Aída Walqui

Aída Walqui is Director of the Teacher Professional Development Program at WestEd, where she directs the Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) project.  As Director of QTEL, Walqui brings a career-long focus on increasing the academic success of English language learners. Walqui collaborates with school and district leaders across the country to tailor QTEL implementation that is responsive to local needs.  Prior to WestEd, Walqui was on the faculty in teacher education at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Steering Committee, ELA, Math, and Science Work Groups, and Public Dialogue Committee