Abstract
The Confucius Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston hosted an intensive, three-day Chinese Teacher Training Conference for 151 guest teachers from 20 states, November 1-3, 2014. The Conference was supported by Hanban, the headquarters of the Confucius Institute in Beijing, to provide professional development for guest Chinese teachers in the U.S. Guest teachers are helping to address the shortage of qualified Chinese teachers in the U.S. for meeting the growing demand to learn Mandarin.