Avant Learn Pedagogy Pathway
Every educator brings a unique combination of experience, curiosity, and growth needs to professional learning. This pathway of courses is built around a three-tiered growth framework that supports you at every stage of your professional journey.
Whether you’re building confidence in foundational practices, expanding your instructional impact, or shaping the learning of others, our courses help you grow with purpose.
Our framework includes three stages of development:
Rooted→Rising→Regenerating
Each stage of a teaching career needs unique support in professional development. This pathway meets educators where they are as they deepen expertise, expand influence, and sustain meaningful impact in their classrooms and communities.
Featured Learning Paths
Rooted
Grounded in who you are as an educator
At the Rooted stage, educators build the foundation for confident, effective practice. Courses at this level help teachers clarify expectations, strengthen their understanding of core instructional practices, and develop the confidence to make informed decisions in the classroom.
Rooted learning experiences focus on:
Ideal for new educators or teachers who want clearer structures, models, and examples to strengthen their instructional foundation.
At the Rooted stage, educators build the foundation for confident, effective practice. Courses at this level help teachers clarify expectations, strengthen their understanding of core instructional practices, and develop the confidence to make informed decisions in the classroom.
Rooted learning experiences focus on:
- Understanding clear performance expectations
- Developing consistent evaluation and instructional practices
- Building foundational confidence through guided practice
- Learning practical strategies that can be applied immediately
Ideal for new educators or teachers who want clearer structures, models, and examples to strengthen their instructional foundation.
Rising
Growing into the educator you can become
At the Rising stage, educators begin expanding their impact. They collaborate with peers, experiment with new approaches, and deepen their professional judgment.
Courses at this level support teachers as they:
At the Rising stage, educators begin expanding their impact. They collaborate with peers, experiment with new approaches, and deepen their professional judgment.
Courses at this level support teachers as they:
- Collaborate and share instructional ideas
- Explore new strategies and refine existing practices
- Develop confidence in making instructional decisions
- Begin leading discussions and contributing to professional learning communities
Regenerating
Inspiring ongoing growth in yourself and others
At the Regenerating stage, experienced educators focus on sustaining impact and supporting the growth of others. They mentor colleagues, contribute to program development, and shape instructional systems.
Courses at this level help educators:
Ideal for veteran educators who want to expand their leadership, mentor others, and continue growing professionally.
At the Regenerating stage, experienced educators focus on sustaining impact and supporting the growth of others. They mentor colleagues, contribute to program development, and shape instructional systems.
Courses at this level help educators:
- Mentor, coach, and support other teachers
- Contribute to curriculum and program development
- Engage in professional inquiry and action research
- Sustain long-term professional growth and leadership
Ideal for veteran educators who want to expand their leadership, mentor others, and continue growing professionally.
ADVANCE Proficiency Pathway
Originally developed to train Avant STAMP raters, ADVANCE is an interactive course series designed to deepen educators’ understanding of language proficiency and student language development.
Through guided practice evaluating real student work, educators build the skills to interpret proficiency and translate that understanding into meaningful classroom decisions.
ADVANCE helps educators:
As the pathway progresses, educators move beyond understanding proficiency to using it as a powerful tool to guide feedback, instruction, and program decisions.
Featured Learning Paths
Level 1
Understanding and evaluating proficiency
In the first course, educators practice evaluating real student writing samples to develop a clear understanding of proficiency levels and performance criteria.
In the first course, educators practice evaluating real student writing samples to develop a clear understanding of proficiency levels and performance criteria.
Participants learn to apply standardized descriptors consistently and provide clear, evidence-based justifications for their evaluations.
By the end of the course, educators will be able to confidently interpret student performance and communicate proficiency expectations clearly.
Level 2
Building instructional practices for proficiency
This level focuses on helping educators translate proficiency understanding into effective instructional responses. Participants explore how to move learners forward through targeted feedback and intentional instructional choices that support deeper language development.
This level focuses on helping educators translate proficiency understanding into effective instructional responses. Participants explore how to move learners forward through targeted feedback and intentional instructional choices that support deeper language development.
Courses in this level refine instructional practices, including helping students move from sentence-level language to more connected, purposeful communication.
By the end of this level, educators will be able to connect proficiency insights directly to instructional strategies and feedback that promote continued language growth.
Level 3
Using data to drive instructional decisions
This level focuses on using proficiency data to inform instructional planning and program improvement. Educators learn to analyze student performance patterns, interpret proficiency trends, and apply assessment data to guide teaching decisions.
This level focuses on using proficiency data to inform instructional planning and program improvement. Educators learn to analyze student performance patterns, interpret proficiency trends, and apply assessment data to guide teaching decisions.
Courses in this level support identifying strengths and gaps in language development, adjusting instruction based on data, and making informed program and curriculum decisions to promote long-term growth.
By the end of this level, educators will be able to use proficiency data as a strategic tool to improve instruction and support language learning outcomes.

