WIDA Summer Academies
As one component of fulfilling WIDA’s vision of disseminating of curricular, instructional, and assessment products and resources to educators of English language learners (ELLs), we will be hosting three summer academies for teachers and trainers of teachers of ELLs. We hope to adapt our professional development opportunities every summer to meet the needs of the consortium.
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Based on the results of a survey of members of the consortium this spring, we are offering three academies (workshops) this summer:
Summer Academy #1:
Assessing for Success
June 21-June 24, 2010, Portland, ME
Registration: Opens March 22
See Event Summary page
Summer Academy #2:
Differentiate to Educate: Building Academic Language for ELLs
July 19-22, 2010, Madison, WI
Registration: Opens March 29
Academy Details and Registration Information
Summer Academy #3:
Designing a Standards-Based Curriculum for ELLs
August 2-5, 2010, Madison, WI
Registration: Opens March 29
Academy Details and Registration Information
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