Summer will be here before you know it, but don't panic! There's still time to get your PD hours in. We can help with a series of free, informative credit workshops, like these from IRC specialist Maggie Essig on teaching newcomers, wordless books & more! irc.thecenterweb.org/workshops

Get ready... we've got a big announcement coming your way at the end of this week! tiktok.com/@ilresourcecen…

Summer checklist: ✔️ Find the perfect beach read ✔️ Fire up the grill ✔️ Finish your PD hours? We're not grilling experts, but we can help with the last one with a series of free, informative credit workshops, like these from IRC specialist Maggie Essig: irc.thecenterweb.org/workshops

👀👀👀... Wanna know more? Join us live on the IRC socials on Friday, May 19th, at noon.

In case you missed it... registration is now OPEN for EmpowerCon 2023, our one-day summer mini-conference for multilingual educators! Jump-start your learning, build powerful connections and leave feeling reenergized & renewed for the next school year! irc.thecenterweb.org/events/empower…

I tried to sign my nephew, Will, up for the imagination library when he was born but he didn’t qualify. Now all IL kids birth-5 qualify and I couldn’t be happier 😁

WOW. We cannot believe the inaugural EmpowerCon is SOLD OUT! Thank you to everyone who signed up & spread the word; we can't wait to show you all the fun we have in store next week!

All ready for Illinois Resource Center (IRC) EmpowerCon tomorrow! Just ignore Ron Swanson trying to play Jenga ❤️

Great start to the day!

EmpowerCon Round 1 was a blast! Excited to do it again Thursday!

I am so lucky to be a part of this team. They make me a better educator!

One of the most beautiful aspects of EmpowerCon has been the love of languages on display, from the ever-growing #LoveOurLanguages board to Olivia Mulcahy’s powerful poetic ode to bilingualism & translanguaging!

Round 2 of EmpowerCon has wrapped and was as amazing at the first day!

It's a #FavoriteBookFridays quick-picks gallery, curated by IRC specialist Maggie Essig! Here are some of her -- and our -- favorite wordless books to use for literacy development!

We've got an exciting #WindDownWednesdays on the docket this week! Maggie Essig is joining Carly Spina to talk our favorite books with multicultural and multilingual classrooms. Tune in tomorrow night at 7 p.m. and give a boost to your classroom library!

Have some newcomers in your class this year? Join Maggie Essig for an important FREE PD workshop on best practices to make your classroom and community welcoming & affirming for newcomer students: irc.thecenterweb.org/workshop/welco…

Our own Maggie Essig is collaborating with Illinois Principals Association to host a free Admin Academy for educators that work with English Learners! Don't miss it! ilprincipals.org/academies/274/…

Look who stopped by the Illinois Resource Center (IRC) booth at #IETC23

Great day at #IDEAcon presenting about Computer Science for Every Learner in IL. Thanks to Carly Spina for grabbing this pic of us! Illinois Resource Center (IRC) CS for Success

ICYMI, we have a host of free printables now available for download for your classroom or office, including our calendars of important holidays & history and heritage months! We hope these are useful to you and your team. irc.thecenterweb.org/resources