International Professional Learning

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Meet your growth target; learn your way

WIDA professional learning supports international educators through:

Building foundational knowledge and skills
Diving into advanced topics

Choose the professional learning pathway that best serves your needs. Below you’ll find information about how to get started, go deeper or build capacity.

Get Started: Build Foundational Knowledge and Skills

The following professional learning offerings provide an introduction to the components and use of the WIDA Standards and Assessment System.

WIDA Institute

The WIDA Institute is a comprehensive introduction to explore the WIDA Standards and Assessment System. Attending an institute is a first step in learning how WIDA resources work together to support multilingual students and their teachers.

Choose from an in-person or virtual learning options.

Learn more about the WIDA Institute

WIDA Foundational Workshops

One-day or two-day on-site introduction for educators from a single school. These workshops help introduce a particular topic to your whole faculty, on site at your school. Foundational Workshops available to WIDA international School Consortium member schools include the following:

Introduction to Collaboration
Stretching Your Co-Teaching: Collaborating with WIDA
Purposeful Lesson Planning for Language Learners
WIDA Screener: Paper Test Administration
WIDA MODEL: Paper or online Test Administration Training

Learn more about Foundational Workshops