Center for Applied Second Language Studies - The Northwest National Foreign Language Resource Center
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The Proficiency, Efficiency, and Planning (PEP) Tool

Keeping track of an ever-expanding curriculum can be daunting. That's why CASLS worked with leading educators to create the Proficiency, Efficiency, and Planning (PEP) Tool. PEP Tool is an online curriculum planning tool that allows Spanish and Japanese teachers to prepare lesson plans. Teachers use PEP Tool to supplement or replace their existing textbooks.

PEP Tool makes it easy to

  • Create thematic units
  • Set objectives
  • Find activities
  • Sequence lesson plans
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PEP Tool Features

  • Available free of charge
  • Accessible from any computer with an Internet connection
  • User-friendly interface that feels like a teacher filing system
  • Built-in search engine to find activities
  • Model courses demonstrate how to use the tool
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Start incorporating PEP Tool into your curriculum planning process today by emailing us for a login.

With support from the U.S. Department of Education Title VI program, CASLS offers this curriculum tool to educators at no cost.