This OER, German: Arbeit und Leben / Work and Life, was remixed by Ashton Krueger as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials.The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9–12 World Language Arts teachers for Novice Learners of German. Students will learn about vocabulary which is according to work and life. They will interact with one another in a game of tic-tac-toe to consider what they would like their future to look like. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, and 4.1.It is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 50 minutes to complete.

This OER Lesson was created by Chloē Reinwald, Liz Martínez, Kelleen Rosebaugh and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Level 2 Unit 2: Sports & Physical Activity Curriculum Map is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers to adapt into their target language for Novice Learners of Spanish. The purpose of this unit is to learn about sports and physical activities; how they impact physical, social, mental health; value they hold across different cultures; and how they connect people within the community. The following NDE World Language Standard(s): It is expected that this Unit will take students 14-16 days to complete.

The NDE World Language Advisory Board developed this HQIM in May 2023. It is based on the 2019 Nebraska World Language Standards to support curriculum development or improvement to ensure instructional material quality. It is a rubric for curriculum developers and teachers to evaluate the quality of materials for instructional purposes. 

The NDE World Language Advisory Board developed this HQIM in May 2023. It is based on the 2019 Nebraska World Language Standards to support curriculum development or improvement to ensure instructional material quality. It is a rubric for curriculum developers and teachers to evaluate the quality of materials for instructional purposes. 

In this activity, students will discuss Spain's New Year's 12 grape tradition, going on dates in their own city, and their own holiday traditions. This activity could be modified from focusing primarily on the L1 culture to the L2 culture in order to integrate more culture into the activity. This activity is more conversation-based and less culture-based, though it does discuss some Spanish traditions.

An online pedagogical reference grammar of the French language that combines authoritative grammar explanations, self-correcting exercises and online audio with surreal dialogues and cartoon images.

This OER, Vorstellungsgespräch / Interview, was created by Ashton Krueger and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9–12 World Language Arts teachers for Novice Learners of German. Students will analyze and evaluate the elements of an interview and use background knowledge to clarify text and deepen understanding, as well as exchange information in a partner dialogue. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, and 4.1.It is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 50 minutes to complete.

Research shows that engaging students in self-assessment positively impacts language learning, motivation, and learner autonomy. To help World Language Educators accomplish this, the Nebraska Department of Education invited experienced world language teachers across the state to create student-friendly assessments in the form of can-do statements in the summer of 2022.   This document is a student-friendly self-assessment activity for Novice Mid world language learners created based on the 2019 Nebraska World Language Standards. The language use described in all can-do statements is meant for the target language, except for the second for standard 3.1 and the first for standard 4.2.   It is recommended that word language teachers engage students with this document three times in an academic year: pre-course, mid-course, and post-course. Engaging students with this self-assessment activity will help students see growth over time and hopefully attribute growth to effective learning practices. Please feel free to contact chrystal.liu@nebraska.gov for any questions and concerns.