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|2026 Annual Meeting News Report|the pdf Edition|

2026. 2. 8.

Date & Time
Sunday, February 8, 2026
11:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Location   
YiFan Event Center
6000 Medlock Bridge Pkwy, Suite 100, Johns Creek, GA 30022

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GCLE Annual Meeting and Workshop

Dear GCLE Members and Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to attend the GCLE 2026 Annual Meeting and
to join us in recognizing the two awards that will be presented.

GCLE 2026 Annual Meeting – Save the Date
Date:         Sunday, February 1, 2026
Time:         12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location:    6000 Medlock Bridge Pkwy, Suite 100, Johns Creek, GA 30022
Sign up:     GCLE Annual meeting and workshop

Award Nominations Now Open
Nominations for both awards are open until January 20, 2026.
We encourage you to submit your applications by this deadline.

1. GCLE Teacher of the Year Award
Recognizes outstanding achievement, leadership, and sustained excellence
in Chinese language education. For more details about the Nomination 
please click the link: Teacher of the year nomination form

2. GCLE Certificate of Teaching Service
Honors long-serving educators for their dedicated contributions to teaching and community service. Application Details: GCLE Certificate of Service Application Form

Please note: Both awards are reserved for current GCLE members. If you are not yet a member and wish to participate or attend, you may join here:
https://gcle.org/member.html

We look forward to celebrating our community’s achievements together on February 1st.
Wishing you a peaceful holiday season and a joyful new year.

Warmly,
GCLE Board of Directors

Honoring Our Winners and Their Teachers!

Congratulations to these winners and their teachers on their success from the GCLE 2nd Hard Pen Calligraphy Competition! Thank you to all the teachers and students who participated! GCLE wishes you a very happy Year of the Horse!

Click Here to see all our winners and their teachers

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Dear teachers, the Georgia Chinese Language Educators (GCLE) warmly invites you to the “AI-Powered Chinese Language Teaching” online workshop on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 8:00 PM–10:00 PM. Join Angela, a skilled Chinese teacher from a Colorado public high school, as she shares how AI can transform teaching and enrich student learning. Don’t miss this chance to explore the future of education together!  

Date & Time: April 26, 2025, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location:Zoom: check your email from GCLE for the zoom ID and password
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/hC4Pawq3gBGka3o18

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CONGRATULATIONS TO
these students for receiving the GCLE STAR Students Honors in the 2024-25 school year!

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GCLE 2025 Annual Meeting and Award Ceremony

Dear teachers, we will have the GCLE 2025 annual meeting and award ceremony on February 23 at YiFan New Event Center, 6000 Medlock Bridge Pkwy Suite 100, Johns Creek, GA 30022. You are cordially invited to join us to enjoy the event and connect with colleagues. Please reserve via this form before February 17. looking forward to seeing you in the gathering.

*Location: 6000 Medlock Bridge Pkwy Suite 100, Jonhs Creek, GA 30022
Time : Sunday, 02/23/2025 from 11:30 pm to 3:30 pm 
Fee: Free for GCLE members and invited students, and $10 for each family member; donation can be made on https://gcle.org/about.html
Contact : gclegroup@gmail.com 
RSVP: before 2/17/2025

As a friendly reminder, we will stop accepting the following nominations on February 9 at mid-night.
1. Nomination for Star Student: Star Student Nomination Form
2. If 2025 is your 5th year, 10th, even 15th, or 20th year of teaching Chinese language, you may apply by filling out this Certificate of Teaching Service Application Form
3. Nomination for Star Teacher nomination form?Teachers who have received this award previously can not be nominated again. Below are the Teacher of the Year from past years.

Poetry Declamation Contest Award Ceremony
at GCLE Annual Meeting

Dear students, in order to reward your enthusiasm in participating in GCLE's First Poetry Declamation Contest, we would like to invite you to participate in the 2025 GCLE annual meeting. We will celebrate by recognizing your achievements, listening to your poetry, declamations, making dumplings, and enjoying festive food. Please see below for the event info,
*Address: 6000 Medlock Bridge Pkwy Suite 100, Jonhs Creek, GA 30022
Time: Sunday, 02/23/2025 from 11:30 pm to 3:30 pm 
Cost: Free for GCLE members and invited students. $10 for each family member; donation can be made on https://gcle.org/about.html
Contact: gclegroup@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Please RSVP by 2/17/2025 on this link. 

Dear Teachers, thank you again for encouraging your students to participate in the contest.  We would love to see you at the event as well.  Please make sure your students receive this invitation as we do not have all of their emails. If neither you nor your student can participate, then please make arrangements to pick up the prize and the certificate.  We look forward to seeing all of you there!

Nomination for GCLE AWARDS and
Save the Date for Annual Meeting 2025

• Self-Nominations are not accepted;
• Two years as a GCLE member, one of which must be the current year (to be verified by the GCLE database);
• Three continuous years as a passionate Chinese language full-time teacher in a K-12 or university level Chinese language program;
• Recognized leadership in service to the Chinese language teaching profession in Georgia.

II. GCLE Certificate of Teaching Service Application
The GCLE Certificate of Service is designed to recognize a passionate teacher who has been serving the community for an extended period of time. 
1. ELIGIBILITY: If you are an active GCLE member and have dedicated your time and energy to Chinese teaching and meet the requirements below:

• At least one year as a GCLE member (you can join on https://gcle.org/member.html)
• And has been teaching Chinese in a weekend community school, K-12 school or a university for 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years  (the current school year may be included), etc,  i.e. you can apply for the Certificate of Service every 5 years of teaching.

 2. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE         
Please fill out the GCLE Certificate of Teaching Service Application Form by Sunday, January 19, 2025. The certificate will be presented to teachers with verified service at the 2025 GCLE annual meeting and we can share the good news to contacts of your choice to show your dedication in your profession.  If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Jiaxing Weng at wengzhang@fultonschool.org.

III. Star Student Award:    
     Each school with an institutional or individual teacher GCLE membership is eligible to nominate ONE student as the GCLE STAR student for the 2024-2025 school year.  If you are a member, please fill out the Star Student Nomination Form to nominate your top student by Sunday, January 19, 2025. The final STAR student awards will be announced and presented with the star student certificate to the teacher who nominated the students at the GCLE annual meeting. The teacher can then present the student with the award at the appropriate school occasion before the end of the academic year.  If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Yingli Zhang at yingliz@tcsatl.org.

We wish everyone a wonderful and safe holiday season and a healthy and prosperous 2025!  And hope to see you all at our GCLE annual meeting on the afternoon of  February 23, 2025!

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GCLE Chinese Poetry Declamation Contest

Registration deadline extended to November 15th, 2024

Dear teachers and students, in order to encourage more participation in the GCLE Chinese Poetry Declamation Contest that is jointly organized by Georgia Chinese Language Educators association, Yage Poetry Club and Georgia State University Foreign Language Department Chinese Program, we have extended the registration deadline.  Please read the important information below and encourage more students to participate. Click to read the Chinese edition here.

1. Registration Deadline: November 15th, 2024
2. You can click on this link or scan the QR code in the poster to register.
3. Each GCLE member teacher can recommend up to five students in each of the group below.

• Grouping as follow:
• A: Elementary School Group
• B: Middle School Group
• C: High School Group
• D: High School AP and Heritage Speakers

4. Must read before submitting the YouTube video
Each contestant is limited to submitting ONE video, including the two poems, one assigned and one selected from three choices (see "list of poems"). The video must be shot in one shot horizontally, in MP4 format, and the total length should be less than 3 minutes. No need to reveal any personal, teacher, or school information in the video.

Please upload the student video to YouTube, select "Unlisted" in the settings, and paste the link into the registration form. In addition, you must download the media release consent form from the registration form or here and have your parents sign it before uploading it.

5. Please click this link for more contest rules, and here for list of poems.

Contest Rules|Consent Form|Contest Poems

Read more details about the workshop

Dear teachers, we hope you have had a great summer break! We will have a series of workshops for our teachers and one competition for students in the fall semester this year.

For our very first workshop, GCLE has invited Ms. Jiang Yue to talk about pinyin instruction in the Chinese classroom on Thursday, August 15th at 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Please click this FORM to sign up and attend the workshop. This will be an online session via Zoom. For security reason, Zoom info has been send to GCLE members via email. please check the message from GCLE for the Zoom ID and password or email gclegroup@gmail.com to request the info. Mark your calendar and we look forward to seeing you on August 15th!
Check the Chinese version of the announcement HERE.

Above the Workshop
Tones play a crucial role in mastering Mandarin listening and speaking skills. However, for many Chinese learners, grasping tones can be challenging due to ineffective teaching methods or a lack of systematic training. This session aims to offer an organized and efficient approach to assist beginners in mastering tones while speaking full sentences in a short period. Also it aims to ignite fresh perspectives and discussions on Mandarin tones teaching and training methods by sharing my personal experience and summarizing them in this article. Additionally, I hope to outline more diverse, practical and effective training plans.

Read More...Annual Meeting |Teaching Certification Presentation(pdf)

GCLE 2024 Annual Meeting

Dear colleagues, you are cordially invited to join the GCLE 2024 annual meeting & luncheon on February 25th at 11:30 am. - 3:30 pm. Please click HERE or scan the QR code on the invitation below to reserve. The event is free for members and $10 for each family member. We will celebrate the lantern festival by making dumplings, recognizing your achievements, and learning about how to harness the power of AI and how to obtain teaching certificates together.  Looking forward to seeing you! 

Date: February 25th, 2024
Time: 11:30 am. - 3:30 pm.
Location: 3600 Grey Abby Dr.
ALPHARETTA, GA 30022

Please see below for the three awards to be celebrated during our annual meeting!  All of these awards are eligible for GCLE members only. You can join on https://gcle.org/member.html if you are not a member yet. Click the link for our TEACHER OF THE YEAR from the previous years. And hope to see you at our annual meeting.

I. GCLE Star Teacher of the Year Award
Please click the links below for the rules and more details. To nominate your teacher of the year candidate, fill out and submit the form below by Sunday, January 21, 2024.
NOMINATION RULES
NOMINATION FORM
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Yuan Chen at cheny1@fultonschools.org.

II. GCLE Outstanding Teaching Service Award
Please click the links below for the award requirements and more details. Fill out and submit the form by Sunday, January 21, 2024. 
REQUIREMENTS  
SERVICE AWARD FORM
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Jiaxing Weng at wengzhang@fultonschools.org.

III. Star Student Award
Please click the links below for the rules and more details about nominating your top candidate for the 2024 GCLE STAR STUDENT. Fill out and submit the nomination form by Sunday, January 21, 2024. 
STAR STUDENT NOMINATION RULES
STAR STUDENT NOMINATION FORM
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Yingli Zhang at yingliz@tcsatl.org.

Dear teachers, you are cordially invited to the GCLE fall outing event on October 15th. Below is the general information. We have invited three wonderful guest speakers to share their teaching expertise during the event. Please check the announcement for more details. Click HERE to see their BIOS.

Date: Sunday, October 15

Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Location: Brook Run Park (small pavilion)
4770 North Peachtree Rd
Dunwoody, GA 30338

Click the LINK or scan the QR code on the poster to sign up and join us!