Bring the Spanish Teacher Academy to Your Department
Give every Spanish teacher on your team the training, live support, and a ready-to-use curriculum they need to build a comprehensible, communicative classroom — backed by purchase order and invoice options for schools and districts.
See Pricing & PO InfoA Professional Home for Your Spanish Teachers
Whether you're supporting one Spanish teacher or an entire department, GWP The Academy gives your team a shared framework, a shared curriculum, and ongoing professional development — so your program feels consistent from classroom to classroom, not built from scratch by each individual teacher.
The Academy is a membership built specifically for Spanish teachers who want to build a comprehensible, communicative, and culturally rich classroom. It's the kind of professional development that keeps working long after the training day is over.
A Complete System, Not Just a Resource Library
Three pillars work together so your teachers have everything they need in one place.
Training
Step-by-step training in second language acquisition and comprehensible, communicative teaching — including a growing library of 80+ expert-led masterclasses — so teachers understand not just what to do, but why it works.
Live Support
Monthly live coaching, planning sessions, and trainings, plus a private community, so teachers have somewhere to go for real answers to real classroom questions all year long.
Creciendo Curriculum
A four-level, narrative-based Spanish curriculum included with membership — not an add-on — so teachers can teach with a coherent, ready-to-use sequence from day one.
Creciendo Curriculum: Teach With a Complete, Ready-to-Use Curriculum
Creciendo is a four-level, culturally rich, narrative-based Spanish curriculum designed to support novice through upper-intermediate learners, and it's fully editable so teachers can adapt it to their classes.
- Novato A and Novato B — beginning and developing beginners
- Intermedio A and Intermedio B — intermediate and upper intermediate
- Can be adapted for heritage speaker classes
- Includes Calendar Talk, Star Student Interview, Panorama Cultural readings, and seasonal supplementals
Here's Everything Inside a Teacher's Academy Membership
- Training Library — 80+ expert-led masterclasses, organized by topic
- Planeando Juntos — monthly group planning sessions
- Silla Caliente — monthly live coaching calls
- Monthly live trainings on strategy, assessment, engagement, and classroom management
- Academy Community — a private, professional home for teachers doing this work
- Creciendo Curriculum — all four levels (Novato A, Novato B, Intermedio A, Intermedio B)
- Creciendo Supplementals — cultural articles, Calendar Talk, Star Student, seasonal units
- Certificates of completion for PD documentation
Choose a Membership Plan for Your Teacher(s)
Membership is per teacher. Need pricing for multiple teachers or a full department? Request a quote below.
Membership Bonuses
Every plan includes bonus resources. The Annual Plan includes all four.
Bonus 1: Live Summer Conference Registration
Est. value $170 — Included with Monthly & Annual
A two-day live professional development experience with language educators sharing practical strategies, fresh ideas, and classroom-ready tools. Replays are available if a teacher can't attend live. Past presenters include Diego Ojeda, Dr. Bertha Delgadillo, Valentina Correa, Sally Barnes, Meredith White, and Justin Slocum Bailey.
Bonus 2: Para Empezar — Back-to-School Spanish Toolkit
Est. value $47 — Included with Monthly & Annual
Everything to launch the school year with strong routines and comprehensible Spanish from day one: Brain Breaks Pack, SEL Check-In Questions, Classroom Posters, Syllabus Template, Exit Tickets, Expectations Slide, Circumlocution Poster, and Deskless Classroom Story.
Bonus 3: Panorama Cultural Vol. 2
Est. value $87 — Included with Annual only
A ready-to-use cultural resource collection with readings, activities, and audio to bring meaningful cultural input into class all year long. Fits alongside Creciendo or any existing curriculum.
Bonus 4: Seasonal Spanish Unit Bundle
Est. value $147 — Included with Annual only
Ready-to-use seasonal and cultural units for the moments teachers are always scrambling to find materials for: Hispanic Heritage Month, Día de Muertos, Cinco de Mayo, Black History Month, Women's History Month, and more.
"The resources, training, and collaboration opportunities make the Academy worth every penny. It has had a positive impact on both my teaching and my students' learning experiences."
Mariem Silva
Spanish Teacher — Spanish 1, 3, and AP Spanish
"I'm more confident and more energized because I'm spending less time digging for materials and more time implementing. I've decided to switch from quarterly to annual membership because I know the benefits and want to continue long term."
Sarah Caruso
Spanish Teacher
Meet the Founder
Claudia Elliott is the founder of Growing With Proficiency and a Spanish educator with over 20 years in the classroom. She built GWP The Academy to give Spanish teachers the training, support, and curriculum she wished she'd had.
- 2021 Florida Teacher of the Year
- One of five national finalists for the ACTFL Teacher of the Year
- Host of the Growing With Proficiency podcast
- Has supported over 1,000 Spanish teachers with the tools to build a proficiency-oriented classroom that develops both linguistic proficiency and cultural competence
Questions for Schools & Districts
Can our school or district pay with a purchase order or invoice?
Do you provide certificates for professional development documentation?
Can we enroll multiple teachers or an entire department?
Does the Academy work for teachers at different grade levels and course levels?
In what language are the training videos and live sessions conducted?
Can a teacher cancel or is this a long-term commitment?
Ready to Bring the Academy to Your Team?
If you'd like to receive an invoice and pay with a purchase order, fill out the form below to request a quote. Purchase orders are accepted for yearly subscriptions.
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