By Lelan Miller 孟乐岚 Founder of Mandarin Matters in Our Schools in Texas (MMOST) and master’s candidate in Chinese Language Pedagogy This article is the last in a three part series about developing literacy in the Chinese language. While written primarily for non-Chinese parents with children in primary through high school who are in various…

EDUCATION | NEWS | OREGON School Officials Suspect ‘Bias’ In Oregon Teacher Exams OPB | Feb. 07, 2013 9:31 p.m. | Updated: Feb. 08, 2013 7:18 a.m. | Portland, Oregon Rob Manning Rob Manning / OPB Chinese Classroom at Woodstock Elementary School If you teach in an Oregon public school, you need an Oregon teaching license. For many teachers, passing the…

HADLEY — The executive director and a trustee of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School aim to open a second school near Boston, even as the Hadley school expands into the secondary grades. Richard E. Alcorn, the school’s director, and trustee Rosalie Porter, a language educator, both of Amherst, submitted a prospectus to the…

AUSTIN KXAN – As teachers say good morning to students Monday – some will be greeted in Chinese. This year, Doss Elementary in Northwest Austin is starting a half day Chinese immersion program for some students. It’s the result of the district setting a goal that includes more foreign language immersion programs for students. Last…

Chinese immersion school’s principal wants campus to be model for state By Flori Meeks | August 20, 2013 | Updated: August 20, 2013 3:08pm Photo By R. Clayton McKee/Freelance 1 of 2 Principal ChaoLin Chang and Assistant Principal Dane Roberts are welcoming students this week for a new school year at Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School. As an…

The statement by the district that it “always” planned to merge the immersion into a non immersion language class in 3rd grade seems to be contradicted by the district’s own website: https://nihaoflap-kingimmersion.wikispaces.com/About+Us “The Dr. Martin Luther King (King School), Jr. K-8 School in Cambridge, MA provides a challenging and nurturing learning environment, dedicated to putting…

 Email   Print  More Sharing ServicesShare enlarge image By Heather Clydesdale In evolutionary terms, it’s called a catastrophism: a sudden event forces species to adapt quickly and dramatically. Since their introduction in 2010, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been adopted by 45 U.S. states, reshaping the American educational ecosystem. As schools and districts scramble to adjust, it’s…