DCLT Events
Upcoming Events:
Hold the following Fridays for our fall forums:
****October 16, 2009****November 20, 2009****December 18, 2009****
****February 5, 2010****
Forums will be held from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. in Pless Hall Lounge, 82 Washington Square East, on the NYU campus. Click through for information and registration.
Recent Events:
2009 Chinese Language Teachers Summer Institute, August 31 - September 2, Daily 9:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lower East Side Prep. Presented by NYS ALBETAC and Project DCLT. View presentations here.
Spring 2008 Events
May Forum: Teaching Chinese Through Games
Forum member teachers submitted games they have used successfully in the classroom, and volunteered to teach the rest of us how to play. We divided into small groups to experience the games as our students do in the classroom. We all learned so much from our volunteer teachers, thank you again for sharing your knowledge with us!
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. More details have been posted on our blog.
March Forum: Classroom Management: Real Stories from Real Teachers
A great discussion which presented us with many ideas and solutions to issues we all face in the classroom. Many thanks to our presenters, teachers Lily Shen, Li Trotter, Nicole Tsai and Jianlan Zhao.
February Forum: Music to My Ears: Using Songs to Teach Chinese
Project DCLT, NYC ALBETAC and CLTA-GNY joined forces to present this workshop on using music to teach Chinese. Presenter Zhang Hong of Binghamton University had us all on our feet singing. We learned to project our voices (to the back of the classroom!) and discussed how to use songs in our own classrooms to improve pronunciation, fluency in speaking, and language retention.
January Forum: Technology for Chinese Teachers: Learning, Communicating and Connecting (at China Institute)
James Rolle of The Fieldston School showed us how to use Voicethread to create listening and speaking opportunities, and China Institute previewed its new Online Resource Center
Robin Harvey presented a workshop, “Creating Effective Project-Based Learning” at the NYC OELL’s annual LOTE conference “World Languages Educationfor Our Future: Curriculum, Practices, Resources, and Technology” atBrooklyn Tech High School. More than 20 teachers of foreign language, includingChinese, attended the presentation.
The dual language Kindergarten and First Grade at P.S. 163 in Queens celebrated Chinese New Year with song and dance. Project DCLT was privilegedto join Principal Lucius Young, staff, families and students at their charmingcelebration.
