Welcome!
WIDA recognizes the complex reality facing multilingual learners, families, caregivers, and educators. For many, the shift to distance learning was sudden and lacked a proper transition. As we embark on a new school year, we have learned more about our needs and yet many questions remain.
The following series of micro-offerings are connected to WIDA’s Guiding Principles of Language Development and are designed for educators that work with multilingual learners across a variety of learning environments. Educators will have access to the following micro-offerings:
Micro-Offerings
Tending to Multilingual Learners’ Social-Emotional Well-being
You will be able to:
- Identify resources to meet the social-emotional needs of multilingual learners to support their well-being
- Match the appropriate resources to the specific challenge
- Gather resources to support multilingual learners or their families
Considerations for Evaluating Online Resources for Multilingual Learners
You will be able to:
- Identify four considerations when selecting online resources
- Evaluate materials using the four considerations
Multilingual Learners and Distance Learning
You will be able to:
- Analyze instructional considerations when serving multilingual learners within a distance learning environment
- Examine possible ways to engage multilingual learners in a distance learning environment for both online and offline learning opportunities
- Explore a planning template to assist in distance learning
Educational Equity for Multilingual Learners During Covid-19
You will be able to:
- Examine the US Department of Education policy requirements for supporting multilingual learners during COVID-19.
- Identify ways to provide equitable education to multilingual learners during COVID-19.
- Explore a virtual home visit model as an example of a wrap-around service and partnership to support multilingual learners and families.
Connecting Educators to Tools for Oral Language Development
You will be able to:
- Identify the importance of oral language development for multilingual learners in a blended learning environment.
- Determine specific resources to support multilingual learners’ oral language development in a blended learning environment.
Troy Dassler, we will miss you, but your bright light will live on in the many lives you touched. You were an amazing educator, colleague, and friend. You will not be forgotten. Your teammates on this project would like to dedicate these micro-offerings to you.
~ Alisa, Analleli, Amy, Edith, I-Pang, Julie, Kati, Lori, Terri
WIDA Educator Exchange Facebook Group
As we continue to learn better ways to leverage our multilingual learners’ assets and meet their needs, we encourage you to take these ideas back to your school communities and share new ideas on virtual platforms, such as the WIDA Educator Exchange Facebook Group. Together, we can strengthen our collective ability to meet the needs of our multilingual learners.
WIDA Educator Exchange Facebook GroupWIDA has compiled the resources on this page for your review. Schools, districts, and states are responsible for making choices about appropriate and applicable technologies and products.