Webinars by Mandarin Teachers Institute

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Upcoming Webinars

  • An illustration of a decorated horse with ornate patterns and bright colors, set against a red background with clouds, and the year 2026 in large gold numerals. The event details include a live webinar on January 9th from 7-8pm, hosted by Mandarin Teachers Institute, with a QR code for registration.

    7 Creative Lessons for the Year of the Horse (Easy to Teach!)

    DATE: Friday, January 9th

    TIME: 7pm (ET-US)

     Teaching Chinese for the Year of the Horse? Let’s do it differently this year.

    Join us for a LIVE webinar: 7 Creative Lessons for the Year of the Horse - designed for teachers who want student voice, cultural depth, and joyful learning (no worksheets, no busywork).

    ✔️ Inquiry-based lesson ideas
    ✔️ Culture + language woven together
    ✔️ Easy to adapt for different ages and levels
    ✔️ Practical ideas you can use immediately

    If you’re ready to move beyond cut-and-paste CNY activities, this webinar is for you.

    Register
  • Promotional flyer for Mandarin Teachers Institute's live webinar on teaching Chinese in the age of AI. Features a digital wireframe hand reaching toward a real hand, with event details including date, time, and title in both English and Chinese.

    Teaching Chinese in the Age of AI: Endless Possibilities!

    DATE: Friday, January 23rd

    TIME: 7pm (ET-USA)

    Explore how students can use AI as a tool for inquiry, creativity, and language exploration.

    Discover student-centered tasks that support comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing, while keeping curiosity, culture, and agency at the heart of Chinese learning. Use AI to transform your classroom with:

    -More curiosity.
    -More creation.
    - Endless possibilities for a student-centered Chinese classroom.

    Register
  • An animated cartoon brain lifting dumbbells with a quote about acquiring spoken fluency through understanding input, listening, and reading, attributed to Dr. Stephen Krashen. The brain has a happy face and is holding yellow dumbbells, with a speech bubble pointing to the brain that says 'comprehensible input.'

    5 Strategies To Teach Chinese Characters So They Stick!

    DATE: Saturday, February 14th

    TIME: 7-8pm (ET-US)

    Tired of students forgetting characters the moment class ends? In this fast-paced webinar, discover 5 brain-friendly strategies that make Chinese character learning stick. Perfect for busy teachers who want low-prep, high-impact ideas students will actually remember and use.

    Coming soon

Masterclasses

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Student-Directed Learning: Voice and Choice

DATE: 3 weeks
TIME: 7-8:45pm (ET-US)

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Comprehensible Input Made Easy

DATE: 3 weeks

TIME: 7-8:45pm (ET-US)

Chinese Teacher Webinars online and onsite PD training for Chinese Language teachers

10 Ways to Build Confident Chinese Writers (Even Beginners!)

DURATION: 4 weeks

TIME:

Our Professional Development Services

  • Our 1-hour webinars are fast, practical sessions designed to give teachers instant inspiration and easy-to-use strategies.
    Each webinar focuses on one high-impact topic and provides classroom-ready ideas you can try the very next day.

    Includes:

    • 60 minutes of training

    • Practical examples + demonstrations

    • Downloadable resources (slides or handouts)

    • Certificate of Attendance

    • Replay available

    Webinars are perfect for teachers who want quick learning in a short time with maximum impact.

  • Our Master Classes go deeper. These 2–3 hour workshops give teachers time to practice, create materials, and design lessons they can teach immediately.

    Includes:

    • 2–3 hours of in-depth training

    • Hands-on practice

    • Step-by-step planning templates

    • Classroom resource packs

    • Certificate of Completion (higher-level PD credit)

    • Replay + extended support materials

    Master Classes are ideal for teachers who want to transform their practice, build long-term skills, and walk away with ready-to-teach units, lessons, or tools.