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                      Implementation Overview

This implementation plan focuses on integrating AI-supported conversational programs into World Languages classrooms to enhance second language acquisition and communicative competence. By embedding structured AI simulations into instructional routines, students will have expanded opportunities to respond to prompts, rehearse authentic communication, and build confidence in low-stakes environments.

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Professional development will equip coordinators and educators with the digital competencies necessary to implement AI-supported conversational tools responsibly and effectively. Research supports that structured digital learning environments can enhance academic achievement, self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation when intentionally aligned to instructional goals.

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Three-Year Implementation Outline

The following three-year plan outlines a phased and sustainable implementation beginning August 2025.​

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Year 1: Awareness & Classroom Pilot

August 2025 – May 2026​

Phase 1: Planning and Research

August – October 2025

• Conduct literature review on AI-supported conversational tools

• Align lessons to ACTFL proficiency descriptors

• Develop structured conversational lesson framework

• Design rubric-based assessment tools

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Phase 2: Lesson Development and Preparation

November – December 2025

• Finalize AI-supported conversational lesson plans

• Embed lessons into Canvas modules

• Develop pre- and post-confidence surveys

• Establish clear ethical-use expectations for AI tools

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Phase 3: Pilot Implementation

January – May 2026

• January 2026:

  • Administer student pre-survey

  • Begin structured AI-supported conversational lessons

• February – April 2026:

  • Continue weekly implementation

  • Monitor student participation and engagement

  • Collect informal reflective data

• May 2026:

  • Administer post-survey

  • Analyze growth trends

  • Document findings and instructional adjustments

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Year 2: Refinement and Expansion

August 2026 – May 2027

• Refine lessons based on pilot data

• Strengthen rubric-based proficiency checkpoints

• Present findings to colleagues

• Expand implementation to additional class sections

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Year 3: Sustainability and Scaling

August 2027 – May 2028

• Integrate AI-supported conversational framework across all Spanish levels

• Offer peer training or professional learning sessions

• Continue annual data collection for longitudinal growth tracking