Name: Design with the End in Mind: Backwards Planning for ELD with WIDA Key Language Uses.
Start: 2026-04-24T11:15:00-0700
End: 2026-04-24T12:15:00-0700

Design with the End in Mind: Backwards Planning for ELD with WIDA Key Language Uses.

Friday April 24, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT

Ballroom 300, Yakima Convention Center

Move beyond guesswork by designing with the end in mind. Participants will learn how our district used WIDA Key Language Uses, functions, and features to co-construct clear learning targets and develop common units of instruction for our secondary English Language Development courses. We will share our collaborative process, struggles and successes to design instruction that intentionally develops academic language for every student.

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Megan Anderson-Riley

TOSA, YAKIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Megan Anderson Reilly is a multilingual specialist and a mentor for early career educators for Yakima School District. Megan has extensive teaching experience working with multilingual learners in a variety of instructional contexts. She is an advocate for equitable practices, programs... Read More →

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Friday April 24, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Ballroom 300, Yakima Convention Center

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