CELIN Webinars

Regardless of students’ age or proficiency level, highly efficient teachers should work with a conceptual framework informed by research findings from second language acquisition. In this way, they can implement the prepared curriculum to reach the expected learning outcomes. However, many teachers struggle with where to find entry points for their students to begin the journey, tease out key areas to deepen their knowledge or skills, or assess students against the expected learning targets. This presentation will offer a BMW framework and principles that teachers can apply to enhance instruction and learning. Two experienced teachers will showcase real classroom examples and student work samples to demonstrate how they use the BMW model to create engaging and meaningful learning experiences for students. They will show how to build a scaffold for students to move upward step by step. When students reach the summit through their hard work, they will be able to claim with pride, “I made it, all by myself!” This kind of joyful learning outcome is a dream come true for all students and teachers. The three presenters will engage in Q & A with participants and share instructional strategies and resources. The goal is that the participants will transfer the gains acquired through this presentation to their own classrooms, laying the foundation for a successful new school year.

无论学生的年龄或语言水平为何，高效能教师应该根据二语习得建立的思想框架来实践预备的课程，以达预期效果。但是许多老师往往苦于不知如何切入，如何抓出重点来操作，或者如何验收成果。本讲座将为老师提供一个BMW的教学思想框架和操作时必须关注的原则。同时，两位有经验的老师将通过真实的中小学课堂实例和学生样品来示范怎样简单地用BMW教学模式为学生创造有意义的学习经验，怎样为学生层层搭建阶梯，让他们自己拾阶而上，攀上高处。当他们通过个人努力登上了属于自己的高峰，他们将自豪地说：“我可以上到这么高，是我自己上来的！” 。这种惊喜的学习成果，是老师和学生梦寐以求的。三位主讲老师将有机会跟参与者进行探讨，并分享教学活动和资源，希望参与者能举一反三运用在自己的课堂上，成功地开展新学年的教学。

Speakers:

• Dr. Shuhan C. Wang 王周淑涵, Project Director, CELIN at Asia Society
• Chiachyi Chiu 沈家琦, Secondary Teacher
• Yin Shen 沈茵, Elementary Teacher

Dr. Shuhan C. Wang is the President of ELE Consulting International and Director of CELIN@Asia Society (Chinese Early Language and Immersion Network). She is former Deputy Director of the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) at the University of Maryland, Executive Director for Chinese Language Initiatives at Asia Society, and Education Associate for World Languages and International Education for the state of Delaware, U.S.A. In addition to numerous scholarly papers and book chapters, she is an author of two series of K-12 Chinese language textbooks. She serves as an advisor to the Ministry of Education in Singapore on the Mother Tongue and Chinese Curriculum Projects.

Chiachyi Chiu currently teaches Chinese and serves as International House co-chair at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware. Chiachyi co-authored Flying With Chinese, a series of textbooks for grades K-6 with Shuhan Wang, Carol Ann Dahlberg, and other teachers. She is a frequent presenter at ACTFL, NECTFL, CLASS, NCLC, Asia Society, and STARTALK conferences. Chiachyi conducts teacher training workshops for STARTALK programs and has worked nationally with teachers of Chinese since 2010.

Yin Shen is a Chinese immersion instructional coach and consultant. She has more than 25 years of teaching and coaching in the Mandarin immersion field. She taught in Portland Public Schools from 1998 to 2018. She is the author of a series of Chinese immersion books and readers.