UniversityofHawai‘i

ChineseTeacherInstituteJune23toJuly9,2021

The2021UniversityofHawai‘iSTARTALKChineseTeacherInstitutewillrecruit12pre-orin-serviceChineselanguageteachersintheU.S.(UScitizens,permanentresidents,orH1-BvisaholderswhoarecurrentlyteachingChineseinU.S.schools)fora13-instructionalday(60hour)VIRTUALprogramledbyanationallyknownteamoftrainers.TheInstitutewillalsorecruit12beginning-levelstudents,ages12to16,whowilllearnChineselanguageandculturethroughonline(synchronousandasynchronous)experiences.Selectedteachertraineeswillbeabletoexperiencehands-onimplementationofarangeoftechniques,assesstheimpactoftheirteachingononlinestudentlearning,andgainnewinsightintohowstudentslearn.BytheendoftheInstitute,participatingteacherswill- § becomfortablyfamiliarwiththeWorldReadinessStandardsand

STARTALK’sprinciples;§ knowhowtoimplementthesestandardsandprinciplesinthevirtualclassroom;§ becomfortablewithdesigningandimplementingonlinelessonplansthatsupportthestandards

andprinciples;§ beabletoself-assessteachingandmakeadjustmentsasnecessary,usinganexpanding

collectionofinstructionaltoolsandtechniques.

Apotentialpost-summerworkshopinHonolulu,Hawai‘i,hasalsobeenproposed,pendingongoingCOVIDrestrictionsandguidelines.Detailsandafinaldecisionwillbemadeatalatertime.Applicationdeadline:April20,2021(Lateorincompletesubmissionswillnotbeconsidered)ApplicationLink(orQRCode):https://forms.gle/HPPCp7jjKsoxNkKEA

Forfurtherquestions,pleasecontact:Jialin“Sunny”SunEmail:jialin@hawaii.eduPhone:808-956-2663

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