Multilingual Learner (MLL) Cooperative
The MLL Cooperative is available for a fee to any district in the NWESD region. Currently, 9 districts participate in the Multilingual Learner Cooperative: Blaine, Burlington-Edison, Concrete, Lakewood, Lynden, Marysville, Nooksack, Snohomish, Sultan.
Participating districts have access to ongoing specific professional learning offered in-person or by Zoom for their MLL Specialists, Teachers, Administrators, and Paraprofessionals. Member districts provide input into the topics for professional learning each year. Additionally, member districts can request in-person or Zoom support for new initiatives, program evaluations, planning for professional learning and grant support from NWESD’s Danielle Peterson. If your district has not yet joined the MLL Cooperative and would like to discuss it, email Danielle.
The goal of the MLL Cooperative is to:
- Provide support and training to district leaders in building/refining programming to increase positive outcomes for multilingual learners.
- Develop capacity of educators by strengthening instructional practices to more effectively serve multilingual learners.
- Support networking and the sharing of new information and ideas in service of multilingual learners.
- Determine district readiness to develop dual language programming.
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WIDA Self-Paced Courses
The following self-paced WIDA Courses are available from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2027, to support effective instruction and language development for multilingual learners. You will need to obtain a free WIDA Secure Portal account to access the WIDA Self-Paced Courses (please see instructions in the course information in pdEnroller).
To earn free clockhours for the following courses, register for these courses through pdEnroller.
- Developing Language for Learning in Mathematics
- Engaging Multilingual Learners in Science: Making Sense of Phenomena
- Exploring the WIDA PreK-3 Essential Actions
- Let’s Play! Multilingual Children’s Joyful learning in PreK-3
- Making Language Visible in the Classroom
- Newcomers: Promoting Success through Strengthening Practice
- Reading Comprehension Across Content Areas with Multilingual Learners
- Reframing Education for Long-term English Learners
- Teaching Multilingual Learners Social Studies through Multiple Perspectives
- The WIDA Standards Framework: A Collaborative Approach
- WIDA Español: Evaluaciones del Desarrollo del Lenguaje a Nivel de Salon
- Desarrollando el Español: Las Expectativas del Lenguaje