Exploring California's New World Language Content Standards
Yesterday, I finally got to see the draft copy of world languge content standards for California K-12 public schools. The draft is a pre-publiblication copy,...
Read MoreVisiting Chinese Teachers in U.S.: Challenges and Benefits
As Chinese language instructors and educators, we are all somehow connected to China. Some teachers teaching Chinese in public school systems in US are on...
Read MorePublic Schools Offering Course Credits for Outside Chinese Classes
Lately, one of the most discussed topics in the education industry is the issue of budget cuts and limited financial resources. As involved and active...
Read MoreRecognition of Successful Chinese Immersion Programs
College Gardens Elementary School's Chinese Immersion Program is one of 3 successful programs in Montgomery County Public Schools in the Potomac, MD region. The district...
Read MoreMandarin Immersion Program Thrives with Supportive Parents
This is San Francisco Unified School District's second year using Better Chinese curriculum in their classrooms, and to increase the amount of online usage from...
Read MoreDifficulties with learning Chinese pinyin and Chinese tones
As a New Year's resolution, I have decided to give learning Mandarin Chinese another try. My first brush with learning it was my senior year...
Read MoreDistance Learning for K-12 Chinese Curriculum in the U.S.
These past few days, I've seen quite a few commercials for distance learning in the U.S. through Kaplan University. In this digital age, it seems...
Read MoreChinese schools of yesteryear versus Chinese schools of today
As a Chinese-American born and raised here, I endured some pretty sufferable Saturday mornings. Instead of watching good ol' Saturday morning cartoons like my friends...
Read MoreImplementing National Standards in Mandarin Classrooms
Hi laoshi men! Today I audited a mandarin class for non-heritage, early-elementary school kids in California. It reminds me of my work with ACTFL standards...
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