Elevate and Empower

Elevate and Empower: World Language Instructors as Key Players in the Shift to Competency-Based, Blended Learning
Authored by: Tom Vander Ark, Carri Schneider, Moss Pike & Winifred Kehl
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In partnership with: Rosetta Stone Education
Authored by Tom Vander Ark, Carri Schneider, Moss Pike and Winifred Kehl, “Elevate and Empower: World Language Instructors as Key Players in the Shift to Competency-Based, Blended Learning” explores two key questions:

• Are world language educators uniquely poised to act as leaders in system-wide shifts to new models of personalized learning?
• How can world language educators be elevated and empowered to lead this charge?

To answer these questions, we conducted a review of the existing research on world language teachers and technology, and set off to learn from a group of teachers and leaders who have led shifts in their own school communities.
The paper and infographic share findings based on a series of interviews with practicing world language educators.  These “Leaders in the Shift” stories describe teacher-driven transformation from traditional world language instruction to blended, competency-based models.

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“Elevate and Empower: World Language Instructors as Key Players in the Shift to Competency-Based, Blended Learning”