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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, April 27, 2025 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503043 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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ML Teacher Toolbox: Language Feedback Techniques
ML Teacher Toolbox: Language Feedback Techniques
Register Now Date: Monday, April 28, 2025 Presenter: Michele Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 255503109 ML Teacher Toolbox: Language Feedback Techniques Ready to add a few more techniques to your repertoire? Examine concrete strategies for providing effective language feedback in any subject area to refine student speaking and writing. From recasting and eliciting to peer feedback and self-correction, you'll learn how to: Provide feedback that focuses on meaning and communication. Address errors constructively and sensitively. Foster a growth mindset and support fluid use of languages Implement feedback strategies across various learning activities. Walk away with a [...]
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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, May 8, 2025 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503118 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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Modification Station – Engineered Instructional Materials, Texts, and Assessments
Modification Station – Engineered Instructional Materials, Texts, and Assessments
Register Now Date: Monday, May 12, 2025 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503111 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Modification Station - Engineered Instructional Materials, Texts, and Assessments (grades 3-12) Get ready to remodel some of your texts, assignments, ans assessments to make them accessible to all students! This workshop is designed to equip educators with practical strategies for engineering instructional materials to better support multilingual learners. The [...]
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Artificial Intelligence and English Language Development
Artificial Intelligence and English Language Development
Register Now Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503044 Artificial Intelligence and English Language Development Explore various artificial intelligence tools that educators can use in planning and instruction for Multilingual Learners. Envision creative strategies to support English language development using AI. Discuss how to model responsible use of AI for students. TARGET AUDIENCE: Educators of Multilingual Learners
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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, May 18, 2025 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503045 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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ML Teacher Toolbox: Noisy Classroom Edition
ML Teacher Toolbox: Noisy Classroom Edition
Register Now Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Presenter: Michele M. Yanong ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 255503095 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 ML Teacher Toolbox: Noisy Classroom Edition Loud classrooms lead to language growth… come see why and how! Explore practices and strategies to build language skills through meaningful talk in the classroom Consider ways to give your multilingual students entry points to interaction with content, through fun and engaging, science [...]
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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: Thursday, May 22, 2025 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503119 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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Integrating Newcomers: A Guide for Educators
Integrating Newcomers: A Guide for Educators
Register Now Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025 Presenter: Dana Piraino ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503127 Integrating Newcomers: A Guide for Educators Topics covered will include: Embracing Cultural Differences Creating Support Strategies Using Empathy and Understanding to Fuel a Growth Mindset SEL ideas and strategies will be included as well TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 educators
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Building Background Bilingually: Creating Language Rich Opportunities while Introducing Text
Building Background Bilingually: Creating Language Rich Opportunities while Introducing Text
Register Now Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2.5 hours Event ID: 255503063 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Building Background Bilingually: Creating Language Rich Opportunities while Introducing Text In this workshop we will take a look at how to activate prior knowledge of text and increase student understanding by building background across languages and through translanguaging. We will explore how to support students in both Spanish and English [...]
Learning In-between Languages and Cultures: Using Trade Books to Support Bilingual Learning
Learning In-between Languages and Cultures: Using Trade Books to Support Bilingual Learning
Register Now Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025 Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit Hours: 2.5 hours Event ID: 255503125 Location: The Center: IRC 2626 S. Clearbrook Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Learning In-between Languages and Cultures: Using Trade Books to Support Bilingual Learning Together we will: Explore a variety of bilingual, multilingual, multicultural, and metalinguistically-focused trade books and analyze the potential for each type of book to support bilingual development Examine how to use trade books to raise students’ metalinguistic awareness, [...]
Authentic Assessment Options of Multilingual Learners
Authentic Assessment Options of Multilingual Learners
Register Now Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503120 Authentic Assessment Options of Multilingual Learners The goal of the session is to discuss a variety of options to authentically assess multilingual learners such as through paper-based and/or digital portfolios. We will discuss ways to examine language development across the four language domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as a tool to assess their level of acculturation. Target Audience: Teachers-All Levels
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Leading and Learning: Multilingual Programs
Leading and Learning: Multilingual Programs
Register Now Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 255503081 Leading and Learning: Multilingual Programs In today’s increasingly diverse classrooms, multilingual programs provide a valuable pathway for nurturing students’ linguistic, academic, and social-emotional development. This comprehensive workshop delves into the leadership and learning practices of multilingual education programs that prioritize equitable opportunities and maximize impact for multilingual learners. Participants will engage in reflective sessions to synthesize their learnings and develop action plans for implementing effective program practices. Target Audience: K-12 Administrators, Teacher Leaders, and Teach
