1. Chinese Heritage Language Education : from 5C’s to P21 2012 ACS Dr. Yu-Lan Lin Boston Public Schools C.L.A.S.S.

2. Past Present and Future 1886: First Chinese School: San Francisco 1920: ~50 schools in SF, Chicago, NY 1965-2000: ~ 650 Chinese Schools 2000-future: continue to increase

3. Instructional Foci Past: Traditional Instruction Present: Shift to Standards-based Instruction Future: Partnering with 21 st Century Skills

4. Present: Standards-Based Instruction Communication Cultures Connections Comparisons Communities

5. Future: the 21 st Century Skills

6. 21 st Century Student Outcomes Life and Career Skills Learning and Innovation Skills Information, Media and Technology Skills Core Subjects and Themes

7. 21 st Century Support System Standards and Assessment Curriculum and Instruction Professional Development Learning Environments

8. Learning and Innovation Skills Creativity Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration

9. Information, Media, Technology Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy Technology Literacy

10. Life and Career Skills Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility

11. Core Subjects and Themes English World Languages Arts Math Economics Science Geography History Government/Civics Global Awareness Financial, economics, business, entrepreneurial literacy Civic literacy Health literacy Environment literacy

12. Past and Present Learn about language Teacher-Center Isolated skills Cover a textbook Big “C”, small “c” “One-size-fits-all” instruction Classroom learning Individual work Learn to use language Learner-Center Integrated skills Backward design Cultural perspectives Differentiated instruction Beyond classroom Group project

13. Present and Future Learn to use language Learner-Center Integrated skills Backward design Cultural perspectives Differentiated instruction Beyond classroom Group project Native speakers Native materials Native culture Native contexts Global mindset Global approach Global interaction Global issues

14. Creativity and Innovation/5C’s Students rework a familiar story incorporating elements from the Chinese culture and create a new story. Students discuss and design a board game that incorporates the study of geography.

15. Critical Thinking Skills/5C’s Students interview one another to investigate eating habits, analyze the data, synthesize it into a graph and share the results. Students explore an environmental issue, discuss it in groups and propose a solution.

16. Collaboration/5C’s Students team with another class/school to identify an issue on consumption of energy; they collaborate in research and share their finding. Students engaged in a school-wide campaign to plan a series of activities to raise money to support victims of an earthquake.

17. Communication/5C’s Students browse the website for today’s headline news in Chinese. ( 1.2) Students demonstrate their purpose for communication through discussing what they read in the news.( 1.1) Students articulate thoughts by sharing what they discussed. (1.3)

18. Information, Media and Technology Skills/5C’s Students search online to find a cultural product, then share information others. Students view several advertisements in a Chinese newspaper and analyze how they market the products. Students engage in e-pal exchanges with native Chinese students.

19. Life and Career Skills /5C’s Students take different roles working in small groups on their Chinese project. Students volunteer after school to do community work in a Chinese speaking community Students organize an event with an international community center. Students plan and carry out activities for a Chinese immersion weekend Students organize a school-wide service project partnering with a Chinese aid organization.

20. Partnering 21 st Century Skills with 5C’s Strengthening student’s language skills Deepening student’s cultural knowledge Increasing student’s ability to access information through technology Preparing student’s for college and career readiness Cultivating student’s leadership and responsibility in the 21 st century society