WIDA ACCESS Standards Experts Review
Writing Domain May 2026 The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is pleased to announce upcoming opportunities for educators to be a part of the development of WIDA ACCESS. Educators are … Read more
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Deborah K. Palmer recognized with 2026 Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship
The Center for Applied Linguistics is pleased to recognize Dr. Deborah K. Palmer with the 2026 Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship. Dr. Palmer embodies Charles A. Ferguson’s commitment to scholarship and to thinking globally about the importance of … Read more
Request for Information
The Center for Applied Linguistics is seeking information from accredited Institutes of Higher Education in the Washington, DC metropolitan area that can support the implementation of an intensive professional English … Read more
WIDA ACCESS, Listening, Reading, and Speaking Domains
Theme Generators April 2026 The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is pleased to announce an upcoming opportunity for educators to be a part of the development of WIDA ACCESS. Educators … Read more
CAL Professional Item Writing Opportunity
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is recruiting professional item writers to write selected response Listening and Reading items for a large-scale English language proficiency assessment for Grades 1-12. Item … Read more
In Memorandum: Ernest Morrell, Renowned Literary Scholar and Former CAL Board Member
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) remembers Dr. Ernest Morrell, a renowned literary scholar and a former member of the CAL Board of Trustees. Dr. Morrell passed away after a … Read more
WIDA ACCESS Writing Theme Generation
February 5-16, 2024
The Center for the Success of English Learners (CSEL) – Third Annual Conference
The Center for the Success of English Learners (CSEL) is planning the third annual conference on Improving Instruction, Assessment, and Policies for Secondary English Learners Across the Content Areas. In … Read more
WIDA ACCESS Writing Tryouts
WIDA ACCESS Writing Tryouts December 8–19, 2025 The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is pleased to announce a new round of WIDA ACCESS Writing Tryouts, which will take place December … Read more
Townhall Meeting – AERA BER SIG
Date: August 22, 2025Time: 1:00 PM EST The Center for Applied Linguistics is pleased to announce that Diep Nguyen, CAL’s President and CEO, will make remarks at an important event. … Read more
