developing sustainable, effective and authentic overseas exchange pro

Developing Sustainable, Effec5ve, and Authen5c Overseas Exchange Programs (Pt. I)

Developing Sustainable, Effec5ve, and Authen5c Overseas Exchange Programs

Part I: Principles of Program Design Jeff Bissell, Head of School

Chinese American Interna6onal School San Francisco, CA

Part II: An Exemplary Program David Kojo Hakam, Curriculum Specialist

Portland, OR Public Schools Mandarin Immersion


Presenta5on Objec5ves

Part I: 1.  Outline some prac6cal principles for

overseas program design; 2.  Provide concrete examples of

overseas program ac6vi6es that follow design principles;

3.  Ques6ons and answers.


A fundamental choice in program design:

Either . .. A tour operator designs the

program Or . . .

You design the program (this presenta6on is for you!)


Backwards Design

First: Establish your program objec5ves

Then: Design ac:vi:es based on solid learning principles to achieve your

program objec:ves


What are the OBJECTIVES for your overseas program?

Objec:ves for CAIS Interna:onal Programs

§  Students use Chinese language to func6on successfully and appropriately in authen6c cultural contexts;

§  Students learn ac6vely through experience, not passively through observa6on;


What are the LEARNING OBJECTIVES for

your overseas program? Objec:ves for CAIS

Interna:onal Programs (con:nued)

§  Students develop self confidence, independence, and responsibility;

§  Students develop humility and respect for difference;

§  Students develop the ability to be adaptable and resourceful.


Learning Principles:

“Students learn best when . . .”

If you want students to learn to be responsible and independent, you must give them responsibility

and independence; do not do everything for them.

Students learn ac4vely through doing, not passively through watching and listening.

What else . . . ?


A Typical Tour of Beijing

Ac:vity

Achieves Objec:ves

Honors Learning Principles

Lao She’s Teahouse yes/no yes/no

Peking opera yes/no yes/no

Dinner at Quanjude yes/no yes/no

Guided tour of Great Wall and Ming Tombs yes/no yes/no

Shopping at Silk Alley yes/no yes/no

Shadow puppet show yes/no yes/no


Examples of easily organized ac5vi5es that meet OBJECTIVES and honor LEARNING PRINCIPLES

Market Challenge (pp 1-‐2)



Lunch Without a Safety Net (p 3)



Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt (p 4)



Jianshui Scavenger Hunt (p 5)



Beijing by Foot (pp 6-‐8)



Interviewing Visitors at the Jianshui Confucius Temple (p 9)



A Local AQrac:on and a Local Snack in Kunming (p 10)



Interviewing Monks at Yonghegong (p 11)



Responsible Par:es (p 12)


Developing Sustainable, Effec5ve, and Authen5c Overseas Exchange Programs

End of Part I

谢谢各位！

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