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

2018-2019 Why Learn Chinese Competition is now open for submissions. This competition is co-sponsored by CLTA-WA.

As we all know, videos play an important role in Chinese language teaching and have a powerful impact.

We are compiling a video link database to better serve our members. If you are interested, please use the link here to submit at least three video links you have found useful in your Chinese classrooms. You will receive the access to our video link database once you submitted your three links.

Need help managing your students? What does the high school adage, “Give respect, Get respect!” mean? To Be or Not to Be…Popular? Feared? Admired? Disrespected?                                        

Then you need to attend the CLTA-WA Workshop on Classroom Management!

Who: Pre-service and in-service teachers, teacher candidates

What: This training focuses on working with students and parents to create a positive learning environment in your classroom and is taught by adjunct professor & former principal Cal Kam in a three-hour interactive workshop; with 3 clock hours and refreshments.

Where: Chong Wa Hall, 522 7th Ave. S, Seattle Chinatown 98104 (free parking provided with registration)

When: Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Co-sponsored by CIWA, Chong Wa Education Society, WAFLT

Click below to register:

https://goo.gl/forms/UAiY8LalIESjrsf92

Dear members,

Happy Spring Festival! One of the benefits for CLTA-WA members is an opportunity to network. A big thank you to our CLTA-WA networking coordinator, Meitsu Chuang-Mendel, to host the event at her home at 12pm on Tuesday, February 19.  Please sign up using this link: http://bit.ly/2Hy7g5i  (First come, first served – up to 15 people.)

If you’re interested in hosting the next networking event, please contact our network coordinator, Meitsu Chuang-Mendel. CLTA-WA will reimburse the host $5 for each member attending the gathering (up to a maximum of $50 for 10 members).  This gathering usually is hosted at a member’s home, so there is usually a space limitation.  Thank you for your continuous support. We look forward to seeing you on February 19.

Attend the CLTA-WA WEST-B Workshop: Learn how to craft a five-paragraph essay! Tackle reading tips to increase success!

• Who: Presentation by Betty Lau, award winning educator
• What: A three- hour intensive workshop on essay writing plus an action plan for most types of reading
• Where: Chong Wa Hall, 522 7th Ave. S., Seattle Chinatown, 98104
• When: Saturday, March 9, 2019; 1 PM-4 PM with Q & A afterwards
• Why:  For pre-service teacher candidates and those who want to improve communication skills

Co-sponsor: Chong Wa Education Society

Other: light refreshments at 12:30; free parking provided with registration

 To register, click here:  https://goo.gl/forms/7NMeRmJhmJRys3yI2

CLTA-WA Annual Teacher Cohort Reunion & Workshop

What: CLTA-WA Annual Teacher Cohort Reunion & Workshop: “Socio-Emotional Learning and Academic Achievement” presented by Dr. Rob Darling, specialist in SEL and dual language immersion”

Who: Pre-service and in-service teachers

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

When: Saturday, March 23; 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Co-sponsors with CLTA-WA: Chong Wa Education Society and WAFLT 

Clock hours: 3

Other: Free parking included with registration, light refreshments provided

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdB_h-7–ztkLu1J4mvMK_Hp6yZnZswyNn5Nd_MF6V8M650DQ/viewform?usp=pp_url

Presenter’s Biography:

Dr. Rob Darling started his teaching career in an intensive early intervention autism program, then taught early elementary for 6 years. He is currently principal of the state’s largest K-2 school in Selah, WA, housing 850 students and 90 staff members. Along with starting a dual language immersion program in Selah, Dr. Darling also spearheaded the district’s social-emotional learning efforts, adopting the Sanford Harmony program preK-5th grade (in partnership with CityU of Seattle), providing intentional and systematic Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) procedures for assessing the SEL well-being of students and staff on a bi-monthly basis, and creating one of the state’s first SEL teacher specialist positions. He is an adjunct professor for Heritage University and CityU of Seattle, serves on various state-level education advisory boards and task-forces and presents throughout the state as an expert practitioner for SEL and dual language programs.