The Washington State Coalition for International Education is partnering with the Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) to support language teachers to complete the Avant ADVANCE Online Teacher Training Tool on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines through 2022. Learn more and sign up…

We are offering the WAFLT – Avant Advance™ Webinar and Check-In 
whether or not you have purchased the course:
When    Tue May 24, 2022 6:00-6:30 pm Pacific Time (drop-in is fine)
Where   Via Zoom

Register in advance at: 
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIld-mhqj0jE9LFMENt8vofmZrUrUwsPjjS
(You will receive the Zoom link after you register.)
Questions? Contact Michele Anciaux Aoki intledwa@gmail.com.

This would be a good time to preview the course and decide if it’s something you’d like to do this spring as a positive move in your own professional development as a language teacher. Or if you’ve started the course already, come join us for a check-in.

Testimonials:

Ben Fisher: This has been one of the most helpful PDs I have ever experienced. I often find that teachers argue about what this or that level of proficiency/performance looks like without truly knowing what those terms mean, and this course served to clarify my wonderings. I feel now that I can bring some expertise to PLCs and department-level meetings that will be truly supportive and helpful. I also feel less nervous for my own courses, as I can set performance goals and know how to appropriately reach them. I would 100% recommend this to other teachers so that they, too, can understand the implications the performance descriptors have for their instruction.

Lynn Johnston: I would also highly recommend this course.  It really helps you understand the proficiency levels and phrases that are useful to move students up the levels. Reading the selections, trying to score them, and then seeing how they are actually scored was helpful. I did it in French last summer and am considering doing the Spanish one this time.