Admissions Inquiry

Presenters

Guest Speakers Presentation

Presenters

Topics

Targeted Audience

Proficiency levels

Dr. Ben Lee

High School Principal-Pudong,

Shanghai American School

"Found Objects” in the Secondary Language Acquisition

MS, HS

Foundation, Intermediate,

Advanced

Ping Li

Chinese Program Director, VP

UWC Changshu

Teaching and Learning of Chinese as First Language in International Schools

PreK- 12

Advanced, Language A

Sara Mar

Chinese Program Consultant,

Hwa Educational Consulting Company

“Appetizer, Main course and Dessert” in the Chinese Classroom

ES

Foundation, Intermediate

Dr. Suyi Wang

Chinese Program Director,

Shanghai American School

Create a Stimulating, Enjoyable and Collaborative Classroom

Prek-12

Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced, Language A


SAS Principals Presentation

Presenters

Topics

Michael Alen

Elementary School Principal,

SAS Puxi Campuse

Positive Discipline Tools

Becky Read

Middle School Principal,

SAS Pudong Campuse

Meet The Intellectual, Social And Emotional Needs Of Pre-Adolescent Students

Dr. Sascha Heckmann

High School Principal,

SAS Puxi Campuse

Professional Learning Communities


Teacher Workshop

10:00-11:00

Proficiency Level- F- Foundation I- Intermediate A- Advanced LA- Language A

Workshop Title

Location

Description/ Strands

Target Audience

Presenter

1

Making PBL Happen in your Chinese classroom

In this highly interactive workshop, participants will understand what PBL looks like, its main elements, practical tools, and useful resources.

ES

All Levels

Judy Zhang

Shanghai American School, Puxi, ES, HOD

Ting Shen

K-12 coordinator

2

Resourcing and Instruction for a Differentiated Chinese Classroom

Takes participants through carefully selected examples to demonstrate how to successfully resource and teach a differentiated Chinese language class.

ES

F, I

Xiong Huali

Canadian International School, Singapore

VP of the Chinese and Chinese Bilingual Program

3

Language through Culture, Culture through Language

A long-term project on cultural instruction in Mandarin/English bilingual programs followed by collaborative work with K-8 Chinese teachers

ES, MS

F, I, A

Ann Zhao

Dulwich College Beijing

4

Use the world as our classroom!

通过和本地学校建立笔友关系的项目,与大家探索“把世界当成课堂”的教学理念和具体实施方法。

MS, HS

A, LA

Nancy Bai

上海美国学校浦东校区初中部

5

基于项目式学习的教学分享——来自本地学校的呼唤

通过基于项目式学习(Project­-based Learning, PBL)的教学实例分享,探讨 PBL的课堂教学方法和技巧。

Gail Li

上海美国学校浦西校区初中部

6

Technology in Chinese classrooms

A platform to share ideas of using technology in Chinese classroom.

MS,HS

All Levels

Lillian Wu

Shanghai American School, Puxi, MS, HOD

7

Nurture Life Long and Self Driven Learner

A classroom for students to set goals, develop desire to learn, nurture collaborators and reflective life-long language learner.

HS

I, A, IB

Ai Wang

International School Manila, HS

8

Academic Choice as a Strategy in Second Language Teaching

Exploring how Academic Choice helps students learn effectively, and how to use this strategy to design a lesson.

PreK-12

All Levels

Isabella Sun

HS HOD

Stephanie Shao

Shanghai American School, Pudong, HS

9

Positive feedback that pushes learners forward

Introduce Dylan Wiliam’s approach and look at ways of giving formative feedback to students

PreK-12

All Levels

Fiona McConnon

British International School Shanghai, Puxi

Head of Global Languages

10

学习成绩报告的要领

提供老师们一些实际的建议,协助老师做出符合国际学校要求与期待的学习报告

PreK-12

All Levels

Jessy Tu

Shrewsbury International School,

Curriculum and Strategic Consultant

11

Coaching or teaching?

-An alternative way of learning

An action and research project on Coaching as a managing tool of all learning activities in class.

PreK-12

I, A, LA

Connie Hu

KGV, English School Foundation

12

Why and how to support high achievement for all students

Exploring why and how to support high achievement for all students using Lower School classes as examples

PreK-12

F, I, A

Clarabelle Lin & Caroline Hsu

Taipei American School, Lower School

11:10-12:10

Proficiency Level- F- Foundation I- Intermediate A- Advanced LA- Language A

No.

Workshop Title

Location

Description/ Strands

Target Audience

Presenter

1

Make inquiry visible in CSL classroom

How to make inquiry visible in a second language classroom to help students learn Chinese radicals, pinyin and grammar.

ES

F, I

Natasha Yuan

Clearwater Bay School

2

Positive discipline in the Chinese classroom

美国学校小学部中文教学结合“正面管教”,创造一个和谐的课堂。

ES

All Levels

Jane Zu

上海美国学校浦西校区小学部

3

Developing conceptual understanding and Problem solving skills in the Chinese Foreign Language Classroom

An overview of the key ideas of UBD and explore how to use UBD to engage students, and to develop students’ creative and critical thinking

ES

F, I, A

Sissy Shen

YCIS, Pudong

HOD, Primary School

4

Using authentic learning resources in the classroom

Authentic learning resources that well used in a proficiency-based language teaching model. How can we make them comprehensible and use them effectively to promote real life learning and develop problem solving skills.

MS, HS

I, A

Huiney Xu

Shanghai American School, Pudong, MS

5

How to design effective learning tasks for students?

Design authentic learning tasks for students through differentiated instruction

MS, HS

I, A

Louise Lin

Shanghai American School, Puxi, HS

6

Engaging Learner through Writing

Teaching writing to explain, persuade and convey experience through collaborative writing, presentational writing and interpersonal speaking.

MS, HS

I, A

Stephanie Shao

Shanghai American School, Pudong, HS

7

A Thematic Unit Design

A thematic unit using backward design on topic of dinning out through a professional Learning Community (PLC) model.

HS

F

Holly Lin

Shanghai American Puxi campus, HS Head of Department

8

Effective instruction through authentic learning experience

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Explore how to start an authentic project and how to scaffold the learning

PreK-12

All levels

Joan Xu Shanghai American School, Puxi, MS

9

Blended Mandarin Teaching - Video Session

Compare traditional teaching VS Internet teaching, using different methods to make or convert to videos, video storage and usage by students

PreK – 12

F, I, A

Peihua Li

British International School Shanghai, Puxi

10

Values of Chinese Ancient Poems and Architectures—Scaffolding Student Learning

Discuss on how to scaffold students’ learning through choosing learning materials, teaching strategies to help all students achieve the learning outcomes

MS, HS

A

Ivy Wang

Shanghai American school,

Puxi, MSk-12 Chinese Coordinator

11

Assessment-placement, formative, summative

针对听、说、读、写四个技能,探讨在做总结性评量时如何掌握重点并避免不该有的错误

PreK-12

F, I, A

Jessy Tu

Shrewsbury International School,

Curriculum and Strategic Consultant