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Resources: World and Native Languages

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World and Native Language Resources

Instructional Resources

ADE does not endorse or support any particular resource or curriculum. We are only providing options that local education agencies may choose and select from when making the best decisions for their students.

  • ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines - This document describes the five major levels of proficiency:  Distinguished, Superior, Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice. It supports our standards which are based on these same proficiency levels. The guidelines describe the tasks speakers can handle at each level and there are many samples included to illustrate each level.

  • ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners - This resource supports the Arizona World and Native Language Standards by providing guidance for instruction and lesson design. By focusing on what performance should look like at the end of the unit, these descriptors provide a good starting point for backward design and instructional planning.  Unique applications for Classical Languages and ASL are included.

  • NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements - The Can-Do statements are a self- assessment checklist used by language learners to assess what they can do with language in the Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational modes of communication. These can be used by teachers and students alike for formative assessment, summative assessment, goal setting, and providing evidence of mastery.

  • Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning Framework (TELL) - The TELL Project is focused on enhancing the effectiveness of world language teachers by focusing on seven domains that reflect the crucial characteristics of an effective teacher.  Each domain is guided by essential questions educators might ask themselves in their own growth process.  The site includes tools and resources to support the professional growth of world language teachers.

  • ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners - This resource supports the Arizona World and Native Language Standards by providing guidance for instruction and lesson design. By focusing on what performance should look like at the end of the unit, these descriptors provide a good starting point for backward design and instructional planning.  Unique applications for Classical Languages and ASL are included.

  • NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements - The Can-Do statements are a self- assessment checklist used by language learners to assess what they can do with language in the Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational modes of communication. These can be used by teachers and students alike for formative assessment, summative assessment, goal setting, and providing evidence of mastery.

  • NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can- Do Benchmarks TELL Project / STARTALK Collaborative Learning Resources - Professional Learning resources put together including excellent videos to illustrate best practices in teaching world languages.

  • ACTFL's Guiding Principles in Languages Learning - This site offers guidelines on skill development, backward design, authentic texts, facilitated language learning, teaching grammar in context, providing positive feedback and much more.

  • LRC – Language Resource Centers - Established in 1990 by the Department of Education, LRC’s were created to respond to the growing need for expertise and competence in world languages.  There are 15 LRC’s across the United States, led by nationally and internationally recognized language professionals. LRC’s create language learning and teaching materials, offer professional development opportunities and conduct research on language learning. This is a national network of resources, the majority free, for teachers. Each of the 15 centers offer their own resources and trainings.

  • Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language & Literacy – (CERCLL) -  Our very own language resource center here in Arizona. A plethora of great teaching materials and professional development opportunities are available. Check out their blog which has great lesson plans utilizing the new standards.

  • Maine World Language Resource Page - Created through a federal grant, this page offers a variety of Open Educational Resources in World Languages.

  • Ohio Department of Education - Backward Design - This site takes you step-by-step through using Backward Design to use in your classroom.

  • Teacher and Classroom REsources: Bridging Documents - The three WLES K-12 Bridging documents are designed as guides to help teachers and administrators create a strong K-12 sequence locally for the program(s) being offered.

  • The Elementary Immersion Learning Strategies Resource Guide - Produced by the National Capital Language Resource Center out of Georgetown University and The George Washington University Center for Applied Linguistics, this guide is a must for any elementary world language immersion teacher.

  • Portfolio Assessment in the Foreign Language Classroom - A great resource for language teachers looking to use portfolio assessment in their classrooms.  This manual covers many facets of portfolio assessment and its use in the world language classroom.

  • Teacher Toolkit to Support World Language Learning for Students with Disabilities 

  • Latino Center at the Smithsonian Bilingual Teacher Resources
  • 6-12 Stanford History Education Group Resources in Spanish
  • 6-12 U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Resources in Spanish
  • 6-12 DBQ Project Materials in Spanish
  • Apprende Español
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  • Georgia Department of Education Spanish DLI Curriculum

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  • Teachers of Critical Languages Materials
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  • CARLA - Teacher developed IPAs for many levels and languages
  • Rubrics for World Languages - Ohio Department of Education has a number of readily made rubrics you can use and adapt 
  • Center for Applied Linguistics - Understanding Assessment Tutorial - This tutorial introduces key assessment concepts while guiding educators though the test selection process, and it covers a variety of topics, including how to use test results appropriately and efficiently. also known as the FLAD, and it is also an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn more about language testing.

Contact Information:

Linda Burrows, Director of Social Studies and World and Native Languages 

Hannah Rude, K-12 Social Studies and World and Native Languages Specialist

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