What is MTLI?

The Mandarin Teacher Leadership Institute (MTLI) is a professional development opportunity for Southern California K-12 Mandarin language teachers offered by the UCLA Confucius Institute in partnership with the California World Language Project. This seminar series gives teachers the tools needed to become master teachers of Chinese language and to begin serving the California K-12 education community as teacher-leaders.

As an MTLI participant, you will learn fun, creative strategies for developing lesson plans that emphasize the exclusive use of the target language while also fulfilling California’s Common Core language, culture, and content standards. You will also learn how to effectively incorporate authentic materials and technology into your classes that are designed to foster student understanding and proficiency.

To learn more, visit the UCLA Confucius Institute website.

Workshop Dates & Location

The 2019-20 workshops will take place at Occidental College on the following dates:

December 14, 2019
January 25, 2020
February 29, 2020
March 21, 2020
April 25, 2020

How can I apply?

1) Submit your online application 
2) Send a copy of your resume to info@confucius.ucla.edu

Admission to the program is by invitation only. Selection will be based on a number of factors including teaching experience, educational background, and professional references, online application content, as well as geographic distribution

Tuition

The total cost of the program, including tuition, fees, and lunch, is $795.00. 

Scholarship support is available through the UCLA Confucius Institute.* Teachers needing scholarship support should email: info@confucius.ucla.edu.

*Important note: Full and partial scholarships are available to full-employed K-12 and college-level teachers, and graduate students only. Scholarships recipients are expected to fully attend all sessions. If you do not meet these requirements, please do not request scholarship support.