Yuqing Hong, Senior Curriculum Specialist of the New York City Department of Education Office of English Language Learners, discusses practical ideas for maximizing instruction time and minimizing downtime in the classroom.

1. Chinese Teachers Summer Institute September 2, 2009 Yuqing Hong, Senior Curriculum Specialist New York City Department of Education Office of English Language Learners

2. Maximizing Instructional Time with Differentiated Activities

4. Search and Sign What is a question you have about Chinese instruction that you hope is answered today? 你今天希望得到中文教学哪一方面的指导？ How does high quality instruction look like? 什么是高质量的教学？ How do you assess your students? 你用什么方法测试你的学生的知识掌握程度？ What is one way that you have helped a struggling student to learn Chinese? 你如何帮助你的一个后进生学习中文？ What do you think is the most important skills your students should learn? 你认为你的学生最需要掌握的技能是什么？ Give an example of how a rule or routine was/will be implemented in your class. 你是如何制定你班学生要执行的行为条约和课堂次序 ? What are the needs of your students? 你的学生需要在哪方面提高？ What is one goal you have for the coming new school year? 你新学年的一个教学目标是什么？ What are the strength of your students? 你的学生的优势是什么？

8. Learning Pyramid 90% 75% 50% 30% 20% 10% 5% Teach others/ use learning Practice by doing Discussion group Demonstration Audio-visual Reading Lecture

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18. Carousal Activity: What are some words that can describe summer, spring, winter?

20. It is music time

24. 谢谢！