In 2017 Amala Education (formerly known as Sky School) was launched to address the gap in quality education provision for displaced youth ages 16-25, many of whom were living in…
Creating International Opportunities with Amala Education
Throughout history, innovative children’s literature has often emerged from a creative adult’s quest to convey profound lessons to the younger generation. A recent example in this tradition is Avant’s Victor…
Preserving Our Linguistic Diversity: A Look at Victor D.O. Santos’ “What Makes Us Human”
Avant is thrilled to announce that two new language assessments, STAMP for ASL and STAMP for Latin, are now eligible for the Global Seal of Biliteracy in addition to State…
Avant STAMP for ASL and Latin: Expanding Access to State and Global Seals of Biliteracy
By: Brandee Mau, Director of STAMP WS Rating & DLI Specialist Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs may feel like a recent development in American education, but according to EdWeek, groups…
How Expensive is Dual Language Immersion, Really?
Is Your Language Assessment Data Accurate and Reliable? The value of language skills is increasing. Both learners and educators are discovering that individuals who can demonstrate proficiency in more than…
Is Your Language Assessment Data Accurate and Reliable?
#AvantAchiever Each year, on March 8th, International Women’s Day (#IWD2022) is one of the most important days of the year to: celebrate women’s achievements raise awareness about women’s equality lobby…
Help Avant Assessment Celebrate Achieving Women in Language for International Women’s Day
With this four-step approach, you can turn your school’s, district’s, or institution’s world language program into a cycle of proficiency with measurable, year-over-year outcomes and proven program efficacy. Start…
Four Steps To Achieving Higher Proficiency-Level Language Learners
In the early 2000’s, Cheryl Johnson, Instructional Technologist at Denison University in Ohio, first learned about the Avant STAMP™ assessment. At the time, she didn’t recommend it to her department….
How One College’s Testing Provides Proof Of Program Efficacy
How Language Proficiency Training Transformed My Teaching By: Caroline E. Schlegel, M.Ed. I was going through my desk drawer the other day and came across a lesson I had…
How Language Proficiency Training Transformed My Teaching
The San Bernardino Superintendent of Schools, Ted Alejandre, and his office are doing something never done before in California: providing access to all high school seniors learning or speaking more…
How One County Is Turning Seal Of Biliteracy Access And Equity Into Reality