571-340 EL/ML Network
Description
Schedule:
- September 23, 2026: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
- November 18, 2026: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
- April 28, 2027: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: In-Person at CESA 2
Price: $1,300 per registrant. Includes the book, Amplifying the Curriculum: Designing Quality Learning Opportunities for Multilingual Learners Second Edition
Content Questions: Fran Veguilla (fran.veguilla@cesa2.org)
Registration Questions: events@cesa2.org
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About this Event:
Membership in the CESA 2 EL/ML Network/Title III Consortium includes enrollment in one of our EL Network options: In-Person or Virtual. Districts may choose the option that best fits their needs. The content for the in-person and virtual meetings will be similar; however, the methods for networking, presenting, and resource sharing will be customized to maximize the member experience in each format, whether in person at CESA 2 or online.
In-Person Network
Full-day network meetings will be held from 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at the CESA 2 Whitewater Innovation Center three times per year:
- September 23, 2026
- November 18, 2026
- April 28, 2027
L3IFT Framework
We will continue planning with the L3IFT Framework, with an emphasis on disciplinary literacy practices, oracy, WIDA Standards implementation, and progress monitoring.
Book Selections
We will continue to reference Engaging Students in Academic Literacies: SFL Genre Pedagogy for K–8 Classrooms by María Estela Brisk. We will also engage in a book study using Amplifying the Curriculum: Designing Quality Learning Opportunities for Multilingual Learners, Second Edition, edited by Aída Walqui, George C. Bunch, and Jovana Kosanović Mueller. This text pairs very well with the L3IFT Framework and will help deepen our shared understanding of how to design quality, language-rich learning opportunities for multilingual learners.
Additional network topics and resources will include:
- Programming planning, data dives, state updates, and more
- Ready-to-use resources for classrooms, buildings, and districts
- EL/ML newsletters, asynchronous shorts, and modules
Symposium
For the second year in a row, we will host a virtual symposium on Wednesday, February 24, 2027. This session will be accessible to all in-person and virtual network members. Whatever the weather outside, members can join from the comfort of home, office, or classroom to learn about motivating and inspiring initiatives happening across the consortium. Participants will see and hear examples of local application of the practices we are learning together. More information and communication about the symposium will be shared at a later date.
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Our Presenters:
Gretchen Lettau is the Senior Director for the Curriculum and Coaching Center of Excellence at CESA 2 and also works in the Language and Culture Center of Excellence. With over twenty years of experience in education, she brings a systems-level perspective to curriculum, instruction, coaching, and program improvement. Gretchen partners with school districts to redesign instructional systems, strengthen coherence, and support inclusive, high-quality teaching and learning.
She is the developer of the Learning, Language, and Literacy Integrated Framework for Teaching (L³IFT), which supports educators in integrating content learning, language development, and literacy within a single coherent instructional approach. Through this work, Gretchen helps districts strengthen Tier 1 instruction so that multilingual learners and all students have consistent access to rigorous, grade-level learning.
Fran Veguilla is a transformational leader, committed to equitable practices that help eliminate barriers for our more marginalized students and their families, so that they can fulfill their true potential. Fran has over 15 years of experience as a classroom teacher, bilingual/EL teacher, mentor, instructional coach, PLC facilitator, and advocate for change. Fran holds a Master’s degree in Bilingual Education from Rockford University and an Educational Leadership degree from Edgewood College. She is a collaborative leader who envisions schools and programs where diversity, inclusivism, and culture are seen, valued and celebrated.
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