What we are going through is so unprecedented. While teaching online reinstalls a form of normality, at the same time, it reminds us how unusual the whole situation has been. Watching the COVID19 cases and […]
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Guess Who Online: Who’s the Thief?
By Pu-mei Leng: Once we are online, I realize the input activities need to be shortened and students will need to speak more simply because they need to talk. When Lu laoshi showed me her […]
Addressing xenophobia
By Pu-mei Leng I still feel the need for addressing the issue of Xenophobia in the Chinese classes even though our students are stressed and even depressed now. For my lower-level classes, instead of discussing […]
Wait, Google Meet? What about Small Group Activities and Interactive Collaboration?
By Haiyun Lu The preparation for teaching online is ramping up in my school. The tech department and administrators have been super supportive. At the same time, they have also provided an overwhelming amount of […]
The Daily Pandemic Report
By Pu-mei Leng Our school had two half-day classes for us to get used to online teaching and last Friday (March 27) was my first day of whole day class. I watched CNN to check […]
How Are You Feeling Today?
It was close to midnight, my son still struggled to fall asleep. He asked me to snuggle with him. I laid down on the floor on his home camping spot since my niece took over […]
Summer, Summer, Dare You Go!
Back to school is a clear indication of that summer is over! If you live in a pretty cold climate and you are not a person who enjoys polar vortex or watch snow flakes for […]