WIDA Early Years eLearning provides free online professional learning courses to early care and education (ECE) professionals in WIDA Early Years member states. These online professional learning resources focus on supporting young multilingual children in ECE settings. WIDA Early Years eLearning is intended for ECE professionals, including pre-service and in-service teachers, teacher educators, practitioners, coaches, trainers, and leaders/administrators.
The MDE website has been updated! The Multilingual Learners page provided resources to build foundational language and literacy skills needed by young multilingual learners as they transition to kindergarten.
The recorded 1-hour webinars are available on these links:
Overview of Implicit Bias through the Lens of Suspensions and Expulsions - 1/22/20
Examine the issues of inequities in early childhood specifically around suspensions and expulsions.
Culturally-Responsive Leadership - 1/22/20
Assess awareness of your own hidden biases and develop skills in culturally responsive leadership.
Using Trauma-Informed Practices to Promote Resilience - 1/22/20
Investigate the impacts of trauma at children’s developmental stages and how to respond with trauma informed practices.
Connecting with Hard-to-Reach Families - 1/22/20
Learn how to connect with families who are hard-to-reach (underrepresented, invisible/overlooked, and service avoidant).
Microaggressions and Cultural Humility - 1/22/20
Examine three types of macro-aggressions and how they show up in the workplace. Practice cultural humility.