The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced February is CTE Month (https://www.acteonline.org/why-cte/cte-awareness/cte-month/), and one technical school in Pennsylvania is launching an innovative credentialing initiative to kick the month off with style.
Continue readingLanguage at Work: Performance and Proficiency – Guiding Learners to Success with the AAPPL
Have you found yourself asking any of these common questions pertaining to the AAPPL? How can I prepare my students for the AAPPL? Is the AAPPL a performance test or a proficiency test? How do I prepare my students for the AAPPL if there aren’t set topics to learn? The underlying motivation of these questions […]
Continue readingWhat COPPA Certification Means for Schools, Teachers, and Learners
As schools begin the new academic year, reviewing contracts and compliance requirements for various services and products is a common practice. This article focuses specifically on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act or COPPA Rule. Do you know if the tools and assessments you’re using are COPPA compliant and what could happen if they’re not? And what does COPPA compliance even mean? And why does it matter to teachers or learners? You’re not alone if you’ve been asking yourself some of these questions.
Continue readingWhat’s New in 2023-24: AAPPL News
LTI and ACTFL work actively every year to maintain and improve all ACTFL assessments, including the ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) and the ACTFL Latin Interpretive Reading Assessment (ALIRA). We are excited to announce some great AAPPL resources and enhancements. You might have already seen some of our blog posts with […]
Continue readingLanguage at Work: Understanding AAPPL Ratings
Getting an AAPPL Score Report can be like getting the gift you didn’t know you needed. Rather than a simple number or grade, reports are filled with detailed information, NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements, and strategies for continued learning and growth. But how does the rating happen, what factors determine the score, and how can learners and […]
Continue readingTips for Success on the AAPPL, Part 3: Interpretive Reading and Interpretive Listening (IR/IL)
This is the last in our three-part series of blog posts focused on tips for success with each component of the AAPPL. This post’s focus is the Interpretive Reading and Listening components. The IR/IL components of the AAPPL test your ability to understand written and spoken language. Here are a few pro tips to help […]
Continue readingTips for Success on the AAPPL, Part 2: Interpersonal Listening and Speaking (ILS)
As we enter the highest testing season of the year, this three-part series is focused on tips for success with each of the components of the AAPPL. This month’s focus is the Interpersonal Listening and Speaking (ILS) component. The ILS portion of the AAPPL tests your ability to have a conversation with someone. Here are […]
Continue readingTips for Success on the AAPPL, Part 1: Presentational Writing
As we enter the highest testing season of the year, this three-part series is focused on tips for success with each of the components of the AAPPL. This month’s focus is the Presentational Writing (PW) component.
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