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What kind of classroom do you want?
You get to choose the type of classroom you want.
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Plan to make this happen
Engaging Lesson Plans
1
Students are Engaged
Fill the bucket
content
teacher
focus
knowled
ge
student
dependence
everyone learns
the same content
and the same way
知识
学生过度依赖 以老师为重心
内容
大家学习一样的方法和一样的内容
Light the fire
applying
knowledge
student
focus
Apply
content
student
independenc
e
content and
learning style are
adjusted to the
student’s needs
学以致用
学生独立学习 以学生为重心 内容
依学生的需求,
调整学习的内容
和方式
Cookie cutter approach to teaching Chinese can cause
classroom management problems.
千篇一律的中文教学方法
What I know What I want to
know
What I learned
Active Learning
What makes a lesson
engaging?
1. Connect what you're teaching to real life
2. Use students' interests
3. Give students choices
4. Present information in multiple formats
5. Teach students self-monitoring skills
Personalize
Learning
Student-focused Lesson Plan
Blended
Learning
Clear Expectations
2
Rules
Expectations - focus on positive behaviors
Expectations are Assumptions
Expectations are Persuasive
My Expectation is…..
ou enter the classroom, I expect you to enter without sp
When you want to speak, I expect you to raise your hand
en you are working at your desk, I expect you to be on ta
Expectations are non-negotiable
To not follow the Expectations is a
choice.
The choice is followed by a logical
consequence.
Classroom Expectations
课堂纪律和行为守则
• Write them down 写下来
• Teach them to students 教学生
• Practiced by students 学生执行
• Enforced by teacher老师严格要求
I am clear about
what is expected of
me in class.
Community Agreement
Give a
Class Contract
to students
给学生一个课堂合同
Ask students to sign a
Class Contract of rules.
要求学生签署有关
课堂规则的合同。
责任
尊重
社区
卓越
Teacher and students develop
Community Agreements
老师和学生们一起建立班规
尊重
Classroom Expectations need to be
observable and clear.
课堂纪律必须是明确的、可量化的
“Don’t talk when I am talking.”
“Don’t get out of your seat.”
“Don’t call out.”
“Stop talking to her.”
Expectations are positive
Logical Consequences
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What if a student chooses not to follow the
Classroom Expectations?
如果学生选择不遵守班规,你们有计划吗?
Choice
“My expectation is…”
“You have a choice.”
“You can raise your hand to speak and I
will listen”
OR
“you can choose to call out, and there are
consequences to your actions.”
Consequences vs Punishment
Why are you calling out?
Didn’t I tell you
not to call out?
Shh! Be quiet.
Don’t talk when I am
talking!
The expectation is -
you will raise your hand
to speak.
This is your first warning.
Can someone remind…
what the expectation is?
Thank you…for raising
your hand to speak.
Consequences work best when they are...
(1) Logical
(2) Natural to the classroom environment
(3) Connected to the rule
(4) Educative
最有效果的惩罚是...
有逻辑的
符合课堂气氛的
符合课堂守则的
有教学意义的
Consequences need to be linked to Expectations.
惩罚要和规则联系起来
Consequences
Level 1
Level 4
Final Reminder:
“Who can remind Tom of the Expectation?”
Consequence:
You have chosen not to follow the Expectation so you will
need to:
- Take time out to think about your choice.
- Complete a Reflection Sheet.
- Move to a different area of the room.
Level 2
Level 3
Re-state the Expectation:
“The Expectation is you will raise your hand. Thank you.”
Teacher’s Choice:
- Note home
- Parent meeting
- Principal meeting
Take a Break
Time-out should not be used as a punishment.
You are not banishing the child for misbehavior.
Instead, you are asking him or her to take a few
minutes to think about their choices and how
they will make better choices next time.
Start the timer.
Sit with your hands in your
lap.
Try a calming technique:
- Close your eyes.
- Count silently.
- Breathe in and out slowly.
- Make a picture in your
head about somewhere
relaxing.
The Cool Down Spot
Think about why you
needed to come to
the Cool Down spot.
What different choices
can you make in the
future?
Write or draw on the
Reflection Form.
Walk quietly back to
our group.
The Chill Out Chair
For reflection
You Break ​It, You Fix It
Give students an opportunity to solve a problem
he or she caused.
When something has been broken, feelings have
been hurt, or a mess has been made—whether
accidentally or intentionally, the consequence is
that the one responsible for the problem takes
responsibility for fixing it.
Reflection
on Choices
Reflection Worksheet Think Sheet
Reflection
on Choices
Consequence
Consequence
Positive Reinforcement
4
Positive Reinforcement
Lowering the Affective Filter
熊猫钱
Students will receive 熊猫钱 for:
•Student-Teacher of the Week
•Outstanding Speaking
•Brilliant Writing
•All Homework completed
•Excellent Behavior
Classroom Economy
Students will store 熊猫钱
in a wallet.
课堂经济体系
On the last day of the month, students
choose to spend or save their 熊猫钱
http://www.creativechinese.com/panda-money-%E7%86%8A%E7%8C%AB%E9%92%B1-
for-students/
两百块钱 一百块钱
三百块钱
五百块钱
五十块钱
四百块钱
三百块钱 七百块钱
• Class trip to Chinatown - 9th
grade
• Karaoke night - 10th grade
• Monthly Chinese lunches
刺激主意 / 奖励Incentives
The Great Wall Trek
Your Power
source
Use an informal Observation Chart to monitor students
使用一个非正式的观察图表来引导学生。
http://www.creative
chinese.com/incen
tives-printable-
stickers/
Printable Notes
home to Parents
Quiet Signal
5
Voices?
如何控制吵杂音
Quiet Signal
1. Students can SEE it from anywhere in
the room.
2. Students can HEAR it when they are
interacting in teams.
3. It’s not overly annoying when used 15
times in one day!
4. Room should be quiet within 3 seconds.
If it takes longer, it's not working.
Have a ‘Quiet’ Signal
有一个安静的信号
Hands Up 举手
‘Peace’ 平安
Clap
Patterns
• When I hear the Quiet Signal, I will stop,
look and listen immediately.
Let’s practice now!
Rehearse the Quiet Signal with students
I know I
need
to be on
task.
I know I
need
to use a
conversatio
n voice.
I know the
‘stop, look,
listen’ rule.
Maximize Lesson Time
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Minimize ‘dead zones’
• Students write Learning Outcomes
when they enter the classroom.
• Date: 三月,十五号
• Review last lessons vocabulary - Talk
Partner
• Ppt - Sentence structures
• Practice role-play
• Quick Translation
• Numbers: Write as many numbers as you can.
• Write all the food words you know.
• Write all the Chinese words with 口
Daily Agenda and Brain Warm ups!
给大脑做个热身运动
快速翻译
写下你能想到的所有数字
写下你知道的所有食物有关的单词
写下所有带“口”的中文词汇
Write Class Outcomes and Agenda on the board
• Students write Learning
Outcomes when they enter
the classroom.
• Date: 三月,十五号
• Review last lessons vocabulary
- Talk Partner
• Ppt - Sentence structures
• Practice role-play
DO NOW! Activities
In 3 minutes, list all the
Chinese characters you
know.
Explain in writing why
learning Chinese is a
good idea.
You have 3 minutes to
write as many numbers
as you can. Go!
Write 3 sentences about
your life.
Make a list of food for a
party.
DO
NOW
Procedures
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What are your Procedures ?
• How do students enter your class?
• How do students get your attention?
• How does your class start?
• How do students work in groups?
• How do students work individually?
• How do students transition between activities?
• How do students manage materials?
• How do students leave your class?
• How do you manage voices?
你有哪些步骤呢?
Group Work Procedures
How do you manage voices?
You set the tone!
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Before you enter the classroom
上课之前
Over plan
Greet students
在门口迎接并问候
学生进入教室的方式决定了他们准备就绪学习。
Be consistent
Plan
Plan
Plan
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Hello!
Welcome
to
Chinese
Class
My Name is
How will we learn Chinese?
Songs
Games Stories
WritingSpeaking
Crafts
Videos
And we will do a lot of
listening!
What are my
Expectations?
Before you come into the
Chinese classroom
1 • I will come into the Chinese classroom
without a sound.
2
• I will sit in the assigned seat I am given.
3 • I will raise my hand to ask a question or
to speak.
4 • I will look and listen when my teacher
speaks.
7. When we move around…….
Listen for the Quiet Signal. Let’s practice!
All these Expectations will help us be:
SafeHappy
Smart learners
I know everyone will follow
these Expectations.
I will use a Chart like this
to tell you how you are
doing
in the classroom.
If you choose not to
follow the
Expectations…..
Have fun!
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Enjoy your
students
Be creative!
Provide
incentives for
learning
Build a positive
relationship with students

Classroom Management in the Chinese classroom

Editor's Notes

  • #12 I develop a Thematic Unit of work…where topics are learnt…for example. In this theme – School’s Cool – the language content is generally….discussing school subjects, talking about their school lunch etc., But within the language content I embed KWL chart. So the topic is defined…school related…students get into groups and brainstorm questions.
  • #22 Some teachers like to send home a Classroom rules contract that is also signed by parents. Or you can give it to students....just the mere act of signing the Classroom rules encourages and understanding and following of the rules. Handout
  • #23 This is an example of a Class Contract..it gets all students on board. Handout
  • #24 Handout
  • #33 Despite our wonderful planning, writing our rules and expectations down....some students will choose not to follow them. What then? Remember the reason we have the plan.....
  • #36 So as well as having expectations and rules, you have a plan of what happens when students CHOOSE to not follow the expectations.
  • #37 Remember when punishment was writing the Dictionary out. Totally unrelated to our behaviour.
  • #38 This is an example of my system...and every teacher will have a different way of managing behaviour.
  • #46 **
  • #54 Some teachers set up a class economy. I use xiongmao qian with my after-school class. They earn the money with effort and excellent work. They exchange the money at the end of the term for small Chinese artifacts.
  • #56 In 10th grade, we had Chinese lunches once a month and practiced speaking Chinese. Highly motivating...kids looking at us with their poor sandwiches...it elevated the learning of Chinese in their minds. I sometimes use a ticket system with difficult classes. With the older students it is really about celebrating learning.
  • #58 **Something I use with High School students is a ‘THUMBS UP’ checklist and collect them at the end of the week. It is a self-assessment form that the students themselves fill out.
  • #61 MY first highschool was a DeLa Salle High School of over 2,000 boys. Silence was encouraged. So learning Chinese was a time they could ....
  • #69 As soon as students come into the room - write Learning Outcomes for lesson. YOU need to be very prepared.
  • #70 I do 3 minute Brain warm ups when students enter the room.
  • #71 As soon as students come into the room - write Learning Outcomes for lesson. YOU need to be very prepared.
  • #76 ** Worksheet and discussion
  • #78 Voice monitor