CLTA-WA 2023 Summer Workshop
CLTA-WA will host the 2023 summer online workshop on 8/26/2023.
Event Title: Teaching Activities and Ideas to Engage Students in Language Learning
Time: 9am-12pm (Pacific Time), Saturday, August 26, 2023 (3 hours)
Presenter: Ms. Lynn Johnston (French and Spanish teacher)
Cost: Free
Language: English
Location: Zoom Meeting Registration Link – http://bit.ly/CLTAWASUMMER
Clock Hours: 3 free clock hours for CLTA-WA members and WAFLT members -Registration and full participation required.
NOTE:
- The name you use to register for this workshop should be the same as the one you registered for CLTA-WA membership.
- In order to earn free clock hours, please consider renewing your 23-24 school year membership with CLTA-WA if you haven’t yet.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via president@clta-wa.org.
I am looking forward to seeing you on August 26. Up till then, I hope you will enjoy the rest of the summertime.
Best wishes,
Feng Zhou
President, CLTA-WA 2023-2024
CLTA-WA AGM & workshop on 6/4
Dear CLTA-WA Members,
Please join me to show our great gratitude to our amazing Immediate Past President Sarah Yao and the outgoing board members. Thank you for your hard work and commitment to serving our Chinese teaching community!
It’s my great honor to serve as CLTA-WA President for the school year 2023-2024. CLTA-WA board members will work together to provide you with high-quality workshops and networking opportunities.
A gentle reminder: CLTA-WA will host our 2023 AGM & workshop on June 4th.
Event: AGM & Workshop “Universal Design for Learning”
Presenter: Ms. Zoe Jiang
Time & Date: Sunday, 6/4, 9 AM to 11 AM (PT) on Zoom
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86152684065?pwd=bkRpZDhPTU0wMG5IcUltK3BsMEcyUT09
Detail: Please see the attached flyer for more detail. The event is free, and CLTA-WA members can also apply for 1.5 clock hours for free! Pre-registration is NOT required. Just click on this Zoom link or scan the QR code in the attached flyer to log in to the event on 6/4 morning.
Hope to see you on 6/4!
Warmest Regards,
Feng Zhou
President, CLTA-WA 2023-2024
CLTA-WA Spring Online Workshop: Enhancing Language Proficiency and Cultural Awareness through Target-Language Only Practice by Dr. Yongfei Yi
欢迎老师们参加4/23华州中文教师学会2023年春季讲座！
主讲人为易永菲博士，现任教于西雅图地区Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences。
Date & Time: Sun 4/23, 10am – 11am PT
Location: Zoom Online
Workshop Topics: Enhancing Language Proficiency and Cultural Awareness through Target-Language Only Practice
Presenter: Dr. Yongfei Yi
- Ph.D., East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University
- Mandarin Chinese Teacher, at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences
WEST B Writing & Reading Workshop Announcement
Attention Teacher Candidates! From CityU of Seattle Startalk:
Need help with the WEST B Writing test? What’s the difference between an opinion essay and a persuasive essay? Don’t know the answers?
Then you need the “Tips & Tricks for Passing the WEST B Reading & Writing” workshop!
Who: Teacher candidate applicants
What: Direct instruction on passing the WEST B Writing with tips for the Reading
Where: Chong Wa Hall, 522 7th Ave. South
When: Saturday, Feb. 18 from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Co-sponsor: Chong Wa Education Society
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/
For more info, contact laubetty@cityu.edu
Betty Lau
CityU of Seattle Startalk Director
CLTA-WA Fall Online Workshop: “Making Meaning: Effective Multimodal Learning Models in Language Teaching ” by Jin (Vicky) Chen
报名链接：https://bit.ly/3SZBJJE，也可通过扫描海报内二维码报名。 CLTA-WA members will get free clock hours. 详细信息请看海报。
Date & Time: Sat, Nov 5th, 10am – 12pm PDT
Location: Zoom Online
Workshop Topics: Making Meaning: Effective Multimodal Learning Models in Language Teaching
Presenter: Jin (Vicky) Chen
- Doctoral Student of Education in Learning Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Chinese Instructor at Johns Hopkins University (CTY)
- Chinese Instructor at Bellevue College, Seattle Central College, and City University of Seattle
- Six years lead Seattle STARTALK Program
- Board Member of CLTA-WA
Please Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/3SZBJJE
Cost: FREE to active CLTA-WA members / $20 for non-members
Workshop Description: We are honored to invite the highly experienced Chinese teacher and presenter Ms. Jin Chen to present:
At this conference, Jin will introduce multimodal knowledge representations with collaborative intelligence and differentiated learning based on Dr. Kalantzis and Dr. Cope’s Multiliteracies pedagogy, sharing “learning by design” activities that cultivate our new Generation Z students to master the Chinese language, cross-cultural communication skills and competencies that are required for Industry 4.0. The significance of this conference is to help teachers to understand the prime focus of pedagogy is not just delivering content, but also how we cultivate our students to become active knowledge makers rather than knowledge consumers; how we help them to get ready to take on the challenges of the unpredictable future world.
Please see attached workshop flyer or click here for more details. Please contact me or the Workshop Coordinator, Ms. Jingran Wan, for any questions, via wanji@bsd405.org.
I wish you a wonderful summer & hope to see you all on November 05!
Warmest Regards,
Sarah Yao
817-881-4787
President, CLTA-WA 2022-2023
State Teacher Certification Workshop
Attention Teacher Candidate Applicants!
Curious about state teacher certification? Or what is NSA Startalk? Questions about student teaching? Then you need to attend the CityU of Seattle NSA Startalk Teacher Certification Workshop!
Who? Presented by NSA Startalk Instructor Cal Kam
What? A workshop on state teacher certification plus Q&A session
Where: Chong Wa Hall, 522 7th Ave. S, Seattle, 98104
When: Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Why: To familiarize teacher applicants with major elements of going through a state approved teacher certification program from start to finish, including teacher dispositions and student teaching
For more information, contact laubetty@cityu.edu.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/
Betty Lau
CityU of Seattle Startalk Director
CLTA-WA 2022 In-Person Summer Workshop on 8/21
亲爱的华盛顿州中文教师学会会员你们好！
华盛顿州中文教师学会(CLTA-WA)将于2022年8月21日太平洋时间上午十点到下午三点，在华盛顿大学 (University of Washington, Seattle WA) Denny Hall 159 举办夏季讲座。 CLTA-WA很荣幸邀请Ms. Heidi Steele 施海蒂老师为夏季讲座的主讲人。施海蒂老师教学经验丰富，在非华裔汉语语音教学、运用音乐、歌谣组织多样性课堂活动方面独树一帜。我们很高兴为华盛顿州本地老师提供交流学习的平台，为您准备了新学期语音教学，课堂管理方法和活泼生动教学活动的教学锦囊。CLTA-WA和施海蒂老师很高兴与各位老师见面！
报名链接：https://bit.ly/cltawa8，也可通过扫描海报内二维码报名。 参会老师将获得由华盛顿大学 East Asia Center提供的4 clock hours. 详细信息请看海报。
As the new CLTA-WA President for the coming school year of 2022 – 2023, I am honored to announce our 2022 In-Person Summer Workshop on 8/21! Please save the date!
Date & Time: Sunday, August 21st, 10am – 3pm PDT (four hours of presentations with one hour lunch from 12pm to 1pm)
Location: Room 159, Denny Hall, University of Washington, Seattle WA
Workshop Topics: Effective Strategies for Teaching Tones, Pronunciation and Pinyin & Using Music, Rhymes and Rhythm to Deepen Language Learning and Cultural Understanding
Presenter: Heidi Steele 施海蒂老师, Chinese Teacher at Kopachuck Middle School and Gig Harbor High School, WA
Please Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/cltawa8
Cost: FREE to active CLTA-WA members / $20 for non-members
Workshop Description: We are honored to invite the highly experienced Chinese teacher and presenter Ms. Heidi Steele to present two popular topics for teaching non-heritage students:
1) Effective Strategies for Teaching Tones, Pronunciation and Pinyin
2) Using Music, Rhymes and Rhythm to Deepen Language Learning and Cultural Understanding.
Please see attached workshop flyer or click here for more details. Please contact me or the Workshop Coordinator, Ms. Jingran Wan, for any questions, via wanji@bsd405.org.
I wish you a wonderful summer & hope to see you all on August 21! ^__^
Warmest Regards,
Sarah Yao
817-881-4787
President, CLTA-WA 2022-2023
City University of Seattle Workshop: English Learners in the WL Classroom
Have you ever asked yourself: Is it confusing for English Leaners to be in a World Language classroom? Isn’t teaching English Learners English the same as teaching any other world language? What do I do when a native speaker of the target language I’m teaching is assigned to my class??
Learn the answers to these questions and more in the “English Learners in the World Language Classroom” workshop! Presented by Bethany Moffatt, instructor at City University of Seattle.
Who: Pre-service and in-service world language teachers
What: A workshop to acquaint you with the differences between teaching English Learners and teaching world language learners, how to differentiate for English learners in world language classrooms by looking at the elements of the EL endorsement compared to the WL endorsement; 3 clock hours (pending)
Where: Chong Wa Hall, 522 7th Ave. South, Seattle Chinatown, 98104
When: Saturday, July 9, 2022; 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Co-sponsors: City University of Seattle Startalk, WAFLT
Register here: https://forms.gle/
Betty Lau
CityU of Seattle Startalk Director
CLTA-WA 2022 Online AGM & Workshop “Showcase Student Cultural Products”
Date & Time: Saturday, June 4th | 9 – 12 pm Pacific Time
Events: AGM & Workshop “Showcase Student Cultural Products”
AGM Presenters: current CLTA-WA Board members of year 2022 – 2023
Workshop Presenters: Zhousu He, Yu-Chin Huang, Zoe Jiang, and Xiaoling Mo and Sun Burford
Please Sign Up Here: http://bit.ly/cltawa6
*After you sign up, you’ll get a “CLTA-WA 2022 Online AGM & Workshop Confirmation” email from Zoom. At the time of the event, please use the link included in that email to join the Zoom meeting.
Cost: FREE to all participants
Workshop Description: Our excellent Special Guest Speakers will show pictures and videos of their premier student work in cultural products, such as Chinese painting, calligraphy, song, dance, martial arts, and arts & craft projects that celebrate Chinese and American festivals. The workshop will give teachers ideas and directions for cultural projects they may do in the coming year, and initiate idea exchange among teachers during the summer.
各位老师您好，2022年6月4日太平洋时间上午9点到12点华州中文教师学会（CLTA-WA）将举办CLTA-WA Annual General Meeting 网络年会。本次年会将回顾一年来CLTA-WA取得的成就，宣布新一年的工作计划，致谢任期已满的董事，介绍新任董事，并欢迎大家续费继续加入学会。
本次年会特别推出Showcase Student Cultural Products在线工作坊。Presenters嘉宾为何舟苏老师、黄育琴老师、江凌欧老师、莫晓灵老师和孙荣芬老师（以中文姓字母顺序排序）。我们的嘉宾老师有CLTA-WA终身会员、资深会员和新董事代表。Presenters嘉宾将为我们带来精彩纷呈的各阶段学生文化作品展示，给我们带来丰富多彩实践性强的教学点子。
本次活动免费，欢迎老师们点击Zoom pre-registration link报名：bit.ly/cltawa6。报名后您会收到Zoom发出的确认邮件。请保存好此邮件并用邮件内链接登录会议。
