新英格蘭中文教師網 5/14 辦研討會

The New England Chinese Language Teacher Network Seminar

On Saturday, May 14, 2016, the China Program Center and theConfucius Institute at UMass Boston will host the 29th New England Chinese Language Teacher Network Seminar in collaboration withSTARTALK Programs at UMass Boston, CLASS (Chinese Language Association for Secondary-Elementary Schools), and the Fulbright-Hays Chinese Culture Enrichment Program.

The 2016 Spring seminar theme: Recent Accomplishments in Teaching Strategies for Mandarin will report on up-to-date national advancements in the teaching of Chinese language. Presenters will provide numerous examples of delivering instruction to meet the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages. Strategies and materials from Confucius Institute and STARTALK supported programs, and practical classroom application will be shared.

The second focus: Exploring Student-Centered Instruction and Classroom Management Using Technology will continue to emphasize the themes of The China Center’s 2016 programs of integrating technology and assisting Mandarin instructors to produce a student-centered learning environment by employing strategies to shift the focus of instruction from teacher to student.

Conference Agenda

Time	Event
9:00-9:15am	Check-in Registration
9:15-9:30am	Recent Accomplishments in Teaching Strategies for Mandarin Director’s Welcome Wanli Hu, PhD, Director, The China Program Center, College of Advancing and Professional Studies
9:30-10:00am	UMass Confucius Professional Development and Resources Baifeng Sun, Director, UMass Boston
10:00-10:45am	Part 1: National Update for the Teaching of Mandarin in the U.S. Yu-lan Lin, PhD, Executive Director, CLASS (Chinese Language Association for Secondary-Elementary Schools) Report on current nnational advancements in the teaching of Chinese, which will provide numerous examples of delivering instruction to meet the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages.
10:45-11:00am	Break
11:00am-12:00pm	Part 2: Classroom Practices: Testimony of Teacher Preparation Wei Li, Chinese Language Teacher, Sharon Public Schools A 2015 Summer Institute participant reports on learning and implementing theories, practice, and preparation
12:00-1:00pm	Lunch (provided)
1:00-3:15pm	Part 3: Exploring Student-Centered Instruction and Classroom Management Using Technology Yu-lan Lin and Yixing (Star) Lew, Chinese language teacher, Newton Public Schools Demonstrating the themes of the 2016 UMass-STARTALK program of integrating technology and assisting Mandarin instructors to produce a student-centered learning environment by employing strategies to shift the focus of instruction from teacher to student.
3:15-3:30pm	Seminar Evaluation and Closing Remarks