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Committee advances proficiency-based German curriculum to full board
Summary
World language head Heather Dravick and German teacher Robbie Lyon presented revisions to German 1'4 that emphasize proficiency, comprehensible input and AP preparation; committee was told the program has grown and the item will go to the full board for approval.
Heather Dravick, head teacher of the World Language Department, and Robbie Lyon, German teacher at Carlisle High School, presented a revised German curriculum to the committee and said the proposal replaces material that in part dated to 2006 and aligns instruction with American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines.
Dravick said the updated approach is proficiency-based and grounded in current best practices: "This curriculum is based on the most…
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