Our monthly information sessions include professional learning for district leaders of multilingual learner programs as well as timely information with clock hours provided! Sign up here on pdEnroller.
Our last two sessions were:
The next session will focus on Program Evaluation and Grant Applications and will be held on:
2023-24 Info Session Dates & Topics: June 6: Using Assessment.
For previous resources please go to the Multilingual Education Webinars and Newsletters page.
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Learning Standards Feedback Opportunities
Regional Coordinators from our ESDs are hosting learning standards feedback sessions during April and May 2024. Attendees will review draft versions of the revised learning standards. Each event begins with introductions to the project by OSPI staff, and provides opportunities for individual and group feedback to be submitted directly to OSPI. Select the content area to find more information and links to register for the events:
There are several dates available for each content area. For more information, see the Learning Standards Project OSPI Website.
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LLRNs are professional learning communities of school and district language learning leaders in each Educational Service District (ESD) who meet regularly to engage in professional learning, collaboration, and program improvement planning. Click on the pdEnroller links below for a full list of dates and to register for a LLRN.
Region Program Supervisor: Shannon Martin
Region Program Supervisor: Katie Sperling
Region Program Supervisor: Virginia Morales
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To support districts with program evaluation and continuous improvement planning, OSPI has been working on developing an updated ML Data Dashboard in the Secure Tableau Server that will include the data needed for TBIP grant applications. We anticipate this dashboard to be ready by early May.
In the meantime, our data team has compiled an updated spreadsheet for 2023 WIDA and SBA data that can be used for program planning until the dashboard becomes available. We refer to this as the “Rainbow Spreadsheet” because of its color-coding. If your district data is suppressed due to low numbers in any area, please contact our team and we can provide you with your complete district data directly.
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2024 WIDA Annual Conference Registration Opens May 6!
The 2024 WIDA Annual Conference will take place October 15-18, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania under the theme Bridging Cultures, Empowering Multilingual Voices. New need to know information is now available on the 2024 WIDA Annual Conference website including a program at a glance, registration rates (look for the new Teacher Appreciation Week rate available May 6-12), and more. This year’s event also includes a virtual track which is designed for attendees to experience a sampling of the WIDA Annual Conference. Enter to win! WIDA is giving away registrations to attend #WIDA2024 in Pittsburgh. Head over to our Facebook, Instagram and X accounts to learn how you can win
WIDA Professional Learning Opportunities
Bringing Language into Focus: Expectations, Functions & Features
In this workshop, participants will engage in a deeper exploration of Language Expectations, Functions, and Features in the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. Participants will learn about use of mentor texts to make language visible to students and explore materials and resources to support classroom implementation
Scaffolding Learning through Language Webinar Series
This webinar series provides educators with a fresh look at how to engage multilingual learners in rigorous content area learning with a balance of challenge and support. The purpose of the workshop is to encourage educators to consider classroom practices that move multilingual learning forward and upward together within the content of meaningful experiences where learning is mediated through language. Participants will explore how rigorous, well-sequenced curriculum contributes to rich classroom interactions that mediate learning and move students toward independent success.
Topics that educators will explore are:
- valuing students’ resources for learning
- developing a strong community of learners
- engaging students in rigorous curriculum
Three 90-minute virtual sessions | Registration Fee $350 4.5 PD hours - certificate provided.
May 13-15, 2024: 11:00am-12:30pm US Central Time
June 10-12, 2024: 12:30pm-2:00pm US Central Time
Space is limited so register early! Registration will close once capacity has been reached.
Key Language Uses Poster Sets
The new Key Language Uses Poster Sets are now available in the WIDA Store! These 18”x24” visually engaging poster sets cater to grades K-3, grades 4-5, grades 6-12, and an all-encompassing grades K-12 collection. Each set includes carefully designed posters that serve as a student-friendly focal point for language development across all classrooms.
- Ideal for grades K-12, these sets cater to a wide range of classrooms.
- Three different sets of posters highlight the Key Language Uses (Narrate, Inform, Explain, Argue) for reference during instruction, discussions, or reflection at the end of a lesson.
Accompanying information sheets offer valuable insights and starting points for incorporating Key Language Uses into instruction.
Video- Using ACCESS for ELLs to Promote Beneficial Outcomes for English Learners
As we approach the release of ACCESS for ELLs score reports, take advantage of WIDA resources to support you, your colleagues, and your students. This short video, Using ACCESS for ELLs to Promote Beneficial Outcomes for English Learners , provides a breakdown of the role school/district-level educators, state-level administrators and WIDA play in using or developing ACCESS test scores, interpreting scores and making decisions based on scores to best serve English learners. Share this video with colleagues so that everyone who supports English learners understands what it takes to get positive and intended outcomes for students.
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ACCESS Testing
Below are some quick updates on WIDA ACCESS Testing.
Important Dates
April 24 – May 2 - Pre-Reporting Data Validation.
May 20- Online reports in WIDA-AMS (not Alt ACCESS).
June 10ish- Paper reports in districts (not Alt ACCESS).
June 10-24- Post-Reporting Data Validation.
Contact Us
Here are some useful contacts for WIDA testing if you need any help:
wida@datarecognitioncorp.com – DRC’s help desk can support any questions about WIDA-AMS and how it works.
help@wida.us – WIDA’s help desk can support questions about WIDA Secure Portal access.
ELPAssessments@k12.wa.us – OSPI can support questions about state policy and provide support when DACs have questions.
The Zoom at Noon: Lunch with Leslie
Lunch with Leslie is an opportunity on Mondays at noon for districts to hear updates from the OSPI Assessment Team, ask questions about WIDA assessments, or find out how other districts are approaching testing processes.
Monday, April 29 | 12:00 pm | Zoom Link
CURSO DE FORMACIÓN PRESENCIAL
“Estrategias metodológicas, lúdicas y herramientas digitales e IA para las clases de español lengua extranjera"
Sábado, 27 de abril de 9:00 a 11:00: La Inteligencia Artificial (IA):un Aliado más en la Enseñanza y Aprendizaje de Lenguas (Inma Raneda; Antonio Rueda; Jorge
González, Profesores de la UW)
Sábado 27 de abril de 11:15 a 1:15 pm: Aprender Aspectos sobre la Cultura
Española a través de Actividades Comunicativas (Luis Suárez, Centro Español de Recursos)
Sábado 4 de mayo de 9:00 a 11:00: La Interacción en el Aula de Español: Diferentes Propuestas para Diferentes Públicos (Óscar Rodríguez, Responsable del Aula del Instituto Cervantes en Seattle)
Sábado 4 de mayo de 11:15 a 1:15 pm: Juegos Tradicionales Españoles y su Explotación Didáctica en la Clase de Español (Luis Suárez, Centro Español de Recursos)
Lugar: Universidad de Washington
Contacto: asesor.wa.st@educacion.gob.es
Click here for more information. Click here to register.
Clock hours available!
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These professional learning opportunities are shared for your information but do not constitute an endorsement by OSPI of any specific organizations.
Number Talks and Multilingual Learners
Number Talks invite diverse student voices into the center of the classroom, strengthening number sense, computational fluency, mathematical agency, and language for learning mathematics. This ten-minute oral language routine is compatible with any curriculum, develops productive mathematics learning communities, and enhances language development in dual language and multilingual classrooms.
The Mathematics Education Collaborative has developed a bilingual, biliterate team to support third grade through high school teachers in facilitating Number Talks. Teachers learn to listen for and recognize language development and mathematical development at the same time, thereby supporting deep engagement and curiosity about numbers while supporting students' capacity to justify and explain their reasoning in any target language.
We would love to partner with your school or district in providing professional development. We offer in-person and on-line institutes as well as studio days and classroom coaching. Please follow this link or reach out to janad@mec-math.org or debbieo@mec-math.org for more information.
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Dual Language Teacher Preparation Pathways (Part 1) - Wednesday, May 08, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. ET
During part one of this two-part webinar, the panelists will share an overview of the six Educators for a Multilingual Multicultural America (EMMA) Standards, including their essential competencies and the aim to address current needs for DLBE teacher preparation and practice. The session will illustrate a brief history of the Standards’ development, the rationale for their format, and their research-based constructs. The presenters will explain structures regarding accreditation parameters for many institutions of higher education as well as diverse ways in which the Standards may shape professional learning for in- and pre-service DLBE teachers. Lastly, the presenters will describe the development of the organization [EMMA] that will be housed with Dual Language Education of New Mexico. To register for Part 1, click here.
Panelists
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Joan Lachance — Associate Professor, UNC Charlotte
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Michael Rodríguez — Executive Director, Dual Language Education of NM
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Michael Guerrero — Bilingual and Literacy Studies, UT Rio Grande Valley
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David Rogers — Senior Advisor, Dual Language Education of NM
Dual Language Teacher Preparation Pathways (Part 2) - Thursday, May 16, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. ET
During the part 1 webinar, the panelists shared an overview of the six Educators for a Multilingual Multicultural America (EMMA) Standards, including their essential competencies and the aim to address current needs for DLBE teacher preparation and practice. In part 2 of the Dual Language Teacher Preparation Pathways webinar, the panelists will provide a concise summary of how the Standards are being used in their respective milieu in five different contexts for state-level certification, as a graduate certificate, by a multistate professional organization with connections to legislation, and for teacher preparation aligned with accreditation through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Programs. To register for Part 2, click here.
Panelists
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Marialuisa DiStefano — University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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Joan Lachance — Associate Professor, UNC Charlotte
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Melinda Martin-Beltran — University of Maryland
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Eric Joseph Johnson — Washington State University, Tri-Cities
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Phyllis Hardy — Multistate Association for Bilingual Education, Northeast
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PSESD Presents: Joy, Agency and Identity: Building Secondary Math Classrooms for All Students
How do I support multilingual learners who are newcomers in learning higher level math? As a leader, how can I design math course pathways that support multilingual learners and students with disabilities in graduating on time? How can we remove barriers, reimagine and support shifts in practice through an inclusive and collaborative design process?
This interactive conference will be held on June 26th at Renton High School and focuses on supporting teachers and leaders in creating math classrooms that support the deep learning and belonging of all students. Our focus is on secondary math classrooms and students at the margins who have traditionally been underserved in math. There are tracks for teachers, leaders, and education technology. Presenters are a collective of educators and specialists in the fields of Special Education, Multilingual Learning, Ed Tech, Mathematics, Inclusion, Multi-tiered Systems of Support, and Equity. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from a panel of students who will share their lived experiences as math learners within our current education system. Register
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Secondary Dual Language and Immersion:
Achieving the Promise of Continuation Programs
As dual language and immersion (DLI) programs transition into secondary schools, teachers and administrators are often faced with unique challenges that are less frequently addressed in general DLI literature, research, and professional development programs. During this five-day institute specifically designed for the secondary (middle and high school) dual language and immersion context, participants will explore the what, how, and why of secondary continuation programs. In particular, the group will consider program structure, curriculum and assessment perspectives, and instructional practices that are necessary to ensure that DLI students continue toward high levels of bilingualism and biliteracy. Throughout this institute, participants will engage in constructive conversation, connect research to personal experiences, and apply new ideas directly to their teaching context.
July 29 - August 2, 2024 Register Here
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 Kristin Percy Calaff, Ph.D. – Executive Director of Multilingual & Migrant Education | 564-999-3144
Virginia Morales– Supporting ESD 105, 121 (King), 123 & 189 | Assistant Director of Multilingual Education | 564-669-1179
Shannon Martin– Supporting ESD 112,113, 114, & 121 (Pierce) | Multilingual Education Program Supervisor | 360-269-5232
Katie Sperling– Supporting ESD 101 & 171 | Multilingual Education Program Supervisor | 360 -701-5064
Ema Shirk– Supporting Heritage and Dual Language Programs | Dual Language Program Supervisor | 564-200-3167
Teresa Mendoza-Casby– Supporting Dual Language Programs | Dual Language Program Supervisor | 564-999-0610
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