To support districts to implement the 2021 World Languages Curriculum Framework, OLA provides curriculum alignment labs and supporting materials, a curriculum alignment guide, and quick reference guides. Click below to view the curriculum alignment labs and supporting materials, the curriculum alignment guides, and the quick reference guides.
The Curriculum Alignment Labs (CAL) were a series of live webinars that ran in the 2021-2022 and the 2022-2023 school years. Although the live webinars are currently active, materials from those lab webinars are available here, along with a facilitator agenda which district-based leaders may use to facilitate the labs in their school/district. Please note that each lab was recorded, and recordings of the labs may be available upon request. Please email worldlanguages@mass.gov to request a recording.
The Curriculum Alignment Guide is composed of three documents and supports world language directors, coordinators and supervisors, as well as teachers who are engaged in curriculum selection, development, and alignment for world language courses. This tool aims to support world language departments to verify that their curriculum is aligned to the new framework and to fill in any gaps that are identified in the alignment process. This tool, once completed by district-based world language departments, does not replace teacher lesson planning; rather, it provides the curricular basis for teacher planning. Support to use this guide is provided in the How-to Guide as well as in the Curriculum Alignment Labs.
How to Use the Curriculum Alignment Guide
Course Alignment Guide
Unit Alignment Guide
In the 2021-2022 school year, teams of volunteers throughout the commonwealth developed sample unit plans in line with the Curriculum Alignment Guides. While these unit plans are not intended to be used as exemplars (although some may be), they are useful in demonstrating the planning and thought processes that go into the work of curriculum alignment.
*While resources linked in the documents may be language-specific, the ideas may be applicable to any language.
American Sign Language
Assessment
Classical Languages
Elementary Programs
Heritage Learners
Languages with Diverse Written Representations
Social and Emotional Learning
Students with Disabilities
Last Updated: December 11, 2023