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Building Success with

Strategic Grouping

Presenter: Ching Hung Hsiao, Ph.D.Department of Modern Languages and LiteratureState University of New York, Oswego

2018 STARTALK: Chinese Language & Culture Academy

STARTALK at SUNY Oswego1. The Oswego Program

2. Our Curriculum

3. Student Groups &

Instructional Teams

4. Taking Actions

5. Planning

6. Training

7. Rotation Schedules for

Student Groups

8. Itinerary Schedule for

Teachers

9. Traveling to Four Cities

10.Communication

11.Reflection

12.Benefits

13.Conclusions

Building Success with Strategic Grouping

3 Weeks

15 Days

Non - Residential

6 Hours per Day

Monday - Friday

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Grades 3 - 12Building Success with Strategic Grouping

1.Chinese Language and Culture Academy


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Theme: Let’s Go to China

● Greetings

● Travel to Four Cities

• Landmarks

• Activities

• Foods

● Likes and Dislikes

● Pack a Suitcase

Based on a model curriculum

“Let’s Go Somewhere”

3. Student Groups & Instructional Teams

Students (41)

● Novice - low 3 - 4

● Novice - mid 4 - 7

● Novice - low 7 - 11

● Novice - mid 5 - 8

(Heritage)

Instructional Teams (12)

● 4 Language Instructors

● 4 Culture Instructors

● 1 Director

● 1 Instructional Lead

● 1 Program Assistant

● 1 Photographer


Teach What We Know Best

Teachers’ Hometowns

Han DanShan Dong

Jiang SuFu Zhou

Xi’anLuo Yang

WulumuqiTaiwan


4. Taking Actions

● Pre-Program Planning

● 5-Day Pre-Program Training

● Scheduling - Rotation Schedules for Student Groups

● Scheduling - Itinerary Schedules for Teachers

● Traveling to Four Cities

● Communication


5. PlanningPre-Program Planning

• Brainstorming• Significances of Cities

– Landmarks– Activities– Foods & Stories

• Preferences of Teaching– City– Co-Teacher– Age Group

Beijing Hangzhou Xi’an Wulumuqi

Zheng & Niu Yu & Zheng Zhao & Ren Wang & Shayidan

Group 1

3-4

Group 2

4-7

Group 3

5-8

Group 4

7-11

6. Training5-Day Pre-Program Training

Understanding curriculum as a whole

• Identify vocabulary for learning plans,

• Select vocabulary for cultural activities,

• Prepare comprehensive inputs,

• Identify cooperative learning tasks and

assessment tasks,

• Reiterate STARTALK endorsed principles.


7. Rotation Schedules for Student Groups

Day 1 Day 2-4 Day 5-7 Day 8-10 Day 11-13 Day 14-15

Greetings 1st City 2nd City 3rd City 4th City 4 Cities

Group 1 Beijing Beijing Hangzhou Wulumuqi Xi’an Beijing

Group 2 Hangzhou Hangzhou Beijing Xi’an Wulumuqi Hangzhou

Group 3 Xi’an Xi’an Wulumuqi Beijing Hangzhou Xi’an

Group 4 Wulumuqi Wulumuqi Xi’an Hangzhou Beijing Wulumuqi



To See

Great Wall

Forbidden City

Temple of Heaven

Tiananmen Square

To See

West Lake

Lingyin Temple

Leifeng Tower

Silk Museum

To See

Terracotta Warriors

Huaqin Pool

Clock Tower

City Wall

To See

Tian Shan Mountain

Tianshan Grand Canyon

Heavenly Lake

Grand Bazaar

To Do

Climb Great Wall

Visit the Alley

Watch Flag Ceremony

**Practice Calligraphy

**Make Dumplings

**Play Chinese Yoyo

**Play Shuttlecocks

To Do

Sightseeing

Visiting Temple

Boating

Buy Silk

**Paper Cutting

**Make Steam Buns

**Making Chinese Tea

To Do

Go to Hot Spring

Ride Bike

Buy Souvenirs

Eat Street Food

**Do Martial Arts

** Make Cold Noodles

**Perform Shadow Play

To Do

Climb Mountain

Ride Camel

**Learn Uygur Dancing

** Try Honey Melon

**Make Milk Tea

**Sing Uygur Songs

To Eat

Peking Duck

Dumpling

Candied Haw

To Eat

Fried Rice

Chinese Tea

Glutinous Rice Ball

To Eat

Pita Bread in Lamb Soup

Steamed Cold Noodles

Chinese Hamburger

To Eat

Sautéed Spicy Chicken

Shish Kebab

Milk Tea

** Hand-On Activities during PM Sessions Building Success with Strategic Grouping

8. Itinerary Schedule for Teachers

Daily Schedule

● Opening Activity (9:00-9:20 AM)

● Key Learning Topic of Day (9:20-10:10 AM)

● Language & Communication (10:40-11:30 AM)

● Lunch & Activity (11:30 AM- 12:30 PM)

● Language and Culture (12:30-1:20 PM)

● Personal Learning Initiatives (1:50-2:40 PM)

● Wrap Up & Formative Assessment (2:30-3:00 PM)

● Dismissal (3:00 PM)

Homeroom teachers help students prepare a stage performance for the closing ceremony everyday.

Teachers travel to a class/ city to meet with their students when they are not in their homeroom class/ city.


9. Traveling to Four Cities



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Classroom Videos

10. Communication

• Daily Morning Briefing

• Share Learning Plans

• Teaching Reflection

• Discuss Assessment Tasks, Differentiated

Teaching Strategies, and Student’s

Needs

• Revisit Cultural Activities

• Reiterate STARTALK Endorsed Principles

• Teacher Daily ChecklistsBuilding Success with Strategic Grouping

11. Reflection

• Favorable Climate: We had flexibility in

content selection and resources to support

the STARTALK curriculum.

• Geographical Advantage: We had designated

classrooms, labs, office, and a spacious

campus for the summer camp.

• Unity and Collaborated Instructional Team:

We had expert teachers with professional

knowledge and cultural experiences specific

to a region in China.

天时、地利、人和


12. B

enefits

For Students

• Provide students something to look forward to learning in different classrooms/ cities,

• Learn from expert teachers who know the area best,

• Experience various teaching approaches of different teachers,

• Expand knowledge through repetition and new inputs.

For Teachers

• Have opportunities to

share experiences and

differentiated teaching

strategies,• Prepare teachers for challenged students,

• Facilitate a learner’s community,

• Motivate and empower teachers in a teamwork environment.


13. Conclusions

The use of strategic groupings for a STARTALK student program helps with the program’s success. Besides traveling, the practice can also be adopted for seasons, weather, community, STEM, etc.

Thank you!

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