Spiral it up: Map Your World Language Program Based on Advanced Placement Themes
Course Description
The textbook industry loves public schools. Your budget needs liberating. Try something new! Have fun learning to craft curriculum units in our updated online course “Spiral it up: Map your language program based on AP Exams”. Updated for the new 2019-20 themes and tasks, this course will implant strategies and language in novice and intermediate level courses that will set the groundwork for proficiency.
With an eye on tasks and skills essential to success on the AP World Language and Culture exams, you will learn to put a huge emphasis on reading strategies embedded in Integrated Performance Assessments throughout your program. You will create interpersonal and presentational speaking comparisons so that proficiency will skyrocket. Units are fresh, original and flexible. Students learn by doing and by controlling their learning environment.
By personalizing our unit template with its interlocking core activities, you can transform the culture of the classroom into one of joviality, team-work and quasi-immersion. You will need access to your entire language curriculum. This is an opportunity to write curriculum and redesign your approach to second language acquisition.
If you state is coming out with new frameworks, this course will help you to get on the proficiency bandwagon. Conducted in English by Chris Carroll.
What participants are saying about this course
"I wish everyone in my department would take this course!"
"The course was informative and Christmas (Chris) Carrol was helpful with her insight and feedback throughout the course."
Required Texts
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
Course Delivery
Online weekly learning modules, collaborative discussion boards and instructor feedback. This course is not self-paced.
Students who matriculate into an Instructor-Facilitated course should adhere to the dates listed on the website. Final coursework should be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
About the Instructor
Chris Carroll, Instructor. Read more about Chris here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
The textbook industry loves public schools. Your budget needs liberating. Try something new! Have fun learning to craft curriculum units in our updated online course “Spiral it up: Map your language program based on AP Exams”. Updated for the new 2019-20 themes and tasks, this course will implant strategies and language in novice and intermediate level courses that will set the groundwork for proficiency.
With an eye on tasks and skills essential to success on the AP World Language and Culture exams, you will learn to put a huge emphasis on reading strategies embedded in Integrated Performance Assessments throughout your program. You will create interpersonal and presentational speaking comparisons so that proficiency will skyrocket. Units are fresh, original and flexible. Students learn by doing and by controlling their learning environment.
By personalizing our unit template with its interlocking core activities, you can transform the culture of the classroom into one of joviality, team-work and quasi-immersion. You will need access to your entire language curriculum. This is an opportunity to write curriculum and redesign your approach to second language acquisition.
If you state is coming out with new frameworks, this course will help you to get on the proficiency bandwagon. Conducted in English by Chris Carroll.
What participants are saying about this course
"I wish everyone in my department would take this course!"
"The course was informative and Christmas (Chris) Carrol was helpful with her insight and feedback throughout the course."
Required Texts
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
Course Delivery
Online weekly learning modules, collaborative discussion boards and instructor feedback. This course is not self-paced.
Students who matriculate into an Instructor-Facilitated course should adhere to the dates listed on the website. Final coursework should be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
About the Instructor
Chris Carroll, Instructor. Read more about Chris here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
The textbook industry loves public schools. Your budget needs liberating. Try something new! Have fun learning to craft curriculum units in our updated online course “Spiral it up: Map your language program based on AP Exams”. Updated for the new 2019-20 themes and tasks, this course will implant strategies and language in novice and intermediate level courses that will set the groundwork for proficiency.
With an eye on tasks and skills essential to success on the AP World Language and Culture exams, you will learn to put a huge emphasis on reading strategies embedded in Integrated Performance Assessments throughout your program. You will create interpersonal and presentational speaking comparisons so that proficiency will skyrocket. Units are fresh, original and flexible. Students learn by doing and by controlling their learning environment.
By personalizing our unit template with its interlocking core activities, you can transform the culture of the classroom into one of joviality, team-work and quasi-immersion. You will need access to your entire language curriculum. This is an opportunity to write curriculum and redesign your approach to second language acquisition.
If you state is coming out with new frameworks, this course will help you to get on the proficiency bandwagon. Conducted in English by Chris Carroll.
What participants are saying about this course
"I wish everyone in my department would take this course!"
"The course was informative and Christmas (Chris) Carrol was helpful with her insight and feedback throughout the course."
Required Texts
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
Course Delivery
Online weekly learning modules, collaborative discussion boards and instructor feedback. This course is not self-paced.
Students who matriculate into an Instructor-Facilitated course should adhere to the dates listed on the website. Final coursework should be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
About the Instructor
Chris Carroll, Instructor. Read more about Chris here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Credit Options
Not sure which credit option to choose? Learn more about each credit option here and review your state/district requirements.
45 Professional Development/Clock Hours: $590
Idioma Professional Development Certificate (accepted by most states)
Approved Illinois CPDU Certificate through partnership with CEII
Approved Massachusetts PDP Certificate
Approved New York CTLE Certificate
Approved Pennsylvania ACT48 Certificate
Approved Texas CPE Certificate
3 Graduate-Level Credits
PWLC 9131 University of the Pacific: $925
PDLL 526ID Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU): $1005
