WIDA at Conferences

Look for us at these upcoming conferences:

Statewide English Learner Administrators Conference - September 2026

September 23-25, 2026
Tinley Park, IL

Standing in Your Footsteps: Looking at Assessment for Multilingual Learners from the Ground Up!
Margo Gottlieb

Learn more about SELAC. 

Assessment & Accountability Conference - October 2026

October 5-6, 2026
Manchester , NH  

WIDA Assessments and Score Reports 
Emma Wright Sandoval  

Learn more about Assessment & Accountability.

Virginia TESOL Conference - October 2026

October 8-9, 2026
Richmond, VA

Unpacking the WIDA ELD Framework: Understanding Language Features and Proficiency Level Descriptors
Alisa Rhoads

Learn more about VATESOL.

Midwest Association of Language Testers (MwALT) Conference - October 2026

October 10, 2026
Iowa City, IA

Developing Meaningful Score Reports: Bringing Educators’ Lived Realities Into Focus
Monique Yoder

Shaping Effects of Web Accessibility Guidelines on Online Assessment Innovation
Monique Yoder, Runlan Liu (Nothern Arizona University), and Mark Chapman

Learn more about MwALT.

Sunshine State TESOL of Florida - October 2026

October 10-11, 2026
Orlando, FL

WIDA ACCESS Online: What's New for 2026-2027?
Terri Mossgrove

Expressive Language Expectations: WIDA ACCESS, the Classroom, and Beyond
Terri Mossgrove

Learn more about Sunshine State TESOL.

WABE Fall Institute - October 2026

October 16-17, 2026
Wenatchee, WA

Strategies for Aligning Curriculums to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework
Christina Nelson

Learn more about WABE.

La Cosecha - November 2026

November 10-14, 2026
Santa Fe, NM

Enhancing Language Assessment Practices across Spanish-English Bilingual Programs
Alicia Kim, Patricia Garcia-Arena, M. Elizabeth Cranley (WIDA), Mayra Valtierrez (NMPED) & Diep Nguyen (CAL)

Coaching in Dual Language Programs: Enfoque en biliteracidad y evaluación
Margo Gottlieb

Learn more about La Cosecha.

MinneTESOL Conference - November 2026

November 19-21, 2026
St. Paul, MN

Writing with Multilingual Learners
Hetal Ascher

WIDA ELD Standards Implementation
Hetal Ascher     

Learn more about MinneTESOL.

National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference - February 2027

February 18-19, 2027
Lake Buena Vista, FL 

A State Initiative for Advancing Students Identified as English Learners Through Collaborative Observations
Susan Walz (NC-SEA), Xatlí Stox (WIDA), and Kristopher Stewart (WIDA) 

Learn more about NABE.

National ESEA Conference - February 2027

February 25, 2027
Louisville, KY

Leading Together: How Title I and Title III Drive English Learner Success
Samuel Aguirre

Learn more about National ESEA.