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Grades can tell students and their parents how they're performing. Feedback can help them understand how to grow and deepen their learning.
This distinction is key—especially in language learning, where growth happens over time and isn’t always fully captured by a single score. Specific, actionable feedback can help students recognize their progress, identify areas for improvement, and take a more active role in their learning.
In our latest blog, explore practical ways to move beyond “right” and “wrong,” build feedback into everyday instruction, encourage student reflection, and turn feedback into action.
Read more: bit.ly/4ja6Z90
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Congratulations to our second- and third-place winners in the Raíces National Essay Contest! 🎉
We are so grateful to these talented students for sharing their stories, experiences, and perspectives with us. Their essays offered meaningful reflections on Hispanic heritage, identity, family, and community—and reminded us of the power of storytelling to connect generations and celebrate culture.
Congratulations on this incredible achievement! ❤️
#RaícesEssayContest #StudentVoices #HispanicHeritage #VistaHigherLearning
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Join us at FLANC! 🎉
Stop by the Vista Higher Learning booth to explore innovative resources that support language proficiency, student engagement, and classroom success. We can't wait to connect with you!
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Un engrama es la huella que deja una experiencia en nuestra memoria: un recuerdo, una emoción, una lección. Cada momento vivido deja algo pequeño —o profundo— en quienes somos. A veces, basta un aroma, una canción o una fotografía para despertar ese fragmento de nuestra historia.
¿Cuál es un engrama que llevas contigo? ✨
#PalabraDelDía #Español #Vocabulario #RAE #Memoria #Engrama
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Explore Vista's AP® World Language Resources Hub for planning tools, sample syllabi, classroom resources, and professional learning—all in one place to help you navigate the AP® course and exam changes with confidence. go.vistahigherlearning.com/a…
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Learning, collaborating, and preparing—together.
Vista Higher Learning’s AP® Coast to Coast event brought AP® language educators together for meaningful professional learning centered on real classroom needs. Participants had the opportunity to exchange ideas, work through upcoming changes, learn from one another, and build connections with fellow educators.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the event so memorable and to Parthena Draggett and Jenni Kilmore for their passion and dedication.
#APTeachers #ProfessionalLearning #WorldLanguageTeachers #VistaHigherLearning
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Join us at AATF & AATG 2026!
Visit the Vista team, explore our resources for French and German educators, and don't miss our session. We look forward to connecting with you in Boston this weekend!
We are so excited to see you all at AATSP in Orlando!
📍 Join us next week at AATSP!
Navigating the AP® changes for next year? Join Parthena Draggett for two must-attend sessions packed with practical strategies, valuable insights, and actionable ideas you can use immediately.
Be sure to stop by Booth 109 to connect with our team, explore our latest AP® resources, and discover tools to support your students' success.
Stop by, connect with us, and leave feeling confident about your next steps. We can’t wait to see you there! #AATSP26
Parthena Draggett retweeted
El cierre de año escolar es mucho más que el final de un calendario académico. Es una pausa para mirar atrás, valorar el esfuerzo de cada semestre y reconocer cuáles fueron las lecciones aprendidas. Cada grupo, cada clase y cada reto enfrentado se convierte en una oportunidad de crecimiento profesional.
bit.ly/4vheHAQ
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This Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the individuals who gave their lives in service to others.
Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day.
Va a ser un concurso magnífico y une manera fuerte de honrar la herencia hispana.
"Write with purpose. Be authentic."
The stories students choose to tell matter—and so do the voices behind them. The Raíces National Essay Contest invites students to explore the living presence of Hispanic heritage in their own communities through writing that is personal, meaningful, and deeply connected to culture, identity, and place.
With the contest deadline approaching, now is the time to encourage students to reflect, research, and share the stories that deserve to be seen and heard.
Learn more and submit before the contest closes on June 15th: Raíces National Essay Contest vistahigherlearning.com/raic…
#Raices #StudentVoice #HispanicHeritage #LanguageEducation #EssayContest
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As we near the end of National Teacher Appreciation Week, we want to take a moment to recognize the incredible impact educators make every single day.
Your dedication goes far beyond the classroom—shaping confidence, building connections, and helping students find their voice in more than one language.
Thank you for creating spaces where culture, curiosity, and communication come to life.
Here’s to you—not just this week, but all year long. 💛
#TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher #LanguageEducators
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The Raíces Essay Contest invites students to look closer—at the street names they pass every day, the local businesses they know, the traditions they celebrate—and uncover the lasting impact of Hispanic heritage in their own world.
This experience goes beyond traditional history instruction—it expands how students think about it. Through inquiry-driven writing, students connect identity, culture, and place in ways that bring learning to life.
Perfect for classrooms looking to bring relevance and voice into ELA, social studies, or world language instruction.
Explore how your students can participate:
vistahigherlearning.com/raic…
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Looking for a powerful writing prompt to use in your classroom?
The Raíces National Essay Contest invites students to explore the living presence of Hispanic heritage in their own communities—through stories, places, traditions, and voices that often go unseen or untold.
It’s authentic, inquiry-driven learning that connects culture, identity, and literacy in meaningful ways.
Learn how you can bring these stories into your classroom with Vista Higher Learning.
Submissions for the contest are due June 15th!
#StudentVoice #HispanicHeritage #LanguageEducation
Come join us!
The new AP® course project is coming into focus—and preparation starts now.
In our third webinar of the series, we’re taking a practical, classroom-centered look at how to scaffold student inquiry from day one. From building routines early in the course to supporting students through each phase of the project, this session is designed to help you approach the new AP® expectations with clarity and confidence.
You’ll walk away with:
• A clear understanding of project phases and expectations
• Instructional strategies to support students throughout their journey
• Ways to integrate existing resources like Temas and Thèmes
• A preview of how upcoming materials will support revised speaking tasks
Next Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Presented by Parthena Draggett
Register here: go.vistahigherlearning.com/a…
I'll be attending the this year. Join me and thousands of other education professionals as we connect and learn from one another during the largest gathering of the AP and Pre-AP communities. eventreg.collegeboard.org/9v… #AP_Conf
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Great ideas deserve support—and we want to help educators bring them to life.
In partnership with @actfl, Vista Higher Learning is proud to support $300 Classroom Microgrants for language educators. These grants are designed to help bring cultural learning, authentic experiences, and meaningful projects into your classroom.
Whether it’s a community collaboration, cultural event, or a new way to build students’ intercultural competence—this is your opportunity to make it happen.
Deadline: April 29th
Apply now and turn your ideas into impact:
actfl.org/career-development…
#LanguageEducators #ACTFL #ClassroomInnovation #WorldLanguages #CulturalConnections #ClassroomMicrogrants
I am looking forward to greeting you all and continuing our webinar series. Participants will receive helpful tools to support planning and teaching. 🤗
We're one week out from the next webinar in our AP® series:
Planning for Continued AP® Success: Best Practices, Strategies, and Resources
April 14, 2026 | 6:00 PM ET
As course and exam changes take shape, the focus remains clear: building enduring skills in communication and culture.
In this session, we’ll:
- Break down what’s changing—and what stays foundational
- Share a practical “crosswalk” that maps authentic texts in Temas and Thèmes to both existing and revised themes and contexts
- Preview how upcoming worktexts will support student readiness
Walk away with tools you can use right away to plan for continued AP® success. Register here: go.vistahigherlearning.com/a…
