特拉华州中文教师协会（Delaware Chinese Teachers Association, 简称DECTA）是由特拉华大学孔子学院、特拉华大学外语语言及文学系、春晖中文学校、德力华中文学校等四家单位共同举办的，服务大费城地区和特拉华半岛的中文教师协会。经过长达一年多的筹备，该协会即将于美东时间2013年9月7日上午9:00在特拉华大学Purnell Hall 116举办成立大会。

特拉华州中文教师协会希望通过在本地区推广中华语言和文化，推动其进入美国及国际学士主流；成为州政府、各学区及独立学校与中华语言文化相关问题的首要联系单位；并为协会成员提供中华语言文化教学及管理交流和分享经验的平台。

此次成立大会的内容包括：

• DECTA两位筹备委员会主席致开幕词。
• 大会表决通过DECTA章程，选举董事会成员。
• 特拉华州教育部官员做中文教师资格证相关介绍。
• 圣地亚哥州立大学孔子学院院长卢伟教授做关于“网络汉语教学资源的获取及应用”的讲座。

欢迎大费城地区以特拉华半岛有意从事中文教育工作者以及本地中文教师踊跃报名参加。查询可致电302-831-7190。

Delaware Chinese Teachers Association Inaugural Meeting

The Delaware Chinese Teachers Association (DECTA) is established through the collaborative efforts of the Confucius Institute at the University of Delaware, the Department of Foreign Language and Literature at UD,  Chun Hui Chinese School and Delaware Chinese School . As the first Chinese teachers association in Delmarva and the Greater Philadelphia region, DECTA aims

• To promote and cultivate the instruction of Chinese language and culture in local academic mainstreams.
• To serve as the primary contact for state government, school districts and independent schools on Chinese language and culture educational related issues
• To provide a forum for the members to share and exchange their experiences and information in Chinese language and culture related teaching and administrative affairs.

The meeting will be held on Saturday, September 9^th, from 9-11:30 a.m., at 116 Purnell Hall on the University of Delaware campus in Newark.

The main agenda of the inaugural meeting is:

• Speeches by two co-chairs
• To approve by-laws
• To elect board members
• A speech by the DOE official about Chinese Teacher Certification
• A speech by Prof. Wei Lu, co-director of the Confucius Institute at SDSU, about Obtaining and Utilizing Chinese Teaching Resources

We hope that anyone who is interested in the teaching of Chinese language and culture will join us for our DECTA inaugural meeting in Newark, DE, this fall. Call 302-831-7190 for more information.