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June 2020 Featured Educator: Madison Leech
June 4, 2020
Madison Leech is an ELD Specialist and content teacher at John Barclay Elementary School in Warrington, Pennsylvania. This is Madison’s fifth year at Barclay.
Navigating Rights to Educational Services for Multilingual Students with Disabilities
June 1, 2020
As parents and guardians work with and set plans for their multilingual students with disabilities at home, WIDA helps them bear in mind their student’s rights to educational services.
How Social Stories Help English Learners with Disabilities Understand COVID-19
June 1, 2020
As families and teachers work with students with disabilities at home, social stories are a learning strategy that can help.
Distance Learning Tips for Multilingual Learners with Disabilities Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
May 29, 2020
Speech language expert Anne Page provides educators, families and therapists with distance learning tips and resources for multilingual learners with disabilities.
WIDA News Extra May 2020
May 27, 2020
Thank You Teachers: A Message from Tim Boals, WIDA Founder and Director
November 2017 Featured Educator: Hanna Gneiting
Hanna Gneiting serves as a Youth Programs Manager for the Outdoor Outreach Organization based in San Diego where she helps to empower students through outdoor activities.
April 2019 Featured Educator: Carly Spina
This month's featured educator, Carly Spina, serves as an EL/Bilingual Instructional Coach for eight schools in the linguistically rich community of Glenview, IL. She was chosen, in part, due to her passion for her students and for social justice.
WIDA News Extra May 2020
2020 WIDA Annual Conference Update from Tim Boals, WIDA Founder and Director
WIDA News January 2019
The January 2019 edition of WIDA News includes our Featured Educator, WIDA Annual Conference last call for proposals, information about our new language-focused family engagement workshop, the question of the month and more.
WIDA News February 2020
The February 2020 edition of WIDA News includes an interview with February's Featured Educator, a news release about a $4 million U.S. Department of Education grant recently received by WIDA, an update on the WIDA ELD Standards 2020 Edition, and information on the WIDA School Improvement System.