Teachers
Educating students at AWL is our primary mission. Enhancing education with studies in world languages and culture is our passion. Students at AWL enjoy a 21st century facility with ample access to resources, teachers and technology. AWL is on a mission to improve education in the four critical languages by implementing standards, improving curriculum, applying innovative teaching methods, reaching out to associates and assessing achievement.
The staff at the Academy of World Languages is committed to supporting foreign language teachers in like circumstances in their efforts to empower students through the expansion of language proficiency. To this end, information and tools have been assembled here for the purpose of sharing experiences, knowledge, lesson plans, on and off- line resources and technology integration strategies.
Follow the links at the top of the page to access resources that will enhance your teaching of Japanese culture and language.
Academic Content Standards.
Click on Academic Content Standards to download national, state and local standards. The backbone of any program is curriculum. AWL foreign language teachers have shared their curriculum mapping work, aligned to the State of Ohio’s Academic Content Standards, in this section.
Projects and Lessons.
Click on Projects and Lessons to view and download innovative teacher work represented in a wide variety of lesson plans, activities and presentations developed and shared by the AWL foreign language teaching staff and by a broad range of other sources.
Resources. Click on Resources to access web links the AWL foreign language teaching staff has identified as suitable and valuable for the teaching and learning of Japanese.
Assessments.
Click on Assessments to connect with information to learn about creating foreign language assessments or to become familiar with ready-made assessments available on and off-line.
New features and content are posted regularly, so visit the Teacher Section often for suggestions and updates.