Lu+Yang+Design+Space

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 * My Creative Sythesis**

=**I. Design space to develop your 250-300 word** // abstract // **that summarizes your question, rationale, and your findings.**=
 * =====What is your question?=====

As a Chinese teacher, how do I effectively help students stay motivated and improve their performance in listening and speaking Chinese?
> ===== I’ve been teaching Chinese conversation classes at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures for these two years and that definitely is a great opportunity for me to put what I learned from NLGL program into practice and reflect on my practice. During my teaching, I found that we are losing students after they finishing 200 courses (intermediate level). As a Chinese teacher, I would like to find ways to help students stay motivated in Chinese learning and I hope they will keep learning Chinese after finishing 200 courses and even after their graduation. ===== > ===== ===== > ===== There is no doubt that Chinese and English, from two language families, are very different and it is a challenge for English native speakers to learn Chinese. Because my classes focus on listening and speaking, I explore more on how to help students succeed in listening and speaking Chinese facing on the challenge. To motivate students, technology integration in instruction is for sure necessary in 21st century. Integrating instructional technology in teaching and learning allows students learn effectively and learn with fun. I also found that involving community and having a global connection motivate students since they need to use what they learned in authentic situations. With bigger motivation, students more engaged in learning and thus leading to better performance. =====
 * =====What is your rationale?=====
 * =====What are your findings?=====

=**II. Design space to plan out your** // creative synthesis // **that will visually represent your findings. Remember to include your abstract in your visual representation.**=

> ===== ===== > ==== As a Chinese teacher, how do I effectively help students stay motivated and improve their performance in listening and speaking Chinese? ==== > ====Develop your compelling question related to student learning by the end of your first semester in the program. Decide on a question that you are passionate about and want to focus on for the duration of your program. Click here to learn more about what we mean by compelling question. Here are a couple of examples: How do I creatively and effectively engage diverse learners in my middle grades classroom? How can I effectively engage elementary students in reading and writing?====
 * =====Compelling Question:=====

> Use coursework (including core courses ECI 546, 524, 523, 508 and your content specialty courses), individual investigations, and outside experts to explore different aspects of your question. Actively analyze information from multiple sources and perspectives as you explore answers to your question. Make a list here of the information you are analyzing. As you proceed with your analysis make some notes here about your initial findings and where you anticipate needing more information. Also, make sure to note if and how your compelling question has changed.
 * ==Gather & Analyze Information:==

cool tools
PBI Group Project: Student Engagement in a Multimedia Inquiry Students assessment: "Students reported being more self-motivated and engaged throughout the project because they felt that they were allowed to make their own choices and work on their own schedule using web 2.0 tools. They felt they had the resources they needed to answer their questions, and also reported feeling satisfied and proud of their final products."

teacher research: Technology Integration in a Chinese Instruction
Findings: 1. Most of the students have made great improvement. They had better scores at the end of the semester. 2. From survey and interviews (students' responses), 25% of the responses claimed that students agreed technology enhanced their learning and about 75% of the responses expressed that they strongly agreed with the statement.

3. Class observation: students are exited when doing classroom activities with technology.

Technology facilitates the "local action", communicating with the world
> Synthesize the information from and across your sources to create a unique response to your question. You should be able to distill your synthesis into 4-6 bullet points (to be included in your written abstract) as well as provide a creative visual representation of your findings. You may use a variety of media and tools to design your visual representation of your Creative Synthesis. Think carefully about the tools that you will use to represent your findings. The first draft of your Creative Synthesis should be developed no later than Midterm/NCSU Spring Break while you are taking the ECI 508, Teachers as Leaders class. Click here to see sample products from former students.
 * ==Creatively Synthesize Information:==

As a Chinese teacher, I could motivate students from these aspects:


 * Instructional technology in class
 * Technology in global learning
 * Multimedia design
 * Reach out the community
 * Positive school/classroom culture

> Seek out at least two colleagues in the NLGL program in addition to your advisor to provide peer feedback on your abstract and creative synthesis based on the NLGL Creative Synthesis Rubric. Based on the feedback you receive, you may choose to make revisions to more fully meet the rubric criteria.
 * ==Critically Evaluate and Revise:==

In ECI 508, we had discussion on each other's draft in small groups and two partners gave me good suggestions.

> Be prepared to present your Creative Synthesis at the NLGL Design Studio Showcase during your final semester of your degree program, in conjunction with the ECI 508, Teachers as Leaders course.
 * ==**Share, Publish, Act:**==