Planning Equitable Instruction with the WIDA 2020 Standards

Description: In this two-day workshop, participants will practice using the 2020 edition of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework in planning equitable instruction for their Multilingual students. They will examine the Standards components and apply them in unit planning starting with the Key Language Uses, Language Expectations and corresponding Functions and Features. They will also learn how to use the Proficiency Level Descriptors as a progress monitoring tool for language development.

Cost: $250

Presenter: Ruslana Westerlund and Gretchen Lettau

About the Presenter:

Ruslana Westerlund, Ed.D., is a Ukrainian-born educational consultant at CESA 2 specializing in using the WIDA Standards for equity through rigorous and culturally relevant teaching, providing access to disciplinary genres for all students, and designing equitable instructional practices for English Learners. She is driven by the vision to transform schools where all teachers are equipped with the knowledge to meet the needs of English Learners at both systems and classroom levels. Her unique area of expertise and research is writing in the disciplines through an apprenticeship pedagogy called the Teaching and Learning Cycle.

Gretchen Lettau is a consultant in the Language and Culture Center of Excellence supporting the areas of Language Acquisition, English Learners, and Dual Language Education. Gretchen has worked as a teacher and coordinator for 19 years with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. She comes to CESA 2 after working in the Menasha Joint School District as a high school history, ESL and Bilingual teacher, and coordinator for the EL and Bilingual Programs. Throughout her career, Gretchen has collaborated with school districts in the areas of best practices, EL Co-teaching methods, academic language development, literacy and language practices when implementing workshop models, program reviews, and professional learning. Gretchen has a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, and holds administrative licenses for the principalship and director of curriculum and instruction.

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