WIDA Climbs 5.09A, 5.10A, 5.10B, 5.11A, 5.11B,5.12A

Course Description

• WIDA CLIMBS is a training focusing on supporting English Learners in the educational setting. Topics / days include: 1) culture, language, and learning; 2) academic language; 3) academic language development in classroom contexts; and 4) learning and scaffolding strategies. To earn credit, attendance at synchronous sessions is required.
• Lead Learner (Facilitator): Becky Corr
• Credit(s) and Type: 24 Hours Relicensure | English Language Development (ELD)

Target Audience

• Certified Staff
• Charter Certified Staff

Timeline Overview

• Beginning of course: 11.10.2020
• End of Course: 4.12.2021
• If blended - Face to Face Meetings (Virtual Webinars or In-Person):

Outcomes

Here are the outcomes for the course (what participants will walk away with from the course).

• Participants will be able to describe the connection between culture and language and how that impacts instructional choices.
• Participants will be able to plan lessons that develop students' academic language.
• Participants will be able to analyze the language of an academic text to identify where differentiation is necessary.
• Participants will be able to select strategies that extend and support multilingual learners' content knowledge and language skills.