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.
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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.
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, 双语浸入式教学, 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.
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.
用户评价
Angela Sherman, Ph.D. Senior Director Bilingual Education & World Language Programs, Detroit Public SchoolsAvant的专业发展团队加班加点地制定了对新老教师都有意义且相关的学习课程。我们的教师探讨了表现和熟练度之间的差异，以及基于最佳实践的即插即用教学策略。
Eileen Frankel Spanish Teacher, World Language Coordinator, grades 3-12, Fairfield Public Schools我想再次感谢你为我们提供的出色的专业发展(PD)。我认为你的工作非常出色，上周与教师们会面后，更加明显地看到你为我们打开了门窗。你的演讲在很多方面都是有意识的，这本身就是对教师的一个很好的示范。我将更新我们的暑期工作情况，并将你的演讲描述留给那些仍然对他们作为教育者的新理解充满热情的教师。他们的热情令人敬畏。再次感谢你的活力，你的热情，以及你对我们职业的奉献。期待有更多的机会与你合作。
套餐和定价
以下是我们的一些标准优惠。 联系我们 以根据您的需求创建定制套餐。
工作坊和培训定价
| 提供的服务 | 持续时间 | 交付模型 | 价格 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avant ADVANCE | 1年许可证 | 虚拟 | $299 |
| ADVANCE Together | 与教练的6次课程 | 虚拟 | $4,150 |
| Teacher Toolbox Series 1: Advancing Onward | 7个模块，每个模块长度为30-60分钟 + 同步讨论 | 虚拟：同步和异步 | $9,200可供最多25位教师使用。Canvas座位许可证：每位参与者$12（必需）。 |
| 教师工具箱系列2：浸入式教学101 | 1年系列 | 虚拟：同步和异步 | $7,700 - $9,200 适用于最多25位教师。Canvas座位许可证：每位参与者$12（必需）。 |
| Proficiency in Practice Series | 12个会议 | 虚拟的（如果需要，可能部分面对面） | $9,200可供最多25位教师使用。Canvas座位许可证：每位参与者$12（必需）。 |
| 通过有效、吸引人的策略提升熟练度 | 3 x 1.5小时的课程 | 虚拟 | $2,100 |
| 通过协作团队实践评估熟练度 | 3 x 1.5小时的课程 | 虚拟 | $2,100 |
| 全天候吸引所有学习者，通过强大的学习周期，进行听，读，写和说的学习，Engaging ALL Learners, ALL the Time in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, Through a Strong Learning Cycle | 3 x 1.5小时的课程 | 虚拟 | $2,100 |
| 强大的实践，强大的结果，强大的程序！ | 2 x 1.5小时的课程 | 虚拟 | $1,400 |
| 语言熟练度101 | 3 x 1.5小时的课程 | 虚拟 | $2,100 |
| Introduction to Proficiency for New Language Teachers | 3 x 1.5小时的课程 | 虚拟 | $2,100 |
定制工作坊定价
我们的任何虚拟会议或系列都可以定制并作为工作坊提供。
| 提供的服务 | 持续时间 | 交付模型 | 价格 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 标准Avant产品 概述和最佳 实践导向 | 1 小时 | 虚拟 | $350 |
| 全天工作坊 | 8小时 | 虚拟 | $1,725 |
| 全天工作坊 | 8小时 | 面对面 | $3,400 |
| 半天工作坊 | 最多4小时 | 虚拟 | $1,400 |
| 数据深潜培训 用于数据驱动的 教学实践 | 最多3小时 | 虚拟 | $1,400 |
| 定制专业 学习网络研讨会 | 1 - 1.5 小时 | 虚拟 | $700 |
认识我们的团队
世界语言教育者和培训师
Avant MORE Learning于2019年作为Avant Assessment的一个部门成立。我们与各种以熟练程度和实现更高学习成果为中心的程序合作。
我们的虚拟和面对面培训以及学习机会可以通过调查、研讨会和在线产品进行定制。我们提供关于世界语言、双语沉浸式、传统和双语教育环境中的最佳实践的及时培训，以帮助我们的合作伙伴利用他们的数据来最好地满足程序需求和目标。
Brandee Mau
专业学习副总裁
Brandee Mau博士在担任犹他州德语和俄语双语沉浸式教育主任八年，以及担任怀俄明州高中德语教师和区域课程协调员16年后，加入了Avant。在此期间，她开发了各个年级语言教师的课程，为多项州级标准修订做出了贡献，服务于州级和全国语言协会的董事会和委员会，并努力使能力和课程期望保持一致。此外，作为大学理事会委员会的一部分，她创建并开发了新的AP德语语言和文化考试。她还是怀俄明州教育部门年度教师决赛者和ACTFL全国年度教师决赛者。
在Avant，她与多种语言合作，创建并建立STAMP WS评估，作为德语评分经理，确保评分者之间的可靠性，并与Avant MORE学习团队一起担任双语浸入专家。她的研究兴趣集中在有效的语言学习，评估，以及在我们的专业和我们的语言学生中培养潜力。工作之余，Brandee喜欢与家人和朋友共度时光，阅读，计划和享受新的冒险，以及在她的花坛里工作。
我们的使命是通过熟练驱动的实践来建立共享学习社区。
Amanda Minnillo
高级专业学习专家
Dr. Amanda Minnillo认为，赋权的教师能够赋权学生，每个孩子都应该有一个他们感到受欢迎和赞赏的学校。她认为，语言学习和教学提供了这样学校的基础。作为一名前高中法语教师，Amanda最近在南卡罗来纳州莱克星顿县学区一中担任世界语言和双语沉浸教师支持专家。在这个以绩效为基础的学区，Amanda通过课程编写，个别教练周期，和全组专业学习来支持教师。她曾担任南方语言教学会议的奖励主任，语言学习领导力倡议的倡导者，并在南卡罗来纳州外语教师协会的执行委员会上，她曾是该协会的主席和Crescent博客的编辑。Amanda认为自己是一名语言乐趣实践者，她在地方，州，区域和全国会议上发表演讲，热衷于涉及包容性，培养和提高交际模式中的熟练度，以及通过有趣的交际活动进行参与的主题，这些活动以学习中做的方式呈现。在Avant，Amanda与该领域的专业人士一起工作，通过Avant More Learning支持语言学习计划和教学实践。在她的空闲时间，Amanda喜欢园艺，远足，旅行以体验新的文化，并始终渴望学习新的东西。
Liza Trejo
专业学习专家
Liza Trejo博士曾是ESOL认证的兼职教授和一名中学ESOL教师。她还曾是DLI专家和世界语言和沉浸式教学的协调员，然后回到了教室。她的学士学位是西班牙语，她有一个教授外语的MAT和一个语言和读写能力的博士学位。她专门教授教师，语言和读写能力以及课程开发。她带领全国各地的学区使用数据来改进教学，将读写策略融入他们的语言课程，并创建课程。她在西班牙语K-12，ESOL，小学教育和读写实践中都有认证。
黎明样本
专业学习主任
黎明在2019年加入Avant，此前她在南卡罗来纳州列克星敦的列克星敦第一学区担任世界语言和沉浸式协调员15年，期间她创建了一个完全基于表现和熟练度驱动的程序。在2017年，她被全国地区主管协会评为年度主管。在Avant，黎明作为MORE专业学习的主管，与领域内的专业人士一起支持语言学习程序，教学实践和评估。她的目标是为教育工作者提供高质量的专业学习机会，以提高语言学习者的熟练度。在工作之余，黎明喜欢和家人一起听音乐，说法语，跑步，远足，探索新的冒险，并了解其他人，他们的经历和文化。
Kathy Durán
Avant MORE 学习专家
MEDLI 团队成员
Kathy是一位经验丰富的高级学校管理员，她致力于提升教育项目，重点关注公平性和可访问性。她在系统开发、消除公平差距以及实施高质量双语沉浸式（DLI）项目方面的经验，凸显了她对创建包容性学习环境的承诺。Kathy的愿景还包括将技术和创新融入教育。她在开发可访问的STEM教育项目方面起到了关键作用，为学生们准备好迅速变化的世界。