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
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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.
Agenda: 4:00-4:20 Year in Review & New Board Welcome
4:20-5:45 Empowering Learning Communities Workshop
5:45-6:00 Q&A and Closing Remarks
Workshop Presenters: Sun Burford, Shuijun Huang, Cheryl(Ye) Wang, Pohua Huang, Hong Chi
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Members-only: 1.5 Clock Hours
Workshop Description: Join five experienced Chinese language teachers as they reveal how they’ve transformed their classrooms from teacher-centered to student-empowering environments. Learn practical strategies for cultivating social-emotional learning (SEL) skills, designing engaging activities that foster autonomy and collaboration, integrating cultural activities into daily lessons, and organizing exciting international trips.