This course is only open to K-12 Washington educators currently employed by a Washington school district. Private school educators whose school has opted into Federal Title III services may also take this course. Contact your school administrator for details.

This workshop is designed to support educators in using the WIDA ELD Standards Framework (2020 edition) in local settings. This workshop explores ways to use the WIDA ELD Standards Framework (2020 edition) to support multilingual learners’ achievement and language development. Each module engages participants in components of the WIDA Standards and contains prompts for educators to discuss the module topic in local settings. Ideally, groups of educators commit to engaging in the modules individually and to meeting on a bi/weekly basis to discuss the module topics. By engaging in this workshop, participants will build their skills identifying the purpose and function of the components of the WIDA Standards and describing ways to use the components of the WIDA Standards. 

 Access course:

Washington State public school educators and approved private school educators access the WIDA Self- Paced Workshops via the WIDA Secure Portal.

 If you do not have a WIDA Secure Portal account, follow the steps below:

1. Use your district email address and email WIDA Client Services Center at help@wida.us and request a WIDA Secure Portal account.
2. WIDA will send you an access link within 24 hours. Set up your login username and password.
3. Access the WIDA Secure Portal.
4. Select the “Professional Learning” path.
5. Scroll to the Self-Paced Workshop tile and click on the course link 
6. Select the course and begin.

Get clock hours:

1. To receive clock hours, participants must fulfil the time requirements of the course.  60 minutes of "active participation" equals one clock hour. 
2. Clock hours will not be awarded for less than 60 minutes of time spent actively participating in the course as per WAC 181-85-030. No exceptions will be made.
3. Upon course completion, fill out the course survey in pdEnroller: Login to your pdEnroller account, go to your Events, click on this event, then go to the Clock Hour Checklist and take the survey. 
4. OSPI will download course completion reports from the WIDA Secure Portal to verify course completion and time spent actively participating in the course.    
5. Clock hours will be approved quarterly.  Pay attention to when you complete the course.  No exceptions will be made.  

Note:  WIDA Certificates of Completion are not accepted for attendance verification or clock hours.  The hours on the certificate are general estimations by WIDA and do not accurately reflect the time spent in course.