We are honored to announce the Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grant recipients of 2014:
Chinese
- K-12: Ruihua Liu, Houston Independent School District, TX
- College: Carl Polley, University of Hawaii and Kapi‘olani Community College, HI
Japanese
- K-12: Iya Nemastil, Marysville High School, OH
- College: Suyu Kuo, University of Pennsylvania, PA
The Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grant is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of teachers of Chinese and Japanese, especially those who are new to the field. Given annually at the ACTFL Conference since 2000, each grant supports teachers’ attendance of training workshops, seminars, conferences, and other in-service learning experiences at local, national, or international levels; and/or aids teachers in their collaboration with a mentor teacher in the hopes of expanding the pool of excellent teachers for Chinese and Japanese education. More detailed information about the Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grant can be found at https://www.cheng-tsui.com/cheng-tsui-professional-development-grant.