8. Be clear and honest
about your goals
• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Realistic
• Timely
9. Your goal = your success
story.
• Keep it clearly in your sites
• Make it your measuring stick.
• it will help you “rise above” the day-to-day
struggles.
• you can’t control China, but you can set your own
goals
11. In your
Classroom
• Chinese/Western style
• ESL
• Chinese staff
• Head Teacher
• Head Student
• U-Turns and surprises
• Fasten your seatbelts
12. $200 for teaching supplies
stickers
folders
duo-tangs
Canadian/Western swag - pins, flags, stickers, pencils
a “real” teachers’ planner
anything you’ve used or relied on
7:50 - 5:00 with expectations
school bus to town!
13. Me, in the classroom
Journal writing
quiet, working classroom
I’m the one setting the agenda
a breather before you begin
a great pre-speaking strategy
assessment
14. You, in the classroom
sharing
Word Wall/posters
Chinese fresh air (aka no heat), long underwear and
lined shoes/boots
hot water
observe the Chinese teachers and strategies
use what is useful
15. Food• bring what you can’t live without
• reading labels
• Carrefour and Ole
• mixes
• spices
• KD
• and when all else fails,
Immodium
16. Food at School
monthly allowance
3 meals/day
fruit and veg
chicken feet and heads
soup: magic potion to survive January and February
apartment “kitchens” are hot-plates
25. Do some reading and
research!
Many great websites
Simple etiquette
business cards
“clinking” glasses and toasts
how to be a good guest
Learn some basic Chinese
counting
“thank you”
“hello”
26. Finally and in no particular order
•Copy your PASSPORT, CREDIT CARD NUMBERS, CHINESE VISA
•ALL Medications, vitamins for the entire year – especially vitamin D since there is little sunshine.
Over the counter meds such as Tylenol, allergy meds, ibuprophen, Gelusil, Tums, Cold and Flu meds,
etc
•Download SKYPE, and a VPN BEFORE leaving home.
•BRING ORIGINALS OF ALL DOCUMENTS YOU SENT TO AEI.
•Difficult to find in China: deodorant, tampons, razor blades (men and women) soap in bars .
•A year’s supply of underwear. Chinese sizes are very tiny compared to our sizes.
•in China 4X is equivalent to a Western Size 12.
A list stolen from the principal in Beijing … just sayin’)
27. … and even more
•shoes
•thumb drive
•warm coat/jacket
•Small flashlight – power does go off now and then
•Make-up/creams/toiletries/shampoo
•There are {no ovens} and no clothes dryers in China – anywhere
•Bug Spray (mosquitoes) and AfterBite, Tiger Balm, Benadryl Cream
•Sun screen – when you travel, sun screen can be difficult to find
28. Taking Care of yourself in China,
or
It’s All Well and Good
Until Someone Loses an Eye
29. We need to be mentally and physically
strong to manage well in China.
• walking, lugging, bravery in the intersections
• our contract says “health plan” but what we get
is accident insurance. They are not the same
thing
• hospitals in China are vastly different than in
Canada. “How so?” you ask?