Check out Episode #4 where we talk with some amazing Indian Springs 109 teachers about choice in the classroom! Thank you Jennifer Kasper and Brooke Breit for joining us!! bit.ly/isdvoices

Planning for MLs is not about doing more work. It's about planning differently.

Students, parents and even teachers had so much fun at the District 109 BPAC night! The mobile science museum was a success! #D109pride

Thank you for being a joy-bringer, tWitch. Sometimes, joy-bringers carry unseen heavy burdens. 🖤

Our District 109 BPAC was a success:) Students enjoyed a fun evening of Steam activities, games, and science trivia! Indian Springs 109 Dr. Ruba Aqel #D109pride

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If you are 18 years of age, you may qualify to be a paraprofessional in preK through Grade 8 classrooms. You must apply for the Paraprofessional License in your ELIS account and meet the current requirements listed at isbe.net/Pages/paraprof…

What a fun BPAC Math Night! #ell109 #isd109

The Bilingual Director Meeting will be held this Friday, February 17. We’ll be discussing ACCESS, the Alternate ACCESS Field Test, K WIDA™ Screener, and Illinois State Board of Education Multilingual Department updates. If you’re in Illinois and interested in joining, please let us know. Dr. Ruba Aqel

This right here is determination!!! Congratulations Alia Tika what a great accomplishment. I am so proud of you!! 🌻

Eid Mubarak to all that are celebrating! 🤍 Indian Springs 109

Our D109 Scholarship Prize Raffle starts tomorrow! Don't miss out on a chance to win great prizes!! #B2SBash109 #Spin2Win #D109pride Indian Springs 109

Another Kindergarten Tea event in the books! Thank you to ⁦Meagan Gibson⁩ and ⁦Dr. Ruba Aqel⁩ for being wonderful guest speakers! Our parents were grateful for all the info about this important transition into Kindergarten! ⁦Indian Springs 109⁩ ⁦Player School⁩

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Bingo Night Fun! Students had a great time playing Bingo with their families and winning awesome prizes Dr. Ruba Aqel Indian Springs 109 #ell109

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Hello Everoyone! I am looking for 4 females and 4 males to participate in a research study for my doctoral degree. The flier explains eligibility criteria requirements. If you know of anyone that fits this criteria, please refer them to me at [email protected]. THANK YOU!!

ACCESS data is not just information for the EL/ML teachers. It's not solely a reflection of what the EL teacher does with students. ACCESS data informs our SYSTEMS of how WE ALL ARE DOING in supporting our students linguistically.

The #siop model is 1 the strongest research-based methods for delivering content & language. 8 powerful components of SIOP Jana Echevarria, PhD MaryEllen Vogt