Engaging Learners: Keys to success? CISS Scotland Conference

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1 Engaging Learners: Keys to success? CISS Scotland Conference Joan Major, South West College NI Confucius Hub at South West College

2 Workshop Aims and Objectives To share experience of successful best practice in promoting effective, engaging teaching and learning of Mandarin Chinese with a focus on the learner. To promote parity of experience for all students engaged with a Confucius programme. To promote an enjoyable/ engaging and effective delivery of Mandarin Chinese. To focus on the learner as the focal point in all lesson planning, delivery and self- reflection and evaluation of lessons. To raise awareness of the mindful role of the persona of the Mandarin Chinese tutor in the successful engagement of students/ learners, in the teaching and learning Mandarin Chinese programme experience.

3 Confucius Hub at SWC Pilot Prog. 2 Tutors UU 150 Pupils/students Year 1 3 Tutors Hanban 750 Pupils/ Students Year 2 7 Tutors Hanban 1,100 Pupils/ Students Year 3 9 Tutors Hanban 1,500 Pupils + 3 Fdn. Degrees Confucius Hub at South West College

4 SWC Confucius Hub School Locations

5 Key: Planning - theory to practice ASK (What) VAK (How) PRICE (When) Planning Key features Key attributes Scheme of Work Sample lesson plans Video clips Identification of: VAK & PRICE Activity 1 Activity 2

6 Feedback from schools/ learners The tutor kept the pupils engaged throughout the lessons and the whole programme. She used lots of different activities. The tutor knew how to make the lessons fun and she included relevant culture. The interpersonal and social skills of the tutor are extremely important. The children looked forward to lessons each week. The tutor made it all exciting. We were able to link the culture to other areas of the curriculum. Parents loved to hear the language that the children had to practise with them at home. The work on the MP3 kept the language alive for them from one class to the next.

7 Key: VAK Learning Styles Developed by psychologists to classify the most common ways that people learn. According to the Model, most of us prefer to learn in one of three ways: visual, auditory or kinaesthetic although in practice, many have a balanced and even blend of the three styles of learning. Think of this presentation. What style do you prefer? Is it the images (Visual) and/ or words used (Auditory) and/ or the participation of the audience (Kinaesthetic)?

8 VAK Learning Styles Visual Auditory Kinaesthetic These learners will respond with understanding to visual demonstrations. These learners will respond to what they hear. (Children love to mimic) These learners learn by doing. They will want to have a go. I see what you mean. I hear what you are saying Let me try. Engage visual learners by using images, diagrams, charts, pictures, colour. e.g. Match vocabulary to visuals. Engage auditory learners with a focus on Mandarin Chinese Listening exercises, pronunciation, tones. e.g. Invent lyrics with a focus on the vocabulary/ language being taught. MP3 for homework exercises. Engage Kinaesthetic learners by including hands on, interactive, physical activities using the vocabulary being taught. Bingo game to practise numbers; use of physical objects/ items Panda Bear; Number cards

9 PRICE Timing lesson to process Key: Consider Stages of Learning

10 Key: Reflection - ASK Teacher Model Behaviour adopted by the group of students Behaviour internalised by individuals Questions students/ pupils Students/ pupils question each other. Individuals reflect on themselves (PRICE) Requests reasons from pupils/ students Asks for other examples Students/ pupils request reasons from each other. Pupils/ students offer other examples. Individuals reflect upon reasons for thinking. Individuals anticipate their examples.

11 Key: Theory to Practice Lesson planning process incorporating: Syllabus Scheme of Work Lesson plans: VAK PRICE ASK Observations Feedback from schools key points IQRS

12 Key: Planning cycle Syllabus Scheme of Work Lesson Plans Evaluation IQRS Improving

13 Sample plans: Scheme of Work Sample Scheme of Work

14 Activity: Tools for Reflection Within lesson plans focusing on the student/ pupil activity, identification of any of the following: VAK PRICE ASK

15 Sample planning: Lesson plan Sample Lesson Plan 1 Sample Lesson Plan 2 Tutor PowerPoint 1 Handout 1 Tutor PowerPoint 2 Handout 2

16 Sample: Another Activity

17 Sample: Another Activity

18 IQRS learn innovate discover support engage

19 Keys to success WHY? Why Mandarin Chinese? Why specific content? Why do you choose your lesson activity? VAK, PRICE, ASK? WHAT? What is your plan? What is the subject? ASK What is your key resource? What resources are needed? Do you know your syllabus?...your learners?.your strengths? HOW? How will you meet the students learning styles? VAK How do you motivate and engage your learners? How do you know if the lesson was successful? WHEN? When do you time your lesson activities? (PRICE) If you fail to plan you plan to fail TEACHING IS A WORK OF ART. TEACHING IS ALSO A WORK OF HEART

20 Questions