Contributed by Ambar de Mejia
I recently took the WIDA Writing Rubric Series offered by WIDA because this year, our school is focusing on writing.
The description on their website states: Using the WIDA Writing Rubric
This eWorkshop provides information for educators who work with multilingual learners in their writing development. The series is for educators of Grades 1-12 to use individually or with a Professional Learning Community (PLC). You will be introduced to two educators who use the WIDA Writing Rubric to focus on day-to-day planning. This series is divided into two sections that correspond to the two videos.
https://wida.wisc.edu/grow/pl/us-based-pl/using-wida-writing-rubric
This self-paced workshop described how to set up a professional learning community with two suggestions on planning the agenda. In addition, the videos show on mainstream teacher collaborating with an EL teacher on student writing work. The teacher had to display an anchor chart and another chart with the success criteria with the vocabulary needed for the writing prompt to guide students in their writing. You get to watch the two teachers analyzing the student work and then discuss next steps to help the student improve his or her writing using the WIDA writing rubric.
There are opportunities for self-reflection during the course. Take advantage of the handouts because they also have video transcripts. Although I received a newsletter WIDA about their eWorkshops, the course and other offerings are not currently available through CANVAS or on their website. Sign up for their newsletters to find when they are next available.
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