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Cognitive labs are an important component of the test development process. They allow researchers to gather detailed information about students’ test-taking experiences. Read on to learn about how they work, with a recent one in Colorado as an example.

Learn five ways you can help welcome newcomers into your classroom and how you can dive deeper with WIDA’s virtual, self-paced workshop — Newcomers: Promoting Success through Strengthening Practice.

The latest WIDA MODEL Online update provides some additional Speaking test content variation for students taking the same grade-level cluster test more than once. This article explains how the MODEL Online platform provides Speaking content variation for students, and how to prepare to administer the Speaking test.

En esta edición de Conversaciones con educadores, que antes se titulaba Conversaciones con Tim, Eva Gonzalez Heredia discute su experiencia en el desarrollo y la enseñanza del español. Ella ofrece consejos y recursos para otros educadores.

In this edition of Conversations with Educators, formerly known as Conversations with Tim, Eva Gonzalez Heredia discusses her expertise in Spanish language development and instruction. She offers advice and resources for fellow educators.

Wondering how test items are created? Or would you like to know how WIDA ensures test items are accessible and unbiased? Read on for answers to frequently asked questions about test development.

The WIDA Fellows program, launched in 2019, brings expert educators and WIDA staff together in a collaborative effort to enhance the development of WIDA products and services. Some of the fellows spoke during a session at the 2023 WIDA Annual Conference.

We’re offering a new, free virtual learning opportunity: WIDA Webinars. Four webinars are scheduled for 2024. Read about them and register.

We asked educators at the 2023 WIDA Annual Conference what their number one piece of advice was for other educators. Here’s what they said!

WIDA researchers and international school educators collaborated to link WIDA MODEL Online scale scores to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The CEFR is an international standard for describing language proficiency and is used by schools and organizations around the world. Now that MODEL Online and the CEFR have been linked, educators can understand their students’ MODEL Online scale scores in terms of the CEFR levels, which are meaningful worldwide.