The following announcement has been posted as a courtesy only. Please contact the organizations listed in for more information. However, if you are interested in applying for the CLTA-WA scholarship which can be used for the 2016 WAFLT–COFLT, please see CLTA-WA Professional Development Grant Application.

***The following announcement was posted as a courtesy. Please contact CIWA directly for any question***

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Please join us to celebrate the 2016 Confucius Institute Day. This year, we will host a three hour educational event and cultural experience at Skyline High School. This event is sponsored by the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington.

REGISTER HERE

Location: Skyline High School
1122 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075
Date: Sunday October 23rd, 2016
Time: 1:00-4:00

Details:

Travel throughout China in one Afternoon! The afternoon event will take attendees throughout China’s major cities and provinces. Different from the previous CI Day events, this will be a student-created event. There will be various booths representing different cities and provinces of China and showcasing that location’s special characteristics. Participants will experience hands on activities throughout the afternoon.

Attendees will explore…

Beijing
Shanghai
Chongqing
Sichuan
Guangxi
…

A total of 15 places to explore!

2016 CLTA-WA Fall Workshop

Multiple Intelligences in the Language Classroom: Vocabulary Galore – Activities for all Levels and Diverse Learning Styles

Presenters: Paloma Borreguero, Lakeside School, Seattle
Dr. Debbie Bensadon, Lakeside School, Seattle
Debby Heath, Lakeside School, Seattle

Co-sponsors: Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA)
East Asia Center, the Henry M. Jackson School of international Studies,
University of Washington

Date: Sunday, November 6th, 8:30am – 1:30pm

Location: Room 101, Thomson Hall, University of Washington

Cost: Free for CLTA-WA members; $15.00 for non-members (CLTA-WA annual membership fee: $30.00 for July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017)

Registration: https://goo.gl/zqaOG6

Refreshments will be provided. Participants who attend the workshop in its entirety will receive 4 clock hours from University of Washington. No partial clock-hours will be given.

Workshop Description:

The presenters will present a variety of activities that take into consideration the different learning styles of students and exploit their different intelligence. Research shows that human intelligence is a collection of different intelligences (verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, Spatial, Musical, Bodily-Kinesthetic) and by taking this into account activities can be designed to enhance the acquisition of vocabulary for students with diverse learning styles.

Schedule:

8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-11:00 Presentation
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-1:30 Presentation

About Presenters:

Paloma Borreguero

Her love of teaching brought her to Lakeside School in 2005. Prior to that, she coordinated the Spanish Language Program at the University of Washington for 14 years, where she supervised the teaching assistants and new faculty as well as co-directed the Center for Spanish Studies, which organizes workshops, seminars, and working groups on topics related to the teaching of Spanish and research on language, literature and culture. She has taught at the elementary, high school, and university level, in public and private institutions both in Spain and the United States. In addition to teaching young people, her interest has always been in helping teachers develop professionally, which has led her to participate in and present at multiple national and international workshops and seminars. She has also worked with the Lakeside Mentoring Program to ensure that our new faculty members have a smooth transition. Currently, she directs the Lakeside Upper School Summer School Program that allows students from the greater Seattle area to take intensive credit and noncredit courses during the summer for six weeks. As a native of Madrid, Spain, she brings in elements of her culture; however, her deep affinity for all things Latin American makes her more Pan-Hispanic than purely Spanish. She has been fortunate to go with Lakeside students during the summers on our Global Service Learning trips (GSL) to the Dominican Republic, where she saw the theory of the classroom transform into the practicum of interacting with another culture and experience the personal growth of students. She loves people and listens to stories about them and learning about other cultures, so outside of school she likes traveling, reading and cooking.

Debbie Bensadon, Ph.D

Debbie Bensadon earned her Ph.D in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from the University of Pittsburgh.She was an assistant professor at Eckerd College for three years where she taught Spanish, Latin American Literature and freshman seminars. She is currently teaching her fifth year in Seattle at Lakeside School where she teaches all levels of the Spanish program. Dr. Bensadon left academia for high school education because she finds teaching to be most rewarding. For her, the teaching is not just about communicating effectively in Spanish, but rather a vehicle through which students can learn life skills to understand and engage with cultures and people that are different from themselves. In these terms, she prioritizes the development of cultural competency and critical thinking skills along with the learning of the language. One of the most rewarding moments in the teaching profession for her is seeing students exceed their own expectations and goals they set for themselves. Beyond the content, she considers that it is more important for students to feel confident and empowered and able to take on challenges both in and outside of the classroom.

Debby Heath

Originally from Buffalo, New York, she has been teaching Spanish for over 25 years in 4 different schools in California, Washington, and Switzerland. She is currently teaching Spanish in the Upper School at Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington. She started studying Spanish in middle school, and continued on in high school and college, further honing her skills as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras. After returning to the U.S., she taught at the Overlake School in Redmond, Washington; Crossroad School of Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, California and in Zermatt, Switzerland for an international program for American high school students. Her love of travel and learning has led her to live in Spain, Mexico, Honduras and Ecuador. In addition, she has traveled extensively through Cuba and Central America with her husband and two daughters, who are also bilingual. Together with her colleagues, she has presented at both local and national conferences. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the Cascade Mountains, roller blading, cycling, and spending time with her family.

The following announcement has been posted as a courtesy only. Please contact the organizations listed in for more information. However, if you are interested in applying for the CLTA-WA scholarship which can be used for the 2016 ACTFL conference, please see CLTA-WA Professional Development Grant Application.

2016 ANNUAL CONVENTION AND WORLD LANGUAGES EXPO

November 18-20, 2016
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
(Pre-Convention Workshops – November 17, 2016)

The ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo is an international event bringing together more than 6,000 language educators from all languages, levels, and assignments. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive professional development experience that will have an impact on language educators at all levels of teaching and in turn impact their students to succeed in their language learning process. The program, which will feature more than 700 educational sessions in a variety of formats, will focus on innovative programs, emerging trends that impact the language profession, and research-informed practices. More than 250 companies will be exhibiting their latest products and services.

2017 Washington State Chinese Language and talent Competition will be hosted jointly by the Washington Association for American and Chinese Education (WAACE), Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA), Cultural Exploration of Greater China Foundation (CE) and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction World Languages Program (OSPI-WL). It is co-sponsored by CLTA-WA.

The format and competition categories of the 2017 WA Chinese and Talent Competition will be different this year, but is anticipated to be just as exciting!

What’s NEW this year?

• Instead of the onsite competition, the 2017 WA Chinese Language and Talent Competition will be a VIDEO competition.
• There will be NO Chinese Chess, Drawing, and China Knowledge Bowl contests this year, but they will definitely be back in the near future with other new categories. We would love to see you compete in our other categories this year.
• In addition to the awards presentation, first place winners will be invited to perform live at the ceremony.
• Submissions will begin on March 7, 2017 and end on April 7, 2017.
• The award ceremony will still be held at Chief Sealth High School in late May.
• Contestants can submit their entries accompanied by entry form, release and waiver on the registration website. http://www.waace.org/wa-chinese-competition.html
• The winners of the competition will be notified by the end of April 2017.
• All the winning entries will be shared on WAACE’s web site and CIWA’s web site as resources to benefit Chinese teachers and learners.

For more information regarding the competition, please visit the registration website at http://www.waace.org/wa-chinese-competition.html.

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email competition@waace.org.  We look forward to your participation again in 2017.

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CLTA-WA invites you to join us for our
2017 Summer Workshop
Standards-Based Assessment Integration in the Mandarin Classroom

Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00PM
Date: Saturday, August 26, 2017
Venue: Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033
Cost: Free, all are welcome!
Presenter:
Jeremy Smith
Middle School Mandarin Teacher
The Westside School
Workshop Description:
Appropriate Levels: K-16 The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin Chinese and English. In this workshop, we will look at methods and techniques for designing and integrating standard-based assessments into novice through advanced level curricula. This workshop will provide hands-on, guided experience in how to:
1) backwards design your curriculum using authentic, standards based assessments
2) how to introduce the concept of standards-based assessment into your classroom by developing student ownership in your curriculum.
This workshop will be a three-hour working session. By the end of the workshop, participants will leave having designed their own model instructional unit with corresponding standards-based formative and summative assessments. Participants will be asked to build their model curriculum and assessments per ACTFL designated proficiency standards. It is recommended that you bring your laptop, as all the discussion and design will facilitated digitally. In the second half of the workshop, participants will be given the chance to share their unit and assessments during the follow up discussion and review sections.
To register
https://goo.gl/forms/cm9K5o3efXWEstdS2
(If clicking the link does not open registration page, please copy and paste to register. Registration deadline Aug-23-2017)
Please note:
• 3 clock hours will be awarded for participants who attend the whole afternoon event in the entirety. No partial clock hour will be awarded.
• Participants are asked to bring laptops.
• Annual membership due: $30.00. Membership period: July 1 2017 – June 30 2018. You may sign up for membership or renew if your membership is up for renewal at the workshop site, please bring your checkbook. We encourage you to consider joining as life member for $300.00
Schedule:
12:45 – 1:00 Sign in
1:00 – 3:45 Workshop
3:45 – 4:00 Evaluation and Wrap up
CLTA-WA extends our sincere appreciation to the co-sponsors of this event:
CLTA, USA for providing funding support http://clta-us.org/
Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) for providing Clock hour https://sites.google.com/site/wafltwa/home

Direction to Kirkland library:
https://kcls.org/locations/1518/