The document outlines principles for developing effective overseas exchange programs, emphasizing backwards design by establishing objectives and designing activities to achieve those objectives. It presents several examples of activities that meet program objectives like using language functionally and developing independence, while honoring learning principles such as active learning through experience. Specific activities described include a market challenge, lunch without guides, neighborhood scavenger hunts, and cultural interviews.

1.
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
Part
I:
Principles
of
Program
Design
Jeff
Bissell,
Head
of
School
Chinese
American
Interna6onal
School
San
Francisco,
CA
Part
II:
An
Exemplary
Program
David
Kojo
Hakam,
Curriculum
Specialist
Portland,
OR
Public
Schools
Mandarin
Immersion
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

2.
Presenta5on
Objec5ves
Part
I:
1. Outline
some
prac6cal
principles
for
overseas
program
design;
2. Provide
concrete
examples
of
overseas
program
ac6vi6es
that
follow
design
principles;
3. Ques6ons
and
answers.
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

3.
A
fundamental
choice
in
program
design:
Either
.
..
A
tour
operator
designs
the
program
Or
.
.
.
You
design
the
program
(this
presenta6on
is
for
you!)
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

4.
Backwards
Design
First:
Establish
your
program
objec5ves
Then:
Design
ac:vi:es
based
on
solid
learning
principles
to
achieve
your
program
objec:ves
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

5.
What
are
the
OBJECTIVES
for
your
overseas
program?
Objec:ves
for
CAIS
Interna:onal
Programs
§ Students
use
Chinese
language
to
func6on
successfully
and
appropriately
in
authen6c
cultural
contexts;
§ Students
learn
ac6vely
through
experience,
not
passively
through
observa6on;
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

6.
What
are
the
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
for
your
overseas
program?
Objec:ves
for
CAIS
Interna:onal
Programs
(con:nued)
§ Students
develop
self
confidence,
independence,
and
responsibility;
§ Students
develop
humility
and
respect
for
difference;
§ Students
develop
the
ability
to
be
adaptable
and
resourceful.
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

7.
Learning
Principles:
“Students
learn
best
when
.
.
.”
If
you
want
students
to
learn
to
be
responsible
and
independent,
you
must
give
them
responsibility
and
independence;
do
not
do
everything
for
them.
Students
learn
ac4vely
through
doing,
not
passively
through
watching
and
listening.
What
else
.
.
.
?
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

8.
A
Typical
Tour
of
Beijing
Achieves
Honors
Ac:vity
Objec:ves
Learning
Principles
Lao
She’s
Teahouse
yes/no
yes/no
Peking
opera
yes/no
yes/no
Dinner
at
Quanjude
yes/no
yes/no
Guided
tour
of
Great
Wall
and
Ming
Tombs
yes/no
yes/no
Shopping
at
Silk
Alley
yes/no
yes/no
Shadow
puppet
show
yes/no
yes/no
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

9.
Examples
of
easily
organized
ac5vi5es
that
meet
OBJECTIVES
and
honor
LEARNING
PRINCIPLES
Market
Challenge
(pp
1-­‐2)
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

10.
Examples
of
easily
organized
ac5vi5es
that
meet
OBJECTIVES
and
honor
LEARNING
PRINCIPLES
Lunch
Without
a
Safety
Net
(p
3)
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

11.
Examples
of
easily
organized
ac5vi5es
that
meet
OBJECTIVES
and
honor
LEARNING
PRINCIPLES
Neighborhood
Scavenger
Hunt
(p
4)
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

12.
Examples
of
easily
organized
ac5vi5es
that
meet
OBJECTIVES
and
honor
LEARNING
PRINCIPLES
Jianshui
Scavenger
Hunt
(p
5)
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

13.
Examples
of
easily
organized
ac5vi5es
that
meet
OBJECTIVES
and
honor
LEARNING
PRINCIPLES
Beijing
by
Foot
(pp
6-­‐8)
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

14.
Examples
of
easily
organized
ac5vi5es
that
meet
OBJECTIVES
and
honor
LEARNING
PRINCIPLES
Interviewing
Visitors
at
the
Jianshui
Confucius
Temple
(p
9)
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

15.
Examples
of
easily
organized
ac5vi5es
that
meet
OBJECTIVES
and
honor
LEARNING
PRINCIPLES
A
Local
AQrac:on
and
a
Local
Snack
in
Kunming
(p
10)
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

16.
Examples
of
easily
organized
ac5vi5es
that
meet
OBJECTIVES
and
honor
LEARNING
PRINCIPLES
Interviewing
Monks
at
Yonghegong
(p
11)
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

17.
Examples
of
easily
organized
ac5vi5es
that
meet
OBJECTIVES
and
honor
LEARNING
PRINCIPLES
Responsible
Par:es
(p
12)
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)

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Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
End
of
Part
I
谢谢各位！
Developing
Sustainable,
Effec5ve,
and
Authen5c
Overseas
Exchange
Programs
(Pt.
I)