Speaker:

Gladys Yeh, TaiwanEnglish teacher ,Taipei Municipal Minshen Junior High School

A nature lover, a movie goer, a reader and an optimist. Birth place----Taipei, Taiwan Birth date----- January 30th, 1962It’s soothing to enjoy a hot cup of tea or listen to a good piece of music. It’s wonderful to get exposed. It’s inspiring to know that day after day I have the chance to grow a better one through various encounters and experiences.

Having been a teacher for almost 25 years, the students never stop making me amazed with their creativity, their potential or their ingenuity. I am convinced that a good education leads to a better tomorrow. As a teacher, life is never in vain whenever anyone of my students leave my classroom braver, stronger , kinder ,more willing to devote and more positive toward everyday living. “Trying and failing are better than not trying at all because growth is the goal and failure is acceptable”

----By Alex and Brett Harris(Writers of the book Do Hard Things)

Connecting Classrooms in Taiwan

Plant a seed. Make it happen.

Clusters in Taiwan

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Taipei CountyNottingham & Gyeonggi

Taipei CityBelfast & Tokyo

Changhua CountyKent & Incheon

Tainan CityNorfolk & Kumamoto

Kaohsiung City Sefton &Seoul

Hualien CountyCumbria & Sendia

Why Connecting Classrooms?

•Prepare our youngsters for tomorrow world

• Broaden students’ international horizons

•Enhance students’ English to get connected to the globe

•Arouse students’ awareness of the current environmental issues

•Forge students’ critical thinking and problem-solving abilities

Getting to know you Getting to know me•1.self introduction•2. night market•3.traditional food•4.school corners•5.festivals and holidays

A sound mind, a healthy body•A variety of sports

•Physical health

(1) You are what you eat

(2)Build up your body

(3) Sportsmanship

(1)Stress and Communication (2)Count your blessings

•Mental health

•Natural disasters(1)typhoons(2)earthquakes (3)First aid training

A caring heart, a better tomorrow

•Climate

•Global warming

(1)Tuvalu

(2)A different story to tell

What is happening to the students?

•Self-esteem is being boosted.

•Critical thinking is being formed.

•School learning has been integrated into their daily life.

•Students are having fun.

What’s happening to the teachers ?•Collaborative teaching is being developed.

•Fellowship is being fostered.

Challenges we are confronted with

•Lagging of active communication among clusters

•Students’ insufficient English ability•Teachers’ workload and limited class hours

•Impact the world

•Be a part of the solution.

The Ultimate Mission