Cherice MontgomeryBrigham Young University

STARTALK 2009

Advocacy

What is it? Why bother? How do we do it?

Advocacy: A perspective that guides Advocacy: A perspective that guides interactioninteraction

Perspectives: Why?

Products: What?

Practices: How?

iPod Interviews

What What STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES do you think do you think would be successful in advocating for would be successful in advocating for Chinese language education?Chinese language education?

What What INFORMATIONINFORMATION might you share might you share about Chinese language learning?about Chinese language learning?

What What SUCCESSESSUCCESSES have you had in have you had in your program that you could share?your program that you could share?

Advocacy Role Play 1

Your role is: Teacher

Your task is to mentor a colleague

The problem is

enrollment. Students think their overall GPA will be affected if they elect Chinese because it is too hard.

Advocacy Role Play 2

Your role is: Teacher

Your task is to mentor a colleague

The problem is funding for supplies, activities, and professional development in the Chinese program.

•Your role is: Teacher

•Your task is to mentor a colleague

•The problem is time: how to convince fellow teachers and parents that we need more scheduled time to make Chinese teaching and learning successful in the school.

Advocacy Role Play 3

Your role is: Teacher

Your task is to mentor a colleague

The problem is curriculum development: the administration has unclear expectations for the Chinese program, the teacher has no help and feels “lost” as she tries to set up her goals and map her curriculum. Your colleague is also not sure if it is okay to ask opinions from another Chinese teacher.

Advocacy Role Play 4

What does it mean to mentor?Perspectives:

Vision

Practices: Challenge

LearningHO

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WHAT?

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Sense & Meaning

InvolvementClosure

Prior Knowledge

Med

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Models

Products: Support

Mental

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