Thank
you to everyone who stopped by our book display. It was great to
connect with old friends, meet new faces, and discuss your Chinese
language program needs. Don't forget, our special conference discount
is good until April 30, 2008.
If you didn't pick up an order form from
our booth, you can also use the order form from our catalog that was
included in each registration bag. And stay tuned to learn if you were one of our lucky raffle winners!
Also, thank you to everyone who attended our sponsored sessions. Our authors really enjoyed meeting you and hearing your feedback. In case you weren't able to attend, below are handouts and a powerpoint presentation from the two panel discussions.
Having Fun with the Five C’s
Saturday, March 15th 9:00-9:50am,
Mason I Room
Presentation by the authors of the new secondary school series, Huanying,Professor Jiaying Howard of the Monterey Institute of International Studies and Professor Lanting Xu of Bellarmine College Prep
Incorporating
the five C’s into a Chinese language course in a way that consistently
keeps students engaged will no longer be a challenge. In this panel,
Jiaying Howard and Lanting Xu, authors of Cheng & Tsui's
forthcoming Huanying series for grades 7-12, will demonstrate
strategies for diverse and integrated learning through games,
interviews, role-playing, and more!
Session handout about the Five-C's
Strategies for Teaching Early Chinese Language Learners
Sunday, March 16th 9:00-9:50am,
Pine Room
Presentation by the lead author of Flying with Chinese, Dr. Shuhan Wang, Asia Society
Author
of Flying with Chinese will share her
strategies and experiences in creating content-related curriculum for
teaching Chinese in the K-6 classroom, incorporating standards,
implementing backward design, and promoting principles of story form
and thematic planning. There will be discussion with samples and
demonstrations, showing participants how to use any textbook to bring
life to the classroom!
Watch the powerpoint presentation
Chinese Language Conference 2008:
Advancing the K-12 Pipeline
When:
March 14, 2008 - 9:00pm - March 16, 2008 - 5:00pm