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WIDA's Featured Educator is a monthly feature article that highlights classroom, district, or state-level educators who are making a difference in the lives of multilingual learners. Nominate an outstanding colleague today!

From False-Positives to Advocacy: Shifting Deficit Perspectives in the Identification of English Learners

February 3, 2022

In this article, Mariana Castro, deputy director for the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, examines recent research on the process of identifying English learners (ELs). After looking at the data, Mariana suggests that we take a more holistic, dynamic approach when it comes to identifying ELs. Read the article to learn about Mariana’s proposed system, which she says could offer a richer portrayal of bi/multilingual students and their linguistic and academic assets.

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De falsos positivos a la abogacía: Cambiando la perspectiva de déficit en la identificación de estudiantes aprendices del inglés (English learners)

February 3, 2022

En este artículo, Mariana Castro, subdirectora del Centro de Investigación Educativa de Wisconsin (WCER, por sus siglas en inglés), examina investigaciones recientes sobre el proceso de identificación de los aprendices de inglés (EL, por sus siglas en inglés). Después de repasar las necesidades, Mariana sugiere que adoptemos un enfoque más holístico y dinámico cuando se trata de identificar a los EL. Lea el artículo para obtener más información sobre el sistema propuesto por Mariana, que, según ella, podría ofrecer una representación de los estudiantes bi/multilingües enriquesida por sus recursos lingüísticos y académicos.

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Demystifying bi/multilingual education: Creating resources to inform the present and future educators of your community

January 27, 2022

This article features information about a website with multiple resources to support bi/multilingual educators in Wisconsin and presents a template for similar webpages in other states.

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Esclareciendo la educación bi/multilingüe: Creando recursos para informar a los educadores actuales y futuros de su comunidad

January 27, 2022

Este artículo presenta una página web con varios recursos para los educadores de estudiantes bi/multilingües en Wisconsin, la cual sirve como ejemplo para otros estados.

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Marco ALE: Un nuevo recurso para enlazar los programas lingüísticos del español e inglés

January 10, 2022

En este artículo por Esther Bettney, socia en el equipo de programas internacionales de WIDA, explora cómo el Marco ALE de WIDA Español puede enlazar los programas del español e inglés de las escuelas bilingües y al mismo tiempo promover el bilingüismo de los estudiantes.

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Marco ALE: A new resource to unite Spanish and English language programs

January 10, 2022

This article by Esther Bettney, a member of the WIDA International Programs team, explores how the Marco ALE can unify bilingual schools’ Spanish and English language programs and promote students’ bilingualism.

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Featured Educators’ go-to resources and tools

January 7, 2022

Browse this list of Featured Educator-recommended apps, websites and strategies that help you build students’ language skills, have fun in the classroom, collaborate with colleagues and stay connected with other educators.

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WIDA Voices from the Field: Creating a culture of shared responsibility in teacher education

January 3, 2022

Chris Leider, assistant professor of applied linguistics at the University of Massachusetts Boston, describes two systemic challenges in teacher preparation and how the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition, can be used to address them.

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December 2021 Featured Educators: WIDA Fellows on creating powerful learning environments

December 14, 2021

In this edition of Featured Educator, we share highlights from the 2021 WIDA eConference session, “Creating Powerful Learning Environments: A WIDA Fellows Panel Discussion.” During the session, some of the WIDA Fellows talked about the important lessons they learned this year and how they find and create joy in the classroom.

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News Release: WIDA received $2.6 million to develop professional learning for rural educators of multilingual learners

December 14, 2021

WIDA received a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to launch Project RESPECT, a program that will help rural K-8 teachers provide effective and equitable literacy instruction for multilingual learners.

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