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WIDA Webinars
WIDA Webinars are a new, free, virtual learning opportunity that will offer educators insights and resources on a variety of topics relevant to educators of multilingual learners. Here’s what you can expect:
- Engage with WIDA's expert staff, researchers and facilitators.
- Dive into specific topics crucial for multilingual education.
- Ask questions and interact in real time during live sessions.
Can't make it live? No worries! All webinars will be recorded and readily available for your convenience.
All Upcoming Webinars
The Key Language Uses in Bilingual Writing
January 23, 2025
| 3:00 pm
- 4:15 pm
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In this webinar we’ll examine the Key Language Uses in writing in both Spanish and English. You’ll go through an analysis of bilingual writing examples and mentor texts using the lens of the Key Language Uses and los usos clave del lenguaje del Marco DALE.
Strategies for supporting multilingual newcomers
April 1, 2025
| 11:00 am
- 12:15 pm
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Multilingual newcomers are the fastest growing demographic across U.S. school systems, arriving in K-12 classrooms at increased rates in more and different locations than ever before. These students enter our buildings offering unique cultural and linguistic assets while also possessing distinct academic, social-emotional and linguistic needs. Let’s meet to discuss how we can build and strengthen systems that promote multilingual newcomers’ success in classrooms across the consortium! During this webinar, you will be introduced to the latest trends relating to our nation's multilingual newcomers, engage in research-backed approaches centering their learning, and participate in goal setting for future programming with multilingual newcomers and their families in mind.
Aligning AI for Multilingual Learners: Integrating the WIDA ELD Standards Framework into Prompts
May 8, 2025
| 1:30 pm
- 2:45 pm
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In this interactive webinar, we'll explore how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) effectively to create engaging and standards-based activities for your multilingual learners. We'll focus on techniques to avoid generic results and tailor AI prompts to the specific needs of multilingual learners, aligned with the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework. This webinar is designed to be interactive, with opportunities to crowd-source examples for using AI effectively to promote content-based language learning for your multilingual students. Share one example prompt; get 10+ in return! Join the conversation and collaborate with fellow language specialists!
What Participants Say...
"This was a great PD to help connect content with language development. Particularly, the connection between PLDs and scaffolds was necessary and appreciated."
"The WIDA ELD Framework Implementation PL modeled unit planning in a clear and crisp manner and provided a practical model for teachers to follow. I would recommend this as an excellent use of teacher time."