CLTA-TEXAS has held the Annual Conferences in different cities focusing on various themes:
| Year | Theme | Co-Sponsor | Keynote Speaker |
| 2017 | Chinese Language Curriculum with Student-Centered Design in the 21st Century | Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University | Dr. Miao-fen Tseng
Inaugural Director, Institute of World Languages Associate Professor of Chinese Director, Virginia STARTALK Chinese Teacher Academy Director, Virginia STARTALK Chinese Student Academy University of Virginia |
| 2016 | 21st Century
Skills and Chinese Language Learning |
Confucius Institute, The Institute of Texan Culture, International Initiatives and East Asia Institute at University of Texas at San Antonio | Dr. Cynthia Ning
Associate Director of the University of Hawaii’s Center for Chinese Studies, and Hawaii director of its Confucius Institute.
Topic: 21st Century Skills and Chinese Language Learning |
| 2015 | Innovative and Practical Best Practices in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language | Confucius Institute at University of Texas at Dallas | Dr. Jianhua Bai
Kenyon College/Middlebury College Topic: Theme-Based Approach to Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language |
| 2014 | Practical and Effective Use of Technology in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language | University of North Texas | Dr. David Silva
Vice Provost and Linguistics Professor at UT Arlington. Topic: Investigating the Role of Bias and Prioritization in the Acquisition of Multiple Language Competencies |
| 2013 | Teaching Chinese beyond Classroom | Confucius Institute at Texas A&M | Dr. Jennifer Liu,
Director of the Chinese Program, Harvard University |
| 2012 | Building Motivating and Effective Chinese Classrooms | Awty International School | Christopher Livaccari,
Director of Education and Chinese Language Initiatives Asia |
| 2011 | Teaching Chinese Beyond Textbooks | Confucius Institute at University of Texas at Dallas | Dr. Eric Shepherd,
University of South Florida |
| 2010 | Integrating Assessment and Daily Instruction | University of Texas A&M | Dr. Yulan Lin
World Language Program Director, Dr. Tianwei Xie California State University Long Beach |
| 2009 | Connecting Classroom Teaching to the Real World | University of Texas at San Antonio | Dr. Claudia Ross
College of the Holy Cross |
| 2008 | Promoting K-16 Chinese Language Education in Texas | Dallas Chinese Community Center | Ms. Lucy Lee,
Livingston High School |
| 2007 | Bridge Chinese Heritage Schools with K-16 | Houston Chinese Community Center | Dr. Madeline Spring, University of Oregon |
In the past years, CLTA-TX has organized or sponsored workshops in various cities:
2017: Scaffolding Communicative Skills in Dallas
2017: Making Grammar Teaching Come Alive through Communicative Tasks in College
Station
2017: Chinese Language Teacher PD Workshop in Houston
2016: Current Best Practices in Chinese Language Teaching in San Antonio
2013: Effective Classroom Management in Houston
2012: Chinese Language Teacher PD Workshop in Austin
2010: Differentiated Instruction in Austin
2009: Building and Sustaining a Chinese Program Chinese Teacher Professional
Workshop in Austin
2009: Chinese Language Teacher PD Workshop in Dallas
2008: Chinese Language Teaching seminar in College Station