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We can customize professional learning to your needs, or you can opt for one of the following packages. Pricing may be discounted depending on the number of products and services you are currently using with AVANT!
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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TABLE OF CONTENTS
VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Avant ADVANCE Online Proficiency Training (Click link to watch a brief clip)
The ADVANCE training is an asynchronous online training program that can be done anytime, anywhere a teacher has high speed internet access. ADVANCE takes the guesswork out of accurately evaluating student responses in the language they are learning…it creates a clear vision of what to look for and how to score more accurately using the national standards and proficiency descriptors – and in less time. A teacher said in a training that his “world had changed because he could spend less time evaluating and spend more time directing the students on how THEY could improve their language skills.”
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SUCCESSFUL PROFICIENCY TEST IMPLEMENTATION (Customized)
Provide training on successful ways to implement Avant’s assessments including best practices and next steps.
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DATA ANALYTICS (Customized)
Highlight ways to use Avant test data to inform instruction, measure growth, ensure accurate placement, and build excellent programs.
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AVANT STAMP ORIENTATION
In this 1- hour webinar, participants are prepared for success with Avant STAMP. They receive training prior to test administration, which includes a setup of testing groups, and a tutorial on reporting.
Introduction to the assessment
Test set up and best practices
Introduction to reporting
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AVANT PLACE ORIENTATION
In this 1- hour webinar, participants are prepared for success with Avant PLACE. They receive training prior to test administration, which includes a setup of testing groups, and a tutorial on reporting.
Introduction to the assessment
Test set up and best practices
Introduction to reporting
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REVIEWING AVANT STAMP DATA
In this 1-hour webinar, an Avant Representative will personally guide you on a visual tour of your STAMP results. The focus of this session is to help participants understand how they can use the STAMP assessment report data generated by our system in order to answer questions related to:
Program evaluation
Teacher efficacy
Student achievement (including a focus on under- and over-performers within a cohort)
Student proficiency growth over time (longitudinal analysis)
Areas or weakness and strengths
During the live sessions, members of the Avant team are able to manipulate your data live in order to answer questions you may have. The types of questions that can be answered will depend on the nature of your testing data. At the end, you will receive copies of the analysis as well as a recorded version of your personalized webinar, if you would like.
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REVIEWING AVANT PLACE ORIENTATION
In this 1-hour webinar, participants receive an analysis of their Avant PLACE data to determine how the scores could be used to identify the ability of the students in the course. Using suggested placement cut scores will assure more accurate placement for successful completion of the course.
Accessing your Avant PLACE reports
Report page components
Questions from the data
Suggested cut scores
Placement decisions
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ASSESSMENT LITERACY IN THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
In this 3-hour interactive webinar, participants evaluate the quality of assessments they have developed for students and see how content they are currently using in the classroom can be used in an outcomes-based teaching approach.
History of proficiency and why assessment is difficult
Components of good assessment
Applying evaluation criteria to assessments
Outcomes-based versus content coverage
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ON-SITE (FACE-TO-FACE) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
READING IN THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
In this 6-hour interactive workshop, participants explore reading strategies and discuss how to implement them in the classroom.
Reading versus translating
Appropriate texts and leveling
Question development
Reading strategies, including skimming, scanning, and use of contextual cues
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PROFICIENCY IN ACTION
In this workshop, participants explore the foundations of both state and national standards surrounding proficiency and discuss the meaning of these standards in the context of our classrooms and curriculum.
Foundations of proficiency
State/National standards
Avant STAMP test item types
Processes and reports
Impact on instructional goals
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RATING STUDENT LANGUAGE PRODUCTION
In this 6-hour onsite workshop, participants score students’ writing samples using criteria and plan how to use this same approach in the classroom.
Standards, rubrics, and scoring criteria
Inter-rater reliability
Standardized scoring in the classroom, department, and district
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RATING STUDENT LANGUAGE PRODUCTION - WRITING
In this 6-hour onsite workshop, participants score students’ speaking samples using criteria and plan how to use this same approach in the classroom.
Standards, rubrics, and scoring criteria
Inter-rater reliability
Standardized scoring in the classroom, department, and district
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RATING STUDENT LANGUAGE PRODUCTION - SPEAKING
In this 6-hour onsite workshop, participants score students’ speaking samples using criteria and plan how to use this same approach in the classroom.
Standards, rubrics, and scoring criteria
Inter-rater reliability
Standardized scoring in the classroom, department, and district
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MORE LEARNING CUSTOMIZED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
AVANT's MORE Learning professionals can customize professional learning to suit your needs in World Language classrooms and Dual Language Immersion!
If you are in need of professional learning we can customize professional learning to meet your needs! If you have areas of need not listed, please reach out to us, we can work with you to support your needs!
Teacher Training
Methods, strategies, engagement, supporting ALL learners ALL the time
Curriculum and unit development, setting proficiency targets
Assessment development (Integrated Performance Assessments) that support increasing proficiency
Practices that increase proficiency and biliteracy
Literacy strategies in the world language or immersion classroom
Practices that support language and content learning, assessment and outcomes in DLI programs
Rater reliability training using the ACTFL Descriptors
Data analysis and implications for instruction
Acclimation to American schools for international teachers
Pre-service teacher training (Alternative pathways to certification support, high school teacher cadets, college graduates)
Teaching in performance-based and proficiency-based environments
Instructional coaching (for teachers and teacher leaders)
Administrative Training
Administrative support and coaching
Program development and advisement
Program evaluation
Supporting new teachers to the profession or to American schools
Ongoing professional learning support options (including year-long packages, face-to-face and virtual, course development)
Leadership development supporting language learning initiatives (for department chairs, team leaders, area supervisors, coaches and/or administration)
MORE Learning Products and Consulting Rates
MORE Prof Learning Rates 2020-21.pdf