WIDA at Conferences

Look for us at these upcoming conferences:

The New York State Association For Bilingual Education (NYSABE) - March 2026

March 19-21, 2026
White Plains, NY

Welcoming New York to the WIDA Consortium: Family & Community Partnerships that Power Bilingual Success
Jenni Monie De Torres

Learn more about NYSABE

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

Learner-Centered Approaches in Language Assessment Research: Methodological Lessons from a K–12 Pilot Study
Fabiana MacMillan, Jason Kemp and David MacGregor

Rethinking cognitive labs: Meaninfully engaging young learners in more controlled research settings
Marcy Olson (WIDA) and Gordon West (National Institute of Education in Singapore)

Educator Perspectives on Supporting Young Multilingual Learners with Low Vision on English Language Proficiency Assessments
Anna Rhoad-Drogalis, Laurene Christensen, Kristen Burton and Melinda Rossi (former WIDA intern)

Learn more about AAAL.

TESOL International Convention & Expo - March 2026

March 24-27, 2026
Salt Lake City, Utah

The Big Ideas: Strategies for Educators in Language Classrooms
Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos

Teachers Leading Change Through Action Research
Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos (WIDA) and Esther Bettney (MLRC)

Learn more about TESOL International Association.

National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting - April 2026

April 8-11, 2026
Los Angeles, California

Examining Variation in Alternate English Language Proficiency and Alternate Content Assessment Outcomes
Glenn Poole and Narék Sahakyan

Learn more about NCME.

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting - April 2026

April 8-12, 2026
Los Angeles, California

English Learner Identification of Kindergarteners: Case Study of a U.S. District with High Students Enrollment
Alicia Kim, Mark Chapman (WIDA), Pauline Ho (former WIDA project assistant), Haeun Kim and Jeanne Beck (former WIDA summer interns).

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

A Space for Translanguaging: Secondary Students’ Agency and Identity Construction in Multilingual Online Classroom Discussions
Hannah Park

Multimodal literacy in secondary language arts classes: High school youths’ genre appropriation through multimodal composing
Hannah Park

Fostering a Co-constructed Multimodal Learning Space Through Digital Multimodal Compositions in Elementary Multilingual Classrooms
Hannah Park

Proficiency Outcomes of English Leaners with Significant Cognitive Disabilities Before, During, and After the Pandemic
Glenn Poole and Narék Sahakyan

From Confusion to Clarity: Improving a K-12 ELP Assessment Score Report for Parents(roundtable)
Jason A. Kemp, Alicia Kim, Fabiana MacMillan and Daisy Chang (former WIDA project assistant)

Accessibility of Kindergarten English Language Proficiency Assessments for Students with Low Vision: Considerations from Educators
Anna Rhoad-Drogalis, Laurene Christensen, Kristen Burton and Melinda Rossi (former WIDA intern)

Learn more about AERA.

WIABE Conference - April 2026

April 17-19, 2026
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

What About Literacy? Unpacking the WIDA Language Development Standards
Edith Nava

Learn more about WIABE.

Collaborative Vision Conference - April 2026

April 30 - May 1, 2026
Stevens Point, Wisconsin

WIDA’s Role in Supporting Multilingual Learners who are Blind or Have Low Vision
Anna Rhoad-Drogalis and Kristen Burton

Learn more about WAER.

John Slatin AccessU - May 2026

May 11-14, 2026
Austin, Texas

Using AI to Create More Ambitious, Accessible Learning Experiences
Laura Marshall

Learn more about John Slatin AccessU.
 

NJTESOL/NJBE Spring Conference - May 2026

May 19-21. 2026
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Why Multilingualism Matters: The What and the How
Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos

Learn more about NJTESOL/NJBE.

Language Testing Research Colloquium - June 2026

June 2-6, 2026
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Issues in Language Assessment: Challenges, Practical Strategies and the Role of ILTA
Monique Yoder (WIDA), Niles Zhao (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Gladys Quevedo (Universidade de Brasília) and Richard Spiby (British Council)

Investigating the Implementation of Automated Writing Scoring for Adolescent Multilingual Learners in Grades 6-12
Mark Chapman, Katie Schultz, Ahyoung Alicia Kim, Kristin Erin Graw, Heather Elliott

Assessing Multilingual Learners in Kindergarten: Incorporating Age-Appropriate Design Features Into a High-Stakes Test
Mark Chapman, Marcy Olson, Beth DeVito, Christy Shepherd (CAL)

Gaps Between Global and Local Policy: Implications for English Learner Identification
Ahyoung Alicia Kim, Mark Chapman, Haeun Kim (University of Melbourne), Jeanne Beck (ETS) and Pauline Ho (Reed University)

Systematizing Local Concerns About a Large-Scale, Standardized Speaking Test for Young Language Learners
David MacGregor, Mark Chapman, Fabiana MacMillan, Meg Montee (Georgetown University) and Burak Senel (Iowa State University)
 

Learn more about ILTA.

National Conference on Student Assessment - June 2026

June 22-24, 2026
Austin, Texas

Connecting the Dots for Multilingual Learners: Aligning Language and Reading Data in Accountability Systems
Sam Aguirre (WIDA) and Doris Chávez-Linville (Renaissance)

Learn more about NCSA.