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Visit to Visit to Elementary Elementary Schools Schools in Ankeny in Ankeny District, District, Iowa State, USA Iowa State, USAPresented by Peter Wen-Chien ChangPresented by Peter Wen-Chien Chang
台北縣 清水國小 張文乾 老師台北縣 清水國小 張文乾 老師
USA
Canada
Mexico
Iowa State
Iowa: 56271 sq milesPopulation: 3 million (2007 est.)Taiwan: 13892 sq milesPopulation: 23 million
My host family--Kevin’s house
Kevin’s neighbors
Superintendent Executive director
Board of education Architect
Aids from Local Bank
Mr. Principal
Welcome Party
Listen to the Chorus and School Band
Crocker Kids with Character
Read out The signs
Let’s Get Along
Character Counts
Charater Counts Charater Counts PledgePledge
I pledge to be a kid for character.I pledge to be a kid for character.
I will be worthy of trust.I will be worthy of trust.
I will be respectful and responsible.I will be respectful and responsible.
Doing what I must do.Doing what I must do.
I will always act with fairness.I will always act with fairness.
I will show that I care.I will show that I care.
I will be a good citizen.I will be a good citizen.
And always do my share.And always do my share.
Thinking Room
Library
The Library in Southeast Elementary School
Computer Classroom
Word Wall in ClassroomWord Wall in Classroom
Reading Starts at Preschool
Reading Everywhere
Read by Themselves
ESL Class
A Teacher with Two Students
Read and Taste in ESL class
Encourage Students to Read Aloud
Reading Is a Lifelong Adventure
Classification of Reading Books
Good Choices Is up to Me!
Three Minute Power Think
“Mystery”
Introduction to Journalism
by a Specialist
Showing Realia
National flag
The Elements of a News Story: 5Ws
The Sorts of News Events
Exchange of Culture
Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan
Welcome to Taiwan
Character Counts
National flag
Math Teaching
Counting with Coins
Role Playing
How to Write a Correct Sentence?
Special Education
Learning with Free Style
The globe
Independent Learning
A Walk in the Desert
Draw and Color
Student’s Works
Art class
Learning by Doing
Where is the elephant from?
Teacher’s Collections
Take a Guess?
“Where Am I from ?”
Is This a Museum?
Character Comes from Following the Rules
Famous People Fair
Famous People Fair
猜猜看 , 他扮演的是誰 ?
Character Reminding Everywhere
Law-abiding Law-abiding PeoplePeople
Hello, I’m Kevin.
Music Class of 5th Grade
Music Class
Music class of 4th Grade
The Music Classroom
The Music Classroom
Welcome Songs
Angels from Heaven
Listen and Enjoy !
Songs with joy
The Practicing Teacher
AEA 有豐富的教學資源可供教師借用
包括教材教具 DVD 和各種多媒體
故事書、 圖畫書和繪本等
Iowa Public Television
配合 地球日錄製環保節目
我們的使命
鱷魚餐廳
與竹圍國小王淑玲老師攝於 Drake University
Campus of Drake University
A Taste of Spring
National Turn TV Off Week
The average viewing time per-day, per-home is 6 hrs, 47 mins
99% of home in the US have at least 1 TV set
Children spend an average of 4 hrs daily watching TV
Capital Building, Des MoinesCapital Building, Des Moines
Meeting room in Dep. of Education, Iowa
Look at the Pictures on the Wall
CollaborationCollaboration Department of EducationDepartment of Education AEAsAEAs SAI: School Administrators of SAI: School Administrators of
IowaIowa IASB: Iowa Association of IASB: Iowa Association of
School BoardSchool Board ISEA: Iowa State Education ISEA: Iowa State Education
AssociationAssociation Higher EducationHigher Education Other Professional Other Professional
OrganizationsOrganizations
Iowa’s Education TraditionIowa’s Education Tradition
The statistics are The statistics are grimgrim……
II ’’ve heard a variety of statistics from multiple ve heard a variety of statistics from multiple sources about teacher retentionsources about teacher retention……just hearing just hearing these latest numbers at an educational summit these latest numbers at an educational summit at ISU last Friday:at ISU last Friday:
11% leave after their 111% leave after their 1stst year of teaching! year of teaching!20% leave after their 220% leave after their 2ndnd year! year!27% leave after their 327% leave after their 3 rdrd year! year!36% leave after their 436% leave after their 4 thth year! year!46% leave after their 546% leave after their 5 thth year! year!
So why are they So why are they leaving?leaving?
At a policy makers meeting in Philadelphia At a policy makers meeting in Philadelphia in July, the following reasons were in July, the following reasons were shared based from the American shared based from the American Educational Research.Educational Research.
1. The lack of administrative 1. The lack of administrative
support!support!
2. The lack of faculty influence2. The lack of faculty influence……
One interpretationOne interpretation……
Teachers want/need to feel empowered!Teachers want/need to feel empowered!
RememberRemember……teacher working conditions are teacher working conditions are student learning conditions! student learning conditions!
The research would also indicate that teachers The research would also indicate that teachers and administrators view this environment and administrators view this environment differently! ( Jan Keese 2007)differently! ( Jan Keese 2007)
2008 2008 年 年 IMD IMD 世界競爭力排名情形世界競爭力排名情形
1---------1--------- 美國美國 2---------2--------- 新加坡 新加坡 3---------3--------- 香港 香港 15--------15-------- 中國中國 18--------18-------- 台灣台灣
2006 2006 年世界各主要國家年世界各主要國家國際競爭力與投資環境排國際競爭力與投資環境排名名
瑞士洛桑國際管理學院 瑞士洛桑國際管理學院 ( IMD )( IMD )
世界經濟論壇 世界經濟論壇 ( WEF )( WEF )
瑞士商業環境風險評估公司 瑞士商業環境風險評估公司 ( BERI)( BERI)
英國經濟學人資訊中心 英國經濟學人資訊中心 ( EIU )( EIU )
我國在「我國在「 IMD 2008 IMD 2008 年世年世界競爭力年報」近界競爭力年報」近 55 年之年之排名排名
一、經濟表現一、經濟表現 二、政府效能二、政府效能 三、企業效能三、企業效能 四、基礎建設四、基礎建設
台灣中小學生的國際觀
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