PA Hardwood Industry Feeling Effect of Trade War with China

“According to the American Hardwood Export Council, the United States had 31 percent of the hardwood lumber market share in China in 2017. That has dropped to 18 percent this year. In the year after the tariffs on U.S. hardwoods were announced — between July 2018 and 2019 — lumber exports to China were...
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Michelle Saylor a Leader in Global Education

Dr. Michelle Saylor, Superintendent of the Bellefonte School District, was recognized as a Leader in Global Education. We congratulate Michelle, who is a team member of our CLTNet. Here is a nice article and video from Education Week. https://leaders.edweek.org/profile/michelle-saylor-superintendent-global-education/...
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Save the date! 2018 CLTNet Summer Workshop

The 2018 CLTNet Summer Workshop will be held a part of the CALPER Summer Workshop series on June 22-23, 2018. The theme of the workshop is “Effective Use of Technology in K-16 Chinese Language Classrooms”. Presenter: Shijuan Liu (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) Presentation of wide range of resources and tools that are useful for...
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CLTNet Summer Workshop

Chinese Program and Curriculum Design June 23 – 24, 2017 Penn State University Park campus Presenter: Professor Jie Zhang (University of Oklahoma) Chinese programs of different sizes will be examined according to their curriculum design, their course offering and sequencing, and their textbook selection. Using case studies, we will discuss: 1) ideas for how...
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Where is Chinese spoken in PA?

Want to find out where Chinese is spoken in Pennsylvania? Take a look at the MLA Language Map. You can also find where other languages are spoken across the U.S. The interactive map lets you see the variety of languages spoken in the United States and can be a useful tool for classrooms also....
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Berks IU new programs

The Berks County Intermediate Unit (IU) launched two new programs this Fall. The first is a pilot with Wilson School District and Brandywine Heights School District. Berks IU partnered with Alvernia University to offer a dual credit option to Chinese 2 students. At Wilson, Chinese is being taught face to face and at Brandywine...
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LiM at Juniata this Fall

An important aspect of studying abroad is sharing your culture with your new peers, and these three Chinese speakers want to take it a step further: They want to share their culture with Pennsylvania’s classrooms through Juniata College’s Language in Motion (LiM) program. Coming to the United States from Taiwan for the fall semester,...
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