Sadly,
I have come to the end of my second week and the end of this part of the
Shanghai teacher exchange and it has been another amazing week. This week, I
spent my days at Jing’an Educational College Affiliated School (JECAS) being
looked after by Sherry - who will visit our school in March, on the second part
of this exchange. Throughout the week, I have observed maths lessons from all
year-groups, noticing the consistency of teaching, the quick pace and the
‘ping-pong’ style of teaching - which I aim to emulate upon my return. One
highlight of the week was the opportunity to teach a lesson to the Chinese
children. My English partner teacher and I both team-taught, ‘solving
equations’ to a Year 6 class. It was a fantastic opportunity. Not only were we
able to successfully deliver a lesson (the Chinese children had a high standard
of English) with many Chinese teachers observing but the Chinese teachers also
learnt a few strategies from us that they will use going forwards. The trip, as
a whole, has been the best professional development that I have ever received -
the opportunity to study how maths is taught in a different country has been
inspiring and I hope to return to the UK to inspire the children at school. The
Chinese people are very patriotic and believe that education is of upmost
importance: they put the child’s welfare first and it shows in everything that
they do at school. I very much look forward to welcoming Sherry and Ariana to
our school during March 2020 when we will be able to learn even more.
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