Welcome to the website for the Project for Developing Chinese Language Teachers (Project DCLT) of New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, funded over three years by the Freeman Foundation. This initiative provides services to school districts, individual schools and teachers to meet the growing demand for Chinese Language programs and teachers in K-12 schools in the U.S. The goal of the project is to develop and train qualified Chinese language teachers, and to provide mentoring and professional development to help them establish and sustain flourishing Chinese Language Programs, and to work with schools and districts toward the same end. Learn More>
Where are they now?
Graduates of NYU's Master's in Teaching Foreign Language (Chinese) program teach in schools across New York and the country. More information here.
DCLT News: Upcoming Professional Development Events
Register now for DCLT's Upcoming Friday Night Forums:
November 20: What We Can Learn from the IB Classroom
Cassandra Dragon and 2009 NYU graduate Zhang Yun of EF International Academy, a new International Baccalaureate School in Tarrytown,
NY.
December 18: Real Projects from Real Classrooms and Holiday Party
Teachers will share favorite projects from their Chinese classroom. Please submit projects by email to dclt.nyu@gmail.com.
February 5, 2010 The Immersian Method
March 5, 2010 Chris Livaccari, Associate Director, Chinese
Language Initiatives at Asia Society and recent NYU Graduate
April 9 , 2010 Scope & Sequence for the Chinese Curriculum
May 21, 2010 Let's Get Practical: How To's for the Classroom/Classroom
English
All forums take place on Friday evenings from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Pless Hall Lounge at NYU. Download the invitation letter, which gives important details for your school or supervisers. Register here.
Recent Forums and Topics
Click on the event title to find resources from the event.
NYCAFLT Conference Presentation, " Brain-Based Foreign Language Learning", Oct. 31, 2009
Election Day Professional Development: Understanding the Standardized Assessments.
October Forum: American Classroom Management, Dr. Rocco Tomazic, Superintendent of New Jersey's Linden School District.
2009 Chinese Language Teachers Summer Institute: Effective Classroom Teaching and Learning
May Forum: Teaching Chinese Through Games
April Forum Education in the U.S. and China: A Comparative Perspective
Dr. Wang Juefei of The Freeman Foundation shared his considerable knowledge of the US and Chinese education systems with us.
Videos and presentations from early Spring 2008 Friday Night Forums are found here.
Forums in 2007-08: Click here to see archived events from fall 2008 and the 2007-08 school year! Click the links for details.
Want
to teach Chinese? Check out our resources on how to become certified
to teach Chinese and find a Chinese teaching job. Schools all over the U.S. are creating new programs and hiring new teachers!
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