WIDA at Conferences

Look for us at these upcoming conferences:

New Hampshire Assessment and Accountability Conference - October 2025

October 6-7, 2025
Concord, New Hampshire

Understanding WIDA ACCESS and WIDA Alternate ACCESS Score Reports
Samuel Aguirre and Erica Sponberg

Learn more about the New Hampshire Assessment and Accountability Conference.

The Reading League (TRL) Conference – October 2025

October 9, 2025
Chicago, Illinois

A Moderated Conversation on Multilingual Literacy with WIDA, Floyd County, GA, and University of Georgia Collaborators
Jenni Monie de Torres, Teresa Krastel, Maya Martínez Hart, and Lynn Shafer Willner; John Parker, Tabatha Tierce, Jennifer Pendergrass-Bennefield (Floyd County Schools); David Chiesa (The University of Georgia)

Learn more about TRL.

Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Conference - October 2025

October 10, 2025
Chicago, Illinois

Exploring the potential of AI-based writing assessment for multilingual learners
Mark Chapman and Grace Li

Learn more about SREE.

Dakota TESOL Conference - October 2025

October 20-21, 2025
Sioux Falls, SD

Expanding Reading Practices for Multilingual Learners and Writing with Multilingual Learners
Emma Wright

Learn more about Dakota TESOL.

Bridging Georgia: GATESOL 2025 Conference - October 2025

October 30-31, 2025
Athens, Georgia

GATESOL Journal Showcase
Lynn Shafer Willner

Learn more about the GATESOL Conference.

Carolina TESOL Conference - November 2025

November 5-7, 2025
Charlotte, North Carolina

WIDA ACCESS: Connecting Standards to Revisions
Jason A. Kemp

Amplifying Student Voices: Transforming ACCESS Prep into Meaningful Learning
Tamara J. Coburn (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools) and Jason A. Kemp

Learn more about Carolina TESOL.

La Cosecha Conference - November 2025

November 11-15, 2025
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bilingual Brilliance: Uniting Teachers and Admins to Unlock Multilingual Learners’ Potential!
Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos

Learn more about  La Cosecha.

Indiana TESOL Conference (INTESOL) - November 2025

November 22, 2025
Indianapolis, Indiana

Keynote presentation
Timothy Boals

Learn more about INTESOL.

TESOL PreK-12 Virtual Convention - November 2025

November 23, 2025
Virtual

Bridging Global Trends and Local Realities: Transforming ELT Through Contextual Innovation
Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos

Learn more about the TESOL PreK-12 Convention.

Literacy Research Association (LRA) Conference - December 2025

December 3-6, 2025
Las Vegas, Nevada

"We only focus on writing, no pictures today”: Navigating Challenges to Foster a Multimodal Literacy Learning Space in Elementary English Language Development (ELD) Classrooms
Hannah Park

Exploring bilingual/ESL pre-service teachers’ emotioned learning and sensemaking in their knowledge co-construction as enacted during computer-mediated classroom discussion
Hannah Park

Learn more about LRA.

Hawaii International Conference on Education - January 2026

January 8-11, 2026
Honolulu, Hawaii

Rooted in Respect: Culturally Sustaining Practices and Resources for Indigenous Student Success
Jenni Monie de Torres, Vitaliy Shyyan, Jamie Shanley (Sealaska Heritage Institute) and Gayle Miller (Lower Kuskokwim School District)

Learn more about the Hawaii International Conference on Education. 

National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference - February 2026

February 9-13, 2026
Chicago, Illinois

Utilizing Language Development Standards Frameworks: Integrating Content and Language in Instructional Units
Maya Martinez-Hart and Edith Nava

Learn more about NABE.

American Association For Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference - March 2026

March 21-24, 2026
Chicago, Illinois

Implementing English Language Development Standards and Transformative Practices in a Rural School District—A Case Study Approach 
Hannah Park

Goals and Motivational Orientations of Multilingual International Students in English-Speaking Universities 
Hannah Park

Validating language development with responsible AI: Using LLMs to support WIDA Can Do Descriptor updates
Lynn Shafer Willner

Learn more about AAAL.