2018 iFLT conference, observation is the best part

1. To-do
TeachingTechniques
● Makemorestatements and ask questions
● Keep itsimpleand comprehensible
● Check comprehension
Focus on structures, notjustsimplevocab
MoreChinesehanzi writingpractice(frommemory)incontext/ and
typingpracticeincontext
Moreauthentic hanzi signreading
Startwithassessmentinmind
AddingCurrentEvents
Don’tshelter tenses
Keep vocab tightbefreewithgrammar
Beginning School
● Card talk (ask students to draw picturesof whatthey liketo do on
cards and talk aboutit)
● Circlewithballs or beachballwithquestions onit
● Wantevery kid to feel special
● I am poem
Special PersonInterview (or Pets)
● Can makea bigposter of the questions
● Addingnew questions gradually

2. MovieTalk
PictureTalk
BrainBreaks
Theater Games
Book discussioncards inclass
TPRS Questionnaire
● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proust_Questionnaire
● Bryceblog
and Rules
Reading
Teachingnovels
Whataboutthe materials:comprehensible,engaging(hook), contain
culture, good discussiontopics, has good scenes to act out, novels arethe
core, expansionis great
Err on the easy side, look for diversecharacters(find ss
representation), don’tteachcultural concepts and new grammar atthe
sametime
Tech
Goosechaseapp (scavengerhuntapp)

3. GiveSs options for actual reading
Lower level stduents withteacher read and translate
Highss
Class Observation
Oneword image(to devisea story fromimagination)co-createan
invisibleobject;go back and forthbetweentheinvisiblecatand student
life
https://magisterp.com/tag/one-word-image/
Rules
● Slowdown
● Stomp feet for things dont understand
● Language signs (ask ss to speak Chinese)
● Class review (1.TPR review, touchnose, jump….; 2.Ask ssto close
eyes to demo understandinghands up withfingers; add new words
inreview
● Keep comprehensionchecks alongtheway
● Ask for enthusiaum, confidenceand togetherness fromss
● Reading(T read, ss translate;choralreading;pointto word and
check understanding, pointto words and formnew sentences)
Empowered Story-telling
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jfHrA_1DYKPXWVic9o-
31q3yHMyKzcmH/view
Good story examples

4. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dpB1lHRz6e72wEdGf8Ie-
OGianutecyt9TaFiiWe9tc/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RZvu9Ow2dmOdkNcw5oGYQ6bhT3
bovJCVzfCQmGOJhcs/edit
Empower humanity than just language
In the story, showtimespans
Createidendity thrustories
A more life-affirmingstory
How
Shorter and simpler stories withrichdetails(seechart)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_4JwZ8vfRIkanhGWnBTd092NEk/view
Lead to better connectionand community
Poetry I LoVE
1. Havess listento firststanceof poem
2. Listento and dictatetheend partof stance
3. Went over fromstance
4. S create4 more things they loveand shareoneword fromtheirs
(givethem choice)and create a class poem
5. https://micropoetry.com/ or Haiku
6. Local stories http://phonemica.net/
Annabelle
Choosemovieclips whicharecomprehendingand interestingto ss
Usemovies to personalizeand stretchoutto build community
1. Go over rules (T canspeak Englishanytime, notstudents)

5. 2. Movietalk Contraoller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cBZrr2ZUsg
3. Brainbreaks (evolution,switchseats, snakegame, bubbles,act out
crazy pictures....See
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXD6u0BIoHE for moreideas;
Justinbrainbreaks-- circleshare
Blockbuster Videos
How to maximizeinput
Donttell ss itis a video
Build fluency
Do not rushto getto the end of the video or showthe video
Usescreenshots or embed inslides
Mystery photo talk
Colored sequencing(MM commercial)
Find videos whichmatchss interests
Possiblevs probable(useevidenceinpictures to supportchoice)
ChineseReading
Audio first
Makesuress understand very confidently inaudio beforehanzi and
reading
Connect sound withmeaning firstand then hanzi
Providess a widerangeof listeningcontext
Readingactivity

6. New ones --wrotethe story longer (keep within15 mins)
Read withdifferentemotions
Pick sixsentences to summerizethe story
Pingpongreading(read and translate)
Password Activity
https://www.brycehedstrom.com/2015/whats-the-password
https://www.brycehedstrom.com/2018/level-1-passwords-this-year
Dontoverdo it
JustinLatinclass
Avoid money problems instories
Ss jobs
Posters as review chart
Usehand gestures for pasttenseand repeatand stop
Useprops
Taketimeslowly, build ininputeveninclass trasition(no rushingthru)
Classroommanagetment(no ss sidechat; no englishfromss)
SustainableCI thatreally works
● How to infuse lessons with culture naturally
● How to do sustainable classroom management to bring back joy and sanity to
teaching
● The surprising effectiveness of call-and-response prompts… and how to use them
in multiple ways
● Why you need to start assigning classroom jobs to boost buy-in and give yourself
time to do what only you can do in the classroom
● Why and how to use passwords, and which passwords to use to build a culture of
respect and care in your classroom
● How to read and send body language signals to encourage subconscious
engagement and acceptance.

7. ● How rejoinders build fluency, camaraderie and buy-in… how to teach them and
keep kids using them.
● How to do “Persona Especial” student interviews—the game changer in the CI
classroom—to create community, increase engagement and build fluency
● How to do questioning differently than most teachers. No more: “Anyone?
Anyone?” Including tiered questioning according to levels of thinking and questioning
for on-the-spot differentiation.
Maketimeassignss jobs (ss cangradeeachother paper and seegrades)
Settingtone with courtesy and hope(yet- the mindset)
Call and response(attentiongetter; practicewithss; trainss to tuneinto
my voice)
Begin and end class procedures (password and endingrituals)
Rejoinders (givess whatthey cansay back to meto keep conversations
going, suchas this stinks, really, tell memore, whatdo youmean…)
Designa user friendly classroom(letss move)
Onspotdifferenciation(3 level of questions:whatdoes ___mean? Whatis
the differencebetween___ and ____? Whatif youwant to say _____ in
Chinese?) (fromunderstanding, to describingand to create)
Ask ss to read novels
Startrightaway (love, ruleand expectations)
2018-2019To-do
Password and endingroutine
Add verb tense chart to wall (了，过，已经，还没有，就要）
Rules and expectationand beconsistent
Ss useof Englishdiminish
Gestures for certainthings:repeat, dontunderstand, stop
Usebrainbreaks(moremovementinclass) -- also seeTeachlikea Pirate
for ideas

8. Stories go deeper and good values
Useall and response
Try oneword imageand Special personinterview and cardtalk
Use ss questionnaire (ask some insightful questions such as 你想要
跟什么样的人交盆友，
Morenovels
Continue
Makesuress getcomprehensibleinput
Goingslow
Check for comprehension
Usehighfrequency to guideteaching (chineseand the green tprs book)