Extempore

12/01/2025

A new button? Yes. And it does exactly what you’ve been asking for.

Hit "Shuffle", and boom—student pairings get rearranged instantly in your synchronous interpersonal assessments.
Marked a few kids absent? Hit it again. P**f. No more lonely one-person rooms.

And since we’re already on a roll… big upgrades to absence-marking are coming soon. Stay tuned—your future self will thank us.

11/18/2025

Our very own Product Wizard, Sam Slagle, just wrapped up a whirlwind tour of Texas, visiting classrooms across Frisco ISD, Arlington ISD, and Prosper ISD. Grateful to all the teachers and students who offered their time, insights, and honest feedback. You’re helping steer the future of Extempore.

10/28/2025

Everything’s bigger in Texas — including Extempore stats! 🤠
Over 900,000 submissions, 77,000 students, and 2.5 million minutes of target language talk time.
Texas educators, y’all are leading the charge in language learning! ❤️💬

10/27/2025

What an amazing weekend at TFLA/TeCCL! We loved catching up with our friends and partners from Arlington, Frisco, Keller, Prosper, North East, Birdville, Richardson, and so many other districts. Your passion for improving language learning inspires us every day!

08/08/2025

One of the most enjoyable parts of our time with teachers is letting them experience Extempore as a student. Yesterday, we did just that with the wonderful World Languages team in Keller ISD.

08/07/2025

Denton and Birdville ISDs yesterday, Keller today... sorry to impose more photos of excited teachers on you, but there is nothing we love more than exposing new faculty to !

08/06/2025

Denton ISD in Texas has impressive facilities... and an incredibly engaged World Languages faculty. Welcome to the Extempore family!!

07/25/2025

Did you know... Extempore has plenty of Rubrics available for use? Whether it's AP, IB, WIDA, ELPA21... or general rubrics for quick grading, they are there for you and your teachers. Extempore -> Rubrics-> Global Rubrics

07/24/2025

Extempore's Kick-Off Season has been Kicked Off! Our trainers spent the morning with the faculty at Frisco ISD, in Texas. With the launch of the new Report By Criteria, teachers can now see in-depth analysis of their own data, while admins see the global view.

06/03/2025

Summer break is almost here! 🙌🏻 How will you spend it?

Whether you're gearing up to read on the beach or veg out with your comfort show, we hope you find time to relax, refresh, and recharge. 🔋

05/30/2025

Struggling to create activities that incorporate multiple modes and skills? Try One Minute News! 📰 Students take turns sharing a brief presentation on a given topic (family, hobbies, etc.). Classmates pose questions and the original presenter has an opportunity to respond and extend the conversation.

Read more 📖https://buff.ly/4gCOhSP

05/28/2025

Ever wondered what a day in the life as an Extempore teacher looks like? Check out Kalee’s favorite ways to use Extempore with her Spanish students.

💬 Simulate students responding to a text message conversation
👂 Interpretive listening with embedded Youtube videos
🗣️ Presentational speaking to wrap it all up

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Come along with Extempore Ambassador Kathryn (Kalee) Rump as she shows how she integrates Extempore for practice and assessments within her Spanish 3 classes...