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September 2017 Featured Educator: Zulma Torres

Zulma Torres taps into her personal experiences and studies in the field of education to support language learners on the island of St. Croix.

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May 2019 Featured Educator: Sinead Mayo

This month's featured educator, Sinead Mayo, works with Grades K-2 multilingual students in Durham, North Carolina. Sinead is moved to improve the life outcomes of all her students regardless of their background.

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May 2020 Featured Educator: Barbara Smith 

Barbara Smith is an ESL teacher at Waynesville R-VI East Elementary School in Waynesville, Missouri. Barbara has been at East Elementary for eight years and teaching for 19.

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Call for Nominations for WIDA Fellows

WIDA, in collaboration with the International Consortium for Multilingual Excellence in Education (ICMEE), announces a call for nominations for the first class of WIDA Fellows. In establishing these fellowships, WIDA and ICMEE formally acknowledge the invaluable role of exemplary teachers of bilingual and multilingual learners in advancing the field in collaboration with professional development and research partners.

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March 2020 Featured Educators: Jenna, Kelly, Shelley

This month, WIDA features three exceptional educators, Kelly Ebbesen, Jenna Putz and Shelley Sorenson, who teach in Arcadia, Wisconsin. All three educators teach English learners and have been teaching for a total of 28 years.

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Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Field Test: Coming to schools in early 2023

The Alternate ACCESS Field Test takes place February 14 through April 17, 2023. Browse this online guide to learn about the field test, including what everyone from district/school coordinators to test administrators needs to know before, during and after the field test.

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August 2018 Featured Educator: James Robinette

Recently, Principal James Robinette sat down with Scott Gomer, WIDA Marketing Communications Director, to discuss his experiences as an ESL educator.

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WIDA News January 2020

The January 2020 edition of WIDA News includes reminders about the WIDA ELD Standards public input survey and the proposal deadline for the 2020 WIDA Annual Conference.

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Featured Educator: Helen T

"As a bilingual teacher, and a simultaneous bilingual, WIDA Espanol has so much useful information in helping me teach my bilingual students. The institute really aims to elevate the status of the Spanish language and this is something that I hope to do in my classroom, my building and my community."

– Helen T., Bilingual Teacher, Wisconsin

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WIDA News September 2019

The September 2019 edition of WIDA News includes our Featured Educator, WIDA MODEL Awareness Week, information on the WIDA School Improvement System, upcoming professional learning events, and more!

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