\n\nExamine a scaffolded writing cycle for MLs and discuss common pitfalls that dissuade new writers from embracing this content area\nThink about what to get ready\, including ideas for writing tools\, rituals\, routines\, and expectations \nLearn how to guide writers in shaping and sharing their multilingual writing identity\, setting up a writer’s notebook\, and building a heart or territory map to keep the ideas flowing all year long\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-8 Educators URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/weekend-language-detectives-launching-your-writing-workshop-k-8 LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220824T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220824T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220630T200059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220630T200059Z UID:6013-1661356800-1661364000@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Multilingual Literacy Strand: Tools and Tips for Your Reading Workshop Launch K-5 DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 24\, 2022\nPresenter: Michele Yanong\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503029\n\n\n\n\nMultilingual Literacy Strand: Tools and Tips for Your Reading Workshop Launch \n\n\nExplore suggestions for establishing rituals\, routines\, and expectations for your reading workshop \nLearn how to guide readers in shaping their multilingual reading identity\, setting up a reader’s  notebook\, and collaborating with peers in active meaning-making discussions \nWalk away with a list of diverse texts to use across grade level to kick off your reading workshop and over 20 links\, tools\, or tips to guide your students!  \n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Educators URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/multilingual-literacy-strand-tools-and-tips-for-your-reading-workshop-launch-k-5 LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Michele Yanong,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220828T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220828T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220623T150234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220623T150234Z UID:5941-1661698800-1661706000@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Sunday\, August 28\, 2022\nPresenter: Olivia Mulcahy\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503004\n\n\n\n\n Free Write: Conversations\, Connections & Compositions to Nourish Our Teaching Practice \n\n\nAre you a teacher who enjoys writing? Are you a writing teacher who wants to explore your own writing process? 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? Join us for one\, some\, or all of the Free Write sessions. \nOnce a month on Sunday afternoons we will get together to: \n\nExplore topics relevant to our lives and work as educators through a community writing process\nExamine poetry\, picture books\, and other texts to prompt our own thinking/writing and imagine how they might apply in the context of our own classrooms and other learning communities \nEngage in writing\, reading aloud\, discussion\, and storytelling together around a variety of different themes each month\nEmerge with insights\, ideas\, and activities from the community writing experience to feed our teacher spirit and refresh our practice     \n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 educators URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/free-write-conversations-connections-compositions-to-nourish-our-teaching-practice LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Olivia Mulcahy,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220830T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220830T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220622T151943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220622T151958Z UID:5995-1661878800-1661882400@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Getting to know the New Illinois Learning Standards for Spanish Language Arts DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, August 30\, 2022\nPresenter: Rachell Anderson Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour\n\nEvent ID: 235503018\n\n\n\n\nGetting to know the New Illinois Learning Standards for Spanish Language Arts\n\n\nThis webinar will provide an overview of the newly adopted learning standards for Spanish Language Arts for Illinois educators. \nWe will explore how the standards address the development of Spanish language and literacy.\nWe will examine some of the similarities and differences of the standards for Spanish Language Arts with the standards for English Language Arts. \n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Teachers of Spanish Language Arts\, Administrators\, Program Directors URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/getting-to-know-the-new-illinois-learning-standards-for-spanish-language-arts LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Rachell Anderson,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220831T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220831T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T140251 CREATED:20220810T193346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220810T193346Z UID:6088-1661968800-1661976000@irc.thecenterweb.org SUMMARY:Pajama Planner Party: Mapping Out our Multilingual Support & Advocacy DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, August 31\, 2022\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 235503081\n\n\n\n\nPajama Planner Party: Mapping Out our Multilingual Support & Advocacy\n\n\nParticipants will:  \n\nPrioritize personal and professional wellness\nIdentify moments of advocacy & leadership throughout the school year\nDevelop a lan for the year through the lens of delivering instructional support to colleagues\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 EL Teachers URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/pajama-planner-party-mapping-out-our-multilingual-support-advocacy LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR