Host School
Established in 1993 as Shanghai’s first independent international school, Yew Chung International School of Shanghai (YCIS) has grown exponentially over the years, opening a fifth campus in February 2018.
Our five campuses, which are located in prime areas in both Puxi and Pudong, collectively cater for Kindergarten, Primary, and Secondary students, ages 2 to 18. As a school for the children of international families, our students come from over 50 countries and regions and are educated by world-class teachers from more than 20 countries. Our international curriculum helps to develop individuals with multicultural perspectives.
YCIS Shanghai is a fully-accredited school, recognised by:
- The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
- The Council of International Schools (CIS)
Our Secondary Schools are authorised as accredited Cambridge Assessment Examinations Centres for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), and are International Baccalaureate World Schools, offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). We are proud to offer these world-class programmes as part of our international curriculum.
Additionally, YCIS is a member of the Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS) and of the East Asia Regional Conference of Overseas Schools (EARCOS).
At the root of our school’s philosophy is the blend of two major cultures, of the East and the West. We believe in the benefits of becoming competently bilingual and believe that the real essence of a culture must not just be understood, but truly valued. To cultivate this cultural experience for our students, our campuses are led jointly by two Co-Principals, one international and one Chinese. They represent the union of the East and West, working closely as partners to oversee their campuses.
We are delighted to host the ACAMIS Chinese Conference from June 29-30 at our brand new Ronghua Campus, located at 59 West Ronghua Road near South Shuicheng Road, in the Gubei New Area of Shanghai.
Highlights
Keynote Speakers
Keynote - Saturday, June 29
Workshop Presentations
香港大学教育学院助理教授
Keynote - Sunday, June 30
Workshop #1 - Sunday, June 30
Workshop #2 - Sunday, June 30
Workshop Presenters
朱燕
香港耀中國際學校(中學)
朱燕老師在上海耀中(浦西古北校區)和香港耀中(中學)工作了16年,對初高中一語課程建立和課堂教學有豐富的經驗。朱燕老師也是IBO DP語言與文學課程的培訓老師,以及DP 文學課程的評卷老師。
蔡洁博士
Marphy has her BA honor of dramatic literature in The Central Academy of Drama in 2007. Then she got MA degree of Drama and Theatre Education at The University of Warwick in 2009 and focus on how to use drama to help children’s personal development in terms of language development, critical thinking, group working, learning ability, literacy and problem solving. Now she is Phd student of Professor Joe Winston in Drama and Theatre Education department at The University of Warwick. In the past 10 years, she trained more than 1000 teachers from the whole China to spread out drama education. She also bring high quality children’s theatre to China. So far, Marphy’s Play House has impacted more than 5000 families in Chengdu, had 200 children learn drama class regularly here; and collaborated with many local schools.
蔡洁博士于2007年毕业于中央戏剧学院,2009年在英国华威大学教育戏剧与教育剧场专业获得硕士学位。致力于将研究如何将戏剧应用于教育领域,帮助孩子获得最个性的个人成长,用戏剧培养他们的语言发展、团队合作能力、批判性思维、学习能力以及解决问题的能力。2019年获得华威大学教育戏剧与教育剧场博士学位。在过去的十年,潜心研究和实践如何将教育戏剧作为一种创新教育,根植于中国。在英国多所幼儿园、小学和高中实践教学,并在法国IDEA以及新加坡IDERIA国际会议上发表实践研究结果与工作坊教学。
Saturday, June 29
- To introduce young children to one of the world’s great plays in a playful and age appropriate manner.
- To simplify but stay true to the spirit and themes of the play
- To encourage children to set the play on an island informed by their own imaginations and creativity
- To explore key characters from the play and ways to represent them physically
- To help children experience some of the key dramatic moments and tensions of the play
- To introduce children to extracts of Shakespeare’s own language.
Sunday, June 30
- Explore the character through drama.
- Practice their improvisation and group work skills.
- Understanding the meaning of the Chinese poem through drama activities and have their own understanding about the historical background.
- Have different perspectives on Mulan.
- To introduce children to extracts of Chinese poem.
王召强,中学语文高级教师。曾获上海市第十届教科研评比二等奖,上海市中青年教师教学评比一等奖,上海市写作教学评比一等奖,2015年度中华优秀传统文化推广人物。著有《唤醒理性的不安》《整本读经典》系列丛书等。
Saturday, June 29
Sunday, June 30
李海燕
Chinese Language and Literature Teacher
裴路
Chinese Language and Literature Teacher
李海燕 (Haiyan Li),2007年前任教于北京四中,教授高中语文,中学语文高级教师。2007年起任教于北京乐成国际学校,教授IB MYP和DP中文母语课程。先后担任IBO官方认证的MYP 中文母语评审员,DP中文母语文学课程考官,DP中文语言与文学课程考官。现任教于北京市鼎石学校。
裴路 (Pei Lu),国际中学中文老师。曾任教于北京耀中国际学校,现任教于北京市鼎石学校。曾担任IGCSE中文母语教师、MYP中国语言与文学教师和DP中国语言与文学教师。对文学与戏剧有深度研究及丰富教学经验,指导学生改编并导演中文话剧《雷雨》、《悟空传》及《君子》,演出均获得极大成功。
Saturday, June 29
肖老师担任英国斯塔福德市新贝肯集团中文教师及教育项目协调员。除了教学工作以外,她也是知名公众号”Gogolearning 教师成长学苑”的合作者以及教师培训负责人, 此公众号目前拥有大概10万名来自全球的语言教师粉丝。
Saturday, June 29
Sunday, June 30
- variety
- meaningful
- student-centred
Ms. Tsou is originally a Chinese teacher from Taiwan and now works a the Chinese teacher at Renaissance College, Hong Kong. She is an experienced educator and has previous teaching experience in Taiwan. She obtained a diploma from the Department of News Editing and Reporting from The World College of Journalism (Shih Hsin University). She received a certificate from the Taipei Language Institute Center for Teacher Chinese as a Second Language in 2006. She also holds a Bachelor degree in Chinese Language and Literature and has a Master degree in education, major in Teaching Chinese as a Second language from the University of Hong Kong. Her research area focuses on the teaching strategy and curriculum designing for the Second Language. She held many workshops for teachers and students from local secondary schools and the University of Hong Kong in recent years. Meanwhile, she was also the Chinese leader of the 21st Century Learning International.
Peer Presenters
Bei Lei works at the American International School of Guangzhou. She is a workshop leader and IB Examiner with a demonstrated history of working at international schools in Australia, Beijing and Guangzhou. She is skilled in the areas of coaching, educational technology, robotics, curriculum development and team building. She is actively enrolled in professional development and extended learning.
Presentation Info
Innovative ways to manage a student's project learning and reporting
Fostering a culture where students choose their topic and take ownership of their project learning and reporting in both independent and group settings using OneNote, PowerPoint, iBook, Flipgrid and Padlet to self-direct and monitor with checklists, timelines, and milestones in a fun way! Step-by-step examples on how students are guided through the experience from choosing their topic to communicating their ideas, knowledge and connections are presented. This workshop is about “student agency” – “learning through activities that are meaningful and relevant to learners, driven by their interests, and often self-initiated with appropriate guidance from teachers.”
Take-aways for the audiences:
- Template for managing student’s project learning
- Examples on how students are guided through the learning process and experience to communicate their ideas, knowledge and connections
- How to use the toolbox – OneNote, PowerPoint, iBook, Flipgrid and Padlet – to manage the project learning
- Ideas of how to facilitate student ownership over their own projects and promote students to actively reflect on their project and the learning process, so as to turn the assessment of learning into the assessment for learning.
Presentation Info
- What is play-based learning and why do we use play-based learning? (Play-based learning environment and intentional teaching)
- How could we use play-based learning to facilitate children’s Chinese language development?
- How could we use play-based learning to develop children’s Chinese cultural awareness?
Presentation Info
- Authentic teacher practice 一线教学应用教学反馈
- Responsive Classroom belief RC 基本理念
- Practical classroom instruction 实用的教学指令
- Teacher language 教师语言
- Lesson plan 实用的教学计划
Presentation Info
- Have a better understanding of how visual teaching and learning can be effectively used to enhance students’ interests, retention, thinking skills and achievement.
- Make greater use of different visual teaching and learning strategies in Chinese language teaching and learning.
- MALE (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
- BEd (East China Normal University)
- Work experience:
- 2013-2016 YCIS SHANGHAI
- 2017-NOW YCIS HONG KONG
- Master Degree—Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
- BEd (The Education University of Hong Kong)
- Work experience:
- 2004-2007 Local school in Hong Kong
- 2007-NOW YCIS HONG KONG
Presentation Info
Laura过往曾在国际行业研讨会上发表的专业文章有《Making the PYP Chinese Program Happens》,《SREM — Innovative Methodology for Teaching and learning the other Languages》,《Step-stones missed in teaching of written Chinese results a poor written Chinese acquisition》等;其原创版权作品有《汉字字母表》,《基础汉字200之倒金字塔》学习海报;以及编写出版有幼小汉语课程教材系列《My Fun Chinese苗乐汉语》等;其撰写的课例《苗乐汉语—我是谁》曾获得2014国家汉办举办的全球国际汉语教学优秀课例大赛三等奖。
Presentation Info
Angela Gou is a Chinese teacher at ESF Bradbury School, an IB international school in Hong Kong. With 10 years of experience in teaching Chinese as a first language and second language, she has accumulated rich experience of curriculum design and classroom practice. She is interested in exploring strategies to teach Chinese language and promote Chinese culture that align with IB curriculum in (near) native classes.
在逾十年的IB国际课程教学中,积累了丰富的课程设计以及课堂实践经验。目前担任香港英基学校协会白普理小学中文老师,负责教授1-6年级中文母语课程。致力于探索IB课程下近母语背景学生的语文教学。
李晴(Anna Li)毕业于上海外国语大学英美文学专业。2004年入职上海耀中外籍人员子女学校并工作至今。15年来,她一直从事的非母语教学工作。在长期的教学实践中,她一直致力于教学方法的研究和探索并逐渐摸索出了一套适合非母语学生的教学方法。2015年她被评为机构的特级教师,2017年开始担任浦西小学部的中文课程主任。
Puxi Secondary Head of Chinese
Presentation Info
邢轶晨
中文部研习课教研组长
在上海市重点高中任教二十年,源于对语言文学的热爱,对IB理念的认同,对自我的挑战,来到了国际学校。两年来,不断努力把自己的教学经验和国际学校的教学实情与理念相融合,在失败、反思、探索、尝试中略有所得。
Presentation Info
Ruby Shen is from Beijing and has been teaching internationally since 2015. She worked for a public charter school at Washington, D.C. in 2015 and then moved back to Beijing where she started working in Learning Support Department of Secondary School at BCIS. She is well trained in IB PYP and MYP and Special Education. Ruby completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland- College Park in 2013 and received her master’s Degree in Bilingual Special Education from George Washington University in 2015. She is enthusiastic, in teaching and she likes sharing her experience with her students as a language learner.
Presentation Info
Ms. Julie Xiao is the assistant head of year five in Victoria Shanghai Academy. She received MA degree in Teaching Chinese as an International language at the Education University of Hong Kong. She has been working in VSA as a PYP class teacher for more than five years.
Presentation Info
- Increase students' incentive and confidence in writing
- Practical and structured writing skills and routine to build students’ writing habit with their current language ability.
Job-alike Open Space Session Presenters
Subject to further changes and updates.
何佩莹
Ruya Brunton has many years of experience in international education. She has actively joined educational festivals and conventions around the world to include the UK, US, and Austria. She set up the Chinese program for Campbell College UK, a prestigious school with 120 years history. Her work at Campbell College was featured by the BBC and other media. Ruya was invited by the city educational officer to talk about the Chinese learning in Belfast. She was chosen to discuss the topic “Are our kids tough enough?”, and published articles in newspaper and magazines. Ruya is excited to share her favorite strategies for engaging students in Chinese learning which are based on brain research.
Presentation Info
- Can teachers speed up students’ acquisition of an additional language?
- Do teachers of a language or academic content in a language need to be native speakers?
- Do we only use 10% of our brain?
- Are most of the mistakes which second language learners make due to interference from the primary language?
- How many years does it take for a second language learner to reach proficiency?
- Input strategies
- Intake strategies
- Output strategies
- Differentiation strategies
- How to learn through connections?
- “Traditional teaching” vs “New concept teaching”
- “Proactive teaching” vs “Reactive teaching”
I am a licensed IB school teacher with a master’s degree in teaching Chinese as a Second Language. I’m also a practitioner of IB curriculum, an inquiry mindset, and a passion to integrate technology in teaching and learning. I use technology frequently in my teaching, which allows students to create and interact with digital content to empower their creativity and innovation. I am highly proficient in a variety of tech tools, including Google Apps for Education, Moodle, Canvas, Mathletics, Microsoft Education, and using iPads in a 1-1 classroom setting.
Presentation Info
- Mother-tongue group
- non-native group
- Lower primary to Upper primary
- Address the importance of using technology in language teaching
- Understand how to use technology to create an authentic learning environment
- Learn and apply the resources in their own teaching
- Develop an interest to look for educational technology resources to empower further teaching
Lina Tang received her M.A. in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language from East China Normal University. Before she joined Concordia, she taught AP Chinese Language and Culture course and built a full-fledged Chinese program at an independent K-12 school in Spokane, WA. She has been teaching across both Heritage and MFL tracks at Concordia International School Shanghai since 2011.
Presentation Info
Winnie Yung is a Chinese Language Teacher at the Australian International School Hong Kong. She has taught in Australia and Hong Kong, across primary to secondary level. She did a sharing session at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Chinese Language Teachers Association (APCLTA) Conference in 2013 and presented workshops in CLTFA Annual Conference in 2015 and 2016. Winnie obtained her Bachelor of Arts (Chinese and English Language Studies) Bachelor of Education (Secondary) from the University of Queensland and Master of Education (TCSL) from the University of Hong Kong. She holds the IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning (Diploma Programme) from IBO.
Presentation Info
2016年加入上海耀中国际学校中文部,致力于非母语学生背景的中文教学研究,努力探索多元化教学,包括课外活动中融入中国文化教学等主题。
Schedule
Saturday, June 29
Schedule subject to further changes.
8:00 - 8:30 | Registration/Coffee |
8:30 - 9:00 | Welcome/Housekeeping |
9:00 - 9:45 | Keynote #1: Yu Feng Huang 黃玉峰 人生教育,君子養成——復旦五浦匯育人理念 |
9:45 - 10:15 | Coffee Break |
10:15 - 11:15 | Workshop Presentation #1 Marphy Cai - The strategy of drama teaching (Part 1) Haiyan Li (李海燕) & Pei Lu (裴路) - 新大纲背景下如何构建立体的中文母语教学及“互文性”及“表演”如何在中文教学中实现 Lanny Tsou - 語言與文學的發展趨勢 Yan Zhu 朱燕 - IBDP 一語新大綱理念與初高中教學 王召强 - 唤醒理性的不安 - 中学生批判性思维的培养 Fang Xiao 肖芳 - What to do when pupils tell you "Miss/Sir, I've finished ...?" - setting effective extension work to engage students in Mandarin classes |
11:15- 12:00 | Lunch #1/ Job-A-Like Open Space: Lina Tang - How to enhance students language performance with effective and engaging class activities based on the ACTFL proficiency guidelines Winnie Yung - Teachers Toolbox - Fun activities for Chinese classroom Nina Ma - 如何组织有趣且有意义的CCA活动 Job-Alike hands-on interactive activity 趣味手作工作坊:捏面人 Job-Alike hands-on interactive activity 趣味手作工作坊:龙凤字 |
12:00 - 12:45 | Lunch #2/ Job-A-Like Open Space: Ruya Brunton: Effective Brain-Research-based Teaching Strategies Your Students will Love Shengnan Ma - Integrating Technology into Language Teaching and Learning Job-Alike hands-on interactive activity 趣味手作工作坊:捏面人 (repeated session) Job-Alike hands-on interactive activity 趣味手作工作坊:龙凤字 (repeated session) |
1:00 - 2:00 | Workshop Presentation #2 Marphy Cai - The strategy of drama teaching (Part 2) Haiyan Li (李海燕) & Pei Lu (裴路) - 新大纲背景下如何构建立体的中文母语教学及“互文性”及“表演”如何在中文教学中实现 (repeated session) Lanny Tsou - 語言與文學的發展趨勢 (repeated session) Yan Zhu 朱燕 - IBDP 一語新大綱理念與初高中教學 (repeated session) 王召强 - 唤醒理性的不安 - 中学生批判性思维的培养 (repeated session) Fang Xiao 肖芳 - What to do when pupils tell you "Miss/Sir, I've finished ...?" - setting effective extension work to engage students in Mandarin classes (repeated session) |
2:00 - 2:30 | Coffee Break |
2:30 - 3:30 | Teacher Presentation #1 Bei Lei - Innovative ways to manage a student's project learning and reporting Dan Zhu, Mary Deng, Cathy Chen & Lily Meng - Chinese Development in a Play-based Environment Dora Shan & Bella Zhang - Responsive Classroom 启发下的教学应用-教师语言和教学示范 Jessica Cao - Student Choice in an IB Chinese B class Julie Xiao - Practical writing skills - SAR to improve CSL students’ writing ability Simon Man 文奕聰 - Fun to Learn: Using Guided Writing to Increase Engagement 樂於學習:文章寫作的組織與條理 ──以說明文單元為例 Wendy Zhang 张苇 - 20+2:变与不变 — 传统语文教学与国际中文母语教学的融合 |
3:45 - 5:30 | Reception |
5:30 | Buses to Hotels |
Sunday, June 30
8:15 - 8:45 | Coffee on Arrival |
8:45 - 9:00 | Housekeeping |
9:00 - 9:45 | Keynote #2: Elizabeth Ka Yee Loh罗嘉怡 创新的课程设计,促进可持续的汉语学习:「期望价值理论」与趣味教学法 |
9:45 - 10:00 | Coffee Break |
10:00 - 11:00 | Teacher Presentation #2 Angela Gou - 古诗词教学(近母语班级) Anna Li 李晴 - 不做游戏的非母语课同样妙趣横生 Fiona Cao & Monica Yin - Visual Chinese language teaching and learning under the inquiry-based curriculum Laura Wang - 幼小初学龄段国际中文阅读习得之阻碍及创新型解决方案 Ruby Shen - Learning by doing – discover the fun of the connection between language and culture Sally Xing & Yvonne Wang - 中学课堂中的跨学科教学 Tina Jing and Joyce Yau - 小学中文二语课堂中的跨级别融合式教学 |
11: 15- 12:00 | Lunch #1/ Job-A-Like Open Space: Ruya Brunton: Effective Brain-Research-based Teaching Strategies Your Students will Love (repeated session) Shengnan Ma - Integrating Technology into Language Teaching and Learning (repeated session) Job-Alike hands-on interactive activity 趣味手作工作坊:剪纸 Job-Alike hands-on interactive activity 趣味手作工作坊:草编 |
12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch #2/ Job-A-Like Open Space: Lina Tang - How to enhance students language performance with effective and engaging class activities based on the ACTFL proficiency guidelines (repeated session) Winnie Yung - Teachers Toolbox - Fun activities for Chinese classroom (repeated session) Nina Ma - 如何组织有趣且有意义的CCA活动 (repeated session) Job-Alike hands-on interactive activity 趣味手作工作坊:剪纸 (repeated session) Job-Alike hands-on interactive activity 趣味手作工作坊:草编 (repeated session) |
1:15 - 2:15 | Workshop Presentation #3 Elizabeth Loh 罗嘉怡 - 兴趣为本:教育科技辅助中文二語学生自主学习词汇及句式 Lanny Tsou - 跨領域文學教學策略 - 談一語及二語文學課程及教學策略 Marphy Cai - Teaching second language through drama (Part 1) Yan Zhu 朱燕 - IBDP 一語新大綱理念與初高中教學 (repeated session) 王召强 - 重寻阅读的至乐 - 如何开展整本书阅读教学 Fang Xiao 肖芳 - Using engaging activities to build up an inclusive Mandarin class |
2:15 - 2:30 | Coffee Break |
2:30 - 3:30 | Workshop Presentation #4 Elizabeth Loh 罗嘉怡 - 文本、内心、角色的互动:戏剧带动‧读写结合 Lanny Tsou - 跨領域文學教學策略 - 談一語及二語文學課程及教學策略 (repeated session) Marphy Cai - Teaching second language through drama (Part 2) Yan Zhu 朱燕 - IBDP 一語新大綱理念與初高中教學 (repeated session) 王召强 - 重寻阅读的至乐 - 如何开展整本书阅读教学 (repeated session) Fang Xiao 肖芳 - Using engaging activities to build up an inclusive Mandarin class (repeated session) |
3:30 - 4:00 | Conference Closing |
4:15 | Buses to Airport/Train Station |
Job-a-like Open Space