CompassLearning® today announced a partnership with Middlebury™ Interactive
Languages (MIL) to offer MIL’s Powerspeak world language online learning courses. The
partnership expands CompassLearning’s offering, and includes more
than 30 online courses in Spanish, French, German, Chinese and Latin
for grades 3–12. This partnership results in the market’s broadest
set of online language courses currently bundled with a comprehensive
suite of K–12 digital curricula. The offering streamlines the procurement
and implementation of online instructional content for schools and districts,
which now can purchase a K–12 comprehensive digital curriculum and
world languages from a single provider.
CompassLearning’s course structure
and design complement Powerspeak’s module format, including
interactive technology and multiple learning modalities that address
individual learning styles and needs. Language lessons include vocabulary,
grammar, reading, writing, listening, speaking and culture. The accredited
Powerspeak coursework is aligned with the national standards
set by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL),
and each course’s 180 hours of instruction coincides with an academic
school year. Students can choose to use Powerspeak as an
independent, self-paced course, in school with classroom teacher support,
or virtually with an online, Powerspeak-certified virtual
language instructor.
“Powerspeak tailors
language acquisition to students’ different learning styles, which
closely aligns with how we personalize learning with our Odyssey curriculum,”
said John Costilla, executive director, partner initiatives at CompassLearning.
“This partnership helps CompassLearning maintain its focus on individualized
learning for each student and benefits schools and districts by enabling
them to meet the needs of all learners with the most rigorous and engaging
series of online academic courses currently available on the market
today.”