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The Ohio Department of Education’s Office of Curriculum and Instruction, The Ohio State University K-12 Chinese Flagship Program, and the Ohio Association of Teachers of Chinese (OATC) are pleased to announce the fourth annual symposium for district and school decision-makers and Chinese language teachers interested in developing, expanding or sustaining Mandarin Chinese language programs.
The event will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. It will be held in Columbus on the campus of The Ohio State University in the Mendenhall Laboratory Building (building #054 on the OSU campus map), located at 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. next door in the lobby of Hagerty Hall (building #037), located at 1775 College Rd., Columbus. The symposium will begin promptly at 9 a.m. and will conclude at 2 p.m.
The event will begin with a short plenary session for all participants. Ellis Yan, CEO of Ohio-based TCP, Inc., will provide the keynote address. His remarks will provide a business perspective on the relationship between Ohio’s economy and the study of Chinese language and culture. Afterwards, participants will attend one of three breakout sessions:
- Track A will address the needs of schools seeking information and options for initiating and staffing K-12 Chinese programs. Information about the ODE-College Board Chinese Guest Teacher Program will be provided.
- Track B will address the needs of schools with established Chinese programs. Please note that this session has been completely reworked for last year’s symposium and will provide new information and resource possibilities for those who attend.
- Track C will provide professional development and networking opportunities for classroom teachers of Chinese.
The symposium will conclude with a networking session that will be designed to allow schools and districts to share the challenges they have faced in establishing their Chinese programs, what they are doing programmatically, and what resources they are using.
Superintendents, principals, curriculum coordinators, foreign language coordinators and K-12 Chinese language teachers are all encouraged to attend this event to learn more about Chinese language programming in Ohio.
There is no cost to attend the symposium, although parking will be the responsibility of participants. Please note that light snacks will be available during a brief break between sessions at the noon hour, but a formal break for lunch is not included in this year’s program. Participants are welcome to brownbag their own lunches if they wish. A map and list of nearby restaurants where participants may want to eat immediately following the conference will be included in each participant’s conference packet.
Participants will need to pre-register. Conference attendance will be limited to the first 220 registrants. Registration will open on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, and will close on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. To register, click on this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=5Cw0TniyRzXWIv7Lo5C1cw_3d_3d
If you have questions about this event or require assistance with registration once the link becomes active, please contact Teresa Cole at teresa.cole@ode.state.oh.us or (614) 387-2215.
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