Pete Swanson

Pete Swanson

Pete Swanson (PhD, University of Wyoming) currently teaches in the Department of Foreign Languages at the United States Air Force Academy. He is Associate Professor of Spanish and is the Past President of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. His research focuses on language teacher effectiveness, characteristics of highly effective language teachers, and the measurement of learner proficiency in the target language.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment
Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment
Jean W. LeLoup, Pete Swanson. © 2022. 490 pages.
The COVID-19 pandemic radically and rapidly, and perhaps forever, changed the K-20 educational landscape. In March 2020, K-12 schools and institutions of higher education were...
Quality Videos and Integrated Performance Assessments Are Essential in the World Language edTPA
Quality Videos and Integrated Performance Assessments Are Essential in the World Language edTPA
Pete Swanson, Jean W. LeLoup. © 2021. 15 pages.
For more than 60 years, educational reform in the United States of America has been driven by four major questions revolving around teacher attributes, effectiveness, knowledge...
Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA
Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA
Elizabeth Goulette, Pete Swanson. © 2019. 12 pages.
For decades in the United States, teacher preparation has been both a political and social focus. The development of highly effective teachers is highly scrutinized, and there is...
Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA
Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA
Elizabeth Goulette, Pete Swanson. © 2018. 10 pages.
For decades in the United States, teacher preparation has been both a political and social focus. The development of highly effective teachers is highly scrutinized and there is...
Digital Recording Platforms and Integrated Performance Assessments in Second/Foreign Language Learning
Digital Recording Platforms and Integrated Performance Assessments in Second/Foreign Language Learning
Pete Swanson. © 2014. 15 pages.
The teaching and learning of a new language can be daunting for both instructors and learners. Second/foreign language teachers must overcome a multitude of impediments in which...