CLTA-WA invites you to join us for our
2017 Spring Workshop & Open House
Time:8:45 AM – 4:00 PM
Date:Saturday, March 4
Venue: Murray Board Room (WSC 108) Wheelock Student Center at the University of Puget Sound
Cost: Free, but donation welcome
Schedule and Workshop Description:
8:45 Sign in and Mingle
9:00 Workshop start: Welcome and Logistic Sharing:
9:10 – 10:30 Session I Strategies for Building Reading Capacity
Presenters: Shumei Zhu & Min Wang Laoshi -Naselle Grays River Valley School
Presenters will demonstrate how they use differentiated strategies in whole group mini lesson and small group instruction settings to teach reading and grammar based on student levels and individual needs.
10:40 – 12:00 Session II TPRS in Action
Presenter: Ching-Hsien Shu Laoshi – Cleveland High School
This presentation focuses on the principles and execution of TPRS. TPRS stands for “Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling”. Presenter will demonstrate by leading a TPRS session on a chosen topic that follows the steps and command unique to TPRS!
12:00-1:00 Lunch and Visit
1:00-4:00 Session III The Art of Chinese Tea Drinking
Presenter: Professor Lotus Perry – University of Puget Sound
Participants will learn the history of Chinese tea drinking and gain insights about tea from sources such as Lu Yu’s Classic of Tea. This interactive, high energy and informative presentation will provide teachers with useful information on all things tea considered that can be used in their classrooms or in a similar presentation.
Please note:
- 3 or 6 clock hour will be awarded respectively for participants who attend the whole morning sessions or the whole day’s event in the entirety. No partial clock hour will be awarded.
- CLTA-WA will provide snack and light lunch items throughout the day. Participants are welcome to bring a sack lunch if desired. To help us better plan for the day, please register at your earliest convenience.
- To register, please go to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevKuZMB7GCq3IJ4JR6gLh0TClvodaqyH5AtP_hwPlb2fAp3g/viewform(If clicking the link does not open registration page, pls copy and paste to register.)
CLTA-WA extends our sincere appreciation to the co-sponsors of this event:
- University of Puget Sound (UPS)
- Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA)
- Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT)
Direction to UPS Campus:
http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/campus-the-northwest/visiting-puget-sound/directions/
Campus Map:
http://www.pugetsound.edu/files/resources/com17campusmap_r3.pdf