WIDA at Conferences

two wida staffers at a wida info conference booth

Find WIDA across the country and around the world.

In addition to hosting the WIDA Annual Conference, WIDA staff participate in many other regional, national and international conferences throughout the year.

Look for us at these upcoming conferences:

Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (MATSOL) Conference - May 2025

May 28-30, 2025
Framingham, Massachusetts

WIDA Language Charts: A New Tool to Support Classroom Assessment
Margo Gottlieb

Learn more about MATSOL.

Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) - June 2025

June 4-8, 2025
Bangkok, Thailand

Assembling, adapting, adopting: the development and implementation of standards and frameworks for young learners
Margo Gottlieb, Lynn Shafer Willner (WIDA); Carolyn Westbrook, Richard Spiby, Jonathan Cruise (British Council, UK); Masashi Negishi (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan); Wu Sha (National Education Examination Authority, China)

Young learner affect in assessment: An interactional multimodal analysis
Gordon West, Jason Kemp, Shea Head

Charting the Landscape of K-12 Educators’ Views on Automated Writing Scoring & Feedback
Jason Kemp and Lynn Shafer Willner

(Poster) Redesigning a Kindergarten to Grade 12 ELP Assessment Score Report: Gathering Evidence from Multiple Perspectives
Alicia Kim, Jason Kemp, Fabiana MacMillan, Daisy Chang (UW-Madison graduate student), Kerry Pusey (2024 WIDA Assessment intern)

Learn more about LTRC.

National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) - June 2025

June 22-25, 2025
Denver, Colorado

Maximizing Impact for Indigenous Students: Assessment Considerations for Grow-your-own Native Language Programs
Vitaliy Shyyan, Staci Block (California Indian Education for All), Jamie Shanley (Sealaska Heritage Institute), Henry Strom (Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction)

Conducting Assessment Research for and with Indigenous Nations and Communities to Drive Student Learning
Vitaliy Shyyan, David O'Connor (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction), Emerson Odango (Comprehensive Center Network, National Comprehensive Center), Staci Block (California Indian Education for All)

Learn more about NCSA.

Multilingual Education and Dual Language Institute (MEDLI) - June/July 2025

June 30-July 3, 2025
Las Vegas, Nevada

Juntos Podemos: Empowering Bilingual Program Leaders for Success
Maya Martinez-Hart

Juntos Podemos: Multilingualism to Foster Empowerment and Build
Grazzia Maria Mendoza

Learn more about MEDLI.

Carolina TESOL Conference - November 2025

November 5-7, 2025
Charlotte, North Carolina

WIDA ACCESS: Connecting Standards to Revisions
Jason A. Kemp

Amplifying Student Voices: Transforming ACCESS Prep into Meaningful Learning
Tamara J. Coburn (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools) and Jason A. Kemp

Learn more about Carolina TESOL.

Indiana TESOL Conference (INTESOL) - November 2025

November 22, 2025
Indianapolis, Indiana

Keynote presentation
Timothy Boals

Learn more about INTESOL.

WIDA researcher wins award for work in New Jersey

closeup of Lynn holding her award plaque

Lynn Shafer Willner, a researcher at WIDA, has been awarded the 2024 NJTESOL/NJBE President’s Award. This award is given annually to an individual whose work has significantly advanced the needs of multilingual learners in New Jersey, serving as a catalyst for change and excellence in education. Read the article about Lynn's work advancing the understanding and application of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework.