Math Endorsement Workshop

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Dear members,

There is an upcoming workshop that helps teacher applicants review and passes a high need endorsement area: Math. Please see the details below:

Attention Teacher Candidate Applicants and Teachers!

Need a math refresher? Or coaching for adding a high need Math endorsement, especially NES 203 Middle Math or NES 304 High School Math? What’s the difference anyway?

Here’s a workshop to answer your questions!

Who: Pre-service and In-service teachers

What: A math endorsement workshop to help you prepare for adding NES 203 and NES 304 to your qualifications

Where: Chong Wa Hall, 522 7th Avenue S, Seattle Chinatown, 98104

When: Saturday, April 9, 2022; 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Co-sponsors: CIWA, Chong Wa Education Society, WAFLT

Other: Refreshments, free parking, clock hours–3

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/bXhmGXAH89TtShr19

For more information, contact Betty Lau: laubetty@cityu.edu

Best Regards,

Xi Sun

President, CLTA-WA 2021-2022

Startalk Grant is in!

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Dear members,

CityU is pleased to announce that CityU of Seattle Startalk will be recruiting for Startalk 16 this year of 2022 and holding the certification classes in Summer 2023. There are 16 spaces available so it will be important for applicants to prepare for the state tests. They have planned a series of workshops to help with that.

This Saturday is the postponed WEST B Reading and Writing, April 9 is the Math Endorsement and May 14 is the Designated World Language Test Overview.

Should you have any question, please contact Betty Lau, the CityU of Seattle Startalk Director: laubetty@cityu.edu

Best Regards,

Xi Sun

President, CLTA-WA 2021-2022

Nominations for 2022-2022 New Board Members

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CLTA-WA invites qualified individuals to apply for consideration to serve on the Board of Directors. Four board seats are open for nomination this year. The Nomination period begins on March 8th, 2022 and closes on March 23rd, 2022.

Please note that CLTA-WA board members need to:

  • be a CLTA-WA member in good standing of 2021-2022 membership
  • possess necessary qualities and skills and be willing to perform the duties as (described in the attached document Board-position-and-duties)
  • serve a three-year term commencing on June 1, 2022
  • All nominations should be received by March 23th, 2022. Once nominations have closed, the nomination committee will contact candidates to submit the following by April 4th, 2022:
  1. A statement of intent
  2. A 200–300-word bio

Review of applications will be completed by April 11th, 2022.  A list of best qualified candidates will be put forth for the whole membership to vote on and the voting will run from April 12th, 2022 until April 24th, 2022. New board members will be announced on May 1st, 2022.

Nomination is one of the most important responsibilities and privileges that we have as members of CLTA-WA. This is each members’ chance to select board members who will devote themselves to supporting this organization’s mission. We would like to strongly encourage you to nominate qualified candidates or self-nominate for director of board positions of CLTA-WA.

Thank you for your time and ongoing support.

Sincerely,

CLTA-WA president and the Election Committee

Xi Sun
Meitsu Chuang
Pollyanna Wang

president@clta-wa.org
http://www.clta-wa.org/

 

Updated- 2021 City University of Seattle STARTALK Teacher Certification – Startalk 14 and Startalk 15

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Background: STARTALK is a national project funded by the National Security Agency. STARTALK’s mission is to increase the number of U.S. citizens learning, speaking and teaching critical-need languages, with programs nationwide for students (K-16) and teachers (https://startalk.umd.edu/public/).

What: City University of Seattle Startalk 14 will cover tuition for 10.5 out of 12 credits for 13 fluent speakers of Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, or Spanish to enroll in Startalk and, at the same time, be admitted to and take coursework through CityU’s Alternative Routes to Certification program. Startalk 15 has 12 spaces, base Startalk tuition/application fee coverage: $3830, but likely to rise.

How: Teacher candidates who qualify (meet state requirements, interview, etc.) will be admitted into CityU’s Alternative Route 2, 3 or 4 teacher certification program on a first qualified basis https://www.cityu.edu/programs-overview/alternative-route-teacher-certification/. Regardless of route, summer coursework is the same, and Startalk requirements are in addition to alt route requirements. Note: program subject to change depending on public health guidelines, state and CityU of Seattle changes.

Deadlines:

  • CityU STARTALK Teacher Certification: until spaces filled or May 31.
  • All tests taken no later than May 31, 2021, with official test scores received by program start.

STARTALK 14 Summer 2021 Overview:  June 27-July 1 online; July 2 on-site workshop; July 5-July 23 on-site, approximately 7:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. NOTE: Teacher candidates will have pre-program readings, online and outside of class assignments, and some assignments due beyond July 23.

STARTALK 14 Summer 2021 Dates:

  • Sun.-F, June 27-July1 Online program: online readings/videos; assignments, reflection papers due July 3.
  • Fri., July 2 On-site workshop, 9 AM-4 PM Backwards Design, thematic unit and lesson planning
  • M-F, July 5-9 CityU orientation, AM certification class; PM lab school prep
  • M-Th, July 12-15 Morning lab school, afternoon certification classes
  • F, July 16 No lab school, reflect, review, re-align; afternoon certification classes
  • M-W, July 19-21 Morning lab school, afternoon certification classes
  • Th, July 22 Last day lab school, afternoon certification class
  • F, July 24, Wrap up activities, last day classes, final assignments, certificates of summer program completion

STARTALK 15 Summer 2021 Dates:

  • Sun.-F, July18-23 Online program: online readings/videos; assignments, reflection papers due July 23.
  • Sat., July 24 On-site workshop, 9 AM-4 PM Backwards Design, thematic unit and lesson planning
  • M-F, July 26-30 CityU orientation, AM certification class; PM lab school prep
  • M-Th, Aug. 2-5 Morning lab school, afternoon certification classes
  • F, Aug. 6 No lab school, reflect, review, re-align; afternoon certification classes
  • M-W, Aug. 9-11 Morning lab school, afternoon certification classes
  • Th, Aug. 12 Last day lab school, afternoon certification class
  • F, Aug. 13, Wrap up activities, last day classes, final assignments, certificates of Startalk summer program completion

Where: Chong Wa Hall, 522 7th Ave. S, Seattle Chinatown 98104

Post Summer CityU Schedule if Teacher Candidates Continue: October-June–Alt. Routes classes approximately every third Saturday in Everett, along with full-time apprenticeships/student teaaching in K-12 schools

Teacher Candidate State Pre-requisites:

  1. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the U.S. or other country.
  2. Take the WEST-B (Washington Educator’s Basic Skills Test) Reading, Writing and Math (nesinc.com). Substitutions: C-BEST, SAT, ACT. See website for more; passing score not required, but must demonstrate English proficiency http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/Teacher/teachertesting.aspx. WEST-B study materials: https://yvcc.instructure.com/courses/1568768/modules
  3. A. Take your choice of ONE of the following Alt. Route endorsement test areas:
    • Special Education (WEST-E 070)
    • ELL(WEST-E 051)
    • Mid Grades Math: (NES 203): Passing NES 203 enables you to teach math 4th-9th This test does not include trigonometry and calculus.
    • Secondary Math (NES 304): Passing enables you to teach math 5th-12th
    • Reading (NES 104)

B. Talk to Startalk enrollment advisor about combinations of above; attend the pre- enrollment info session in February.

Pre-requisites for Startalk participant tuition coverage:

  1. Pass Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian, Russian or Spanish Oral Proficiency Interview (OPIc) and Writing Proficiency Test (iWPT) for world language teachers. Passing: Advanced Low; c = computer, i = Internet

https://tms.languagetesting.com/IndividualSite/SelectTestLevel.aspx#nbb

     2.  Pass WEST E 100 Designated World Language Te

3.  Fulfill Teacher Candidate State Pre-requisites section above

 Notes:

  • Non-English Bachelor’s degrees:
  • Need to be officially translated into English by an agency
  • Agency then turns it in to CityU for evaluation
  • Or you can go to CityU with the original to have it received officially by a CityU staff member.
  • A suggested agency:

Foundation for International Services, https://www.fis-web.com/

505 – 5th Avenue South, Suite 101 Edmonds, WA 98020

Phone: 425-248-2255

  • 80 hours teaching and/or tutoring or experience with children required.
  • STARTALK 14 covers summer tuition for approximately10.6 out of 12 credits and application fee for teacher candidates ($4,207.85). Candidates pay for 1.4 credits: $642.15 but may be less, subject to approval by NSA.
  • STARTALK 15 covers summer tuition for 9/12 credits and application fee for qualifying candidates ($3,830). Candidates pay 3 credits: $1260, but may be less, subject to approval by NSA.
  • CityU STARTALK cannot apply for visas or sign for those needing visas to participate in the CityU of Seattle STARTALK Teacher Certification Program.
  • Limited number of WEST B vouchers may be available to CityU STARTALK enrolled applicants, first come, first served until vouchers are gone.

Questions? Contact Betty Lau, CityU of Seattle STARTALK director: laubetty@cityu.edu

STARTALK Applicants:

  • Email your resume to Betty Lau: laubetty@cityu.edu with cc to Dr. Marge Chow: mchow@cityu.edu for interview/conversation appointment
  • Note: Interviewing now for Summer 2021 programs.

 

 

2020 CLTA-WA Fall Workshop Series on Oct 17 and Oct 24 2020

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Dear, CLTA-WA members:
 
CLTA-WA is very glad to announce the 2020 CLTA-WA Fall Workshop Series on Oct 17 and Oct 24 2020:
 
Time: Saturday Oct 17 & Oct 24, 3-6pm (Pacific Time)
Theme: Communicative Activities and Language with ACTFL’s Core 6 Practices  
Presenter: Ms. Catherine Ousselin (French teacher at Mount Vernon High in Washington State, 2020-2021 WAFLT president, finalist for the 2018 ACTFL Teacher of the Year award)
Cost: Free
Clock hours:  3 clock hours each session will be provided to workshop participants. 6 clock hours total. 
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwode2vrTwoEtc6djF574gftoD8FrU3z_LC
 
You will receive a confirmation email with the zoom link. Please flag this email, and use the zoom link in the confirmation email to join the meeting on time. 
 
You will be registered in two sessions when you finish the registration process. We encourage you to attend both of the two consecutive sessions. 
CLTA-WA members have access to member-only post-webinar materials after the workshop. 
Attached please find the event flyer. We are looking forward to meeting you in the two sessions!

CityU Classroom Management Workshop – Nov 14, 2020

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Welcome to attend CityU Classroom Management Workshop from 1:30 to 4:30 (Pacific Time) on Nov 14, 2020. 
 
Need help in the online teaching environment? How do I “manage” students online? What do I do when we’re back to in-person classes?

Attend this Zoom workshop: Classroom Management Online! Plus a teacher panel with Q&A

Who: Pre-service and in-service teachers
What: A workshop on Classroom Management presented by Cal Kam, CityU of Seattle adjunct instructor and field supervisor
When: 1:30-4:30pm (Pacific Time) Saturday, November 12, 2020
Other: Co-sponsored by CityU of Seattle, WAFLT, CIWA
Clock Hours: 3 from WAFLT

 
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/C3J97Hxobkbbmb3m8

2020 Spring Workshop Cancellation

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We at CLTA-WA understand that these are trying times and that teachers are being asked to adapt in new ways to meet the educational needs of students by way of remote/online learning. In light of recent events, we have had to make the difficult decision to cancel our Spring Workshop. However, we remain committed to supporting our community and, as such, CLTA-WA will be working to help provide the Chinese teachers with quality instructional tools, resources, and access to professional development via our website and social media outlets. Individuals and organizations across the world are all dealing with new situations on a moment to moment basis and we appreciate your understanding as we try to provide quality services in a difficult situation. If there are resources, materials, or professional development materials in particular that you are looking for, we encourage you to reach out and let us know how we can best support you and the community.

2020-2023 Board of Directors Nominations (two available positions)

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Dear CLTA-WA Members:

CLTA-WA invites qualified individuals to apply for consideration to serve on the Board of Directors. TWO board seats are open for nomination this year. The Nomination period begins on April 10, 2020 and closes on May 1, 2020.

Please note that CLTA-WA board members need to:

  •  be a CLTA-WA member in good standing as of May 1, 2020
  •  possess necessary qualities and skills and be willing to perform the duties as (described in the attached document Board-position-and-duties)
  • serve a three-year term commencing on June 1, 2020

All nominations should be received by April 17, 2020. Once nominations have closed, the nomination committee will contact candidates to submit the following by May 1, 2020:

  1. A statement of intent
  2. A 200-300 word bio

Review of applications will be completed by May 8, 2018.  A list of best qualified candidates will be put forth for the whole membership to vote on and the voting will run from May 8, 2020 until May 22, 2020. New board members will be announced on May 29th, 2020.

Nomination is one of the most important responsibilities and privileges that we have as members of CLTA-WA. This is each members’ chance to select board members who will devote themselves to supporting this organization’s mission to . We would like to strongly encourage you to nominate qualified candidates or self-nominate for director of board positions of CLTA-WA.

Thank you for your time and ongoing support.

Sincerely,

CLTA-WA president and the Election Committee

 

2019 ACTFL Conference (by Jingran Wan)

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2019年11月ACTFL会议总结  ( 作者： 万静然)

2019年11月23日-24日，我参加了在Washington DC举办的ACTFL年会。在本次年会，我和Skyline High School的Zoe Jiang老师一起做了Bring Magic to WL Classrooms workshop。Zoe Jiang老师做的部分是the rules of magic. Rules of Magic 包括：

  1. Covering and Reveal
  2. What you see is not what you think you see
  3. Imagination is very important to magic, as well as to WL learning.
  4. Add critical thinking to lessons.
  5. Use high tech to make your classroom magical.

其中，江老师介绍的新学期活动受到与会老师的欢迎。这是一个联系数学，社区的interpersonal activity。很适合没有任何语言基础的学生参与。

我部分的重点是：

  1. Magic via Effective Classroom Management
  2. Magic via Engaging Classroom Activities

我的部分以中秋节为例，介绍了结合天文和STEM的活动 （见附件Jingran Wan_Magic Presentation_Sending）

同一天，有一位老师也做了一场关于Magic Classroom 的活动。这位老师的内容和教学策略和我们的讲座内容不谋而合。她的总结给我们提供了很好的理论框架这位老师总结的M.A.G.I.C的框架是：

M: movement, music, hand-on. e.g. running dictation/question
A: Authentic texts
G: Game
I: Interaction
C: Challenge

在其他的参会时间，我参加了一系列讲座。感兴趣的内容包括：沉浸式小学教学经验、课堂管理和分层次教学，technologies to Amplify Student Voice. 另外，在中文老师的分享会，每位老师有五分钟分享一个教学活动，尽量不用PPT，快速高效，现场气氛十分热烈。CLTA-WA workshop 和 WAFLT Chinese Idea Share 也可以借鉴这一形式，提高分享效率。

2020 City University of Seattle STARTALK Teacher Certification

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Background: STARTALK is a national project funded by the National Security Agency. STARTALK’s mission is to increase the number of U.S. citizens learning, speaking and teaching critical-need languages, with programs nationwide for students (K-16) and teachers (https://startalk.umd.edu/public/).

What: City University of Seattle has 12 scholarships available for fluent speakers of Mandarin Chinese or Korean to take coursework towards Washington state teacher certification.

How: Teacher candidates who qualify (interview, take/pass/meet standard on required tests) will be enrolled in CityU’s Alternative Route 2, 3 or 4 teacher certification program on a first qualified, first scholarshipped basis) https://www.cityu.edu/programs-overview/alternative-route-teacher-certification/. Regardless of Route, summer coursework is the same.

Deadlines: 

  • CityU STARTALK Teacher Certification: until spaces filled or May 10
  • All tests taken no later than May 10, 2020, with official test scores received by Memorial Day.

STARTALK Summer Schedule:  

  • June 29-July 3 online
  • July 5 on-site workshop
  • July 6-July 24 on-site, approximately 7:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

NOTE: Teacher candidates will have pre-program readings, online and outside of class assignments, and some assignments due beyond July 24.

STARTALK Summer Dates:

  • M-F, June 29-July3 Online program: online readings/videos; assignments, reflection papers due July 3.
  • Sun., July 5 Workshop, 9 AM-4 PM Backwards Design, thematic unit and lesson planning
  • M-F, July 6-10 CityU orientation, AM certification class; PM lab school prep
  • M-Th, July 13-16 Morning lab school, afternoon certification classes
  • F, July 17 No lab school, reflect, review, re-align; afternoon certification classes
  • M-W, July 20-22 Morning lab school, afternoon certification classes
  • Th, July 23 Last day lab school, afternoon certification class
  • F, July 24, Wrap up activities, final assignments, certificates of summer program completion

Where: Chong Wa Hall, 522 7th Ave. S, Seattle Chinatown 98104

CityU Schedule:  October-June–Alt. Routes classes approximately every third Saturday in Everett, along with full-time apprenticeships in K-12 schools

Teacher Candidate Pre-requisites:

1. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the U.S. or other country.

2. Take the WEST-B (Washington Educator’s Basic Skills Test) Reading, Writing and Math (west.nesinc.com). Substitutions: C-BEST, SAT, ACT. See website for more; passing score not required, but must demonstrate English proficiency http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/Teacher/teachertesting.aspx.
WEST-B study materials: https://yvcc.instructure.com/courses/1568768/modules

3. Pass the Chinese or Korean ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPIc) and Writing Proficiency Test (WPT Internet) for world language teachers. Passing score: Advanced Low.  Please find more information at Language Testing International (http://www.languagetesting.com/oral-proficiency-interview-by-computer-opic)

4. Take your choice of ONE of the following Alt. Route endorsement areas:

  • Special Education (WEST-E 070) + Elementary Education NES 102 and NES 103; or Special Education + math (NES 203 or NES 304); or Special Ed + WEST E 100 WL (talk to an enrollment advisor about another possible option and attend the pre-enrollment info session in February).
  • ELL(WEST-E 051) + ELED I (NES 102) and ELED II (NES 103); or ELL plus math (NES 203 or NES 304); or ELL + WEST E 100 WL (talk to an enrollment advisor about another possible option and attend the pre-enrollment info session in February).
  • Mid Grades Math: (NES 203): Passing NES 203 enables you to teach math 4th-9th Mid Grades Math does not include trigonometry and calculus.
  • Secondary Math (NES 304): Passing NES 304 enables you to teach math 5th-12th

Note: In addition to scores on the WEST-B and above endorsement tests, CityU will determine program eligibility for teacher candidates by alternative test and/or closer review of application packet documents.

Additional Information:

  • The Designated World Languages (WEST-E 100) test may be taken during certification; passing it enables you to teach Chinese or Korean.
  •  Bachelor’s degrees from outside the U.S. need to be evaluated for equivalency.  Below is one area evaluation agency:

Foundation for International Services
505 – 5th Avenue South, Suite 101
Edmonds, WA 98020
Phone: 425-248-2255

  • 80 hours teaching and/or tutoring or experience with children required.
  • STARTALK summer tuition scholarship for 9 out of 11 credits and application fee available for qualifying candidates ($3,650). Candidates pay 2 credits: $800.
  • CityU STARTALK cannot apply for visas or sign for those needing visas to participate in the CityU of Seattle STARTALK Teacher Certification Program.
  • Limited number of WEST B vouchers available to CityU STARTALK enrolled applicants, first come, first served until vouchers are gone.

Startalk Applicants:

1) Email your resume to Betty Lau
2) Interviews will be arranged for January

Questions?  Please contact Betty Lau, CityU of Seattle STARTALK director: laubetty@cityu.edu