The Illinois State Board of Education, in partnership with WIDA, sponsors the professional development sessions featured on this webpage. Registration for all WIDA workshops is now available through PD+, Illinois' interactive professional development system that serves as a "one-stop shop" for educators to search and register for professional development opportunities. Educators can access PD+ by logging in to their ELIS account. Please note, educators must register for WIDA workshops on both PD+ and through WIDA.
All sessions are funded by public resources and are therefore open exclusively to current Illinois public educators at no cost. Educators will earn professional development hours upon completing any workshop listed below. Webinars and self-paced e-workshops will issue a certificate of completion to participants at the conclusion of each course. Participants must download the certificate and email a copy to multilingual@isbe.net.
You must register for the self-paced WIDA courses through both PD+ and WIDA. PD+ automatically tracks the completion of professional development hours, eliminating the need for manual entry into ELIS.
- To register and access the self-paced workshops, sign up using the PD+ links below.
- To register on WIDA, sign in to the WIDA Secure Portal.
- Educators who do not have a WIDA Secure Portal account should contact the Multilingual/Language Development Department at multilingual@isbe.net. Note: Only current Illinois public school educators are eligible.
- Educators having trouble logging in to the WIDA Secure Portal should contact the WIDA help desk at help@wida.wisc.edu.
The WIDA Facilitated E-Workshop Principal Letter template
can help educators request their principal’s permission to participate in a WIDA professional development session.
General questions can be sent to the Multilingual/Language Development Department at multilingual@isbe.net.
