Professional Learning Course

Applying the WIDA ELD Standards Framework to Content Areas

Learn to apply the WIDA ELD Standards Framework to content-area instruction through a collaborative planning process.
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 4 Hours     Classroom/ML Teachers     Approximately 4 hours

Description

The WIDA ELD standards emphasize language development in five areas: social and instructional contexts, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Adoption of these standards requires that all teachers integrate language and content instruction to facilitate students’ success. The purpose of this course is to guide educators in applying the WIDA ELD Standards Framework to content-area instruction through a collaborative planning process. This process will help you ensure a consistent focus on language across a unit of study. Disclaimer: This course has not been created, reviewed, or endorsed by WIDA.

Objectives

Select relevant WIDA ELD Standards by examining content standards.

Identify the most prominent key language uses in a curricular unit.

Use language expectations to create unit language goals.

Analyze language expectations, functions, and features in the context of a curricular unit.

Course Outline

 
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