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Archive for April, 2009

  • Apr 2009
  • 15

Lower Elementary, Elementary, & Secondary Chinese Curriculum

Hi Educators,

Hope April has found you well.  As we are gearing up for NCLC (National Chinese Langauge Conference) in Chicago, I would like to share with you our progress so far.

http://www.betterchinese.com/Better_Chinese_Pedagogy.html (read more)

This past year, we have been working very hard to make sure that teachers can have better utilize our materials through better teacher support.  One of the recent reviews we had about Discovering Chinese series (www.betterchinese.com/Discovering-Chinese.html) exclaimed that we have the richest teacher support out there, including very practical and easy-to-use teachers’ guides, worksheets, workbooks, and, of course, our website!

This year, we will be launching new teachers’ guides ...

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  • Apr 2009
  • 9

CAIS/ Chinese Education Conference 2009

Last month the CAIS Institute presented the Chinese Education Conference in San Francisco and I wanted to share with everyone my thoughts and impressions about it. My feeling (shared by many) was that it was a great and successful conference. As always, it was wonderful to speak in person with teachers who use our materials and hear their positive feedback as well as meet and speak with teachers who aren’t familiar with our products. I had many long conversations with educators from Kentucky, Arizona, Ohio, Singapore, in addition to local teachers. It was interesting to see what teachers get excited about depending on their teaching style and the type of ...

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  • Apr 2009
  • 9

Southwest Conference of Language Teaching 2009 - Norman, OK

This past weekend, I attended the Southwest Conference of Language Teaching (SWCOLT) in Norman, OK, and boy, was I surprised (and excited) to see the overwhelming interest in Chinese language education for these states! The conference attracted attendees from a handful of southwestern states (OK, TX, UT, NM, CO) and also western states such as CA, NV, AZ, HI, and AK. Better Chinese was the only exhibitor dedicated to Chinese language publishing at the conference, and we had teachers and administrators from this pocket of the nation stop by our booth with interest and excitement for Chinese learning.

In 2008, ...

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  • Apr 2009
  • 1

Staying Connected: Early Childhood Education Conference

An important facet to my work as the Director of Curriculum Development at Better Chinese is to attend conferences, speak with fellow educators and make sure that my knowledge of and connection with the field of Chinese language education stays strong and sharp. This past weekend Better Chinese co-founder Li Shen and I were fortunate enough to attend the California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) Annual Conference held in Sacramento, CA. The CAEYC’s mission is “dedicated to advancing excellence throughout the early care and education profession.” (http://caeyc.org/main/page/navabout)

Workshops and speakers centered around theory, best practices and challenges surrounding ...

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  • Feb 2009
  • 26

National Chinese Language Conference

April 30, 2009toMay 2, 2009

2009 National Chinese Language Conference

Chicago, IL at Marriot Magnificent Mile

Join leaders from across K–16 education to share best practices, build partnerships, and advance the field of Chinese language and culture education.

The College Board and Asia Society are pleased to co-organize the second National Chinese Language Conference. Building upon the success of the 2008 conference, this year’s meeting will continue to expand support for Chinese education and to promote global understanding and skills among U.S. students. The 2009 National Chinese Language Conference will be hosted by Chicago Public Schools—the largest Chinese ...

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  • Feb 2009
  • 26

SWCOLT Conference

April 2, 2009toApril 4, 2009

Southwest Conference on Language Training

The Southwest Conference on Language Teaching is a regional foreign language teachers’ organization that hosts an annual conference in partnership with state foreign language teacher associations. The participating states in SWCOLT are Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

Norman, Oklahoma

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