11/7/2024
Sunday 9 July saw over 30 Mandarin teachers gather at the Si Yuan Centre for Nottingham Confucius Institute's annual training event aimed at enhancing instructional practices and fostering student engagement. The attendees were Mandarin teachers from Nottingham Chinese School, Alderman White School, Rushcliffe School, Confucius institute colleagues from NCI and University of Edinburgh and students on the MA TCSOL programme from Nottingham’s School of Education.
The day began with a seminar on "Differentiation and Personalised Learning" delivered by Ms. Eva Vicente, Head of Modern Languages at Rushcliffe Spencer Academy. After a brief introduction to the key principles of differentiation, Eva demonstrated how adaptive teaching helped foster personalised learning for students of various proficiency levels. She shared various practical tips and strategies ranging from creating classroom routines to conducting language activities and illustrated how to adapt teaching effectively without increasing workload.
This was followed by another talk by Grace Tong, Director of Telford’s China Arts and Culture Centre, on "How to stimulate students' enthusiasm for learning Chinese". Grace showcased a number of effective methods and motivational strategies that help ignite and maintain students’ interest in learning Chinese. They included "follow gentle high standards", "create interesting classrooms", "teach students in accordance with their aptitude", "value the crucial role of parents in supporting and enhancing students’ learning experience" and "be charming and effective teachers".
The training event concluded with parallel discussions in three groups where the participants shared experiences and challenges along with solutions and good practice. Many attendees left feeling motivated and equipped with new strategies and practical tips to enhance their teaching practices.
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活动回顾|诺丁汉大学孔子学院举办2024年度本土教师培训
2024年7月7日，诺丁汉大学孔子学院成功举办了2024年度本土教师培训。本次培训吸引了来自英国诺丁汉中文学校、爱德曼·华特中学（Alderman White School）、拉什克利夫中学（Rushcliffe School）的本土教师，以及爱丁堡大学孔子学院中方院长陈钰副教授、诺丁汉大学孔子学院的教师和诺丁汉大学教育学院的学生等30余人参加。
本次培训由诺丁汉大学孔子学院公派教师徐来副教授主持。首先，诺丁汉大学孔子学院中方院长谢芳芳女士致辞，她对所有与会者表示了热烈的欢迎，并希望大家通过此次培训互相交流学习能有新的收获。
此次培训活动共有两场讲座。第一场由拉什克利夫中学语言学科主任艾娃·文森（Eva Vicente）女士主讲，主题为“如何进行差异化和个性化教学”。文森女士通过具体的策略和生动的演示，详细介绍了如何在课堂上进行差异化和个性化教学。她分享了多种教学策略，包括如何合理设置学生座位、引导学生思考合作与分享、以及如何进行课堂过渡和拓展等，让在场的教师们受益匪浅。
第二场讲座由童话老师主讲，主题为“如何激发学生学习中文的积极性”。童老师提出了“温柔的高标准”、“打造趣味课堂”、“因材施教”、“重视家长角色”和“强调教师魅力”等教学理念。她通过丰富的实例和实用的建议，帮助与会者更好地理解和应用这些理念，激发学生的学习热情。
讲座结束后，与会者们进行了分组讨论，进一步探讨和交流，分享各自的心得体会和教学经验，本次培训活动也在热烈的讨论氛围中圆满结束。
此次本土教师培训不仅为本土教师提供了宝贵的学习机会，也为教师们搭建了一个相互交流和合作的平台。通过此次培训，教师们不仅学习到了新的教学策略和方法，还增进了彼此之间的交流与合作，进一步推动国际中文教育事业的发展。
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Posted on Friday 12th July 2024