WIDA

Free, Asynchronous Professional Development for English Learner Education

Audience: Educators of English Learners/Multilingual Learners

CEU Information

WIDA’s Core Learning Collection offers free, on-demand research-based professional development to strengthen instruction for multilingual learners. This high-quality, asynchronous professional learning is designed for Alaska public school educators, including teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators. The Core Learning Collection provides self-paced courses and on-demand videos which focus on effective instruction and support for English learner and multilingual students. Educators can learn to strengthen classroom practices and better meet the needs of multilingual learners on their own schedules. The professional learning in the collection is perfect for individual professional development or a collaborative learning environment with colleagues.

Courses include:

• Reading Comprehension Across Content Areas with Multilingual Learners
• Making Language Visible in the Classroom
• WIDA ELD Standards Framework: A Collaborative Approach
• Developing Language for Learning in Mathematics
• Engaging Multilingual Learners in Science: Making Sense of Phenomena
• Teaching Multilingual Learners Social Studies Through Multiple Perspectives
• Let’s Play! Multilingual Children’s Joyful Learning in PreK–3
• Exploring the WIDA PreK–3 Essential Actions
• And more

A free WIDA Secure Portal account is required to access the Core Learning Collection. Contact your District Test Coordinator or email help@wida.wisc.edu to set up your free account.

WIDA Self-Paced Workshops can be completed for CEU credit – WIDA CEU Information