Differentiate Instruction and Assessment for Language Levels
designed for classroom/content teachers
Outcome: Teachers use the ELD Standards to design learning and assessment tasks according to the language proficiency levels of students in their classrooms.
Time Needed: 1 to 2 days
Teach Others to Use the WIDA ELD Standards and Tools
designed for ESL and bilingual teachers
Outcome: ESL and bilingual teachers are ready to explain and model the use of the ELD Standards to classroom teachers in order to differentiate instruction and assessment for English learners.
Time Needed: 4 to 8 hours
Design Differentiated Units
designed for classroom teachers and curriculum specialists
Outcome: Teams analyze units to recommend methods for supporting and verifying student learning for students with different levels of language proficiency.
Time Needed: 4 to 8 hours
Build School-Wide Language Targets for English Learners
designed for ELL and curriculum specialists
Outcome: Decision makers use the English Language Development Standards to monitor progress for English Learners.
Recommended Prerequisite: Design Differentiated Units
Time Needed: 4 to 8 hours
Develop English Language Development Portfolios
designed for ELL and curriculum specialists
Outcome: ESL and bilingual teachers monitor and measure specific language targets for their English learners.
Recommended Prerequisite: Teach Others to Use the WIDA Standards and Tools
Time Needed: 4 to 8 hours
Apply Standards-Based Grading to English Language Development Goals
designed for ELL and curriculum specialists
Outcome: ESL and bilingual teachers
Recommended Prerequisite: Develop English Language Development Portfolios
Time Needed: 1 to 2 days
Implement Language Development Portfolios in Bilingual Settings
designed for ELL, bilingual, and curriculum specialists
Outcome: Bilingual teachers and administrators organize language learning by planning b
Recommended Prerequisites: Teach Others to Use the WIDA Standards and Tools and Develop English Language Development Portfolios
Time Needed: 4 to 8 hours