Finding My Voice
What a conversation about heritage language learning helped me understand about myself By: Dr. Liza Trejo, Senior Professional Learning Specialist They say you have to leave before you can ever…
Finding My Voice
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Finding My Voice
Is the student actually learning?
By: Dr. Liza Trejo, Senior Professional Learning Specialist I love an engaging lesson, a creative project, or a new tool as much as any teacher. But our conversation with Dr….
Is the student actually learning?
The Puzzle I Couldn’t Put Down
By: Dr. Brandee Mau, VP of Learning Services, Avant Assessment The floor of my first apartment, surrounded by textbook materials, and no real idea what to do with them –…
The Puzzle I Couldn’t Put Down
What Does Language Immersion Make Possible?
By: Dr. Liza Trejo and Marnina Falk Colman As you all probably know, I’m a little bit obsessed with patterns. When I start to notice a pattern, I get curious….
What Does Language Immersion Make Possible?
Avant Language Introduces ASL Interpretation for Every New Episode of The Multiliterate Mind
Eugene, OR — Avant Language announced that starting September 16 2026, every new episode of The Multiliterate Mind published on YouTube will include American Sign Language interpretation. The move addresses…
Avant Language Introduces ASL Interpretation for Every New Episode of The Multiliterate Mind
Your STAMP Results Are In. What Should You Teach Next?
Assessment results can tell educators where learners are. Their real value, however, comes from what happens next. Once the scores arrive, language program leaders and teachers face an important question:…
Your STAMP Results Are In. What Should You Teach Next?
American Sign Language Is a Complete Language: What ASL Is Teaching Me About Proficiency, Literacy, and Access
By: Dr. Liza Trejo, Senior Professional Learning Specialist What I thought I Knew Before interviewing Deaf educator Robyn J. Marcak, I was familiar with American Sign Language (ASL). Growing up,…
American Sign Language Is a Complete Language: What ASL Is Teaching Me About Proficiency, Literacy, and Access
How Schools Can Monitor English Learner Progress Between Annual Tests
Key Takeaways: • Annual proficiency assessments provide an important snapshot of what students can do at a specific point in time. • Progress monitoring provides the instructional roadmap between those…
How Schools Can Monitor English Learner Progress Between Annual Tests
What Is Proficiency First Multiliteracies?
By: Dr. Liza Trejo, Senior Professional Learning Specialist I’ve been trying to answer a simple question lately: What is Proficiency First Multiliteracies? The truth is, it didn’t start as a…
What Is Proficiency First Multiliteracies?
Welcome Veteran Language Educator Mara Cobe
Eugene, OR — Avant, The Language Proficiency Company, is pleased to welcome Mara S. Cobe to the team on June 1, 2026. Cobe will primarily work with our expanding network…
Welcome Veteran Language Educator Mara Cobe