Emily Miller Workshop!

Our third and final workshop with Emily Miller is coming up on May 2nd. This workshop is for any and all educators who work with English Learners , including EL program coordinators and teachers, classroom teachers, and paraprofessionals. Click on the following link to register: Emily Miller Workshop Registration

Nominate a WIDA Fellow!

WIDA, in collaboration with the International Consortium for Multilingual Excellence in Education (ICMEE), announces a call for nominations for the first class of WIDA Fellows. All nominees must be exemplary teachers of bilingual and/or multilingual learners and must be willing to participate in the 2019 WIDA Fellows annual meeting. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

To nominate an educator, complete the WIDA Fellows Nomination form by March 15, 2019.

Information Pertaining to the Refuge School Impact Grant Application

The Department of Children and Families no later than 02/07/2019 by 4:00 PM, will be posting an Application Process on the DCF Website, applications for the Refugee School Impact #437004-G19-0001333 and Refugee Youth Mentoring #437004-G19-0001368.

The purpose of this notification is to provide notice to interested parties, to enable them to prepare and submit an electronic application for the Refugee School Impact Grant and or Refugee Youth Mentoring or both by 4:00 PM on Monday February 25, 2019. A conference call to address questions will take place Thursday February 14, 2019, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, applicants with questions should send them to Ben York (benjamin.york@wisconsin.gov) prior to the call. Below is the call information

a. USA Toll-Free: (888) 557-8511

b. Access Code: 5834260

WIDA Kindergarten Screener

Schools Are Needed to Field Test WIDA's New Screener for Kindergarten (see Kindergarten Screener Field Testing attachment)

WIDA is looking for schools to administer its new Kindergarten Screener to at least 20 students during one or two field testing windows throughout 2019 and early 2020. Contact your DPI reps if interested or to learn more.

Audrey Lesondak

audrey.lesondak@dpi.wi.gov

608-266-7292 • Work

Multicultural Children's Book Day

Multicultural Children's Book Day is having a Twitter party to share about great multicultural children's and YA books. They also have a lot of free resources on their website: www.multiculturalchildrensbookday.com

January EL Coordinator Meeting Agenda

Here is a link to the agenda, which has been updated with the links to the resources and presentations shared at the meeting: January EL Coordinator Network Meeting Agenda

Multicultural Children's Book Day is January 29, 2019! Click on the link to learn more about how you can get involved!

https://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/