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Resources and Opportunities
Resources
WIDA Focus Bulletin on Interactive Learning in Content-Area Classrooms
Interactive learning is key to multilingual learners’ academic success, language development, and sense of belonging in the classroom community. Read Interactive Learning with Multilingual Learners in Content-Area Classrooms for a discussion of two aspects of interactive learning, expressing and co-constructing ideas. This resource also includes sample interactive learning activities and questions to help educators reflect on the role of interactive learning in their classroom.
English Learner Family Toolkit
The English Learner Family Toolkit was created by the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) to help families choose education services that meet their child’s needs. The toolkit can be downloaded in English, Arabic, Spanish, and Chinese. Watch this video to learn more about the toolkit and how it can be used by educators and schools to support families of English Learners.
Opportunities
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The Center for Applied Linguistics Applications are Open for the EHLS Program
English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS) trains native speakers of critical languages in advanced English and career skills. Graduates are strong candidates for federal jobs, and after the eight-month program at Georgetown University, participants work for the federal government.
Full scholarships are available for U.S. citizens with a college degree and who are native speakers of Chinese Mandarin, Arabic, Russian, Persian Farsi, Korean, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Turkish, or Hausa. Apply here by June 18, 2024!
WIDA Self-Paced Workshops - FREE to educators in Virginia
The following self-paced workshops are available through August 31, 2024.
- Developing Language for Learning in Mathematics
- Engaging Multilingual Learners in Science: Making Sense of Phenomena
- Exploring the WIDA PreK-3 Essential Actions
- Home Languages in the Classroom
- Making Languages Visible in the Classroom
- Newcomers: Promoting Success through Strengthening Practice
- Reframing Education for Long-term English Learners
- Social Studies: Engaging Multilingual Learners through Inquiry
- WIDA ELD Standards Framework: A Collaborative Approach
Learn more on the WIDA eLearning webpage where you can find course descriptions, a promotional flyer and PowerPoint slide to help spread the word to colleagues, and more.
Ready to get started?
- Log in to your WIDA Secure Portal account. Don’t have an account yet? Visit your member/state page to learn how.
- Locate the course and click on Course Details. Click Enroll Now.
- Complete a self-paced workshop and print your certificate.
Questions? Contact the WIDA Client Services Center at (866) 276-7735 or help@wida.us
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Content Connections
During the month of March, fine arts education programs are celebrated across the nation. Celebrations include Youth Art Month (YAM), Music in Our Schools Month (MIOSM), and Theatre in Our Schools Month (TIOSM).
Visit the Virginia Department of Education's Fine Arts webpage for resources and information on dance arts, theater arts, visual arts, and music.
VDOE Disclaimer
Reference within this newsletter to any specific commercial or non-commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Virginia Department of Education.
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