Resources/Recursos

In this video, hear from third-grade students and their teacher Miriam Peña about their participation in a state-wide student art and writing contest. Students describe how the contest gave them a meaningful opportunity to share about their cultural backgrounds and how their identities were validated.

For context, see the Vignette: Uplifting Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Learning, a resource associated with Connect to learning in action, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Released September 2026

In this resource, discover how an educator connected units of study over a two-year period to support multilingual learners, their peers, and classroom teachers. For additional context, see the resource Sample Unit Plan: Immigration. For more context around this resource, please visit Connect to learning in action, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Released September 2026

In this video, multilingual learners, families, and educators share the importance of uplifting multilingualism and multiculturalism and connecting these practices to student learning. For more context around this resource, please visit Connect to learning in action, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Released September 2026

Samhita Basthukur, a WIDA Fellow and multilingual educator, and her seventh- and eighth-grade multilingual learners collaborated with their families throughout their writing units. Explore examples of their writing and family-centered learning experiences. Learn more about the educator and students’ story in Connecting to Curriculum: Engaging Families in Student Writing, a resource associated with Connect to learning in action, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Note: The students included names and images in their writing pieces. These names and images have been removed due to confidentiality and copyrights.

Released September 2026

In this resource, explore how an educator used the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework to plan a unit focused on Language for Language Arts in a self-contained fifth-grade class of multilingual learners. For context, see Connecting Units of Study: Honoring and Building on Students’ Knowledge, a tool associated with Connect to Learning, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Released September 2026

Maryna Hedeen, multilingual educator and WIDA Educator in Residence, created this presentation on immigration to share with other teachers. Using information she gathered from her multilingual learners, Maryna created this presentation to share with sixth-grade teachers that can be used for a sixth-grade novel unit.

For context, see Connecting Units of Study: Honoring and Building on Students' Knowledge, a tool associated with Connect to Learning in Action, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Released September 2026

In this video, WIDA Fellow Samhita Basuthakur shares student writing pieces and explains how she implements culturally and linguistically responsive practices in her teaching while engaging families as part of the process. For context, see Connecting to Curriculum: Engaging Families in Student Writing, a resource associated with Connect to learning in action, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Released September 2026

This vignette highlights one educator’s work to uplift multilingualism and multiculturalism at the classroom, district, and state levels. For more context around this resource, please visit Connect to learning in action, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Released September 2026

This resource offers ideas and examples of how to uplift multilingualism and multiculturalism in your own classroom or district setting. For more context around this resource, please visit Connect to learning in action, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Released September 2026

In this resource, learn from WIDA Fellow Samhita Basuthakur and her students’ story as you consider meaningful ways to connect families to your curriculum. For context, see Connect to Learning in Action, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Released September 2026

Engage with this brief introductory video to reflect on and deepen your understanding about making connections between learning and family and community engagement in your own context. For more context around this resource, please visit Connect to learning in action, one of the ABCs of Family and Community Engagement WIDA Snapshot series.

Released September 2026

This WIDA Snapshot offers an introduction to connect to learning, one of the six ABCs of Family and Community Engagement. The ABCs of Family and Community Engagement are six key considerations for educators who support multilingual learners and their families and communities.

Released September 2026

This tool supports multilingual learners in recognizing the four WIDA Key Language Uses (KLUs) – Narrate, Inform, Explain, and Argue – by helping students more easily identify the purpose of a text and better understand how authors use language to communicate different uses and meanings. Grounded in the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework, 2020 Edition, this resource is aligned with the tool Exploring Key Language Uses Across Content Areas.

Released September 2026

This tool simplifies classroom implementation of the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework by helping educators better understand the different text types within key language uses and to quickly identify relevant content-area examples. This resource is organized by the WIDA Key Language Uses (KLUs) and adapted from the ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition. Use it alongside the tool Discovering Text Purposes Through the WIDA Key Language Uses.

Released September 2026

WIDA offers Professional Learning that you can complete when you want, where you want, and at your own pace. Ready to get started? This flyer will show you which offerings are available and how to access them.

Released September 2026

WIDA offers Professional Learning that you can complete when you want, where you want, and at your own pace. Ready to get started? This presentation slide will show you which offerings are available and how to access them.

Released September 2026

Engage in a free, gamified course on how English language proficiency (ELP) policies, assessments and standards work together. K-12 educators can better understand what it means to assess ELP in their context. Explore what makes WIDA assessments special, using WIDA ACCESS as an example. No matter your role, this gamified course will build your skills and confidence in supporting multilingual learners.

Released September 2026

WIDA offers Professional Learning that you can complete when you want, where you want, and at your own pace. Ready to get started? This resource will show you which offerings are available and how to access them.

Released September 2026

These reports include testing statistics, student demographics, financial information, customer service tracking, professional learning usage, recent publications, as well as updates on projects, research and initiatives.

Released August 2026

Are you a state education agency (SEA) representative interested in joining the WIDA Consortium? Explore our member benefits flyer to learn about the specific assessment, instruction, and professional learning resources and tools that come with WIDA Consortium membership.

Released August 2026