Some great Mandarin resources for teachers and schools
The good people at CARLA,the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota, have put together a really stellar list of language resources for Chinese immersion programs.
You can find their full list here.
CARLA is a tremendous resource. They’ve also got an excellent catalog of books and teaching materials I just got in the mail. Some of the books that might make a great present for your principal or teacher include:
Realizing the vision of two-way immersion: Fostering effective programs and classrooms
Guiding principals for dual language education
Profiles in two-way immersion education
The dual-language program planner: A guide for designing and implementing dual language programs
Learning together: Two-way bilingual immersion programs (DVD)
Implementing two-way immersion programs in secondary schools
Mandarin Immersion Parents Council 