432-822 WIDA ELD Standards Network
Description
Schedule:
- November 6, 2025: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
- January 15, 2026: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
- March 12, 2026: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
- April 16, 2026: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Price: $495
Content Questions: Ruslana Westerlund (ruslana.westerlund@cesa2.org)
Registration Questions: (events@cesa2.org)
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About this Event: The WIDA ELD Standards Network offers K–12 educators a collaborative space to discuss, share ideas and tools, and support one another in the implementation of the ELD Standards. In addition to networking, participants will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the language standards to strengthen their instructional planning and classroom practice. Network members are encouraged to bring their questions, tools, and resources to each meeting to foster shared learning and professional growth.
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Our Presenters:
Ruslana Westerlund, Ed.D., is a Ukrainian-born educational consultant at CESA 2 specializing in using the WIDA Standards for equity through rigorous and culturally relevant teaching, providing access to disciplinary genres for all students, and designing equitable instructional practices for English Learners. She is driven by the vision to transform schools where all teachers are equipped with the knowledge to meet the needs of English Learners at both systems and classroom levels. Her unique area of expertise and research is writing in the disciplines through an apprenticeship pedagogy called the Teaching and Learning Cycle.
Fran Veguilla is a transformational leader, committed to equitable practices that help eliminate barriers for our more marginalized students and their families, so that they can fulfill their true potential. Fran has over 15 years of experience as a classroom teacher, bilingual/EL teacher, mentor, instructional coach, PLC facilitator, and advocate for change. Fran holds a Master’s degree in Bilingual Education from Rockford University and an Educational Leadership degree from Edgewood College. She is a collaborative leader who envisions schools and programs where diversity, inclusivism, and culture are seen, valued and celebrated.
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