Transcript Chinese School System: MOE briefing

Chinese School System:
MOE briefing
An overview of Oklahoma’s
relationship
The Choice of China
Converting the
population
pressure into
huge human
resources
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Adopting the strategy of
reinvigorating
the country
through science and education
Ministry of Education briefing
► 99%
of population has 9 years of school
► All rural students have free education
► In 2008-9 school year all tuition abolished in
grades K-9
► The following year, textbooks will be free
Enrollment
► High
school 60%
 52% in academic programs
 48% in Vocational technical programs
► Trying
for 80% of students in high school by
2010
► 5% of education is private
Teachers
► 10
million teachers in K-12 schools
► Student teacher ratio is improving
 2006 was 17 to 1
 Teacher in the classroom 15 hours per week
 Remainder of day with grading, class prep and
mentoring
Curriculum
► National
curriculum
 Since 2001 new innovations in curriculum based
on study of 30 countries
► National
Curriculum is core subjects
 80 % of curriculum is national
 Chinese, English, Math are most important
 10 sets of texts approved; school selects
Curriculum
► 15%
of curriculum is local
 Based on needs of province
► 5%
of curriculum is school based
 Based on needs of school
►One
school developed crysanthemums
Objectives of new curriculum
► 1.
to understand other countries
► 2. To master basic skills
► 3. Scientific understanding of environment
► 4. to care for society
► 5. to develop self conscious & independent
personality
► 6. esthetic appreciation
4 challenges for China’s education
► 1.
Equity
► Although BE in China made significant
advances, the educational infrastructure is
still weak and development has been quite
uneven. It can neither respond well to the
needs of rapid socio-economic development,
nor satisfy the aspiration of the broad
masses for receiving education of a high
quality.
Challenge 2: Quality
► Improved
teaching can’t meet the demand
by parents, especially in the one child
family. Need to improve the quality of
teachers
 240,000 with lower degrees
 450,000 non-registered teachers
Challenge 3: Relevance
► 81%
of all students live in the countryside;
162 million students
► Curriculum is academic; if they don’t get
into college, their education doesn’t apply
Challenge 4: exam driven system
► Problems
finding university seats
 10.1 million students took exam in 2007
 1 million university seats available in China
► Problems
with refusers
► Students driven too hard
► Knowledge based system with little room for
creativity
Teacher Education
► Teacher
prep & professional development
called “gardeners’ project”.
 Students are the flowers
 Teachers are the gardeners
►6
Normal Universities provide free education
to future teachers
Teaching & Learning innovations
► Moving
away from lecture, memorization, to…
► Interactive teaching
► Hands on projects
► Project oriented study
► Team work
► To
produce students who can serve the Mother
Country economically & socially
“Education should
be oriented towards
modernization, the world
and the future”
——Deng Xiaopin
►Think global, act local
• Contributing to development
• Keeping abreast of the
advances of S&T
• Serving the modernization
drive of the country
• Learning from the other countries’ useful
experience and broadening our concept of
education
Oklahoma agencies interfacing with
China
► Oklahoma
Institute for Teaching East Asia at The
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa
► The Confucius Institute at OU
 Partnerships for learning about the other’s educational
system in a social context
Sichuan Province
► Chongqing:
30+ million
► Chengdu: 12-14 million
Sichuan Province Education facts
► First
school established 141 BCE
► 9 year compulsory education
► Provincial Education Commission under
Provincial government
► School attendance rate is 99.14%
Types of Schools
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Kindergarten for 3-6 yr
olds
Primary: grades 1-6
Jr. Middle school: grades
7-9
Sr. Middle Schools: grades
10-12
Adult education: literacy
95% among adults
Technical Vocational
64 Special Ed schools
43-51 Higher Education
institutions in Sichuan
Key school Concept
► Similar
to magnet
schools
► High test scores secure
a place
► National Key schools
► Provincial Key schools
► Local Key schools
Funding
► Government
is main source 54%
► 46% provided by tuition and school
businesses
 Print shops
 Rent generated by school grounds
 Market economy provides opportunities
Oklahoma’s Sister Schools
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Beijing
Chengdu
Shenyang
Chongqing
Oklahoma School Exchanges
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OK City
 Southeast HS
 Casady School
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Tulsa area
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Holland Hall
Edison MS/HS
Byrd MS
Jenks HS/MS
Broken Arrow HS
Sapulpa HS
Carver MS
Wilson MS
Grissom Elementary
► More
to come…
Typical Chinese School campus
► Large
playing field
► Multiple buildings
► 2000-3000 enrollment
State of the Art
► Video
CD Library
supplements
traditional one
► Students spend hours
daily reading
Multi-media classroom
Multi-media in
common use
► TV studios are
common
► Interactive TV sites
for distance learning
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Physics lab
► Science
is crucial
component
► App. 37% of Chinese
grads are engineers
► App. 4% of U.S.
grads are engineers
Faculty planning lab
► Technicians
help
teachers create multimedia lessons
► Teachers have time
during day to generate
innovative lessons
Typical sports programs
► Basketball
► Ping-pong
► Track
& field
► Swimming
► soccer
Full classrooms
► Classes
of 50-65
► Teachers
move/students stay in
place
► National curriculum is
used
► National examinations
direct students’ future
Friendly welcome
► Tea,
water, juice
always offered
Meeting room usually
grand
Formal presentations
► Principal
will give &
receive gifts
► He/she will formally
introduce the schoolg
Teacher’s office
► Teach
2-3 classes daily
► Plan, grade, and
mentor in group offices
► Nap time sanctioned at
lunch break
Teachers are revered
► National
Sept 10
Teacher’s Day
 Flowers, candy, gifts
from students
 Parties hosted by
principals
Young English teachers
► Enthusiastic/energetic
► Principals
want their
teachers to learn more
English idiom &
Western teaching
methods
English curriculum
► Begins
no later than 3rd grade
► First grade in urban schools
► Sometimes in kindergarten
► Native
teach
English speakers are recruited to
Chinese curriculum in OK
► We
recruit native Chinese speakers to teach
► OK now can certify resident Chinese
language teachers
► OU is the new site of a Confucius Institute
 This expands OU’s capacity to deliver Chinese
Chinese offered in Oklahoma
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Tulsa Public Schools: K-12 in 2 feeder patterns
Jenks: 5-12 & AP
6 Parochial Prep schools; 1 AP
Norman PS, K-12
Lawton 3 HS
Duncan MS & HS
Bartlesville mid high & high school
Skiatook MS & HS
Muskogee HS
Edmond North HS
Putnam City high schools
Gregarious students
► Good
English skills
► Friendly & curious
► Knowledgeable about
the rest of the world
Morning Exercises
► All
students gather
► Unison exercises-20
min.
 READY FOR OLYMPIC
OPENING CEREMONY!!