Create an inclusive language-learning environment

The Pathways Program, powered by WCEPS, offers unique products and services for educators of multilingual learners including research-based professional learning, coaching, resources and assessments.

We are a non-profit committed to supporting K-12 educators in their mission to empower multilingual learners and create an educational landscape where all students, regardless of their linguistic background, can thrive and reach their full potential.

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We tailor our research-based products and services to meet your unique needs

Challenge

Your education program strives to provide an inclusive learning environment for multilingual learners.

Pathway

We customize a plan utilizing the various programs and services provided through WCEPS to support and improve practices.

Continuous Learning

Your team is now equipped with new skills and strategies to advance classroom learning. Through our ongoing partnership, we’ll continue to advance learning together.

Pathways Programs & Services

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CARE Coaching

CARE Coaching partners with educators, providing tailored professional development through workshops, program evaluations, and personalized coaching sessions to enhance teaching practices and support multilingual learner success.

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AIW Institute

The AIW Institute offers professional development and capacity building using the Framework for Authentic Intellectual Work, developed by Drs. Fred Newmann, M. Bruce King, and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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CALL

The Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL) provides unique tools and customized services to support professional growth, leadership development, and school improvement planning. It focuses on leadership for learning.

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The Discussion Project

The Discussion Project, designed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides specialized professional learning courses to help facilitate more engaging, inclusive, and intellectually rigorous discussion classrooms.

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WebbAlign

In collaboration with Dr. Norman Webb, the developer of Depth of Knowledge (DOK), WebbAlign promotes effective and accurate use of this innovative language system for attainment of desired learning outcomes.

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WIDA Licensed Offerings

WIDA develops and provides proven tools and support to help multilingual learners, and their educators, succeed. WCEPS is the sole source provider of materials sold on the WIDA Store website and WIDA-licensed workshops.

Not sure which pathway works best for your school?

Reach out to one of our experts to guide you on a pathway to success!

Learning Library

Visit our Learning Library to find videos, articles, testimonials, and resources to enhance your learning. 

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CARE Coaching 1-page flyer

Care coaching, offered through the Wisconsin Center for Education products and Services, is designed to ensure that school and district-based educators are empowered to provide equitable educational opportunities for multilingual…

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Quick dips: Considering individual English learners’ needs

Teaching and supporting English Learners (ELs) demands a specific knowledge base and a system for accurately identifying students who need additional services, such as Special Education or Gifted and Talented.

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Learn how language and culture are important for multilingual learners

Sandra Medrano-Arroyo, from Ellevation Education, partnered with WCEPS on the September 2024 Tips and Dips webinar, ‘Uniting cultures through language’. Sandra discusses how culture and language are so closely related…

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Addressing limiting beliefs & implicit bias in education

Implicit bias, a negative attitude of which one is not consciously aware, against a specific social group, shows up in every profession – including education. For English learners, who have experienced a long history of explicit bias in the education system, this is a very real threat to their educational opportunities and achievement.

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How to use linguistic and cultural assets for multilingual learners

Sandra Medrano-Arroyo from Ellevation Education shares best practices on how to leverage and culture assets to create a better experience for multilingual learners.

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A guide for educators: Implementing best practices for family engagement

The WCEPS team highlights a series of best practices to help integrate families into the learning process. These key focus areas include inclusion, cultural awareness and growth-focused and strengths-based communication.

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What Educators are Saying

I really appreciated talking to you about the CARE Coaching program and felt very energized by our conversation. I am so excited that your company is offering exactly what we need to support our educators.

Director of English Learner Education

This may sound outrageous but I didn’t want this session to end. It was so engaging and I learned so much and wanted to keep going!

EL Educator

Georgia

These trainings are the best, having been in education for over 20 years I feel that this is what has been missing from our professional learning. Love it!

Nevada Educator

Nevada

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