WIDA Fellows

WIDA Fellows are educators serving multilingual learners across the consortium

Honoring the process of collaboration and inquiry, the WIDA Fellows program brings expert educators and WIDA staff together in a collaborative effort to enhance the development of WIDA products and services. In establishing these fellowships, WIDA formally acknowledges the invaluable role of exemplary teachers of multilingual learners in advancing the field in collaboration with professional development and research partners. 

WIDA established the WIDA Fellows program in 2019 to

Recognize the contributions of excellent teachers
Leverage educator expertise for guidance and feedback on the development of WIDA products and services
Create a collaborative professional learning community among expert practitioners and WIDA professional learning specialists

Read the 2024-2025 WIDA Fellows news article to learn more about our current cohort. 

Nominate an expert educator for the 2025-26 WIDA Fellows program

WIDA is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 2025-26 cohort of WIDA Fellows! Twenty WIDA Fellows will be selected to participate in a dynamic professional learning community of instructional experts and educational leaders and contribute their expertise to the development of WIDA professional learning materials. 

Program benefits

Complimentary registration, airfare and lodging to attend the 2025 WIDA Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington, October 27-30, 2025
In-person orientation day to learn about the program and meet other WIDA Fellows on Monday, October 27, 2025 (Note: Travel will be required on Sunday, October 26, 2025)
A $1,500 honorarium at the completion of their term

Additional details will be provided to accepted WIDA Fellows. 

Requirements

All nominees must be

Exemplary educators of multilingual learners currently employed by a school or district in the WIDA consortium
Available to travel on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, to attend the in-person WIDA Fellows annual orientation day on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, and the annual conference through Friday, Oct. 30, 2025

Self-nominations  will not be accepted.   Only submit one nomination form per nominee.

If you have questions about the WIDA Fellows program, send an email message to  pdinfo@wida.us. 

Nominate an expert educator

To nominate an educator, complete the nomination form by March 2, 2025. Find submission instructions in the nomination form. Applicants will be notified by  May 2, 2025.  