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The official account of WIDA at @UWMadison. Resources and tools for educators of multilingual learners. Reshares and follows do not constitute endorsements.

 Madison, Wisconsin
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Joined June 2010
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Thank YOU to everyone that attended #WIDA2026, what a week! 📆 Reminder: Save the date for #WIDA2027! Learn more on the conference website: conferences.wida.wisc.edu/ev…
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The final hours of #WIDA2026 are here, but let's look back at day 2. It was a great day full of engaging sessions and a fun celebration! 🕺
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First time at the WIDA Conference! Soaking up new ideas, connecting w/ educators who share a passion for multilingual learners, and feeling inspired to bring it all back to my district! #wida2026 @WIDA_UW
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@WIDA_UW #WIDA2026 Intentional is not the same as experience 👍🏽 The strategy is never the evidence that learning occurred
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#WIDA2026 day 2 sessions are underway, but here are a few snapshots from day 1!
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#WIDA2026 featured educator Merica Clinkenbeard presenting her session “From Framework to Practice: Language-Rich Instruction for Multilingual Learners.” ICYMI: Read about Merica’s session on the WIDA website: wida.wisc.edu/news/bridging-…
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We are so excited to be at #WIDA2026 to explore all the ways in which we can continue to leverage our collective knowledge in order to "build gateways to colaboración" across content areas! #EveryTeacherIsALanguageTeacher
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@WIDA_UW #WIDA2026 Loved this session! MLL Family Coffee 🩷 Access to resources is not the same as learning 🙌 Looking forward to Day 2!
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Our @BWRSD MLL Team has arrived in St. Louis for the @WIDA_UW Conference! So excited for them to learn and build connections as a team, and bring back new ideas to our schools. @riley_ana @ColtAndrewsElem @TheKMSHusky @mthopehs
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@WIDA_UW #WIDA2026 Great presentation! 👏🏽👏🏽Focus on assets that students and families bring! Excited about Advancing ALTELLA toolkit!
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#wida2026
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“Never underestimate the power of a good teacher.” - Cristina Henríquez, #WIDA2026 opening keynote speaker
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@WIDA_UW We are WIDA ready!! @RichlandOne
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Sessions are underway at #WIDA2026!
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"I believe that stories have enormous power... Stories are around us all the time... Every single person has a story." - Cristina Henríquez
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"You are heroes... looking at students and saying that everything they bring to the table is valued... You are giving students what I didn't have. A means of embracing their whole selves without shame." - Cristina Henríquez addressing educators at #WIDA2026
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"I am the person I am today partly because of the communities I found along the way." - Cristina Henríquez
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“Never underestimate the power of a good teacher.” - Cristina Henríquez, #WIDA2026 opening keynote speaker
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“The older I get the less I believe we find home in places. I believe we find it in people.” - Cristina Henríquez
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"By convening here together you've built a sort of community... one that's welcoming, inclusive and genuine." - #WIDA2026 opening keynote speaker Cristina Henríquez talks about the WIDA Annual Conference.
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