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WIDA: Lessons Learned
Tim Boals WIDA Executive DirectorWisconsin Center for Education Research
Meredith Alt WIDA ASSETS Project ManagerGay Pickner South Dakota Dept. of EducationIlhye Yoon Maryland State Dept. of EducationEd Roeber WIDA ConsultantTroy Couillard Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction
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The WIDA Consortium
31 member states
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WIDA’s Mission
WIDA advances academic language development and academic achievement for linguistically diverse students through high quality standards, assessments, research, and professional development for educators.
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WIDA History
2001 - 2004 2005 - 2008 2009 - 2012 2013 - 2016
• Passage of No Child Left Behind Act
• WIDA grant proposal submitted
• First publication of WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards (2004)
• ACCESS for ELLs administered in 12 states (2005)
• WIDA moved to new home at WCER
• Second publication: WIDA ELP Standards & Resource Guide, 2007 Ed.
• ACCESS for ELLs administered in 22 states (2009)
• Third publication: WIDA English Language Development Standards, 2012 Ed. (with amplifications)
• ACCESS for ELLs to be administered in 30+ states/territories (2013)
• ACCESS 2.0 and new materials to be administered online
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Organization of Consortium Activities
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WIDA’s ELD Standards
Academic Language
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Sociocultural Context
Academic Content
Language Proficiency
Academic Language Proficiency
WIDA ELP Assessments
Theoretical Conceptualization
Definition and Description
Operationalization
Performance Level
Definitions
Features of
Academic Language
WIDA ELP Assessment System
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WIDA by the Numbers
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Students Tested Trends
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WIDA Central – Consortium Roles
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Why Has WIDA Been Successful?• Membership includes more than large-scale
assessment, such as professional development and research
• Program for bringing new members “into the family”
• Steady growth• MOUs consistent but flexible for all states• Camaraderie among members• Membership costs are known and reasonable
(usually less than would be for state alone)
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Advice to Other Consortia
• Role of the Sponsoring Organization?• Role of the States?• Role of the Contractor(s)?• Cost to States?– A la carte for each program and service versus
package?– Same price or differentiated price for
membership
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Advice to Other Consortia
• Functions to be Included in the Costs– Sponsoring organization management costs?– Assessment development?– Assessment administration?– Professional development for educators?– Teaching/learning resources for teachers and
students?– Research on the assessment and the uses of the
assessment?– Technical assistance to SEAs/LEAs?
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SEA WIDA Experiences
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Considerations in Joining the Consortium – South Dakota
•Alignment between screener and summative•Close relationship and support from WIDA and partners•Teachers/LEAs involved in various workgroups
•Alignment between screener and summative•Close relationship and support from WIDA and partners•Teachers/LEAs involved in various workgroups
• Professional Development for teachers
• Monthly webinars and communications with other states
• “WIDA Family” despite growth
• Great ELL standards
• Professional Development for teachers
• Monthly webinars and communications with other states
• “WIDA Family” despite growth
• Great ELL standards
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What it Means to Be a Member …South Dakota’s Perspective• Membership costs and what it includes• Of particular importance to South Dakota:–WIDA ELD Standards– Professional Development– Placement tool (W-APT™)– ACCESS for ELLs™ language proficiency test– Alternate ACCESS for ELLs language
proficiency test for students with cognitive disabilities
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WIDA Governance at Work• Annual Board Meeting as decision-making
forum– Everyone’s voice is heard; aim for consensus
• Advisory bodies comprised of member states:– WIDA Executive Committee– ASSETS Steering Committee – Subcommittees to discuss research,
assessments, and policy implications
• Same voting rights for all states and discussions among states with similar incidence of ELLs
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Considerations in Joining the Consortium - Maryland
• Compliance with NCLB requirements and data/reports that show student growth
• An assessment that is rigorous and meaningfully aligns with the ELD standards
• Compliance with NCLB requirements and data/reports that show student growth
• An assessment that is rigorous and meaningfully aligns with the ELD standards
• Comprehensive services: assessments, standards, professional development, technical assistance
• Standards that address content language and correspond to the Common Core State Standards
• Comprehensive services: assessments, standards, professional development, technical assistance
• Standards that address content language and correspond to the Common Core State Standards
“And we love WIDA's Can Do Philosophy!”“And we love WIDA's Can Do Philosophy!”
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WIDA Beyond the AssessmentSEA and Educator Participation
SEA InvolvementSEA Involvement
• Ongoing input and recommendations at annual Board Meetings
• Opportunities to collaborate with WIDA and colleagues through subcommittees
• ACCESS for ELLs Quality Control events
• Participation in the events that include educators
Teacher InvolvementTeacher Involvement
• Item writing course• Standards/strand
development• Cog labs & field testing• Bias, sensitivity &
content reviews• Post-field test review• Alignment studies• Professional
development
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WIDA Beyond the AssessmentInvolving SEAs and Educators (cont.)Professional Development Opportunities
•Workshops, academies, trainings in member states and via webinars•Process: by SEA requests and with WIDA collaboration•Emphasis on collaboration among ELL educators and content teachers•Additional resources to support educators
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WIDA Upcoming Work
• ACCESS 2.0 and resources being developed through the ASSETS grant
• Research that expands beyond the core of the consortium, anticipating where states are headed
• Spanish language development standards and early childhood standards
• Alternate ACCESS and accessibility issues for ELLs with disabilities
• International work
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Transition to the New WIDA Assessment System
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WIDA and ASSETS States
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The ASSETS Grant – Deliverables• Technology-based summative
assessment: ACCESS 2.0• Similar to ACCESS for ELLs but with more
innovative items
• Technology-based screener• Conceptually based on the W-APT screener
• Interim measures/benchmark assessments
• New!
• Foundations for Formative resources• New! Dynamic Language Learning Progressions
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ASSETS System
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2015-16: Fully Operational
ASSETS Development Timeline
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Progress to Date: Test Development/Interoperability
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Progress to Date: EL Definition/ Collaboration to Support States
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• Continue cognitive laboratories and pilot testing through summer 2013
• Recruit districts and prepare for Phase 1 field testing, to be held March – June 2014
• Work with partners to create/ensure interoperable test items
• Collaborate with other consortia and subcommittees on technology readiness and implementation issues
Next Six Months
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• As the grant comes to conclusion, WIDA will face a number of key decisions in moving ahead– What will stay the same and what will change?– How many districts will be able to transition to
giving the WIDA assessments online?– As professional development changes, what
options will be available and which are members entitled to?
– What will be included in membership and what added features will be at added cost?
– How to revise the current MOUs with states to bring them into the new assessment system?
Planning for Transition
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Change or Remain the Same?• States and the WIDA organization need to
consider what has worked well and should remain the same, and what will need to change with the new assessment system
• WIDA is using its current governance structure (Board, Executive Committee and advisory groups) to start the process
• An internal cross-function working group will tackle the transition, under the direction of Ed Roeber, Tim Boals and Elizabeth Cranley
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Online Assessment
• The various WIDA assessments – the screener, the annual summative assessment and the periodic interim assessments – are all slated to be offered online
• How many states will be tech-ready in 2015-16 (the year after PARCC/SBAC) to give the assessments online?
• How long will paper versions need to be provided?
• At what point can they be eliminated?
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Professional Development
• The current model of “stand-and-deliver” model is increasingly uneconomical and not useful
• A coaching model may be more effective/useful
• What types of PD offerings do states, local districts, and individual educators want?
• How can these offerings be provided in a cost-effective manner?
• What role(s) will states need to assume in the provision of these PD opportunities?
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The Process of Change
• WIDA will need to determine what membership includes and what is extra
• Membership costs will continue to include both assessment and management costs
• WIDA is assuming that much of the current structures and membership provisions will remain the same
• States’ MOUs may need to be updated to reflect the new assessment system
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For More Information …• WIDA Website www.wida.us
• ASSETS Project Website www.assetsproject.org
• WDPI ASSETS Website http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/oea_assets
• UCLA Dynamic Language Learning Progressions (DLLPs) Website www.dllp.org