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Case Study: Our high school students use ‘Type-to-Learn’ Chinese and have rapidly increased their ability to acquire and use Mandarin. Moreau Catholic High School Henny Chen. Digital Media/Technology Learning Tools solutions for teaching Chinese. Agenda. Moreau Catholic High School one to
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Case Study: Our high school students use ‘Type-to-Learn’ Chinese and have rapidly increased their ability to acquire and use Mandarin Moreau Catholic High School Henny Chen
Digital Media/Technology Learning Tools solutions for teaching Chinese
Agenda • Moreau Catholic High School one to one laptop program • Students’ Chinese textbooks • Curriculum design • Conclusions
One to One Laptop Program • Beginning in the fall of 2007, Moreau initiated a one to one laptop program for all 9th - 10th grade students. • The students have 13 inch MacBook computer that all teachers have
Statistics • Grade 9 : 280 students • Grade 10: 270 students • Lease: 360 students • Purchase: 190 students
Educational philosophy • Increase student engagement • Increase access to students and individualized instruction • By implementing the laptop program, our teachers are able to embed in their curriculum necessary 21st Century Learning skills.
Textbooks :eBooks • 2007, Chinese I • 2008, Chinese I and II French and Spanish I –IV, and AP Classes
Chinese I e-Books IQChinese Pinyin, Go 100& 200
Curriculum info • Chinese I: 10 credits/a school year • 85 minutes /each meeting • 2-3 meetings/ per week • Chinese I :Pinyin, Go 100 and Go 200 • Chinese II: Go 200-300
Chinese Pinyin first • Each lesson Voc. Drill: Words builder, sentences builder
Drill: Word cards Exercise: Quiz level 1-4, teacher’s assignment Chant
Thank You Henny Chen hchen@moreaucatholic.org