First Year , First Teacher vs Diverse Students, Diverse Expectations by Xiaolin Lin

" First year , First teacher v.s.Diverse students, Diverse Expectations" -Teaching Chinese at a Private School, Chicago. 1

2 About The School & Its Foreign Language Program Features of a Private School 1.Small School Size 2.Strong Community Commitment 3. More Freedom on Teaching 4.High Expectation on Students’ Learing outcome (such as various showcases, various performance) 5.Student-Teacher Relationship About Its Foreign Language Program1.Start from pre-k to 12, select from French & Spanish2.Intensive & Extensive Courses (K-12) 30 mins-Lower School 45 mins-Middle School 2-3 years-Upper School3.Project Week-field trips with a world culture4. Summer Exchange Program & International Students

First Year Mandarin Chinese Pre School: Immersion/Engaging 3rd Grade: Language & Course Exploratory Courses 5th Grade: 45 mins per day, Project- based/Interdisciplinary/Advisory Upper School- (Spanish/French/Mandarin Chinese 1-5-AP) Project-week: Trip to China Summer Exchange Program & Chinese Exchange Students 3

3rd Grade Showcase Performance Rehearal Video “找朋友” http://vimeo.com/36561770 4

65th Grade Project-based/Interdisciplinary learning

8 Upper School-7 Students Mixed Grade Levels

9 Challenges  No Free Food Seminar-DCLT…  No Buddy Teachers-small talks/complains…  No “四菜一汤”…

10 Chanllenges-Achievement Gap Annual Fund Raising-How to involve in the school community

11 Chanllenges  Curriculum Development & Material Selection  Program Development & Sustainability  Summer Exchange Program  Exchange Students

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