Professional Development for Chinese Teachers
The College Board is excited to announce the Professional Learning Webinar Series to provide flexible professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers and administrators to enhance their Chinese language programs. They will be hosting complimentary webinars for Chinese teachers and school administrators to provide great learning opportunities for educators. All webinars will be offered to participants at no cost. Please follow the link(s) below to register.
In September, the three webinars for teachers and administrators will be:
Topic 1: American National Learning Standards for Foreign Language and Backward Design
Time: Tuesday, 9/17/2019, 8 PM-10 PM EST
Presenter: Ying Jin (金璎老师), ACTFL 2018 National Language Teacher of the Year
Description: Introduction to National Standards for Foreign Language Education, three modes of communication and lesson planning using backward design.
Audience: New Chinese Teachers
Language: Chinese
Link: Click here to access the webinar
Webinar Password: Cb123
Topic 2: Building a Strong AP® Chinese Program
Time: Wednesday, 9/25/2019, 2 PM-4 PM EST
Presenter: Dr. Jianhua Bai, Chief Reader of AP® Chinese, College Board/ETS; Professor of Chinese, Kenyon College
Description: Strategies and resources to develop a well-articulated Chinese language program that leads to AP® excellence.
Audience: School Administrators and Program Coordinators
Language: English
Link: Click here to access the webinar
Webinar Password: Cb123
Topic 3: Strategies for Classroom Management and Activities to Foster Engagement
Time: Monday, 9/30/2019, 8 PM-10 PM EST
Presenter: Heidi Steele, Secondary School Chinese language teacher
Description: Strategies on classroom management and activities to foster student engagement.
Audience: Veteran Chinese Teachers
Language: Chinese
Link: Click here to access the webinar
Webinar Password: Cb123
Please note the following important messages:
- NO certificate or credits will be provided for the webinars at this time.
- Participants will need to log in with their full name, email, position and institution when joining the webinar so we may share resources after the webinar.
- College Board will provide all webinar materials to you after the webinar.
If you have questions, please contact:
Chinese Language and Culture Initiatives
College Board
k12chinese@collegeboard.org
World Affairs Council World Educator Award
Congratulations Hiromi Pingry,
the World Affairs Council’s 2019-2020 World Educator!
Hiromi Pingry was born in Tokyo, Japan but the city she has lived longest in is Seattle! She has been teaching for 16 years in the Japanese immersion program at John Stanford International School, Seattle District’s first international school with a dual language program. She previously worked for the Japan International Cooperation Agency in the medical cooperation divisionand the PR division for the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, similar to the Peace Corps.
She earned her teacher certification in 2002 and her Master of Arts in Human Development in 2005 through Pacific Oaks Northwest.
Currently her focus is how to value each student and nurture every student to be a global citizen.
Click here for more information on Hiromi and to view previous World Educator Award Recipients.
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