BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Illinois Resource Center (IRC - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Illinois Resource Center (IRC
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:20240310T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20241103T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20250309T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20251102T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20260308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20261101T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T150000
DTSTAMP:20260412T042328
CREATED:20250423T160223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T162559Z
UID:7595-1752570000-1752591600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, July 15\, 2025\nPresenter: All IRC Specialists\nECPD Credit Hours: 5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503001\nLocation: Rantoul City Schools  District Office\n\n                1 Aviation Center Drive\,   Rantoul\, IL 61866\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference\n\nThe Illinois Resource Center is proud to host a one-day mini conference that will support educators and leaders to feel empowered and equipped to lead in their schools and districts. This free\, in-person conference will provide teachers with a whole-group learning experience (via either a keynote or panel) as well as multiple breakout sessions so that participants can customize their learning. The IRC specialists will leave you feeling inspired\, energized\, and ready to start the new school year with fresh ideas for serving and supporting your multilingual learners. Get ready! Get set! Get to IRC’s EmpowerCon!  \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n  \n\nParticipate in a keynote presentation about empowering ourselves as educators serving multilingual learners\nExplore various breakout sessions centered around serving and supporting multilingual learners and their families\nBuild up their collective efficacy toolkit by recognizing the various ways in which they serve and support multilingual learners and families across their school or district\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators\, instructional coaches\, and leaders who support multilingual learners\, their families\, and programming \nNOTE: This in-person workshop will include a one hour lunch break on your own.
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ircs-empowercon-a-one-day-mini-conference-7
LOCATION:Rantoul City Schools District Office\, 1 Aviation Center Drive\, Rantoul\, IL\, 61866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adelicia Brienzo,Carly Spina,In-Person,Maggie Essig,Michele Yanong,Olivia Mulcahy,Rachell Anderson,Rachell Plote,Vanessa Figueroa
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250717T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250717T113000
DTSTAMP:20260412T042328
CREATED:20250425T164741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T165150Z
UID:7600-1752741000-1752751800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Classroom Strategies for Newcomers AM
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, July 17\, 2025\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 3 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503027\nLocation: Peoria County Regional Office of Education\n2116 N. Sheridan Road\,   Peoria\, IL 61604\n\n\n\n\nClassroom Strategies for Newcomers \nDuring this event\, educators serving multilingual learners will:  \n\nExplore the instructional needs of newcomer students\nUnpack different scaffolds that include low-prep or no-prep\nExplore instructional strategies that are designed to support the entire class that are appropriate and inclusive for newcomer students\nReceive a digital tool bank of resources to take with you\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: educators serving multilingual learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/classroom-strategies-for-newcomers-am
LOCATION:Peoria County Regional Office of Education\, 2116 N. Sheridan Road\, Peoria\, IL\, 61604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,In-Person
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250717T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250717T153000
DTSTAMP:20260412T042328
CREATED:20250425T164700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T165308Z
UID:7603-1752755400-1752766200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Supporting the SEL Needs of Newcomers PM
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, July 17\, 2025\nPresenter: Carly Spina\nECPD Credit Hours: 3 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503028\nLocation: Peoria County Regional Office of Education\n2116 N. Sheridan Road\,  Peoria\, IL 61604\n\n\n\n\nSupporting the SEL Needs of Newcomers \n\nExplore the impact of a sense of belonging\, along with ways to cultivate a sense of belonging in classrooms and in the school community\nExplore strategies for welcoming and supporting families\nUnpack layers of cultural and linguistic identities\, the affective filter\, and trauma through 3 lenses\nReceive a digital tool bank of resources to take with you\n\nTARGET AUDIENCE: educators serving multilingual learners
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/supporting-the-sel-needs-of-newcomers-pm
LOCATION:Peoria County Regional Office of Education\, 2116 N. Sheridan Road\, Peoria\, IL\, 61604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Carly Spina,In-Person
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250722T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250722T150000
DTSTAMP:20260412T042328
CREATED:20250423T162300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T162859Z
UID:7597-1753174800-1753196400@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, July 22\, 2025\nPresenter: All IRC Specialists\nECPD Credit Hours: 5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503003\nLocation: Addison School District 4\n                 222 N JF Kennedy Drive\,   Addison\, IL 60101\n\n\n\n\nIRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference\n\nThe Illinois Resource Center is proud to host a one-day mini conference that will support educators and leaders to feel empowered and equipped to lead in their schools and districts. This free\, in-person conference will provide teachers with a whole-group learning experience (via either a keynote or panel) as well as multiple breakout sessions so that participants can customize their learning. The IRC specialists will leave you feeling inspired\, energized\, and ready to start the new school year with fresh ideas for serving and supporting your multilingual learners. Get ready! Get set! Get to IRC’s EmpowerCon!  \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n  \n\nParticipate in a keynote presentation about empowering ourselves as educators serving multilingual learners\nExplore various breakout sessions centered around serving and supporting multilingual learners and their families\nBuild up their collective efficacy toolkit by recognizing the various ways in which they serve and support multilingual learners and families across their school or district\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators\, instructional coaches\, and leaders who support multilingual learners\, their families\, and programming \nNOTE: This in-person workshop will include a one hour lunch break on your own.
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ircs-empowercon-a-one-day-mini-conference-8
LOCATION:Addison School District 4\,  222 N JF Kennedy Drive\, Addison\, 60101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adelicia Brienzo,Carly Spina,In-Person,Maggie Essig,Michele Yanong,Rachell Plote,Vanessa Figueroa
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250725T150000
DTSTAMP:20260412T042328
CREATED:20250528T154836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T153922Z
UID:7545-1753263000-1753455600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Focus on Writing - An In-Person Series on Supporting Multilingual Writers
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: July 23\, 24\, 25\, 2025\nPresenter: Michele M. Yanong \nECPD Credit Hours: 13.5 hours (to receive credit you must be present for all 3 days)\n\nEvent ID: 265503002\n\n\nLocation: The Center: IRC\n                    2626 S. Clearbrook Dr.\n                    Arlington Heights\, IL 60005\n\n\nFocus on Writing – An In-Person Series on Supporting Multilingual Writers\n\n\nIn this 3-Day workshop\, participants will explore writing instruction through a workshop model\, practice using mentor texts to support language acquisition\, and explore routines that create joyful writing experiences!  \n  \nFocus on Writing DAY 1 – Launching the Writing Block for Multilingual Learners \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\nConsider how using writing notebooks can allow your young author’s to shine and provide a perfect place for them to play with words\, ideas\, and their languages within a scaffolded writing cycle\nExplore using personalized notebooks for brainstorming\, collecting ideas\, researching\, and planning.  See examples of when to stay or go back to the notebook and when to move out of the notebook during writing instruction.\nLeave with digital and concrete resources to get your students excited to write!\n\nFocus on Writing DAY 2 – Supporting Multilingual Learners by Modeling and Deconstructing the Genre  \n\nExamine how modeling and deconstructing genres using mentor texts fits into a scaffolded writing cycle for language learners\nSee examples of how to use picture books and other text excerpts to teach genre-specific language\, support grammar and sentence complexity\, guide readers in understanding writing types and structures\, and help learners emulate diverse and bilingual authors\nExplore activities\, response options\, and language-focused anchor chart ideas that you can try right away!\n\nFocus on Writing DAY 3 – If This\, Then That… Assess\, Confer\, Teach\, and Create Author’s Agency with your Multilingual Writers \n\nLearn how to analyze student writing through a language lens on word\, sentence\, and discourse development\nGather tools for the conferral process\, including questions to ask students\, forms to guide self-reflection\, and phrases that affirm student production\nReceive ready-to-use templates\, record-keeping pages\, and lesson ideas that will help you think about your writers in relation to their language development levels\nLeave with more than 15 small group writing ideas that you can put into place in your writing workshop!\n\nAudience:  All educators K-12
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/focus-on-writing-an-in-person-series-on-supporting-multilingual-writers-3
LOCATION:Illinois Resource Center\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Michele Yanong
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250724T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250724T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T042328
CREATED:20250424T160607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T185150Z
UID:7580-1753349400-1753354800@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Becoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition (AM)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, July 24\, 2025\nPresenters: Carly Spina\, Adelicia Brienzo\nECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503004\n\n\n\n\n\nBecoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition (AM) \nDuring this event\, school staff will: \n\nIdentify the purpose of the home language survey\, and its impact on ELs\nDiscuss procedures for administering the HLS \nEnsure best practices for family access and understanding\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: school front office & district office staff\, registrars\, administrators\, family liaisons\, EL teachers\, EL coordinators\, district interpreters
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/becoming-multilingual-champions-home-language-survey-edition-am
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Adelicia Brienzo,Carly Spina,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250724T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250724T143000
DTSTAMP:20260412T042328
CREATED:20250424T160619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T185121Z
UID:7582-1753362000-1753367400@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Becoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition (PM)
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, July 24\, 2025\nPresenters: Carly Spina\, Adelicia Brienzo\nECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503005\n\n\n\n\n\nBecoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition (PM) \nDuring this event\, school staff will: \n\nIdentify the purpose of the home language survey\, and its impact on ELs\nDiscuss procedures for administering the HLS \nEnsure best practices for family access and understanding\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: school front office & district office staff\, registrars\, administrators\, family liaisons\, EL teachers\, EL coordinators\, district interpreters
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/becoming-multilingual-champions-home-language-survey-edition-pm
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Adelicia Brienzo,Carly Spina,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250726T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250726T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T042328
CREATED:20250604T175146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T160550Z
UID:7648-1753520400-1753527600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Engaging Classroom Activities for the Multilingual Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Saturday\, July 26\, 2025\nPresenter: Dana Piraino\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503038\n\n\n\n\nEngaging Classroom Activities for the Multilingual Classroom\n\n\nThere are currently over 5 million multilingual learners in United States schools. This presentation will examine and discuss engagement as the key driver of language development and academic success. Activities to enhance language acquisition skills\, build confidence\, and promote student agency will be shared for teachers to implement in their classrooms. \nTarget audience: K-12 teachers
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/engaging-classroom-activities-for-the-multilingual-classroom
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Dana Piraino,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250729T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250729T150000
DTSTAMP:20260412T042328
CREATED:20250423T163210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T162121Z
UID:7598-1753779600-1753801200@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, July 29\, 2025\nPresenter: All IRC Specialists\nECPD Credit Hours: 5 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503006\nLocation: Moraine Valley Community College\n               9000 W. College Pkwy\, Palos Hills\, IL  60465\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference\n\nThe Illinois Resource Center is proud to host a one-day mini conference that will support educators and leaders to feel empowered and equipped to lead in their schools and districts. This free\, in-person conference will provide teachers with a whole-group learning experience (via either a keynote or panel) as well as multiple breakout sessions so that participants can customize their learning. The IRC specialists will leave you feeling inspired\, energized\, and ready to start the new school year with fresh ideas for serving and supporting your multilingual learners. Get ready! Get set! Get to IRC’s EmpowerCon!  \nDuring this event\, EL/Bilingual/Dual Language educators will: \n  \n\nParticipate in a keynote presentation about empowering ourselves as educators serving multilingual learners\nExplore various breakout sessions centered around serving and supporting multilingual learners and their families\nBuild up their collective efficacy toolkit by recognizing the various ways in which they serve and support multilingual learners and families across their school or district\n\n  \nTARGET AUDIENCE: Educators\, instructional coaches\, and leaders who support multilingual learners\, their families\, and programming \nNOTE: This in-person workshop will include a one hour lunch break on your own.
URL:https://irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/ircs-empowercon-a-one-day-mini-conference-9
LOCATION:Moraine Valley Community College\, Conference Center\, 9000 W. College Pkwy\, Palos Hills\, IL\, 60465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adelicia Brienzo,Carly Spina,In-Person,Maggie Essig,Michele Yanong,Olivia Mulcahy,Rachell Plote,Vanessa Figueroa
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250731T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250731T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T042328
CREATED:20250528T162914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T160414Z
UID:7631-1753952400-1753959600@irc.thecenterweb.org
SUMMARY:Methods for Teaching Initial Spanish Literacy
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \n\nDate: Thursday\, July 31\, 2025\nPresenter: Rachell Plote\nECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours\n\nEvent ID: 265503007\n\n\n\n\n\nMethods for Teaching Initial Spanish Literacy \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/methods-for-teaching-initial-spanish-literacy-5
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Rachell Plote,Webinar
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR