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.
Program benefits
- Complimentary registration, airfare and lodging to attend the 2025 WIDA Annual Conference
- In-person orientation day to learn about the program and meet other WIDA Fellows
- 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 to the WIDA Annual Conference
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
The nomination window for the 2025-26 cohort has closed. The nomination window for the 2026-27 cohort will open in late January 2026.