… illustration of elephant with a speech bubble that says wida screener … between tim boals, wida founder and director, mark chapman, wida director of test development and marcy olson, wida … we learned there was basically no difference in the outcomes depending on which version of the test students took. …
… headshots of fabiana macmillan and tanya bitterman january 24, 2024 understandably, educators are often asking us questions about how wida develops and updates access for ells such … field testing. how is a test item created? who comes up with the topics/ideas? fabiana: the initial topics …
… "wida best" t shirts smile for photo at wida annual conference october 28, 2024 by hannah haynes the wida annual … catriona and kathryn argued that these elements come together to create meaningfulness in a career. during … guest speakers, trish morita-mullaney and edward steinman, on the fight for bilingual education in the u.s. they …
… head shot of karen weigle july 7, 2020 building confidence and daring students to dream big are classroom … i always tell them: never stop dreaming because dreams can come true.” weigle is no stranger to thinking big — … an asset to her community, but an opportunity provider. “many parents drive far from their surrounding areas because …
… angie barrera gonzalez smiling with her dog, mochi. september 10, 2024 meet … this year and is the co-founder, treasurer and social media manager for the latinx club at her school. angie was a 2024 … me. it can be hard, but it's kind of a game with patterns that you need to figure out. i also like it because it …
… illustration of student with pencil and paper that reads access april … test platform. the writing domain is scored by trained human raters at drc, while the speaking test is administered … sample from around the consortium, which takes some time to come in. (this is why it’s so important to return the …
… about your teaching experience and your current position. i started teaching in puerto rico in 1988. my first year … in greenacres, florida, and the majority of our students come from, “casa del monte,” a mobile home complex with low … and helped me make the final decision. i love my students! many of them come from different countries with sad stories …
… merideth trahan and tim boals. february 7, 2022 this edition of conversations with tim features a discussion between … on, so if anyone out there is reading this and wants to become a teacher, we really encourage you to come to … content area, or in an interdisciplinary and multi-level manner. tim : with the project serving as an ongoing …
… illustration of students saying hello in a variety of languages april … in schools across the u.s., and that these students bring many valuable cultural and linguistic assets that have the … with the interest of improving social and academic outcomes will require continuous advocacy from educators, …
… group of conference attendees standing on and around a large sign … ashamed of my broken spanish,” she said. it was one of many examples shereen would go on to give about the power … was viewed as an asset. but not without first having to become a “change pain.” "i want everyone in the united states …