PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES #5
Performing authentic assessments in the classroom for language-based instruction
November 8, 2025
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
VIRTUAL SESSION
Community Guidelines
& Zoom Protocol
01
Change your Zoom name for attendance.
Scholars - “Full Name (School)”
e.g. Linda Pham (CSUF)
Coordinators - “Full name, School, Title”
e.g. Dr. Linda Pham, CSUF, ALBTEP Consultant
02
Mute when not speaking and silence distractions.
03
Turn your camera on for participation and engage with your presenters.
04
Use the chat in large group and raise hand in small group discussions.
05
This meeting is being recorded. Small breakout rooms will not be recorded.
The Asian Language BTEP Consortium strives to promote equity in education not only through pedagogical practices but also within discourse. This means the following:
01
Acknowledge our biases and privileges when in dialogue with others.
02
Be mindful of the impact of our words, the way things may be received in spite of intent.
03
Be respectful. Use inclusive language. Remember that empathy is a type of intelligence.
04
Listen actively. Be open to feedback.
Additionally, please adhere to Zoom etiquette:
05
Stay for the completion survey in the end.
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Agenda
Welcome
Dr. Nirmla Flores (Cal Poly Pomona)
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Chiu-Yin ‘Cathy’ Wong (Monmouth University)
Program Logistics and Break
Dr. Soomin Chao (CSU Fullerton)
5-minute Break
Language Groups
Group Discussion and Closing
Dr. Nirmla Flores (Cal Poly Pomona)
Feedback Form and Group Picture
All scholars are required to complete 6 Asian Language BTEP professional development seminars. This is a 3 year commitment starting from the first semester you accept the scholarship.
Have questions? Review our FAQs (https://www.fullerton.edu/btep/) and reach out to your coordinator.
Save the Date
PD6 REGIONAL CONFERENCE
on June 6, 2026
11:05 am
9:25 am
9:20 am
8:30 am
8:40 am
9:15 am
11:55 am
Key Note Speaker
Dr. Chiu-Yin (Cathy) Wong
Dr. Chiu-Yin (Cathy) Wong is Professor of TESOL and Bilingual Education at Monmouth University. Before earning her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Second Language Education from Texas Tech University, she taught in Hong Kong, Korea, Hawaii, and Texas.
Her research focuses on teachers’ implementation of translanguaging pedagogy and how it supports student engagement in ESL and Chinese immersion contexts. She recently directed the federally funded STARTALK Chinese Language Program, promoting linguistic and cultural diversity through innovative learning experiences.
She received the Research Output Prize from the University of Hong Kong in 2023 and the Distinguished Teaching Award from Monmouth University in 2024.
Monmouth University
01
Change your Zoom name for attendance.
Scholars - “Full Name (School)”
e.g. Linda Pham (CSUF)
Coordinators - “Full name, School, Title”
e.g. Dr. Linda Pham, CSUF, ALBTEP Consultant
02
Mute when not speaking and silence distractions.
03
Turn your camera on for participation and engage with your presenters.
04
Use the chat in large group and raise hand in small group discussions.
05
This meeting is being recorded. Small breakout rooms will not be recorded.
5 minute break currently in session
The Asian Language BTEP Consortium strives to promote equity in education not only through pedagogical practices but also within discourse. This means the following:
01
Acknowledge our biases and privileges when in dialogue with others.
02
Be mindful of the impact of our words, the way things may be received in spite of intent.
03
Be respectful. Use inclusive language. Remember that empathy is a type of intelligence.
04
Listen actively. Be open to feedback.
Additionally, please adhere to Zoom etiquette:
05
Stay for the completion survey in the end.
Language Groups
PRESENTERS ONLY
Use this QR code to scribe
3 main points discussed in your small group
Chinese-Mandarin Language Group
Last Name (A-HSU)
Cheri Luo
Mayfair Middle/High School
Bellflower Unified School District
Chinese-Mandarin Language Group
Last Name (HU-M)
Ai-Ling ‘Cindy’ Li-Duong
California State University, Los Angeles
Chinese-Mandarin Language Group
Last Name (N-W)
Dr. Yu Zhang
Yu Zhang is a lecturer and Bilingual Coordinator (Asian Languages) at the Teacher Education Department at San Jose State University. She has received a PhD degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Florida International University. She has ten year’s college-level teaching experience in the US and China. She has taught courses in language development, second language acquisition theories, language assessment, as well as multicultural education in culturally and linguistically diverse settings. She also gained extremely valuable teaching and supervising experience for Mandarin/bilingual teacher candidates in field-based teacher preparation at various K-12 schools.
San Jose State University
Chinese-Mandarin Language Group
Last Name (X to Z)
Katharina Chung
Los Altos High School
Hacienda La Puente School District
Mrs. Chung currently teaches 5 levels of high school Mandarin Chinese, from Chinese 1 to AP Language and Culture, to mostly non-native, non-heritage speakers. She serves as an advisor to the Chinese Cultural Club and National Chinese Honor Society on campus. Her teaching is enriched by her 9 years of experience in elementary Mandarin dual immersion 3rd and 4th grade classrooms, in both self-contained and team-teach settings . She was a home school mom for 5 years. She has a BA in Economics and received her Multiple-Subject credential with BCLAD , Single subject credentials in Chinese and Mathematics from CSULB. She also has a MA in Educational Leadership from Bradman University (now UMass Global). This year she serves as a treasurer in CLTA-SC board.
Hmong
Dr. Vicky Xiong-Lor
California State University, Fresno
Japanese Language Group
Dr. Yewon Sung
California State University, San Bernardino
Day 2 (Virtual) Slides
Korean Language Group
Dr. Minhye Son
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Vietnamese Language Group
Huong Dang
Westminster School District
Group Discussion
with Dr. Nirmla Flores
(Cal Poly Pomona)
BREAKOUT ROOM
SHARE OUT!!
What are your language needs?
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PD6
(June 6, 2026 tentatively)
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