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EPiCC Summer Series: Bilingual Paraeducators Institute: Supporting Multilingual-EL Students
Back by popular demand!
What participants said:
This professional learning series helped me better understand effective strategies for supporting multilingual learners in the classroom. I gained practical tools such as language scaffolding, visual supports, and collaboration strategies to support student learning. I also developed a stronger awareness of the importance of cultural responsiveness and relationship-building. I plan to apply these strategies daily to better support students’ academic and language development.
This five-session event focuses on best practices for Bilingual Paraeducators to support multilingual learners. Topics included in the sessions are educational equity, theories of second language acquisition and learning, Common Core State Standards (CCSS), English Language Development (ELD) Standards, Integrated and Designated ELD along with effective strategies to support students in the four domains of language listening, speaking, reading and writing. All sessions are conducted in English.
All sessions are in-person from 8:30-11:45 AM.
Session 1 - June 1, 2026
Foundational principles necessary to work successfully with multilingual learners
Session 2 - June 2 , 2026
CCSS and the ELD Standards to support multilingual learners
Session 3 - June 3, 2026
Developing multilingual learners’ listening and speaking skills
Session 4 - June 11, 2026
Reading strategies that support multilingual learners
Session 5 - June 12, 2026
Writing activities that support multilingual learners
AUDIENCE:
Paraeducators, TOSAs, Instructional Coaches
Participants must attend all five sessions to obtain a certificate of completion. This institute is a repeat of the same EPiCC offering in January 2026
Sponsored by the Educator Workforce Investment Grant through the California Department of Education and the California Collaborative for Excellence in Education.
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Starts: 6/1/2026
Sessions: 5
Pricing: $0
Location: DPMEC
Mather Room
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather CA 95655
Status: 56 open seats left
Class Size: 60 seats
EPiCC Summer Series: ELD Standards Part II: Learning How English Works
Please note: This offering will be held in Glenn County.
One of the California’s Reading & Literature Project signature professional learning programs, Learning How English Works (LHEW) dives deeply into Part II of the California English Language Development Standards, orienting teachers to the theoretical underpinnings of the Standards, breaking down each of the seven standards, and providing linguistically responsive routines that invite students to interact with the language of grade-level disciplinary texts to better understand how writers use language to achieve a range of purposes.
The program prepares teachers to incorporate focused, context-embedded language lessons into their content instruction. More specifically, the LHEW program builds teachers’ capacity to:
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Consider classroom language demands connected to the CA ELD standards
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Gain a deeper understanding of the text, sentence, and word level academic language of Part II of the California English Language Development Standards
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Participate in an instructional routine sequence for teaching language
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Experience strategies for teaching text, sentence, and word level language
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Practice the Student Work Analysis Protocol (SWAP) with a focus on language to set learning goals
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Examine how the protocols, strategies, and routines discussed fit into an existing curriculum
The Learning How English Works professional learning program is appropriate for K-5, 6-12, and Designated ELD teachers, as well as school and district administrators.
Course Dates and Times:
June 8, 2026 Glenn COE
June 9, 2026 Glenn COE
June 10, 2026 Glenn COE
8:30-3:00 PM
Location:
Glenn County Office of Education
676 E. Walker St, Orland CA
NOTE: Participants must be in attendance to receive a hard copy of Learning How English Works Teacher Guidebook. Attend all sessions to receive the certificate of completion. This event is a repeat of the professional learning provided through EPiCC in February through March 2026.
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Starts: 6/8/2026
Sessions: 3
Pricing: $0
Location: Glenn County Office of Education
676 E. Walker St
Orland CA 95963
Status: 0 open seats left
Class Size: 35 seats
EPiCC Summer Series: Integrated and Designated ELD for Secondary Teachers
This two-day in-person summer event will be framed by the four principles of the English Learner Roadmap policy and focuses primarily on deepening knowledge and implementing quality teaching and learning practices for multilingual-English students. It will feature guidance provided in key California Department of Education resources, including the following:
Audience: Secondary Teachers and Teacher Leaders in All Content Areas, EL Leaders
Course Dates and Time:
June 16-17, 2026
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Note: A light breakfast and lunch will be offered on each day. The professional learning is free of cost; however there is a $30 fee to cover the cost of materials. This event is a repeat of the professional learning from EPiCC Summer 2024 and 2025.
Your confirmation to attend will be required.
Sponsored by the Educator Workforce Investment Grant through the California Department of Education and the California Collaborative for Excellence in Education.
Disclaimer: For a refund, all cancellations must take place one week prior to the event. If there is no cancellation email to the ML program staff or through your PLRS account, and there is a no-show, you and/or your district will still be charged.
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Starts: 6/16/2026
Sessions: 1
Pricing: $30
Location: DPMEC
Board Room
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather CA 95655
Status: 37 open seats left
Class Size: 40 seats
EPiCC Summer Series: Foundational Literacy Skills for Multilingual-English Learner Students TK-3
How can we support the development of foundational literacy skills for our diverse multilingual-English learner students?
Adapting instructional practices to meet the unique needs and characteristics of multilingual-English learners (ML-ELs) is essential. This three-day event will focus on strategies to support phonological/phonemic awareness and phonics paired with oral language. Aligned with Principle 2 of the English Learner Roadmap, participants will learn to identify and address ML-EL students' strengths and unique needs in foundational literacy, recognize opportunities for cross-linguistic transfer and oral language development, and implement effective instructional practices. Attendees will receive a hard copy of the book Literacy Foundations for English Learners by Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan.
Course Dates and Time:
June 23-25, 2026
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Audience: TK-3rd Grade Teachers, Instructional Coaches, TOSAs, EL Leaders
Note: This event is geared toward TK-3rd grade educators; however, the concepts could be valuable to intermediate teachers and coaches seeking a deeper understanding of ELD foundational literacy instruction. A light breakfast and lunch will be offered each day. Although the professional learning is free of cost, there is a $60 fee to cover the cost of materials.
Your confirmation to attend will be required.
Sponsored by the Educator Workforce Investment Grant through the California Department of Education and the California Collaborative for Excellence in Education.
Disclaimer: For a refund, all cancellations must take place one week prior to the event. If there is no cancellation email to the ML program staff or through your PLRS account, and there is a no-show, you and/or your district will still be charged.
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Starts: 6/23/2026
Sessions: 3
Pricing: $60
Location: DPMEC
Mather Room
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather CA 95655
Status: 58 open seats left
Class Size: 60 seats
EPiCC Summer Series: Strategies for Elementary Integrated and Designated ELD
How can teachers easily and effectively build language proficiency for their English learner/emergent bilingual students throughout their daily lessons?
This interactive three-day in-person event provides teachers with a construct and set of strategies that can be effectively integrated into existing lessons and practices. Aligned to Principle 1 and Principle 2 of the English Learner Roadmap and the English Learner Toolkit of Strategies, participants will:
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Learn to effectively identify and address the strengths and needs of English learner/emergent bilingual students by providing targeted scaffolds and instructional support.
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Develop strategies to actively engage students in all four language domains (listening, reading, speaking and writing), deepening students’ use of sophisticated academic language and tapping into their linguistic genius.
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Be prepared with tools and resources to implement in their classrooms.
Course Dates and Time:
June 29 - July 1, 2026
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Audience: Elementary Classroom Teachers, Instructional Coaches, TOSAs, EL Leader
Your confirmation to attend will be required.
Note: This event is geared toward elementary educators; however, the concepts could be valuable to secondary teachers and coaches seeking a deeper understanding of ELD. A light breakfast and lunch will be offered for each day of the series. Although the professional learning is free of cost, there is a $60 fee to cover the cost of materials. This event is a repeat of the professional learning from EPiCC Summer 2024 and 2025.
Sponsored by the Educator Workforce Investment Grant through the California Department of Education and the California Collaborative for Excellence in Education.
Disclaimer: For a refund, all cancellations must take place one week prior to the event. If there is no cancellation email to the ML program staff or through your PLRS account, and there is a no-show, you and/or your district will still be charged.
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Starts: 6/29/2026
Sessions: 1
Pricing: $60
Location: DPMEC
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather CA 95655
Status: 57 open seats left
Class Size: 60 seats