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LAUNCHING, SUSTAINING AND EXPANDING CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: PANEL DISCUSSION

Harvin Moore: Board of Trustee HISD

Scott Barnett: Board of Trustee SDUSD

Dr. Lily Cheng: Executive Director CI SDSU

Bryan Bordelon: Principal HISD Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School

Edward Park: Principal Barnard Mandarin Chinese Magnet School

IMPLEMENTING A MANDARIN IMMERSION PROGRAM

TRANSLATING PLANS INTO ACTIONIN HOUSTON ISD

3 MAJOR CONCERNS

1. Curriculum 2. Staffing 3. Marketing and Recruiting

CURRICULUM

Reinventing the wheel Learn from colleagues

Site visits: Mandarin immersion schools; high-performing elementary schools.

Avoid old mistakes … make new ones.

STAFFING

First priority: Securing strong elementary school teachers

Secondary priority: Chinese language certification

Partnership with local university Streamlining HR process – multiple

interviews before meeting with principal and hiring committee.

MARKETING

Defining our market – who is our school meant for?

Ensure our market understands what makes us unique.

Our end goal is NOT Chinese language fluencyIt is a byproduct of instruction through Mandarin.

Branding the school Web presence and access to information.

BARNARD MANDARIN CHINESE MAGNET SCHOOL 2012

STATE OF BARNARD 2012

K-2 Full Immersion Program 3rd-6th FLES Mandarin Chinese Language and

Culture By 2017, all grade levels will be fully

immersed Partnership forged with sister schools in

China, Korea, and Taiwan First CC in San Diego County California Distinguished School Title 1 Academic Achievement Award California Business Education Excellence

Honor Roll School

STATE OF BARNARD 2012

BOE passed resolution recognizing Barnard’s excellent program

Current site slated to close and move location to expand Barnard’s Program.

200 plus on waiting list

http://www.barnardelementary.com

满足多元化汉语的学习要求MEETING THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE CHINESE LEARNERS

刘丽容博士（圣地亚哥州立大学孔子学院院长）Dr. Lilly Cheng

(Managing Director of Confucius Institute San Diego State University)

Email: lcheng@mail.sdsu.edu

PARTNERSHIP

First Confucius Classroom Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary School Point Loma Cluster

SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES

Sister schools-exchange, visits Visiting scholars Performing groups Teachers Classes for parents Distance learning Summer camps/summer schools

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

Chinese Bridge Competition Observers Study abroad in China Hanban program CCTV program

TEACHER TRAINING

Confucius Classroom Forum Summer program at Xiamen University Chinese Bridge Programs Local/area training programs

OPTIMAL LANGUAGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Creating an OLLE is critical (Cheng, 2009)1. Engage children in meaningful discourse2. Read stories to children3. Ask critical questions4. Ask hypothetical questions5. Provide a variety of reading materials6. Create a language-rich environment7. Create collective stories8. Engage in multicultural literacy

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