k. livingston: the development of confucius classrooms in the uk: views from scotland and england...

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Developing Confucius Classrooms in Scotland: A national perspective

苏格兰孔子课堂的发展

Professor Kay Livingston凯 .利文斯通教授

Director of LTS Confucius Institute苏格兰学习教学组织孔子学院

Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) 苏格兰学习教学组织

• National agency with responsibility for providing support and advice on curriculum, assessment and technology in schools

负责全苏格兰学校的课程，评估和网络

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Prepare our young people for life and work in a global society

让我们的孩子们学会在全球化社会中工作生活

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Scottish Government China Plan

苏格兰政府的中国计划

Objective 1:

• Increase Chinese language learning and learning about China in Scottish schools

在苏格兰的学校里促进汉语教学

Developing Confucius Classrooms in Scotland

2008 one Confucius Classroom

in one school

2010 Confucius Classroom Hubs across half of Scotland

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1st Key PrincipleSustainability

• Gain support from Scottish Government Minister of Education and senior officials and Hanban

• Gain support from the Directors of Education in the Local Authorities

(School Districts)

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LTS Confucius Institute苏格兰学习教学组织孔子学院

Signing Ceremony in

Confucius Institute

Headquarters

October 2010

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2nd Key PrincipleMaximum Impact

• Create Confucius Classroom as Hubs for local authorities.

• Our aim is that every school in Scotland will have an opportunity to access a Confucius Classroom Hub and its resources.

我们的目标是让苏格兰的每一所学校都有机会接触到孔子课堂和它的资源。

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Confucius Classroom Hubs孔子课堂中心

• Hub for pupils, teachers, community members, other schools and local authorities to stimulate learning and teaching Chinese language and culture

• Examples of teaching practice and enable teachers to participate in specific professional development activities

• Resources for the teaching of Chinese language and culture

• Place to share ideas and develop joint activities

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Confucius Classroom Hubs孔子课堂中心

• Hub provides a focus and a resource for a local authority or more than one local authority in the development of Chinese

在推广汉语中，一个课堂中心为一个地方政府或多个地方政府提供服务和资源

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Confucius Classroom Hubs

• Ayrshires (3 local authorities)• North East (4 local authorites)• East Dunbartonshire• Glasgow City• Perth and Kinross• West Lothian• North Lanarkshire• Fife• East Renfrewshire• Edinburgh Total of 961 primary schools and 190 secondary schools

3rd Key PrincipleIntegral to curriculum

Embed learning in Chinese language and culture within the day to day curriculum of the school, from 3 – 18 years.

把学习汉语和中国文化融入学校全面教育和课程体系三至十八岁

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Chinese language and culture 3 – 18 years

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Drama

Embed Chinese language and culture across the

whole curriculum将汉语和中国文化融入所有的课程

PE

Home Economics

Social Subjects Art

ChineseLanguage

Technology

Pupils learn and perform Chinese

ribbon dance

mp3 players- to help pupils learn Chinese

Pupils use computersto design kites

Pupils learn about aspects of

Chinese culture and history

Using the Play Mulan pupils develop the drama in relation to Confucius Values.

Pupils create wood cutting

Pupils work with Chinese assistant to cook Chinese food.

4th Key PrincipleSupportive networks

• Connect all the Confucius Classrooms Hubs in the country so they work together as a network.

• Professional learning community of all teachers involved in teaching Chinese language and culture.

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National Network

Established a National Network of Teachers of Chinese in Scotland

Professional development activities for local teachers of Chinese

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5th Key PrincipleRelevant resources

• Develop resources aligned with national and local curriculum (Curriculum for Excellence).

• Connect schools in across Scotland who do not have access to a Confucius Classroom Hub in their local authority by creating an Online Confucius Classroom Hub.

• Glow - Schools intranet - Communication and learning platform to exchange teaching and learning resources and ideas

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6th Key PrinciplePartnerships

• Partnership between Scotland and China through the Hanban

• Partnership between Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) and the Tianjin Education Commission (TEC)

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Partnership

• Partner schools in Tianjin for each Confucius Classroom Hub in Scotland

• Reciprocal Headteacher Visits to Tianjin and Scotland

• Planning of joint curricular projects

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School/Hub agreements

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Partnership

Primary schools Secondary schools

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Scotland/China Partnership• Chinese Director

• Teachers from partner schools in Tianjin

• Coordinated by the Chinese Director

• Induction and professional development by LTS

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7th Key PrincipleDisseminate successes

Share and showcase development – Nationally and Locally

在全苏格兰拓展汉语教学

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Wide Dissemination of Developments in Learning and Teaching

National Showcase of

Student Work in

Chinese culture and language

全国学生汉语和中国文化的汇报演出

Showcase learning and teaching methodology and resources

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8th Key PrincipleCommunicate & Share Ideas

Create a Communication Plan

(e.g. Newsletter (Online), Blogs)

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Scottish welcome to LTS Confucius Institute

“Building bridges between

Scotland and China.”

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Contact

Professor Kay LivingstonDirectorLTS Confucius Institute

Learning and Teaching ScotlandThe Optima, 58 Robertson Street, Glasgow G2 8DUT: 0141 282 5095Email: k.livingston@LTScotland.org.uk

www.LTScotland.org.uk