Professional Learning That Turns Assessment Data Into Program Growth
Language programs are under increasing pressure to:
- Prove program effectiveness
- Increase student proficiency
- Maintain student interest and motivation
- Smooth transitions across classrooms, schools, and years
Proficiency testing gives invaluable data to reach these goals, but many programs lack the time, tools, or expertise to turn that foundation into action.
That’s why we began Avant More Learning.
Testing Alone Isn’t Enough. What Comes Next Matters.
Through a flexible mix of consulting, data analysis services, and online courses, Avant More Learning helps educators and leaders leverage proficiency data to:
- Find and address hidden program inequities
- Prove (and improve) efficacy to retain funding
- Sharpen educator feedback and reduce bias
- Plan for sustainable growth
- Ask deeper questions
- Turn siloed classes into streamlined pathways
- Strengthen teacher recruitment and retention
We support programs at every stage, from early implementation to long term refinement. If you’ve got a question, we’ll help you find an answer.
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Where Improved Program Outcomes Begin
Custom Consulting & Coaching
Need help making your data actionable? No problem.
We work directly under the Avant Learn umbrella to help analyze testing data, clarify goals, and design next steps tailored to your program, timeline, and budget.
Professional Data Analysis
We’re in the business of language proficiency testing. We see a LOT of data.
Our biggest frustration is when programs test for graduation requirements or seals of biliteracy and ignore the gold mine of potential program understandings and improvements in their data.
We don’t just send you a report, our team will go through the data with you, asking questions, uncovering answers, pointing out discrepancies and hidden wins along the way.
Our goal is that you leave with the tools to analyze your data next year, a list of program goals, and a road map of how to get there.
If you encounter more complex questions next year, we’ll be here to support you.
On-Demand Professional Learning
As our consulting practice grew, we noticed similar questions being asked again and again. So, we built online asynchronous courses to answer them. Grounded in research and classroom practice, they are flexible, accessible, and affordable.
Our most popular course is Avant ADVANCE. Now available in 10 languages, it answers the most common questions language educators ask:
What is proficiency? How do you measure it? What differentiates one level from another? And, how do I communicate that with my team?
Our newest suite of courses is a set of Micro Credentials designed for new language teachers, middle career educators, and veteran instructors. They are designed for WL, DLI, and ESL contexts and will inspire new ideas and give you new tools to grow your practice, no matter where you are in your educator journey.
Read the course descriptions on our new online learning platform, and to get a sense for what a course would feel like,
Teacher Language Certification
Avant’s language proficiency assessments help schools recruit and certify qualified language teachers by providing objective evidence of their language skills.
For current educators, certifying your language proficiency helps demonstrate that you have the strong, real-world skills needed to teach with confidence and accuracy. It builds trust with schools and students while strengthening the credibility and impact of your language instruction.
Why Avant
Districts and institutions partner with Avant not just to measure proficiency—but to understand it and act on it.
We’re confident we can help your programs because we’ve been in your shoes. Our team has 70+ years of combined experience building, refining, evaluating, and improving language education from all levels – teaching, administration, research, and consulting.
We have deep expertise across K–12, higher education, and international contexts and bring to the table a deep alignment between assessment, professional learning, and program improvement.
Who We Work With
You name the program, we’ve worked with them:
- Public and private K-12 schools and districts, higher education institutions, international schools.
- World Language, Dual Language Immersion, English Learner, Heritage, and Bilingual/Multilingual Education programs.
- Individual teachers, school and program administrators, district and state language leaders.
Whether you lead a classroom, single department, or large district, we meet you where you are.
MORE Effective Dual Language Immersion (MEDLI)
Dual Language Immersion Specialists
Language is the heart of dual language immersion. That is what makes these programs so special: a student’s language proficiency is the foundation for all other core subjects.
Learners thrive in an environment where they are challenged linguistically in everyday contexts and develop holistic knowledge of real-world language use. Parents enroll their students for the purpose of achieving proficiency in two or more languages.
So why is language proficiency often overlooked? With MEDLI, it’s not.
MORE Effective Dual Language Immersion (MEDLI) is comprised of a specialist team within Avant MORE Learning. It is a global initiative with a mission to fulfill the promise of DLI– to create a world where every child is multilingual.
What makes for a high-quality and long-lasting DLI program? Accountability. How do you get accountability? Proficiency-based assessment.
Gregg Roberts, Founder and Director of Dual Language Studies for the State of Utah, Retired
Not Sure Where to Start?
Tell us what you’re trying to solve—proficiency growth, seal of biliteracy outcomes, instructional alignment—and we’ll help you identify the right next step.
What We Offer
Customized Sessions and Coaching
Customized support from national experts in multilingual education. Our team collaborates with you to deliver high-impact, hands-on professional learning—virtually or in person.
On-Demand Courses
Flexible, self-paced learning designed for busy educators. Our courses focus on actionable strategies grounded in real-world classroom experience and the latest research in language acquisition and assessment.
Wrap-Around Program Support
From curriculum mapping to strategy implementation, we provide targeted guidance that centers educators and aligns with your goals. We can help you throughout the learn, assess, certify cycle and maximize your proficiency outcomes.
Data Analysis
Dashboards, analysis, storytelling. Testing comes alive when you understand the story being told behind the data. We can help you and your team unlock the secrets and use them to drive curriculum improvements.
Keynote & Conference Sessions
The Avant MORE Learning team is available for keynote addresses and conference sessions worldwide. Our expert presenters bring deep knowledge of data-driven instruction, delivering inspiring, research-based talks that move the field forward and empower educators.
We offer language proficiency professional learning and training packages designed to flex to your needs, schedules, and desired team members.
An Avant MORE Learning team member will consult with you before you purchase. This helps ensure you get the professional learning that is right for your team.
Which solution is right for you? Our professionals will partner with you to provide the best possible solution. Contact us today.
Testimonials
Angela Sherman, Ph.D. Senior Director Bilingual Education & World Language Programs, Detroit Public SchoolsAvant’s professional development team worked overtime to craft learning sessions that were meaningful and relevant for both new and veteran teachers. Our teachers explored the differences between performance and proficiency along with turnkey instructional strategies based on best practices.
Eileen Frankel Former Spanish Teacher, World Language Coordinator, grades 3-12, Fairfield Public SchoolsI want to thank you again for the amazing PD you provided us. I felt you did a superior job then and after meeting with the teachers last week it was even more evident that you have opened doors and windows. Your presentation was intentional in so many ways and that in itself serves as a great model for the teachers. I will be updating the staff on our summer work and will leave the description of your presentation to the teachers who are still glowing with their new understanding of their role as educators. Their enthusiasm is awesome to say the least. Thank you again for your energy, your enthusiasm, and your devotion to our profession. Looking forward to many more opportunities to collaborate.
Meet the Team
World Language Educators and Trainers
Avant MORE Learning was established as a division of Avant in 2019. We work with a variety of programs centered around proficiency and achieving higher learning outcomes.
Brandee Mau, Ed.D.
VP of Professional Learning
Dr. Brandee Mau joined Avant after eight years as a German and Russian Dual Language Immersion director in Utah and 16 years as a Wyoming high school German teacher and district curriculum facilitator. During this time, she developed curriculum and coached language teachers of all grades, contributed to multiple state standards revisions, served on state and national language association boards and committees, and worked to align proficiency and course expectations. Additionally, as part of the College Board committee, she created and developed the new AP German Language and Culture exam. She was also a Wyoming Department of Education Teacher of the Year finalist and an ACTFL National Teacher of the Year finalist.
At Avant, she works with language learning leaders to support and grow language programs of all types. Her research interests focus on effective language learning, assessments, and fostering potential in our profession and our language students. After hours, Brandee loves spending time with family and friends, reading, planning and enjoying new adventures, and working in her flower beds.
Our mission is to build shared learning communities through proficiency-driven practice.
Liza Trejo, Ph.D.
Professional Learning Specialist
Dr. Liza Trejo has been an adjunct professor for ESOL certification and a middle school ESOL teacher. She has also been a DLI Specialist and Coordinator for World Languages and Immersion before returning to the classroom. Her B.A. is in Spanish, she has an MAT in teaching Foreign Languages and a PhD in Language and Literacy. She specializes in teaching teachers, language and literacy and curriculum development. She has led districts across the country to use data to improve instruction, incorporate literacy strategies in their language courses and create curriculum. She is certified in Spanish K-12, ESOL, Elementary Education and Literacy Practices.
Marnina Falk
Professional Learning Specialist
Marnina taught Spanish for nine years in Detroit Public Schools at Foreign Language Immersion and Culture Studies, collaborating on the development of Spanish I and II curricula and leading district-wide training. Previously, she taught English in Costa Rica, developing programs for all ages and cultivating a love for Latin dance and travel. As a Fulbright-Hays and Fund for Teachers fellow, she explored Afro-Latin culture in Brazil and Cuba, creating intercultural Spanish resources. Marnina later worked as an Instructional Strategist at Wayside Publishing, supporting teachers nationwide. She has presented at conferences such as MittenCI, MIWLA, and CSCTFL, and earned an ATD Instructional Design Certificate. Passionate about instructional design, she enjoys developing inspirational learning experiences and sharing strategies to make language teaching manageable, impactful, and joyful.
Unlock the Power of Data-Informed Teaching
Avant MORE Learning is part of Avant Learn, our suite of tools and experiences designed to accelerate language growth. As part of Avant’s comprehensive Language Proficiency Platform™, MORE Learning delivers customized professional development that transforms assessment data into actionable insights.
Teachers often face a familiar challenge: understanding student proficiency data but not knowing how to use it to drive instruction. Even more, many educator teams lack a shared language around proficiency. Without that foundation, setting goals, tracking progress, and staying accountable become difficult.
That’s where MORE Learning steps in.
We build professional learning experiences around your goals—rooted in data, grounded in real classrooms, and customized to your team’s context. Whether you’re just beginning to integrate proficiency targets or ready to deepen your approach across a district, we tailor every session to your needs.
Examples of What We Offer—But Never the Limit
Every program is unique. That’s why these session types are just the beginning:
- Translating Data into Instruction: Practical strategies for using assessment insights to plan next week’s lessons.
- Building Shared Proficiency Language: Help your team communicate clearly about performance levels and goals.
- Curriculum and Assessment Development: Design tasks that raise the bar for proficiency—like Integrated Performance Assessments.
- Supporting Dual Language and Multilingual Learners: From immersion strategies to literacy development.
- Instructional Coaching and Mentorship: Coaching cycles for educators and leaders focused on growth.
- New Teacher and International Staff Support: Acclimation training and pathways to certification.
- Leadership Development: Equip chairs, coaches, and administrators to lead proficiency-driven programs.
- Long-Term Professional Learning Models: Custom packages for year-long, hybrid, or virtual implementations.
Every learning opportunity is tailored. Every outcome is connected to student success.
With Avant MORE Learning, your goals guide our work. Let’s turn data into growth—together.
Packages and Pricing
Here are some of our standard offers. Contact us to create a custom package for your needs.
Workshops and Training Pricing
| Services Provided | Duration | Delivery Model | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avant ADVANCE | 1-year license | Virtual | $299 |
| ADVANCE Together | 6 sessions with an instructor | Virtual | $4,150 |
| Teacher Toolbox Series 1: Advancing Onward | 7 modules 30-60 minutes in length + synchronous discussions | Virtual: synchronous and asychronous | $9,200 for up to 25 teachers. Canvas seat license: $12/ participant (required). |
| Teacher Toolbox Series 2: Immersion 101 | 1-year series | Virtual: synchronous and asynchronous | $7,700 – $9,200 for up to 25 teachers. Canvas seat license: $12/participant (required). |
| Proficiency in Practice Series | 12 sessions | Virtual (may be partly in-person, if desired) | $9,200 for up to 25 teachers. Canvas seat license: $12/ participant (required). |
| Powering Up Proficiency Through Effective, Engaging Strategies | 3 x 1.5-hour sessions | Virtual | $2,100 |
| Scoring for Proficiency Through Collaborative Team Practices | 3 x 1.5-hour sessions | Virtual | $2,100 |
| Engaging ALL Learners, ALL the Time in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, Through a Strong Learning Cycle | 3 x 1.5-hour sessions | Virtual | $2,100 |
| Strong Practices, Strong Outcomes, Strong Programs! | 2 x 1.5-hour sessions | Virtual | $1,400 |
| Language Proficiency 101 | 3 x 1.5-hour sessions | Virtual | $2,100 |
| Introduction to Proficiency for New Language Teachers | 3 x 1.5-hour sessions | Virtual | $2,100 |
Custom Workshop Pricing
Any of our virtual sessions or series can be customized and provided as a workshop.
| Services Provided | Duration | Delivery Model | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Avant Product Overview and Best Practices Orientation | 1 hour | Virtual | $350 |
| Full Day Workshop | 8 hours | Virtual | $1,725 |
| Full Day Workshop | 8 hours | Face-to-Face | $3,400 |
| Half Day Workshop | Up to 4 hours | Virtual | $1,400 |
| Data Dive Training for Data-Informed Instructional Practices | Up to 3 hours | Virtual | $1,400 |
| Customized Professional Learning Webinar | 1 – 1.5 hours | Virtual | $700 |