Resources - World Languages

Teaching the Colorado Academic Standards in world languages is supported through a wide array of free instructional resources. This webpage lists just a few of these resources and will be updated regularly. For additional opportunities please check Professional Development.

This page is currently organized by the following topics:

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines-our range level expectations resource
Essential World Language Links
Connecting to the world: organizations and resources to connect students and learning around the world
Teaching and Learning World Languages
Elementary

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines-our range level expectations resource

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines with samples
ACTFL position statement for use of target language in the classroom
ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines PDF

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Essential World Language Links

ACTFL 21st Century Skills Map
ACTFL 21st Century Skills Map resource
ACTFL 21st Century Skills map PDF
ACTFL World Languages Standards aligned with Common Core ELA Standards
NCSSFL Aligning to the Common Core ELA Standards Presentation
TELL project: Teacher Effectiveness - What is the WL shared vision of what our teaching practices should and could be?

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Connecting to the world: organizations and resources to connect students and learning around the world

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Teaching/learning resources

AP Central: access information for the AP exams
Google World Wonders Project: a resource to virtually discover some of the most famous sites on earth in a variety of languages
BBC Languages: a wealth of free language lessons and activities for a variety of languages to learn languages online
Asia Society: developing closer ties between Asia and the West through arts, education, policy and business outreach.
International Children's Digital Library: children's books in many languages
Foreign Language News and Newspapers: link to newspapers and news from around the world
STARTALK sample materials for LCTL
STARTALK Online Curriculum Development Guides & Templates
Colorado WL Standards Curriculum Wikispace example
World Languages Performance Assessment resources using the three modes
Cool Tools for Schools - Web 2.0 tools: a list of interactive tools with examples to help teachers integrate technology to enhance learning

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Elementary

Nandutí: Find information on real-life K-8 curricula, a selection of the best teacher-created materials for early foreign language learning, as well as other online resources

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