Maria Carreira, Executive Director of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), embodies the heart and soul of language education. With a career rooted in her own…
Leadership in Language: Maria Carreira’s Vision for Empowering Educators
At Avant, we recognize that true leadership in language education goes beyond the classroom. It’s about inspiring students to make language an integral part of their daily lives, their future,…
Leadership in Language: Celebrating Parthena Draggett’s Impact on Language Education
As the first online computer-adaptive language assessment, Avant STAMP is that original, forward-thinking bridge that stands the test of time but also evolves, adapts, and anticipates the needs of educators and learners. Avant focuses on pushing the boundaries to make language testing more effective, secure, and responsive to the real-world challenges faced by educators and next-generation learners. This ongoing commitment ensures that the bridge we build together is not just a structure of the past, but a pathway to the future of language education.
Ensuring Excellence: How Avant STAMP Sets the Standard for Reliable Language Testing
At Avant, we are pleased to announce our latest initiative to enhance our commitment to cybersecurity excellence. We have officially signed the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Secure by…
Cybersecurity Excellence in Action: Avant Signs CISA Pledge
Unlocking Worlds with Language: The Journey and Legacy of Dr. Carl Falsgraf
In the ever-evolving landscape of language learning and education, few have made as indelible a mark as Dr. Aleidine “Ali” Moeller, a name synonymous with leadership, research, innovation, and an…
Ali Moeller: Leadership in Language
Ann Tollefson’s career in language education is a story of passion, pioneering, and embracing change. Beginning as a junior high French teacher, her journey spans decades including roles as a…
The Inspiring Journey of Ann Tollefson: A Lifetime of Language Advocacy
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of individuals with teaching interest had been on a steady decline since the 1990s. Language teachers are one of the most-impacted groups. A…
Supporting and Connecting With New World Language Teachers – The N.E.W.B.I.E. Project
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”
#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
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
By: Bonnie Peterson I don’t scare easily. I’ve been skydiving, extensively traveled the world alone, and taught junior high and high school French for 17 years. From a lifetime of…
How I Grew My Language Programs With NADSFL
If you thought COVID was tough on your school or organization, imagine being in the study abroad business. Airplanes grounded. Host families can’t take strangers into their homes. Schools around…
Study Abroad During A Pandemic? Here Is How CIEE Did It Successfully
In school, Jessica Villalobos could not see herself. People who looked like her, shared her background, who spoke Spanish were nowhere to be seen in the textbooks, novels, and films…
Reimagining Bilingual School ProgramsSandra Martins was a good Spanish student. But, when she finally visited Spain for the first time, she found much of what she had learned to be useless. Language Learning…
Using STAMP to Create a Culture of Learning at the College of DuPage
Tulane University started using online assessment for student placement a few years ago, discovering that student performance data — like duct tape — can solve all sorts of problems. Language…
Language Placement Testing: Tulane’s Success Story
Carl Robertson is a scientist at heart. This is why he is always experimenting with his Chinese language program at Southwestern University in Texas. How Carl Sets His Objectives “Every…
Using STAMP Data To Improve Your Small Language Program: Carl Robertson’s Story
Interview with Marzanna Owinski of The Polish Mission Marzanna Owinski spoke with Avant Cofounder Dr. Carl Falsgraf about Polish language education in the United States and the goals of…
Interview With Marzanna Owinski Of The Polish Mission