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Conversations with Tim: Explore the WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

January 7, 2021

In this edition of Conversations with Tim, Tim talks to WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework researcher Fernanda Kray. Together, they unpack the WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition and walk through how the 2020 Edition came to be, how to use it and, most importantly, how to get a copy.

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Conversations with Tim: Leading emergent bilinguals

November 3, 2020

In this edition of Conversations with Tim, Tim speaks with Dr. Trish Morita-Mullaney about her research and insights into effective leadership for those who work with dual language students.

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Conversations with Tim: Supporting bilingual Spanish-English educators through WIDA Español

October 2, 2020

In this edition of Conversations with Tim, Tim talks with Samuel Aguirre, director of WIDA Español and assistant director of Consortium Relations, about WIDA Español and opportunities for Spanish-English educators.

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Conversations with Tim: Creating a sense of belonging for immigrant and refugee students

September 1, 2020

In this edition of Conversations with Tim, WIDA Director of Professional Learning Diep Nguyen shares strategies and resources for welcoming and preparing our immigrant and refugee students to learn all year long.

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Conversations with Tim: A growing international consensus on educating multilingual learners

August 3, 2020

In this edition of Conversations with Tim, Tim partners with Jon Nordmeyer, who directs WIDA’s international programs, to discuss a Bell Foundation report they contributed to on international strategies for ensuring equity in multilingual schools.

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Conversations with Tim, WIDA Founder and Director: Students' home languages as assets

July 9, 2020

In his new monthly column, WIDA Founder and Director Tim Boals shares a colleague’s perspective on the importance of students’ home language.

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