1. Summer 2007 Connecticut

2.  Marty Abbott, ACTFL Director of Education  Carol Chen-Lin, Director of Choate Rosemary Hall Program  Janice Dowd, Project Director  Yu-Lan Lin, Executive Director of CLASS  Yuanchao Meng, Coordinator of Summer Choate Rosemary Hall Program  Rita Oleksak, Glastonbury Director of Foreign Languages

3.  Two groups ◦ July 5 – 13 ◦ July 15 – 26  Training ◦ Standards ◦ ACTFL Performance Guidelines ◦ MOPI ◦ Strategies for using the target language ◦ Practice teaching with Glastonbury High School students

4.  Classes at Choate Rosemary Hall and Glastonbury High School (a half hour distance between schools)  Choate Rosemary Hall: 4 classes (two beginner, one intermediate, one advanced)  Glastonbury: 3 classes (beginner, intermediate, and advanced)

5.  Many teachers expressed the desire to return the next year to learn more.  In 2008, we would like to provide them with ◦ A deeper understanding of the Standards and standards-based lessons, focusing on the three modes of communication ◦ Concrete uses of technology ◦ Hands-on teaching and observation of other teachers ◦ A practicum experience ◦ Assessment and rubrics

6.  Teachers also created their own opportunities. They networked and still send emails asking for advice or giving advice (copying many of the program organizers).  Teachers comment in emails on reading and re-reading materials given to them.

7.  Many students were going to continue their study at their respective schools.  Many students wanted to come back the next year.  Students continued to correspond with the teacher in Chinese after the program ended.

8.  Many teachers return to China over the summer. Finding staff at times was difficult for teacher training and for teaching students; employed some graduate students.  Other teacher trainers and teachers are involved in overseas projects.  Need to train more leaders in Chinese language pedagogy

9.  Mixture of levels among teachers ◦ Some spoke English fluently; some were still working on oral skills ◦ Some still working on their writing skills ◦ All non-native Chinese speakers were advanced— they participated in the MOPI training and were interviewed during the weekend course ◦ Great environment for non-native speakers to improve their Chinese—they were immersed in the language

10.  Student levels ◦ Beginners ◦ Intermediate ◦ Advanced ◦ Heritage speakers ◦ Student assistants  The first few days of class, some students changed level