Case study: 3rd -5th grade

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Case study: 3rd
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Cincinnati Country Day School
Symmes Elementary School
Rhoda Weston
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The advantage of using
Type to learn Methods
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Fast absorption
Eager to learn
Strong foundation of phonics
Sound recognition
Basic typing skill
Imagination & Creativity
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Agenda
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3rd-5th class description
Teaching methods
Teaching material
Class procedure
Student Evaluation
Conclusions
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Class description
• 60mins / 20mins / one semester
• Once a week / once a month
• complete “IQ Chinese”
8 lessons / 5 lessons
• Basic self-introduction
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Teaching Methods
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Diversity
Clear description / direction
Activities
Games
Cultural Education and Respect
Fun
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Teaching Material
• “IQ Chinese” “Go 100” & “Pinyin”
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Class procedures
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Warm up
Review previous lesson : chant, songs...
Pinyin practice
New lesson: chant, games, typing,
songs…
• Homework
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Beginning
Advanced
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Review the previous lesson (1)
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Pinyin
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Review previous lesson (2)
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New Lesson
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Teaching Examples
Clear Instructions
Phonics
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Lesson Review
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Beginning
Advanced
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Supplemental material
•Chinese Poems
•Chinese idioms
•Film
•Stories
•Culture lessons
•Recent news
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Conclusion
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You are most important factor
Professionalism
Match Teaching Materials to Class Needs
Make it Fun and high energy
Diversity / open mindedness
Continuous - improvement
To be a teacher is a gifted and a mission
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Teaching Resources
• Teaching material
• http://www.ecompuchinese.org/
• http://www.chinesewaytogo.org/
Teaching technology question center
• http://blog.huayuworld.org/hchen/7740/2008/04/14/8961
Self-improvement
• http://www.caisinstitute.org/en/conference2008/presentat
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others
• http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/home.htm
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