Teaching+Resources

Classroom management
 * Class rules: []


 * [|http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html#anchor14666257]


 * =====**Students manage the class: (by Janna Chiang)**=====



KY teachers websites
 * =====**Wang, Yan http://wanglaoshi.wikispaces.com**=====
 * =====**Lei, Xue-lian [|www.zhongwenke.pbwiki.com]**=====
 * =====**Janna Chiang http://startalk.wikispaces.com**=====
 * =====Christine Hutchins=====

Orgnizations
 * Kentucky World Language Association ([|KWLA])
 * KWLA wiki

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 * ACTFL [|www.actfl.org/]
 * Chinese Language Teacher Association //(CLTA) [|http://www.] [|clta-us.org/] //
 * Asia Society []
 * 孔子学院 []
 * 肯塔基大学孔子学院 []
 * Confucius Institute at Western Kentucky University []
 * 密西根州立大学孔子学院月刊 []
 * Eric / CAIS

Language and Culture
 * http://www.languageandculturetraining.wikispaces.com/chinese
 * K-12 Resources for Less Commonly Taught Languages [|http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/k-12/index.aspx#k12layout]
 * [|http://www.wfsb.com/video/ 17857649/index.html] (culture classes)
 * 锦绣中华 []
 * =====Really Awesome Sand Art:[]=====
 * Character art: []
 * Free clip arts:http://www.free-clipart-pictures.net/
 * 快乐汉语Happy Chinese (online) : []

Resources for curriculum design
 * Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA)
 * http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/Chinese
 * PowerPoint Formats []
 * Depth of Knowledge []

Assessments
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 * Chinese Computerized Adpative Listening Comprehensive Test.
 * Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK). [].
 * On‐line Chinese Computerized Adpative Reading Comprehensive Test.
 * On‐line Computer Aided Vocabulary Assessment. [|http://www.chineseflagship.org].
 * Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in Chinese by ACTFL.
 * Student Achievement Test (SAT) in Chinese by ETS (Education Testing Services).
 * Standards‐Based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP) by Language Learning Solutions
 * Online quiz creator: [|http://quizstar.4teachers.org]

Articles This articel is about principles of instructed second language acquisition written by Rod Ellis.
 * =====**Principals of Instructed second language acquisitions**=====

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