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                                               CLTA-WA 2014 Summer Workshop
                                             Practical Skills to Flip Your Classroom
Presenters: 
Pollyanna Wang from Chielf Sealth International High School
Cheyenne Matthewson from Lakeside School
Zhousu He from Mercer Island High School

Co-sponsors: 
East Asia Center, Jackson School of International Studies, UW, Seattle
Chinese Language Teachers Association (This workshop is supported with a grant from CLTA)
Lakeside School
Date:              1pm-4pm Sunday, August 24, 2014
Location:       Allen-Gates Hall – Kent Evans Auditorium, Lakeside School.
Cost:               Free for members
$20.00 for non-members
(CLTA-WA annual membership fee:  $30.00 for 1/1/2014–12/31/2014)
Registration:    http://goo.gl/LZqXUk

The participants who attend the workshop in its entirety will receive 3 clock hours from East Asia Center, Jackson School of International Studies of UW.  No partial clock-hours will be given.

Workshop Schedule:

Time:                               August, 2014 Topic
12:45-1:00 Registration
1:00-1:10 Opening
1:10-2:00 Cheyenne Matthewson Top practical tools for flipped classrooms
2:00-2:50 Zhousu He Introduce and demo a few useful free iPad apps that can be used in the classroom.
2:50-3:00 Break
3:00-3:50 Pollyanna Wang Design cooperative learning activities in the flipped classroom
3:50-4:00 Closing

On Saturday, September 27, 2014 1-4 pm, The Confucius Institute of the State of Washington will celebrate The Confucius Institute’s 10th anniversary by participating in a global celebration of Chinese language and culture.

It’s FREE. This event is co-sponsored by CLTA-WA.  Please register here

http://confucius.washington.edu/event/ci-day/

If you are interested in sharing rooms and carpool, please leave a comment below.

Saturday, November 1, 2014      8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
Location: Tahoma Room, Commencement Hall, University of Puget Sound
http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/campus-the-northwest/visiting-puget-sound/directions/ (See to the East Side of the Campus: Commencement Hall)

Thematic Planning:
Meeting the Needs of the World Language Learner
Dr. Helena Curtain

World language educators increasingly need to organize their curricula to meet the needs and interests of students with diverse learning needs, and to maintain student interest and motivation. THEMATIC PLANNING can free language teachers from the limitations of traditional materials, and can lead to lessons that are cognitively challenging and emotionally engaging for students. Thematic planning also can make second language instruction more comprehensible, as themes can create meaningful context, and change the instructional focus from the language itself to the use of language to achieve meaningful goals. In this workshop, Helena Curtain will demonstrate examples of thematic units that provide rich context (and content) for instruction. In addition, teacher participants in the workshop will participate in the process of designing a thematic unit.
This workshop is open to all K-16 World Language Educators!

Dr. Helena Curtain has varied experience as a foreign language educator, having taught at elementary through university levels. She is Associate Professor Emerita at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, directing the Foreign Language and ESOL teacher preparation programs. Helena also served as Foreign Language Curriculum Specialist for Milwaukee Public Schools. She is the author (with Carol Ann Dahlberg) of the seminal text Languages and Children: Making the Match as well as many articles on foreign language learning.

Washington State Clock Hours will be available with Advance Registration
This CLTA-WA workshop is offered with the generous support of the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA), the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), and the University of Puget Sound.

Dear teachers and friends,

We are pleased to announce that the third annual Why Learn Chinese Competition is open for submission now. Contestants in 6th through 12th grade are invited to submit entries. This event is organized by Washington Chinese Education Association and co-sponsored by Chinese Language Teachers Association- Washington (CLTA-WA).

2014-2015 Prompts:

– What role will China play in your future?
– Compare Chinese and American culture, and explain how this relates to you.
– Choose a Chinese idiom and explain what it means to you. You may come up with your own, or choose from the list provided.

What? Contestants may submit original responses in English or Chinese to the above prompts in either of the following formats:
– A written entry: essay, poem, or song etc. (450-650 words)
– A video entry: song, poem, speech etc. (2-5 minutes)
Where? Submit responses digitally using the entry form on this page. Send video entries directly to waceducation@gmail.com, or upload to an online sharing service and submit the link. Limit one entry per contestant.
When? Submissions open November 24, and are due no later than January 19. Submission is free.
Why? Share ideas on the importance of China, and win cash prizes!            Winners (3 from each category):                – First Place: $200                – Second Place: $150                – Third Place: $100
Finalists (top 15%): – Certificate of Excellence

It is a wonderful opportunity for students to know more about China and its language & culture. It also helps promote Chinese program in WA. There is a great video for you on the web site below: http://waceducation.weebly.com/wlc-2014-2015.html

For more information, please visit waceducation.weebly.com or email waceducation@gmail.com 

Thank you for your interest!