This eWorkshop of three 1-hour sessions is designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for language development within content learning and implementation of the ELD Standards Framework. Participants will receive resources for using the ELD Standards Framework in instructional planning. Teams are strongly encouraged to attend the webinars together.

Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance at the completion of this series for three hours of Professional Learning.

The ACCESS for ELLs Score Reports provide specific information on students’ academic English language proficiency. During this training, participants will explore how the WIDA Standards and Assessment System is connected to the ACCESS for ELLs score reports. Participants will examine the different types and uses of score reports. They will also make connections between the students’ proficiency scores and WIDA Performance Definitions.

Note: This workshop/webinar is available for US Member Schools only.

This WIDA MODEL training webinar series of two 2-hour sessions is for educators who are preparing to administer the WIDA MODEL Online assessment for grades 1-12. WIDA MODEL can be used as an identification/placement assessment for newly enrolled ELLs or as an interim progress monitoring assessment. During this training, participants will learn how to administer and score each of the four domain assessments as well as how to navigate and perform key functions in the MODEL Online Test Administrator Interface.

This workshop provides educators with a fresh look at how to engage multilingual learners in rigorous content area learning with a balance of challenge and support. The purpose of the workshop is to encourage educators to consider classroom practices that move multilingual learning forward and upward together within the content of meaningful experiences where learning is mediated through language.

Este taller virtual utiliza un enfoque interactivo y práctico para analizar la importancia de reconocer la diversidad del español en la enseñanza del mismo en espacios bi/multilingües. A través de ejemplos interactivos, los participantes explorarán el Marco de referencia de las artes del lenguaje del español de WIDA (Marco ALE). Específicamente, el taller se centrará en la importancia de respetar e incorporar la diversidad del español en la planificación intencional y eficaz de su enseñanza utilizando el Marco ALE. También, se dará consideración a la equidad y el empoderamiento de maestros y estudiantes en la enseñanza del español. 

Este taller virtual utiliza un enfoque interactivo y práctico para conectar las prácticas teóricas y pedagógicas de la enseñanza de las artes del lenguaje del español. A través de ejemplos interactivos, los participantes explorarán la aplicación del Marco de referencia de las artes del lenguaje del español de WIDA (Marco ALE). Específicamente, el taller se centrará en la importancia de utilizar a la misma vez las tres hebras del Marco ALE para la planificación intencional y eficaz de unidades y lecciones de las artes del lenguaje del español. También se pondrá énfasis en las oportunidades para utilizar el translenguaje en espacios educativos bi/multilingües.

This bilingual webinar series will invite participants to explore instructional planning for the bilingual classroom from an asset-based, equity-informed perspective, recognizing that emergent bi/multilinguals bring many contributions to the school community.