Hui (Linda) Li
🌟 TCI for Experienced TCI Practitioners We are presenting this track to strip TCI down to its fundamentals that TCI was originally built on. From seasoned practitioners to those with a few years experience, we will all experience the vulnerability of becoming “our students” in the second language acquisition process. Led by Linda Li, world-renowned TCI expert with 25+ years of experience, this track will push you to deepen your practice and ensure you are fully leveraging the strategies that make TCI so effective. 🌏 Step into your students’ shoes! Experience language acquisition firsthand as Linda masterfully guides you through two days of immersive Mandarin instruction. By the end, you’ll be amazed as you retell a co-created class story—in Mandarin! 🌏Engage in coaching with trained coaches to practice what the skills and strategies that Linda employs. 💡 Walk away with: ✅ A renewed understanding of TCI’s core principles ✅ Strategies to deepen student engagement and retention ✅ The confidence to bring TCI to life in your classroom like never before Hui (Linda) Li CI TrainerMaster Mandarin TeacherConsultant Linda Li has been teaching Mandarin for 20 years at international schools in China, Thailand, India and Singapore. She also taught at North High School, an urban school in Denver, Colorado. She is originally from Shanghai, China. Linda has been using Comprehension-Based Methods of teaching in her Chinese classrooms since the fall of 2004. She has presented at numerous national and international conferences, conducted workshops and in-service trainings for language teachers around the world, and has been teaching Fluency Fast Mandarin classes since 2006. Her presentations and teachings are based on the work of Dr. Stephen Krashen and Blaine Ray, the inventor of TPRS. Linda co-authored the Beginning Mandarin Readers: Who is Good Looking? and Good Looking Is Not Enough, with Dr. Stephen Krashen. She is also the co-author of I Love Learning Chinese (Books 1, 2), containing TPRS teaching materials for beginning Mandarin students. Linda is currently writing a series of stories for beginning Mandarin learners as well as lesson plans. In July 2019, Linda and her family moved back to the U.S. and continues to conduct teacher training and workshops worldwide. She currently resides in Tucson, Arizona. |
CI 101 with Haiyun Lu
🚀 TCI 101 for True Beginners Brand new to TCI? We've got you covered! In 2014 we asked Anne Matava help pioneer CI 101 and she created a track the helped set us apart. After 30+ years in the classroom and contributing immensely to the initial push for CI in New England, Anne has retired. We are thrilled to welcome her successor, Haiyun Lu. Haiyun is a master at helping teachers take their first steps with TCI, making the method approachable, powerful, and immediately applicable in the classroom. Using Mandarin as the demonstration language, she will give participants the same experience their students have when acquiring a new language--making learning feel natural, engaging, and fun! ✨ In Haiyun’s hands, you will: ✔️ Gain confidence in using TCI from day one ✔️ Laugh, have fun, and rediscover the joy of language learning ✔️ Leave with practical tools to launch your TCI journey Haiyun Lu Haiyun has been an educator since 1993. She is a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher from Brown University and holds a certification in Advanced Education Leadership from Harvard University. She is passionate about employing Acquisition-Driven Instruction (ADI) in her classes, integrating mindfulness into education, and bridging gaps between international students and mainstream society. Haiyun is a highly sought-after ADI trainer, both nationally and internationally. She is the co-founder of the Comprehensible Midwest Conference, Ignite Chinese, and Learn Together Academy. Additionally, she is a columnist for Intrepid Ed News and an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As a blogger and writer, she has authored 16 storybooks in Mandarin. When she is not teaching, Haiyun enjoys hiking, meditating, reading, writing, drinking tea with friends, sharing meals with family, and watching her son play video games. Due to room size and group size effectiveness, this is capped at 40 attendees. This session runs Thursday only, the entire time before lunch and about an hour after. |
PRICE: $175pp for 2 days including food for all MAIL IN registrations.
$180pp for 2 days including food for ONLINE & VENMO registrations.
1 -Day attendance $130 includes food (mail in) and $135 online/VENMO
COVID Policy as of 5/1/22: Masks are supported at personal discretion. Venue policy could override conference guidelines.
Return Policy Due to all conference expenses being fully funded by paid registrations no refunds are given. Please contact us for other possible compensation.
Refund will be issued if 2025 conference must be cancelled by TCI Maine.
Service animals are welcome. Comfort and emotional support animals are considered pets and do not qualify under Title II or III ADA protection and not allowed at the venue.
$180pp for 2 days including food for ONLINE & VENMO registrations.
1 -Day attendance $130 includes food (mail in) and $135 online/VENMO
COVID Policy as of 5/1/22: Masks are supported at personal discretion. Venue policy could override conference guidelines.
Return Policy Due to all conference expenses being fully funded by paid registrations no refunds are given. Please contact us for other possible compensation.
Refund will be issued if 2025 conference must be cancelled by TCI Maine.
Service animals are welcome. Comfort and emotional support animals are considered pets and do not qualify under Title II or III ADA protection and not allowed at the venue.
