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Time is running out to sign up for Actionable Approaches for Centering Newcomers
Designed for K–12 educators, this interactive workshop offers practical strategies for supporting newcomer multilingual learners. Through guided activities and collaborative dialogue, participants will explore ways to work with colleagues, provide meaningful access to grade-level content, and respond to the unique experiences and strengths of newcomers and their families.
Virtual Workshop Dates: October 21 and October 28
Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Complete this interest form by October 14th!
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Planificación de la enseñanza en el contexto bilingüe I Instructional Planning for the Bilingual Classroom
Join us for this exciting opportunity! Through practical and interactive activities, participants will explore how to:
- Recognize and build upon bilingual students’ linguistic and cultural assets
- Create meaningful contexts for language use
- Intentionally plan for Spanish language developmentI
- ntegrate content, skills, and language development
- Identify key considerations for supporting emergent bilinguals
Webinars: November 2, November 16, and November 30, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm.
Audience: K–12 educators, administrators, and support staff in Spanish/English bilingual programs
Note: The workshop will be offered primarily in Spanish, with resources available in both Spanish and English.
Participation is limited to 60 participants. Complete the interest form by October 20.
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ML/Title III Webinar Series - Session 2
How Language Functions within the Content Area Classroom
Discover how language drives learning across content areas. In this interactive session, educators will examine how students use language to engage in academic tasks, demonstrate understanding, and participate meaningfully in instruction. Participants will explore the NC ELD Standard Course of Study Key Language Uses—Narrate, Inform, Explain, and Argue—and apply WIDA language features at the discourse, sentence, and word/phrase levels to identify and support the language demands of classroom instruction.
December 2 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Did You Miss Our First Session on Second Language Acquisition?
The session recording and presentation slides are now available in the ML/Title III Team’s companion resource for the 2026–27 ML/Title III Webinar Series.
New gamified course explores how assessments and standards work together
“An Enchanted Assessment Quest,” a brand-new gamified WIDA course, explores how English language proficiency policies, assessments and standards work together. The course, which is inspired by classic 1980s video games, is designed for all K-12 educators who work with multilingual learners.
The course is free and elective and takes about 30 minutes to complete. There’s also a text-based alternative for those who want a more traditional learning experience.
Find the enchanted assessment quest course in the Resources section of the WIDA website.
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Introducing new tools that simplify language instruction
Simplify the language you use with students using two new tools grounded in the Key Language Uses (KLUs) of the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework. Exploring Key Language Uses Across Content Areas helps you better understand the different text types within each KLU and quickly identify relevant examples. Aligned with this tool, Discovering Text Purposes Through the WIDA Key Language Uses helps students identify the purpose of a text and understand how authors use language to communicate different uses and meanings.
North Carolina Conference on Exceptional Children: Registration Now Open
The NCDPI Office of Exceptional Children (OEC) will hold the 75th North Carolina Conference on Exceptional Children, Brilliant Past. Bold Future: 75 Years of Exceptional Children, the week of November 3-6, 2026, at the Koury Convention Center, 3121 West Gate Blvd, Greensboro, NC. Educators who serve students who are dually identified as multilingual learners (MLs) and students with disabilities may find the week especially relevant.
The week is organized as follows:
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November 3: Special Meetings
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November 4: EC Institutes
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November 5: EC Conference opens, School-Based Enterprise Showcase, and Educator of Excellence Showcase
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November 6: EC Conference continues
Registration for participants and presenters is open and closes on October 12, 2026, or earlier if capacity is reached. The conference can accommodate approximately 2,300 participants. Public school units may register and pay for multiple participants at one time. Registering within the window helps the OEC plan for accessibility and for adequate seating across sessions. Hotel registration is also open. The draft conference schedule and the institute names and descriptions are available to help with planning.
Vendor and exhibitor registration is open and closes on October 12, 2026. Exhibitor space is limited to 64 booths, with general merchandise booths (non-educational products) limited to 5. Prospective exhibitors will receive an email confirming acceptance.
Educator of Excellence nominations are due by Friday, September 25, 2026. On the evening of November 5, the OEC will honor educators of exceptional children and present the 2026 Educator of Excellence Award to each nominee. The memo contains nomination instructions and links.
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