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This spring several teachers from my school got a chance to attend the Reunion for Teacher's College Reading & Writing Project. It was fantastic. We started our visit to New York by visiting two school.
We first visited a Chinese Emergent School. All I can say is WOW!!! Those students were amazing and what we saw happening in the classes was extraordinary. It was almost one of those experiences you have to see to believe. Students speaking fluently in both English and Chinese learning their curriculum in both languages. One day was spent in one language the next day in the other. The curriculum never repeated itself the students continued to move through the curriculum while learning the languages too. Our second visit was to a school similar to our own. It gave validation that e are on the right track. It's nice to go to a school and know you have many of the same things already in place. visiting new schools gives you a new perspective, always good to see the same things done differently. |