The Primary School’s Chinese language group has always paid close attention to teaching and research activities, remaining committed to giving full play to the positive role that research has in improving teaching quality. Our research activities are held regularly and mainly focus on homework design, experience sharing, teachers’ Open Classes, regular invitations to educational experts for guidance and more. Through the innovation of teaching methods, integrating different teaching styles, becoming more effective at reflecting and summarizing, and devoting enthusiasm to teaching and learning, the Primary Chinese language group has been constantly polishing their craft.
Ms. Liu Guixiang, Assistant Principal and Head of the Primary School, joined in the teaching and research activities as the senior Chinese teacher and former leader of the Chinese teaching and research team. She listened carefully to each teacher’s lesson and gave valuable teaching guidance. She remarked that the Primary Chinese language group had made remarkable progress since the normalization of teaching research! Whether viewed from the perspective of the organization and arrangement of teaching and research, or of the comprehensive reflection of classroom teaching, Ms. Liu witnessed throughout the activity the dedication of the teachers and the growth of the team. Ongoing educational developments have always given Chinese language teachers more challenges and missions. She reminded the teachers that a good teacher needed to not only provide classes of good quality, but to also improve teaching and learning through collaboration with one’ colleagues, so as to constantly broaden horizons, improve teaching standards, and enhance students’ cultural literacy.
On November 22, teachers Zhu Fenglian and Yan Shanyu provided an open class lesson during the first and second periods respectively, teaching the 21st lesson (“The Sound of Nature”) from the Grade 3 first volume of the official Chinese textbook.
Teacher Yan Shanyu taught “The Sound of Nature” lesson in the second period. Teacher Yan is always full of passion and has a broad appeal in her teaching methodology. She led the children to think, accumulate and comprehend while reading aloud. By immersing themselves in different situations, the children’s imaginations and divergent thinking were inspired. In reading aloud repeatedly, they could feel the beauty and profoundness of Chinese language and characters, so as to use the beautiful language to express what they see and think.
On December 9th, Ms. Ma Anqi and Ms. Han Xuan taught the 19th lesson (“Where is the Fog?”) from the Grade 2 first volume and the 7th lesson (“Frogs Writing Poems”) from the Grade 1 first volume respectively. The two teachers have different teaching styles, each with its own merits.
Ms. Ma Anqi put great enthusiasm into the classroom. She has a firm gaze, a gentle tone, and an intentional teaching style. She is very good at setting rules for the children. In her lesson, the children sat upright, followed Ms. Ma’s thoughts closely, and were eager to answer questions. Ms. Ma guided the children to learn to discuss in groups, think positively, and solve problems independently by setting questions, which greatly cultivated the children’s ability to think and learn.
Ms. Han Xuan is both ingenious and innovative in her teaching methods. She carefully grasped the school-age characteristics and psychological characteristics of the Grade 1 children, designing many interesting activities such as animation literacy and classroom games. The lesson content was rich and colourful, and the teaching process was assembled layer by layer so that the students could learn and enjoy their experience.
After the Open Classes, teacher representatives from each grade group took turns to express their feelings and opinions about the Open Classes. They not only affirmed the teachers’ shining points, but also put forward suggestions for areas that require improvement. The teachers in the group communicated with each other, learned from each other, expressed their opinions, and often provided sparks of wisdom. In the after-school seminar, intense and in-depth discussions were held on how to innovate teaching methods, how to mobilize students’ enthusiasm and initiative in learning, and how to exercise students’ thinking ability. Each teacher put forward their own views, and everyone brainstormed and learned from each other’s strengths. Many teachers gained new teaching insights during the seminar.
The two Chinese language team leaders, Miao Kewen and Gu Liming made the final summary. They suggested that teachers should keep their eyes and hearts on the children while teaching. Where there are children, there is education. The fundamental purpose of differentiating teaching methods and the continuous improvement of teaching is to promote children’s better growth and help them to learn more effectively. While continuously polishing, exploring, and communicating, Chinese language teachers at SUIS Qingpu work together to blossom through hard work and collaboration.
Teacher Evaluation:
Teacher Gu Liming
Teacher Wang Zihan