https://www.actfl.org/convention-expo

The announcement above has been posted as a courtesy only. Please contact the organizations listed in for more information.

CLTA-WA Teacher Grants are offered to support members to receive professional development to attend national/regional conferences, summer institutes, workshops or seminars, including ACTFL Conference 2017. Please see CLTA-WA-Professional-Development-Grant-Application_2017 

Building Democratic Classrooms

Date: Sunday, March 11, 2018
Time: 9am-4pm
Venue: Tahoma Room (3rd floor), Thomas Hall, University of Puget Sound

Registration fees: Free for CLTA-WA members and $10 for non-members

Clock hours: 6 clock hours will be awarded for participants who attend the whole day event in the entirety. No partial clock hour will be awarded.

Luncheon: $10/person. Please indicate if you will need lunch on the registration form.  Due to the UPS campus management regulations, please do not bring outside food to campus.

Presenter: Chris Fontana

• Founder & President of Full Circle Leadership LLC
• Cofounder & Former Executive Director of Global Visionaries (GV)

Workshop Description:
This interactive workshop will engage participants to explore hands-on strategies to build a democratic classroom in which students embrace the target language in unprecedented ways because they are relating to one another and taking on ownership of their learning in entirely new ways.  Workshop participants will learn to build a democratic classroom within which students learn the 4 C’s of 21st Century skills: collaboration, communication, creativity (and innovation), and critical thinking; students become civically engaged and empathetic global citizens inside and outside of the classroom. Participants will learn how to use the following sequentially integrated pedagogical strategies:

1. Class Agreements: Create class agreements in which youth collaborate to create learning community curriculum and assessment norms, classroom environment and management—a system which invites a deeper level of self and group accountability to performance and behavior.  
2. Class Meetings: Establish a weekly forum in which student leaders and Educator leader work out all “behavioral”, performance, classroom climate issues as well as a space to build unprecedented authentic relationships (student to student as well as student to educator). The result of which is a return on investment for content and achievement in academic and affective domains.
3. Community Building: Create a powerful team in which all students are integral to the whole; use group grades and theatre of liberation to build group integrity, cooperation, collaboration and compassion.
4. Class Jobs: Share ownership and responsibility of class, teaching and community with students.
5. Peer Accountability Structures: Lead class to create a learning community in which students hold each other accountable and elicit the best from one another for both behavior and learning outcomes

Workshop Schedule:

• 8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.        Check in
• 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.        Welcome & Announcements
• 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.      Presentation
• 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.      Lunch
• 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.        Presentation
• 4:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.        Evaluation & Clock Hour

To Register: 
https://goo.gl/wbHRWB
If clicking the link does not open registration page, please copy and paste to register. The deadline for registration is Sunday, March 4. For late registration, please contact Haiyan You at haiyanyou@gmail.com

CLTA-WA extends our sincere appreciation to the co-sponsors of this event:

• University of Puget Sound
• Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA) 
• Washington Association For Language Teaching (WAFLT) 

Direction to UPS campus:
https://www.pugetsound.edu/about/campus-the-northwest/visiting-puget-sound/directions/

Campus map:
https://www.pugetsound.edu/about/campus-the-northwest/campus-map/

Chinese teachers and teacher candidates are welcome!

Date: Saturday, March 31, 2018
Time: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Topic: Engaging Language Activities for Global Themes
Venue:  Chong Wa Hall
( 522 7th Ave. S., Seattle Chinatown Historic District, 98104)
Clock Hours: Free 3 clock hours sponsored by WAFLT

Schedule:
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Network with other teachers and get updates on Startalk news

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.  
Workshop on Language Activities for Global Themes

1. Engaging Activities in Language Class by Sarah Yao
2. How to Teach Middle Schoolers the Hungry Planet Unit by Corina Ting & Lingling Zhao
3. Engaging Activities Related to the Hungry Planet by Pollyanna Wang
4. Presentational and Interpersonal Activities Related to the Hungry Planet
by Hong Jiang

Registration Link:  https://goo.gl/forms/pHz8UaBLPvOa0PE72

Free parking: Behind Chong Wa Hall (For those who need to use Chong Wa Hall parking lot, please provide your license plate number while filling out the registration form using the link above.)

Co-sponsors: Chong Wa Education Society, Confucius Institute of Washington State, WAFLT

Want to be a teacher candidate? Worried about the WEST B Writing Test? Want to get some tips for passing? Then you need the WEST B Writing Workshop!

Who: Teacher candidates in need of strategies for passing the state required WEST B Writing Test

What: An interactive writing workshop with light snacks

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

When: Saturday, April 14, 2018; 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Co-sponsors: Chong Wa Education Society, Confucius Institute

Bonus: Free parking with registration and your license plate number

To register, click here: https://goo.gl/forms/9L2Pv6mS7ZrDSYMh2

WHO:
This event is free and open to all.
Non-members are welcome!

WHAT:
Come meet the board members, mingle with other fellow members and learn more about CLTA-WA. We will have raffle prizes and special teaching ideas/resources sharing. Refreshments will be provided.

WHEN:
Saturday, June 2
Time: 1:30-3:30 pm

WHERE:
Mercer Island Public Library
4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040

HOW: RSVP goo.gl/JzsVX8

AGENDA:

1:30-1:45 2017-2018 review

1:45-1:55 New board introduction

1:55-2:10 Ice break and announcement

2:10-3:10 Mini-workshops

 – Use CER to Improve Student Academic Progress and Language Proficiency by Xi Sun

 –  Learning Chinese for Global Competence by Rebecca Wan

 – How to use the authentic novel to teach Chinese? by Zhiling Hu

3:10-3:30 Q & A; Raffle

Looking forward to seeing you there!

2018 City University of Seattle Startalk Teacher Certification

Background: Startalk, funded by the National Security Agency (NSA), administered by the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) at the University of Maryland, has goals to 1) increase the number of qualified teachers of Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu; 2) increase numbers of students taking these languages; and 3) create infrastructure for curricula, materials and resources to support teaching/learning the critical languages (www.startalk.umd.edu).

What: City University has 16 spaces available for fluent speakers of Chinese or Korean or Portuguese to earn teacher certification in the state of Washington.

How: Teacher candidates will be enrolled in City U’s alternative route teacher certification program.

When: July 2-July 20, with July 4 off; 7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.

• June 30 Afternoon orientation; Resume/Interview Techniques workshop, sponsored by Chong Wa Education Society, Confucius Institute, WAFLT
• July 2, 3, 5, 6 Certification classes, including lab school preparation
• July 9-13 Morning lab school with afternoon certification class
• July 16-18 Morning lab school with afternoon certification class
• July 19 Last day morning lab school; continue afternoon certification class
• July 20 Wrap up class activities, surveys, evaluations, certificates of completion

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

Teacher Candidate Pre-requisites:

1. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the U.S. or other country.
2. Passing the WEST-B (Washington Educator’s Basic Skills Test) Reading, Writing and Math (nesinc.com). Substitutions: C-BEST, SAT or ACT. http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/Teacher/teachertesting.aspx.
3. Passing ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPIc) and Writing Proficiency Test (WPT). Passing: Advanced Low

http://www.languagetesting.com/oral-proficiency-interview-by-computer-opic

4. City U’s Startalk program requires passing one of the following pre-requisite choices:

• ELL (WEST-E 051), plus Elementary Education Subtest I (NES 102) and   Elementary Education Subtest II (NES 103); passing these tests will enable you to teach ELL P-12 and/or elementary grades K-8, or choose
• Special Education (WEST-E 070); passing this test will enable you to teach SpEd P-12, or choose
• Secondary Math (NES 304); passing NES 304 will enable you to teach math 5^th-12^th grades (secondary), or choose
• Mid Grades Math (NES 203); Mid Grades Math does not include trigonometry and calculus. Passing NES 203 will enable you to teach math 4^th-9^th grades.

5. All teacher candidates must undergo a fingerprint/background check (valid for two years) at an Educational Service District (ESD) near you in order to work with students.

Notes: The Designated World Language (WEST-E 100) test may be taken near the end of certification; passing it will enable you to teach Chinese or Korean, or Portuguese (fulfills Startalk Central Goal 1: to increase numbers of teachers of critical languages).

Bachelor’s degrees from outside the U.S. need to be evaluated by an outside agency 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
https://www.fis-web.com/

Teaching and/or tutoring experience a plus! Summer tuition scholarships available for qualifying candidates.

Questions? Contact Betty Lau, CU of Seattle Startalk director: bettylau@comcast.net.

Startalk Applicants: Email your resume to Betty Lau. Interviews will be scheduled March/April.

CLTA-WA invites you to join us for our

2018 Summer Workshop
Making It Real:  Speaking, Reading, and Grammar for Authentic Communication 

Time: 01:00PM-5:00PM
Date: Saturday, August 18, 2018
Venue: Westside School, 10404 34th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146
Cost: Free
Presenter:
Bridget Yaden, Ph.D.
Professor of Hispanic Studies and Director of the Language Resource Center
Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, Washington

Workshop Description:
During this interactive workshop, participants will learn and share ideas as well as free resources for authentic communication through speaking and reading.  We will also explore the role of grammar in a communicative classroom.  Based on interest survey results, this session will include ideas for Interpersonal Communication tasks for pairs, small groups, and whole class instruction,  Interactive Reading and Listening comprehension tasks using Authentic Cultural Texts,  and introducing grammar in a communicative context.

To register
Here
(If clicking the link does not open registration page, please copy and paste to register. Registration deadline Aug-15-2018)

Please note:

• 4 clock hours will be awarded respectively for participants who attend the whole afternoon event in the entirety. No partial clock hour will be awarded.
• Refreshments and beverages will be provided.

Schedule:
12:30-01:00PM   Sign in
01:00-02:45PM   Session 1
02:45-03:00PM   Break & Announcement
03:00-04:45PM   Session 2
04:45-05:00PM   Evaluation and Wrap up

CLTA-WA extends our sincere appreciation to the co-sponsors of this event:

Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA (CLTA)

Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT)

Speaker Bio

Bridget Yaden, Ph.D., is Professor of Hispanic Studies and Director of the Language Resource Center at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, Washington.  She holds a PhD and MA in Romance Linguistics (UW) and a BA in Spanish (WWU). She began her involvement in language centers during her graduate studies at the University of Washington (1995-1996, Language Learning Center) and has continued this work at PLU since 1996.  Her research interests include online language programs, bilingual education, and world language teacher preparation.  She has served on many professional boards, including ACTFL, NWALL, AATSP Juan de Fuca Chapter, WAFLT, and PNCFL.

Selecting and Adapting Authentic Videos to Maximize your Learning

Time: September 8^th 2018, 8:30am – 3:30pm w/ 1 hour lunch break @ 12:30pm (6 hours total)

Presenter: Joanne Shang
Joanne Shang teaches Mandarin Chinese at Rye Country Day School in New York, and is professionally focused on student-centered pedagogy, evidence-based proficiency assessment, and instructional technology for 21st Century Learning.

Target Audience: K – 16 Instructors

Location: THO 101 – Thomson Hall, The University of Washington

Cost: Free for CLTA-WA members; $20.00 for non-members                                            (CLTA-WA annual membership fee: $30.00 for July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019)

Description: 
During this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to select and adapt the perfect authentic video clips to maximize the learning outcome through direct hands-on experience using authentic audio-visual materials that they will learn how to source, integrate, and implement into their curriculums. Each teacher will leave with a video resources, as well as a video based lesson or activity that they will create using the skills they learn during the workshop. Teachers will be able to explore using these authentic video materials to design curriculum/activities in Interpretive and Interpersonal Communication tasks for pairs, small groups, and whole class instruction.

Workshop Goal:

1. To provide participants with a better understanding of what authentic materials are available and how to access them.
2. To instruct participants in how to qualify and implement video materials with the greatest relevance and benefit to their learning outcomes
3. To give participants a better understanding of how to integrate these video materials as a means of supplement their curriculum and lessons.

Learning Objectives:

1. To source relevant, effective, and authentic video materials from a variety of locations.
2. To develop lesson plans that integrate these video materials into the curricula.
3. To implement the plans in a variety of classroom instructional activities.

 Session Schedule:      

To register:
https://goo.gl/forms/4CjvKZrgbEViD9Ls1
(If clicking the link does not open registration page, please copy and paste to register. Registration deadline Sep-5-2018)

Please note:

• 6 clock hours will be awarded respectively for participants who attend the whole afternoon event in the entirety. No partial clock hour will be awarded.
• Refreshments and beverages will be provided.

CLTA-WA extends our sincere appreciation to the co-sponsors of this event:

Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA)

East Asia Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Department of Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington

Direction to UW Campus: https://admit.washington.edu/visit/getting-here

Campus Map: http://www.washington.edu/maps/

How to Create a Differentiated Instruction Classroom to Minimize Student Distraction

Date/Time: Saturday September 15, 9am -12pm
Location: Spokane Eastern Washington University Center (SEWC), Room 117
668 N Riverpoint Blvd, Spokane, WA 99202

Presenter:
Yea-Jae “Pollyanna” Wang is a certified elementary and secondary public-school teacher with a World Language endorsement in Mandarin and a principal and administrator endorsement. Ms. Wang is currently teaching Chinese at Chief Sealth International High School in Seattle, where she has mentored several Hanban guest teachers and Seattle Public School Startalk teacher candidates. Additionally, Ms. Wang serves as the lead Chinese teacher for her school district. She has extensive experience in developing thematic curricula for Seattle Public Schools.

Target Audience: In-service K-16 and pre-service Chinese language teachers
Target Language: Mandarin Chinese

Cost: Free for CLTA-WA members; $10 for non-CLTA-WA members.                          *Note: This 10-dollar workshop registration fee also includes the CLTA-WA membership. The membership is for September 15, 2018 to June 30, 2019. This offer only applies for the 2018 Spokane workshop.

Workshop Description: 
Every student learns and processes information differently. As teachers, it is our job to help students succeed regardless of these differences and to acknowledge those differences and differentiate our instruction to engage students in the process of learning. In the workshop, participants will learn how to engage students by modifying content, differentiating the ways we teach, and being flexible on how to assess students.

Workshop Objectives:

• Define and explain what differentiated instruction is
• Identify essential differentiated principles to implement differentiated instruction in the classroom
• Learn how to implement differentiated strategies and hands-on examples in their classrooms

Clock Hours:
Participants who attend the entire workshop are eligible for 3 clock hours (partial clock hours cannot be awarded).

Workshop Schedule:
8:30am – 9am            Sign in
9:00am – 11:45am       Workshop
11:45am – 12pm          Evaluation & Wrap up

To register:   https://goo.gl/forms/CS9a0wjlz0rQbGxy1
*If clicking the link does not open registration page, please copy and paste to register.Registration deadline September 12, 2017

Please note:

• Light refreshments will be provided.
• Eastern Washington University, Spokane campus map https://spokane.wsu.edu/facilities/parking/campus-map/
• Please go to https://spokane.wsu.edu/facilities/parking/visitor-parking/for parking information

CLTA-WA extends our sincere appreciation to the co-sponsors of this event:

• Confucius Institute of the State of Washington
• Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT)
• Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, EWU

For more information about the workshop, please go to Chinese Teachers AssociationWashingtonat https://jxi.ywi.mybluehost.me/or contact us at president@clta-wa.org