Join us for this workshop designed for interested individuals with professional career experiences or completed degrees in their home country. Many of these individuals may not be currently working in the education field and may be interested in changing their current careers and becoming an educator. All New York State public school teachers must have a New York State teacher certification in order to teach. In this workshop participants will receive a broad overview of the eligibility requirements and many pathways available to become a certified teacher.
For questions, please contact Yongqiang Lin at ylin@chinainstitute.org
2 hours of CTLE credits are offered for New York State teachers attending this program.
This series is made possible through the support of the Chinese International Education Foundation, and generous supporters of China Institute in America.
Ron Woo is an educator with more than 50 years of experience in public school and higher education with expertise in educational policy and law, second language acquisition, and educational leadership and teacher preparation. In public school education, he served as teacher and multiple senior policy and administrative leadership positions, including superintendent. In higher education, Ron was director of alternative teacher certification programs, and served as a senior policy associate at CUNY.
Ron is currently executive director of a statewide program supporting schools and school districts in the implementation of programs for English language learners and world language students.
Ron is a frequent speaker at national (AERA and NABE), state, and local conferences as a keynote or featured presenter. He also serves as a member of a few national and state advisory councils.
Ron continues to teach graduate educational leadership courses in education policy, advocacy, and law. He holds a BA in Education, MA in TESOL/Applied Linguistics, and Juris Doctorate and permanent certificates as school/district leader, and in Childhood Education and TESOL.
Dr. Nancy King Wang is currently a Resource Specialist of NYS Language RBERN at New York University. She worked for NYCDOE for over 30 years as an ESL teacher, a Chinese language teacher, a bilingual guidance counselor, and an Assistant Principal of Administration, in charge of the Guidance Department and Pupil Personnel Services in a New York City high school for 16 years. She taught Developmental Psychology in the College Now Program at LaGuardia Community College. Dr. King Wang holds a master's degree in bilingual Education and ESL instruction from City College; a master's degree in Applied Psychology and School Counseling from NYU. She also earned a Doctoral Degree from Walden University and a Professional Diploma in School Administration and Supervision from St. John’s University, including Principal and District Administrator’s licenses.
