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Explore creative ideas to teach Chinese to Middle school students. Ideas include: Writing Journals, Work Stations, and Learning Contracts.
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Reading and writing characters
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Brain was disengaged脑袋瓜无法和汉字连结。
No Learning Autonomy没有学习自主权
Chinese Journals
Choice Boards
Work Stations
打破常规思考问题
要解决这个问题,你需要打破常规思维。
创造性思考
创造性思维
That’s the way we have always
done it!这就是我们一直做事的方法
“Give a person a fish and
he/she will eat for a day.
Teach a person to fish and
he/she will eat for a lifetime.”
授人于鱼不如授之于渔 - 孔子
跳出传统的思维框框,以新的眼光看问题
New ways of ensuring students are successful learners
确保学生新的方式是成功的学习者
Inspire students
鼓舞和激励学生Gǔwǔ Hé JīlìXuéshēng
Students need to take responsible for their own learning.
There is way too much spoon-feeding in Chinese language classrooms!
填鸭式
没有学习自主权
创新性思维
Learning Outcomes for students
• On entering classroom, students know exactly what they will achieve in the lesson.
• I will not spoon-feed my students.
• It will be a THINKING classroom!
• 填鸭式
‘Raising the bar’
High ExpectationsEngage Learners
The traditional model of Teaching
Teach Test Move on
Repeat......
Teach Test Move on
Teach - Test - Move on
Thinking outside the box is about...
Repeat and
perform introduction to class.
Write own introductio
n and perform to
class.
Make a TV interview and
interview a favorite sports
star about his/her family
Use an image to talk about a family.
Respond to a person talking
about their family.
Create a new toy. Introduce
it and it’s family
members.
An Example 80/201.Teacher reviews previous lesson.
2.Teacher asks the whole class to repeat new vocabulary.
3. Teacher asks individual students a question to review new vocabulary.
4. Teacher demonstrates writing of new characters. Students copy characters in book.
5. Teacher writes sentences on board. Student copy sentences.
6. Teacher review new vocabulary. Students repeat.
An Example 80/201. Students play game to review previous lesson.
2. Teacher models new vocabulary, and students rehearse with Talk Partner.
3. Students conduct survey of classmates using new vocabulary.
4. Students follow stroke order and write new characters.
5. Students create their own sentences using new vocabulary, and read to their Talk Partner.
6. Students write Journal entry of what was learnt today.
Tips for Academic Rigour in the Secondary School
• Clear Learning Outcomes
• Less Teacher Talk
• Lesson variation
• More Inquiry-based Learning
• Raising standards
• Expecting much from students
• Deep Learning
• Developing a ‘THINKING’ curriculum
WHAT? HOW?
Challenge Engagement
平衡Pínghéng
How often do your students go into this mode?
Engaged Learners
Culture of Thinking
As teachers, we have a duty....• to encourage independent learning!
• I expect student to take responsibility for learning.
• I provide the scaffolding for learning.
• Students do the work and demonstrate their learning
How do we engage our Secondary School students?
Engagement in the Secondary School
classroom• Secondary school students want
Meaningful Learning (purpose)
• Culture as a delivery of language (interest)
• Technology (relevance)
• Learning Contracts (choice)
• Collaboration (motivation)
Secondary school students
• being accepted by peers
• being part of a group
• TALK Partners
Meaningful learning• Purpose of learning
• Authentic context
Innovation in the Chinese classroom
The student has:
Some freedom/choice in acquiring skills and understandings
Responsibility for learning independently
Guidelines for completing work and time management
Expectations tailored to readiness level
The teacher is available as a guide to learning
Choice BoardsStudents choose from a menu of
optionsTasks vary by process and interestSome anchor activities can be
required of all studentsCan be used for homework, projects,
and assessmentRequire deeper learning and higher-
order thinking skills
选择板 -我们来开派对吧
Choice Boards
Topics: Chinese New Year
Animals of the Zodiac
Choose one
Choose any ONE activity from the top row to complete in this lesson.
Reminders
At the end of this lesson you must pass up ONE completed activity.
Please write your name on your worksheet or Index card.
You will now receive a yellow
envelope.• One the outside of the yellow envelope, paste the Choice Board list of activities.
Inside the yellow envelope is:
• Worksheet 1
• Worksheet 2
• Worksheet 3
• Index Card
A Learning contract is...
A written agreement between the student and the teacher which includes
opportunities for the student to work relatively independently on
demonstrating their learning.
Learning Contracts
The student has:
Some freedom/choice in acquiring skills and understandings
Responsibility for learning independently
Guidelines for completing work and time management
Expectations tailored to readiness level
The teacher is available as a guide to learning
Thumbs up - On-Task Tracker
RapInterview
GameMapCartoon
SurveyBumper
Sticker
PosterComic
Rap
Role-play
Card game
Cartoon
Poster
Map
Vocab. game
Technology
Work Stations
Set up Learning Activities
安排学习活动课题一 :做护照课题二 :奥运的吉祥物课题三 :进行调查课题四 :设计一个跟交通路线有关的对话 .课题五 :比赛项目时间表课题六 :运动饶舌歌
My Exchange Student
What supplies will he/she need?
What are his/her interests?
What time is he/she arriving?
How will I show him/her around the school?
What places will you take him/her to?
What are his/her food likes and dislikes
What’s his/her personality like?
What school subjects will he/she study?
What are his/her feelings about coming
to the US?
How will I show him/her around my house?
How will I introduce myself?
What does he/she look like?
Who is in his/her family?
非诚勿扰Guess what? Over the next 6 months you will
prepare to go on the TV show Fēichéngwùrǎo
I can introduce myself using my name, my age, and my nationality
I can describe my (and others) personality
I can describe my physical descriptions - hair, eyes, height, weight
My Learning Outcomes
I can ask others about their family members
I can describe my hobbies and daily routine
I can read a description of a contestant and formulate questions to ask
I can write a script for my appearance as a contestant
I can express my likes/dislikes about food, school, and pets
Get ready to be a contestant on 非诚勿扰 !
I can complete an application to be a contestant
Look, Cover, Write, Check
Rainbow Writing
绿蓝黑红
Students use a 4 color pen to learn the stroke order of characters.
Daily Lesson Reflections
好
不好
Story writing
1. Encourage students to create stories
2. Introduce ‘Chinglish’ to beginners
3. Nurture creativity with Chinese characters
Don’t limit your students to traditional topics
孙悟空
Students create their own books
Word Walls
My Word Bank• store new words• expand
vocabulary• easy to refer to..• customized for
each individual student
Learning Map
Writing Journals
写日记
有意义的写作
Formula Writing Express myself!
I hope there is a new series of Dr. Who.
I especially like watching music videos, because I want to learn to play the guitar.
Students need to see a purpose for writing
Expressing my opinion matters..
I think...
I feel...
I wish...
I hope...
My opinion is...
我想我觉得
我期许
我的意见是我希望
Chinese Journals
1. Three times a week, you will write an entry inyour 日记 . You can use 英文 and 中文 to start with.
2. The Journal is where you will write your thoughts, opinions, and likes/dislikes about anything. You may also illustrate your journal.
3. Every Friday, I will collect your Journals and give you feedback about your writing.
写作是一个过程,并允许学生犯错误!
Writing is a process, and students are
permitted to make
mistakes!
There’s a Celebrity in my Journal Week
What does he look like?
他是什么样子的?What do you like about him?
关于他你喜欢他什么?What don’t you like about him?
关于他你不喜欢他什么 ?
What kind of person is he?
他是什么样的人呢 ?
What does he do best?
他 ( 是 ) 做什么最好?
在周记里有名人(学生在他们的日记里写一个名人 . )
Word Order 句子中的词序
S.T. P.V.O我
星期一
在学校
踢 足球I
Monday
at school
kicked
football
Tenses 过去,现在和将来时态
• Past
• Present
• Future
我现在 .......
我以前 .......
我将去 .......
Writing from Day 1
Support writing for meaning
Encourage use of characters
Allow feedback for learning
从第一天开始,让学生用中文写句子。
Adopt an Egg Project
Decorate an egg
Write a description of egg in Chinese
Introduce Adopted egg to class
Create an ID for Adopted Egg
Record daily activities of Adopted egg
What did we learn?Descriptions, parts of body, family, colors, dates, days of the week, numbers, nationalities, likes/dislikes, daily routine, S.T.V.P.O
Adopt an Egg Project• Today you will receive your egg.• 今天你收到一个鸡蛋。
• You will take it home and decorate it.• 你要把这个鸡蛋带回家 。画眼睛,头发,鼻子
etc.,
• You will care for your egg and write a weekly diary about the adventures of your egg using the S.T.V.O. rule.
• 这个鸡蛋是你领养的。每天要保护它。你也要写一个日记 ( 你的鸡蛋喜欢什么?它的日常生活是什么 ? )
Adopt an Animal Projectfor 5 year olds
Think, Pair, Share想 , 谈 , 分享
Talk about how you can start Journal writing in your classroom.
Building Blocks 建筑字的部首
Meaning意思
Connections - 连结点
space
visual cues
building blocks
Week Strategies to attack characters
Writing for meaning
Modeled Writing
Strategies to write characters
Weeks 1 Explore 20 radicals
Modeled writing Stroke order Space/visual cues
Week 2 Explore10 radicals
Begin Journal writing
Tenses/stroke order
Space/visual cues
Week 3 Categorize characters
Journal writing Tenses/stroke order
Look, Cover, Write, Check
Week 4 Explore 10 radicals
Journal writing S.T.V.P.O order Look, Cover, Write, Check