First Steps

If you are ready to overhaul your world language program and need general ideas + help developing a game plan, a consultation with us may be your best place to start.

TOCCA: An Introduction

An overview of the TOCCA method and its components is a great place to start if you are ready to revitalize your language program.

Acquisition-Driven Instruction

Maybe you're familiar with Second Language Acquisition Theory, but aren’t sure exactly what that means and how it applies to the world language classroom and curriculum development. Learn more about the nuts and bolts of SLA so that you’re ready to redesign your world language program in a way that helps students truly + authentically communicate in the language. Where does the grammar go? How do students grow in proficiency level without explicit instruction? How do they learn new words? This is a great place to start for the foundational understandings the form the basis for any acquisition-driven language program.

Growth-Focused Assessment

Assessment can be tricky. How do you set goals? How do you determine how much a student can grow within a given time frame? How do you assess their ACTFL proficiency level across a variety of modes of communication? How do you design an assessment in the first place that allows for students to demonstrate their current proficiency level? A growth-focused assessment training session is a great place to start to learn how to design good assessments in the context of your units, determine learning goals, and feel confident in your ability to assess proficiency levels accurately and consistently.

Comprehensible Input

At the core of an acquisition-driven world language program is providing input that is comprehensible to learners – the thing students need in order to acquire new language. This can seem daunting at first, but we can help you explore many different ways of providing input, analyze your teaching style and find the input + storytelling methods that best fit your personality and give you confidence.

Community Partnerships

One of the things that sets the TOCCA method apart is the connections and partnerships that bridge language learners and native language speakers. Mutually beneficial relationships within both your local and global community make students more confident in communicating, and …

Task - Oriented Learning

The process of re-designing your curriculum and learning goals to be oriented around authentic tasks in the target language can be daunting. Learn more about how to design learning modules and culminating “challenges” (tasks) in the target language for students to demonstrate their proficiency growth.