Featured Educator

Featured Educators: Ashley, Emeline and Tina

"We begin by asking ourselves where our students shine. In what ways do they or could they view themselves as leaders? From there we begin to leverage both school and community resources to provide space to foster real-life leadership opportunities." – Ashley Painter

Nomination Form

WIDA Featured Educator is a feature article that highlights educators who strive to make a difference in the lives of multilingual learners. Featured educators are education practitioners who support multilingual learning in some capacity, whether it’s in an early childhood setting, a K-12 learning space or a university campus. Honor an exceptional colleague by filling out the form below.

Keep in mind: Due to the high volume of nominations, we are unable to feature every nominee (we try our hardest to get to everyone, but there are a lot of amazing educators in the WIDA community). If your nominee is selected, a WIDA staff member will reach out to them directly.