Huijing+Yu

= **My Profile:** = = = I am Kathy. I come from Dalian, China. I've been staying in Melbourne for a bit over three years. I've just started my career as a Chinese teacher in Ararat this year. I am currently teaching Pre-Y6. I would like to share thoughs and experences with everyone here.

= **Action Research Project Planner:** = Which area/s of your practice would you like to improve? What will be your focus for this project in 2011? || How can I improve attitudes and engagement in my students for learning Chinese and enhance support for the program within the wider school community? || Timeline for 2011 Budget for Resource Grant || Investigate online resources for teaching Chinese (quizlet, quia,etc); Approach ICT person at school to see if it is possible to create a webpage for Chinese (wiki, blog, etc); Create rewards certificates for students; Will keep touch on the development with Julie through email. Will meet up face to face in the middle of the year. Budget (for chinese program) digital camera flip video camera < $300 rewards stickers $40 Better Chinese My First Words Little Books $120 / Activity and Writingsheets $200 || What did you do? || ===-Had a look at some online resources such as quizlet, quia which are really useful online tools. Due to the lack of laptops for individual students, I could only display things on our IWB, so I havent used those resources often.===
 * =Stage 1 ANALYSE –=
 * Student and community attitudes at one of my schools needs to be turned around. Some of the older students have lost interest in learning Chinese and parental support could be improved.
 * =Stage 2 - PLAN=
 * Term 1 & 2
 * ==Stage 3 – ACT==
 * ===Action:===

-have created some certificats for students who have some achievement at some espect such as 'I can count from 1-20' and students have been encouraged a lot.
===-kept on touch with my group. Had a nice talk with Julie and Eliza in person at Melbourne Uni on 13th July. Got to know heaps of planning and teaching ideas (photo stories, Chinese Day/Week) and online tools (flashcards maker, videos, ect.) I also put some ideas into my action, for example 'Chinese Restarant Program'.===

I bought a camera, stickers, Better Chinese My First Words Little Books and Activity and Writingsheets, Chinese Treasure Box, cooking ingredients.
|| What did you notice? || After I set up the folder, some students used it becasue some of them came and told me what they have done. There is competetion for time on the computers with other areas of curriculum so it wasnt used as much as I would have liked. I will investigate whether students can get access from home. The certificates have proved to be very popular. I would now like to work on creating a students portfolio which would describe what students are able to do with their Chinese. Working and sharing with other teachers of Chinese has given me a lot of teaching ideas and strategies. This has been very valuable aspect of the program.
 * ==Stage 4 - OBSERVE==
 * Due to students lack of knowledge, I couldnt make good use of Quizlet or Quia, but I anticipate that I should be able to make better use of them this year.

|| What would you do the same/differently in the future? ||
 * ==Stage 5 - REFLECT==
 * ===I have really appreciated the oppotunities to work with my mentor and the other teacher and share our knowledge and ideas. I would like to continue and improve my use of ICT, make better use of the student public drive and keep in touch with Julie and Eliza. My next focus will be on teaching and assessment strategies.=== ||