National

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Published:
February 1, 2016

NRCAL Highlight
Professional Development
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CSUF Related News
Technology

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NRCAL HIGHLIGHT
Happy Lunar New Year!
According to both the Chinese and Vietnamese Zodiacs, this is the year of
the Monkey! This period starts from February 8, 2016 and ends on January
27, 2017. Those born in the Year of the Monkey are believed to be intelligent, dignified, optimistic, and curious.
Good Luck Traditions
According to Vietnamese tradition, this is the time of year where many
young people receive money in "lucky" red envelopes, called l x. The red
color is considered lucky and is meant to ward off evil spirits.

Contact Information
Dr. Natalie Tran, Director

Dances and Festivals

Email: nrcal@fullerton.edu
Phone: 657-278-4335
Mail: 2600 Nutwood Ave.,
Suite 520-5,
Fullerton, CA 92831

The Lantern Festival is traditionally held on the fifteenth day of each lunar
new years first month. Riddle solving remains a popular activity during
the festival as people of all ages strive to prove their intellect. Featured in
the Lantern Festival is the dragon dance. The dragons, made of wood, aluminum, or plastic can vary in length, anywhere between 25-70 meters
long. The longest dragon ever produced was over 5 km long!

Volume 2 Issue 2

Year of the Monkey!

UPCOMING NRCAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR:

March 1-3, 2016
NRCAL Spring 2016 Professional Development
Training teachers to develop innovative instructional materials, effective
pedagogies, and appropriate assessment tools will heighten students interest in learning multiple languages, thus preparing students to become competitive members of a multicultural global economy.
Professional development sessions are held per year with two 3-day pull-out
sessions during the academic year, and one intensive 5-day Summer Institute session, all strategically designed to provide teachers with on-going
support.
Benefits:
Receive training from content and teaching experts
Network with educators teaching Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese languages

Please contact nrcal@fullerton.edu if you would

like to facilitate a Webinar
For archived webinars see
www.nrcal.org/webinars.html

Check this out!

2016 OC TET FESTIVAL
Mile Square Regional Park: FEBRUARY 12-14
Hosted by the Vietnamese Community of Southern California (VNCSC), there
will be free admission, free parking, and free live entertainment!
http://www.octetfest.org/
2016 UVSA TET FESTIVAL
OC Fair & Event Center: FEBRUARY 12-14
Hosted by the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations Southern California
(UVSA), this years festival will feature the Miss Vietnam of Southern California
Pageant and a new pho eating contest!
tetfestival.org

CABE 2016
San Francisco, California
March 23-26, 2016

NRCAL will be cohosting the 2nd National

Vietnamese Language Roundtable with
CABE this year!

Exploring Partnership Opportunities in Korea

President Mildred Garca has been meeting with educational leaders in Korea to establish
partnerships and collaborative opportunities.
http://news.fullerton.edu/2015su/President-Korea.aspx
Saving the Oral Histories of Japanese Internees
Cal State Fullerton is one of 15 California State University campuses collaborating on the
digitization of almost 10,000 documents and more than 100 oral histories related to the
confinement of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

The contents of this newsletter were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and
you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

12 Awesome Edtech Apps By Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher

Vicki Davis has listed 12 of the most reliable teacher toolkits that can be vey helpful.
(derived from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/12-awesome-edtech-apps-vicki-davis)
Kahoot!
Haiku Learning
Wikispaces
Screencast-O-Matic
Google Classroom and Google Drive
PowerPoint With Office Mix
Google Chrome
Voice Typing
Socrative
Scratch
Canva
Crescerance

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