Margo Gottlieb, Ph.D.

Margo Gottlieb, Ph.D.

Margo Gottlieb, Ph.D., is the co-founder and lead developer for WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is also the former director of assessment and evaluation at the Illinois Resource Center. Starting her career as an ESL and bilingual teacher, Gottlieb has worked with governments, states, school districts, international schools, publishers, universities, and organizations. Over the last decade she has focused on designing English language development standards, assessment systems, and curricular frameworks. She has extensive publications, including close to 100 articles, monographs, chapters, and books. Her books address language proficiency standards, academic language use, assessment and accountability, common language assessment, and assessment of English language learners.