1. PS94
Dual Language Class
3-303/3-308
Xuange Liu/Yibo Lu
10/21/11

2. Basic info
School:
• PS 94 is a Teachers College Collaborative K-5 elementary school
located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
• A huge public school with over 1300 students and 100 teachers
• Dual language program:
Connecting Cultures Through Languages

3. Basic info
Class:
• 3rd grade dual language classroom
• Student population: 26/27students, all Chinese immigrants
• The flow of the day:
1. Extended day (for ELLs)
2. Read aloud
3. Reading workshop
4. Writing workshop
5. Social study/word study
6. Lunch
7. Prep
8. Math workshop
9. afterschool (Chinese)

4. Class 303

5. Class 308

6. • Aligned with
the Common
Core Standard
• Students work
with rubric

8. • Vocabulary Wall
• Unit of Study
• Chart paper of every
day focus
• Strategy and tools
• Students work
• Notebook &
Workbook
• Read Aloud book and
other tool
(cubes, rulers, pattern
s, etc)

11. • Chinese center
• Computer center
• Series fiction and
non-fiction book

13. Reading workshop

14. Writing Workshop

15. Chinese Writing Workshop

16. • Tight Schedule (7 periods)

17. • Challenging kids

18. • Humongous workload (assessment/chart
paper/bulletin board/homework)

19. • Traditional characters

20. Time Management

21. Balance of personal life and career

22. Strategies
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23. Strategies