starting the school year - what every (chinese) teacher needs to know

Starting the School Year: What every (Chinese) teacher needs to know

William C. AndersonCurriculum Associate for World Languages

Massapequa School Districtwanderson@msd23.org

September 25, 2015Project for Developing Chinese Language Teachers

New York University

Path to Success

Are the habits you have today on par with the dreams you have for

tomorrow?

PUNCTUAL: ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TO CLASS ON TIME. SHOULD THE STUDENT BE LATE, HE/SHE MUST HAVE A PASS EXCUSING THE LATENESS.

******PLEASE NOTE; ABSOLUTELY NO CELL PHONES/IPODS/OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE TO BE “ON” DURING CLASSES UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED OR INDICATED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL USE. SHOULD A PHONE RING DURING CLASS, THE PHONE WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE STUDENT AND MUST BE PICKED UP AT THE END OF THE DAY BY A PARENT. ALSO, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SHOULD A CELL PHONE RING DURING A QUIZ/TEST, THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF “0”FOR THAT ASSIGNMENT.

I am happy to have you in my class this year. We are going to spend 3 exciting years together and this year is going to be a wonderful start! The coming academic year will be successful, interesting, and challenging. The information in this letter will help you make your experience in our class rewarding and enjoyable for all of us. Please read it carefully; both you and your parent/guardian should sign it. Please keep it in the front of your notebook for easy reference.

What is the exit outcome?

How many days/weeks will it take?

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Activity Development

Transition

Plan for Instruction Vocabulary

Can-Do statements

Are the students prepared?

Second chance

Fair isn’t always equal

Organize

Categorize by unit/topic

Save, Back-up, Sync!

A single story

Culture

Pop Culture

Grit and Growth Mindset

Grit恒心 勇气 毅力

Be your best and embrace failure

They are willing to fail in order to eventually succeed. All successful people know that it doesn’t come easy and they are bound to fail more than they will succeed at anything. They are willing to learn from each failure, as it will help them make better decisions that lead to success later. While many people give up after failing at something, a successful person will persevere.

-Forbes (14 things that successful people have in commom)

The Richness of Errors

Collaborate, Communicate, Cooperate!

NYU Project DCLT (Fridays)

Where to find the support you need

Chinese Language Teachers Assoc. of GNY

NYCAFLT October 17th (UFT HQ)

www.nysaflt.org October 30-31 (Saratoga)

www.nectfl.org February 11-13 (NYC)

Relaxation

Relaxation

Remember to have fun!

William C. AndersonCurriculum Associate for World Languages

Massapequa School Districtwanderson@msd23.org

谢谢你们