Chinese Language Teachers Association of Indiana (CLTA-IN)

印州中文教师协会

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CLTA-IN Annual Business Meeting @IFLTA 

Nov. 4, 2023

Exciting news! Congratulations to Bao, Yingling and Guan, Chunmei, recipients of the 2023 IFLTA Teacher of the Year Award! Also, a big congratulations to Zhang, Guili, the recipient of the 2023 CLTA-IN Rising Star Award, for their exceptional contributions to Chinese language education. These accomplishments reflect our commitment to advancing and enriching the landscape of Chinese language education.

关春梅 Chunmei Guan

Logansport High School

2023 IFLTA Teacher of the Year

2023 IFLTA Teacher of the Year 

(Secondary level)

2023 CLTA-IN Teacher of the Year 

(Secondary level)

鲍莹玲 Yingling Bao

Indiana University, Bloomington

2023 IFLTA Teacher of the Year 

(Collegiate level)

2023 CLTA-IN Collegiate Teacher of the Year 

(Collegiate level)

张桂丽 Guili Zhang

Batesville Primary School

2023 CLTA-IN Rising Star 

(Secondary level)


At our annual business meeting, new board members were warmly welcomed, infusing our association with fresh perspectives and a stronger sense of community. This event also provided a dynamic space for educators to share teaching experiences, fostering professional growth within the Chinese teaching community. Furthermore, we're excited to highlight that several of our members delivered inspirational presentations at IFLTA, adding valuable contributions to the ongoing dialogue on Chinese language education.

CLTA-IN Professional Development Event

Oct 7, 2023

2023 CLTA-IN Annual Chinese Teacher Conference, which was in collaboration with National Taiwan Univesity's Huayu Best program was held on Oct 7th, 2023 in Indiana University Bloomington. The one day conference was consist of keynote speech by a prominent Chinese from Ohio, Wu, Ping and Roundtable discussions led by CLTA-IN teacher Sun, Ye and president Fang, Shumin.

All attendees were invited to a nearby farm for a post-conference retreat.

Keynote speaker,Wu, Ping interacts with the audience

Keynote speech activities

Roundtable discussions led by Sun laoshi and Fang Laoshi

Lunch at the conference

Post-conference Retreat

CLTA-IN @ 2023 印城中国节 

Indy Chinese Festival

"On September 9, 2023, all roads were led to IUPUI Wood Plaza in Indianapolis for the 13th annual Chinese festival of the city. Known to be the second largest Chinese festival after the Chinese New Year, this festival was held during the month of the Chinese Moon festival. "CLTA-IN participated in this unforgetable event to publicize Chinese language programs in IN.