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Register Now Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 (does not have a designated lunch hour) Presenter: All IRC Specialists ECPD Credit Hours: 4.5 hours Event ID: 275503003 Location: Moline-Coal Valley School District, 1900 52nd Avenue, Moline, IL 61265 IRC’s EmpowerCon: A One-Day Mini Conference The 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 (featuring a special panel led by the IRC specialists) as well as multiple breakout sessions [...]
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Register Now Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503024 Methods for Teaching Initial Spanish Literacy Do 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. Deepen your understanding of Spanish literacy skill development in primary aged bilingual learners by examining five methods for initial Spanish literacy Explore similarities and differences between initial literacy instruction in Spanish with initial literacy instruction in [...]
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Register Now Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503025 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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Register Now Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503026 Del sonido al sentido: Scaffolding Comprehension in Primary Bilingual/Dual Classrooms During this webinar, bilingual educators will … Move beyond decoding by using Spanish mentor texts to transition students from syllable recognition to deep meaning. Apply visual scaffolds to help students map out story elements. Consider bilingual Think-Aloud to model how proficient readers use syntax and context clues to build comprehension. Target Audience: K-2 Spanish Bilingual/ Dual Language Educators
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Register Now Date: Friday, August 7, 2026 (in person workshop) Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 3 hours Event ID: 275503027 The Bilingual Writer’s Toolkit: Syllables, Genre Verbs, and Sentence Mechanics Why do early bilingual writers stall at the word level? Often, it’s not because they lack phonetic knowledge, but because they lack the specific "verb engines" required for different types of writing. This workshop provides K-2 educators with a hands-on roadmap to engineer strong independent sentences in Spanish. Together, we will look at: Phonetic Foundations: Moving beyond basic syllables into complex structures and multi-syllabic endurance. The Genre Shift: Mapping [...]
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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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Register Now Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hours Event ID: 275503004 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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Register Now Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026 Presenter: Maggie Essig ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503005 Welcoming and Teaching Newcomers Learn how to build relationships with newcomer students and their families. Visualize welcoming school and classroom environments for newcomer students. Explore instructional strategies that will support newcomer students in the classroom. Target Audience: K-12 Educators
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Register Now Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503030 Scaffolding for MLs We will explore a variety of scaffolding techniques in support of Multilingual Learners that are applicable across content areas and grade levels. Teachers will receive a list of strategic grouping considerations to support differentiated instruction for MLs and practical scaffolding methods that are research-based. Grades: K-12
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Register Now Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503031 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 language domains: listening, speaking, reading, writing, representing as well as a tool to assess their level of acculturation. Target Audience: Teachers-All Levels
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Register Now Date: Friday, August 21, 2026 Presenters: Carly Spina, Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours Event ID: 275503051 Becoming Multilingual Champions: Front Office Edition During this event, school front office & district office staff, registrars, clerks, secretaries, receptionists, and greeters will: identify current barriers in our schools and districts in serving and supporting families using linguistically and culturally responsive practices Review a tool bank of resources and tools to support our work Create our own individual action plans! Target Audience: school front office & district office staff, registrars, clerks, secretaries, receptionists, and greeters
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Register Now Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Presenters: Carly Spina, Adelicia Brienzo ECPD Credit Hours: 1.5 hours Event ID: 275503054 Becoming Multilingual Champions: Home Language Survey Edition 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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