Highlights of 2011 ACTFL Convention

2011 CLASS Sponsored Program Schedule at ACTFL (download pdf ) (10.22 updated)

Thursday, November 17, 2011

8:30am – 4:30pm- CLASS Workshop TBA

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FRIDAY, November 18, 2011
11:00am – 12:00am Colorado Convention Center /Room 702
Session: Localization Adapting Chinese Teaching Materials at Local Schools
Presenters: Lucy Lee, Wei Luo, Bai Liu

1:15pm – 2:15pm Colorado Convention Center /Room 702
Session: Results from the 2011 AP Chinese Language and Cultural Exam
Presenters: Henry Ruan, Telee Richard Chi

2:30pm – 3:30pm Colorado Convention Center/Room 702
Session: Effective Plan and Instructions through Thematic Units and Cultural Studies
Presenters: Baocai Jia, Gin-Chi Wuu

3:45pm – 4:45pm Colorado Convention Center/Room 702
Session: Grammar, Proficiency and Learning – Explore Effective Chinese Learning in Classroom
Presenters: Haiyan Fu, Jeannine Fan Subisak, Yvonne Lau

5:00pm – 6:00pm Colorado Convention Center /Room 702
Session: Instructional Designs and Approaches for Intermediate Chinese Language Learners
Presenters: Jianhong Wang, Julia Kessel, Michelle Wei-Cheng

 8:00-10:00                      CLASS SWAP Shop
Colorado Convention Center/Four Season Ballroom 4

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SATURDAY, November 19, 2011
8:00am – 9:00am Colorado Convention Center/ Room 702
Session: Bringing a Green Future and Integrating Arts through a Chinese Classroom
Presenters: Huey-Jen Pan, Deling L. Maxon, Gail L. Kozhevnikow, Ming Fontaine

9:00am – 10:00am – Free Time for Exhibit Hall Visit
10:00am – 11:00am  Colorado Convention Center /Room 702
Session: Create a Standard-based Chinese Classroom
Presenters: Shaoyuan Carol Lin, Dali Tan, Janice Dowd

11:15am – 12:15pm – CLASS General Membership Meeting
Colorado Convention Center /Room 702
12:30pm – 1:45pm – CLASS Luncheon
Colorado Convention Center, Room 201/203

2:00pm – 3:00pm Colorado Convention Center/Room 702
Language and Children: Making the Match in Chinese
Presenters: Yu-Lan Lin, Helena Curtain

3:00pm – 4:00pm Colorado Convention Center/Four Seasons Ballroom 1
CLASS roundtable: CLASS Professional Development Showcase
Presenters: Carol Chen-Lin

4:15pm – 5:15pm  Colorado Convention Center/Room 702
Session: Connect to the Profession: Effective Digital Learning and Networking
Presenters: Henny Chen, Ju-Chang Wang

5:15pm – 6:15pm Colorado Convention Center /Room 702
Session: Empower 21st Century Learners through Technology in Chinese Classroom
Presenters: Grace Heebner, Janna Chiang, Alice Lung

6:30-7:30   CLTA-CLASS Joint Forum
Colorado Convention Center /Room 702

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SUNDAY, November 20, 2011
8:00am – 9:00am Colorado Convention Center /Room 702
Session: Creating Chinese Thematic Units to Improve Proficiency: Examples from Immersion
Presenters: Kathleen Wang, Su Lu, Jinghua Hou, Yaching Hsu Kellis

8:00am – 11:00am – CLASS Board meeting
Coloraod Convention Center, Room 204

10:00am – 11:00pm Colorado Convention Center /Room 702
Session: The Mandarin Center: Online Resource for Empowering Teachers
Presenters: Benson Zhao, Yalan King, Jon Logan

11:15am – 12:15pm Colorado Convention Center /Room 702
Session: The Utah Chinese Immersion Literacy Project
Presenter: Myriam Met