There has been an increase in EL/Multilingual Learners joining our classrooms.  This class will go through an awareness of Multilingual Learners and how to welcome them as well as how to acknowledge and embrace differences.  Our state recently changed their annual state testing from the ELPA to the WIDA to gauge our Multilingual Learners proficiency levels in English.  We will go over the assessment domains as well as an introduction on what to do with the information we gain from the assessment.