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Film Talk: Nankai, with Guang Zu, Tuesday, 2/26, 3-5pm

306 Russell

Please join us for a special screening and panel discussion of the acclaimed documentary film, Nankai: The Tale of a School (2018), with filmmaker Guang Zu. In six episodes, the first of which will be shown in English, this series is about prestigious Nankai University in China founded by Dr. Chang Poling who studied at Teachers College between 1917-1919. It showcases the strong influence of Teachers College and its faculty members on the development of the university. Filmed in part at Teachers College, Episode One (50 minutes) includes substantial interviews with leading faculty and staff who comment on the rich history. The well-received series was aired in China on CCTV last year.

The film director, Mr. Guang Zu, and a number of TC faculty members, including Dr. Henan Cheng, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of International and Transcultural Studies, are invited to join the panel discussion about the historic ties between Teachers College and educational development in China.

Discussants:

Henry Levin is William H Kilpatrick Professor of Economics and Education. He is Co-Director of the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education, (www.cbcse.org). He is also the David Jacks Professor of Higher Education and Economics, Emeritus, at Stanford University where he served from 1968-99 after working as an economist at the Brookings Institution in Washington. From 1978-84 he was the Director of the Institute for Research on Educational Finance at Stanford, a federally-funded R. & D. Center. From 1986-2000 Levin served as the Director of the Accelerated Schools Project, a national school reform initiative for accelerating the education of at-risk youngsters encompassing about 1,000 schools in 41 states. He holds a B.S. in Marketing and Economics from New York University and M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Rutgers University.

Portia Williams is Executive Director of the Office of International Affairs. She holds a doctorate in International Educational Development and Policy Studies and an Ed.M in International Family and Community Education from Teachers College Columbia University. She also holds an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.She is an Assistant Professor (Coterminous) in the Department of International and Transcultural Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Henan Cheng is the Associate Director of the Center on Chinese Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has also been an adjunct professor in the Department of International and Transcultural Studies at Teachers College since 2012. Her primary research interests include international and comparative education, educational development and equity issues in China.

This event is co-sponsored by the Teachers College Center on Chinese Education and Chinese Students and Scholars Association.

Be sure to check out the Photographic Exhibition which provides insight into the College's historic involvement in China.

Rethinking Teacher Education Partnerships: Preparing Culturally Relevant Teachers for Chinese Immigrant Families, Tuesday, 10/30, 7:30-9pm

In this CITED conversation, a Chinese immigrant teacher and a Chinese immigrant teacher educator will invite attendees to rethink teacher education partnerships in ways that prioritize Chinese immigrant families. Through examples, they will share how they partnered with low-income Chinese immigrant families to envision and co-construct culturally relevant classrooms. In doing so, they offer implications for how teacher education might rethink partnerships and reposition families.

Ting Yuan is an Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the City University of New York (CUNY), College of Staten Island. Prior to CUNY, Dr. Yuan pursued her doctoral degree (Doctor of Education) in Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research examines culturally responsive and multimodal (digital) curricular practices in urban school settings. She further studies how teachers and underrepresented students of color co-construct equitable literacy spaces within these settings. Her work has appeared in Childhood Education, English Journal, and Young Exceptional Children. Dr. Yuan is the recipient of the 2017 American Educational Research Association Division K Early Career Travel Grant Award and the 2015 National Council of Teachers of English Geneva Smitherman Cultural Diversity Grant Award.

Hui S. Jiang is a bilingual special education teacher for pre-school aged children in New York City. She also works as a student teacher supervisor in the Early Childhood Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University, and an adjunct professor in the School of Education at St John’s University. Hui holds two master’s degrees from Columbia University. Her teaching and research interests include bilingualism and disabilities, understanding unique behaviors presented by children from culturally diverse families, and ways to connect children's home and school experiences.

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Innovation in Teacher Education and Development, a collaboration between Teachers College, Columbia University and Kings College, London.

Where: 306 Russell

The Taipei Economic and  Cultural Office in New York has offered an all-expenses-paid study tour to teachers who have participated in our NCTA program.  We were asked to select two teachers from New York and two from New Jersey and one alternate from each state.  They will be joined by other NCTA teachers from around the country.  Although this short notice is extremely unusual for our announcement of a study tour, it is such a great opportunity for those who have never traveled to China or Taiwan that we couldn't refuse. NCTA is supervising the itinerary and will provide a background reading list for the participants.  Other NCTA sites have coordinated their China/Taiwan summer study tours with the Taipei office.  A sample itinerary from the NCTA site at the University of Southern California, Director Clay Dube, from last summer's trip is attached.
If you are free this winter after the holidays and interested, please send a brief bio, including the NCTA courses you have completed and a personal statement explaining how this trip would enhance your curriculum, to Karen Kane (kak13@columbia.edu) by October 9, 2018 .  Acceptances will be announced by email on October 15, 2018.  No visas are required for Taiwan; you just need a valid passport with an expiration date at least six months later than your return date.  The international exit city will be New York; the only expenses you will incur will be transportation to New York and shopping.  You must have completed 30 hours of NCTA courses and never have visited Taiwan.
U.S. Educators Delegation to the Republic of China (Taiwan) Taipei Economic and Cultural Office

1. Members: High school teachers who teach history, geography, or civic education and are interested in Asian issues. Teachers must have completed 30 hours of NCTA courses.

2. Dates: December 26th, 2018 to January 2, 2019.

3. Program: Program in Taiwan will include visits to government agencies, NGOs, and schools as well as some famous scenery and cultural sites in Taipei and one other city.

4. Cost: None. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will pay for round-trip economy-class airline tickets, hotels, meals, and transportation in Taiwan.

5. Purpose: The purpose of the trip is to promote increased understanding about Taiwan among U.S. high school teachers, who would then apply their knowledge about Taiwan in their classrooms.

Independent Mandarin and Spanish immersion day school for students ages 2 through Grade 5  based in NY and NJ is seeking an administrator for a Mandarin immersion assistant director position.  This individual is a key member of the administration reporting to the director,  supporting the planning and operations of the school on two campuses - one in Manhattan, NY and the other in North Central NJ.  This position is available immediately for the upcoming school year 2018-2019.  If interested, please send resume and cover letter to hr@hwis.org by July 8, 2018.

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AY18-19 District 79 Advocacy Manager for English Language Learners  is now accepting applications (Salary: $72,962+). If you are interested in applying for the job, please submit an online application through the DOE site and email your resume and cover letter to D79 Senior Director of Operations, Janis Dizon: jdizon3@schools.nyc.gov.  Applications will be accepted through July 2, 2018 until 3:00 p.m.