Incorporating Chinese Guest Teachers for Strong, Sustainable Programs (Q10) Speakers: Lucille Esposito, Deborah W. Robinson, Jan Viars, Yea-Jae Wang, Hongmei Zhao

1. Incorporating Chinese Guest Teachers for Strong, Sustainable Programs NCLC Washington, DC. April 2010 Meeting Room 3, Meeting Room Level 10:00-11:00 Friday

2. An Opportunity for Hubbard Students

8. . . .What an opportunity For Hubbard Children

9. Chinese Guest Teacher Program April 23 rd , 2010 Presented by Hongmei Zhao Hanban Chinese Guest Teacher [email_address]

10. New Program in 2008 -2009 • Chinese Bridge Delegation Trip • Two Hanban guest teachers offer instruction • Teaching assignment Grades 1 and 2 5 days a week for 30 minutes Level Ⅰ, Middle and High School 5 days a week for 50 minutes

11. Expanded Program in 2009-2010 • Expand Chinese program into two Primary Schools, two Middle Schools and High School • Two guest teachers and one local Chinese teacher offer instruction • Teaching assignment: Grades 1 and 2, 5 days a week for 20 minutes Grades 3 and 4, 5 days a week for 30 minutes Level Ⅰ,ⅡHigh School, 5 days a week for 50 minutes Level Ⅰ, Middle School, 5 days a week for 50 minutes Grade 7, 5 days a week for 50 minutes for one quarter

12. District Support • New teacher orientation • In-service training • Foreign language department quarterly meeting • Support team: Administrators, teachers and parents World language chair as head mentor Mentor teachers in each school

13. Cultural support • A local Chinese teacher as a cultural mentor • Support from principals • Teachers and American parents regularly take GT to experience the life in US Living support • A furnished apartment shared by two guest teachers • The district provides the transportation to school

14. Community Support • Chinese New Year Celebration in 2008 and World Pulse Program( Chinese, German, Spanish) in 2009 http://occhineseprogram.shutterfly.com/ • Exchange Program between two schools in US and China http://oakcreekbeijing.shutterfly.com/

15. Brownsburg, Indiana

21. Seattle Public School

22. Guest teachers help to extend existing program through 2006 FLAP Grant

23. Guest teachers help to organize Chinese New Year Activity