Resources/Recursos

Writing instruction is an integral part of supporting multilingual learners’ academic growth. This webinar explores how to leverage the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework to guide explicit language instruction. You’ll leave with practical strategies to help multilingual learners build the skills they need to be confident and effective writers. Join professional learning curriculum specialist Hetal Ascher to dive into this topic.

Released September 2025

This webinar explored how to use artificial intelligence (AI) effectively to create engaging and standards-based activities for multilingual learners. It focused on techniques to avoid generic results and tailor AI prompts to the specific needs of multilingual learners, aligned with the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework. This webinar was designed to be interactive, with opportunities to crowd-source examples for using AI effectively to promote content-based language learning for multilingual students.

Released June 2025

This WIDA Webinar examines the Key Language Uses in writing in both Spanish and English. A WIDA expert explores an analysis of bilingual writing examples and mentor texts using the lens of the Key Language Uses and los usos clave del lenguaje del Marco DALE.

Released January 2025

This webinar offers guidance on using the administrator supplement for the implementation guide for the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition.

Released May 2024

This webinar offers guidance on using the implementation guide for the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition.

Released January 2024

This webinar showcases the components of Marco de los estándares del desarrollo auténtico del lenguaje español de WIDA (Marco DALE).

Released December 2023