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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.

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.

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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