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… and cal staff visited schools in indiana, virginia, colorado and tennessee where they spoke with students, teachers … to a task. mark chapman, a researcher at wida, and shauna cannon, a language testing specialist at cal, visited … tasks. “i’m excited to learn from the data so that we can better understand whether this change will allow …
… by the year 2025 (language magazine, 2018). this trend doesn't just apply to urban schools, since the number of … social-emotional needs. read on to learn the five ways you can help in welcoming newcomers into your classrooms with … links to helpful resources after each strategy and how you can dive deeper with wida’s virtual, self-paced offering — …
… emphasizing what a student knows, rather than what they don’t know. the term multilingual learner is in sync with wida’s can do philosophy . this philosophy reflects the … belief that your students have valuable resources they can use to support their own and others’ learning. when your …
… katie stenz, a communications specialist at wida.  katie: can you tell me a little bit about yourself, like where you … i’m continuing my education at madison college. katie: what do you like to do in your free time? elizabeth: in my free … back to talking a little more about you and life at home--can you talk about what languages you speak at home versus …
… paton, wida professional learning specialist. they sat down (virtually, in their home offices) with merideth … for those of us who never attended one of his sessions, can you describe what made him so magical? melissa: what … identifying classrooms by individual students is an american concept. the group suggested classroom portraits because …
… wida guiding principles of language development to life and can be used by educators with parents, families and … russian somali spanish tagalog urdu vietnamese view or download the printable poster version of the illustrated … of language development.   instructional practice can do guide or manual … This illustrated booklet, available …
… wida web team is pleased to announce that, based on significant user feedback, we have made  several improvements to … from the resource library parent letters, guides and handouts translated into spanish remain in the resource library … outlines wida foundational beliefs and exemplifies the can do philosophy while providing updated research citations …
… from lower left: jessica lee stovall and rita kamani-renedo. from upper left: tim boals, katie stenz and merideth … you introduce yourselves? jessica: i'm a fifth-year ph.d. candidate at the stanford graduate school of education. my … us to talk about building community, plus what teachers can do to find joy and excitement in teaching. jessica, can
… that inform our work: we believe that change is possible, can be positive and can lead to promising practices that promote equity for the … the work that early care and education (ece) professionals do to provide young children care and early learning …
… learners and students with disabilities know and can do. she strives to conduct research that is timely, …