WIDA Webinars

In this WIDA Webinar, you’ll engage in a dynamic exploration of family engagement. It will focus on building authentic partnerships through cultural humility in the context of multilingualism. You’ll explore language-focused family engagement as a powerful approach to honoring and integrating families’ perspectives. The WIDA “Tell Us About Your Child” survey will be highlighted as a promising tool that centers on parental and caregiver voice in supporting students with complex communication needs. Join researcher Delis Cuellar, student researcher Lauren Avery Collins and director of assessment representation research Laurene Christensen.

Register for the centering family voices webinar.

One purpose of the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework is to integrate direct-language instruction and grade-level content learning. This webinar will break down a genre-based approach to analyzing and amplifying the integration of content and language in curricula across three criteria. While it is common to work through curricula unit-by-unit or even lesson-by-lesson going part-to-whole, this webinar focuses on how we can implement the framework by working whole-to-part, scanning all units for specific criteria. This work can make unit and lesson planning more effective and efficient and create a more cohesive learning experience for multilingual learners. Join us as we take a close look at the Curriculum Amplification Guide and think about how it could work across various contexts. This webinar is tied to the WIDA Focus Bulletin Taking a Genre-Based Approach to Curricular Development Using the Curriculum Amplification Guide. Join professional learning specialist Christina Nelson.

Register for the standards framework webinar.