Karina Boelter from Hudson City School District, Ohio, Emily Huff from Denver Community Schools, Iowa Nicole Hanlon from Buckeye Valley Local School District, Ohio, and Andrew Bowen from LTI
As part of the virtual CSCTFL event, three language educators shared their personal experiences with the at-home testing options for ACTFL Assessments. Several anecdotes were shared, along with helpful advice for those administering the AAPPL to students in a virtual world.
Awarding the Seal of Biliteracy with ACTFL Assessments
Michele Schreiner from Egg Harbor Township School District, New Jersey, Emily Huff from Denver Community School District, Iowa, and Andrew Bowen from LTI
As part of the FLENJ Summer Refresher, two language educators enthusiastically shared their experiences with the AAPPL, ALIRA and OPI/WPT Bundle for Seal of Biliteracy. Languages in which these educators have offered testing range from Spanish and French to Gujarati and Latin.
How 'bout them AAPPLs? The Value of Testing for Proficiency
In this new world of online/hybrid education, this school district has awarded more Seals of Biliteracy than ever before thanks to the accessible and easily administered remote testing options for ACTFL Assessments. This District Supervisor recounted his experiences and shared his future plans for testing as a helpful guide for those looking to do the same.
Higher Ed Webinars
Transforming Post-Secondary Language Programs with Proficiency Testing
Dr. Meg Malone – Director of Assessment, Research and Development at ACTFL, Dr. Camelot Marshall – Principal Assessment Manager at ACTFL, Andrew Bowen from LTI
The ACTFL Proficiency Placement Test (APPT) is an all-online, non-proctored, and proficiency-based placement tool developed by ACTFL. Dr. Malone and Dr. Marshall from the ACTFL Center for Assessment, Research and Development detail the content and development of the APPT in this webinar; LTI covers the convenience and ease of the platform used to order assessments, send to students anywhere, and collect valuable proficiency data.