DEVELOPINGLEADERSHIPCAPACITYINTHECHINESETEACHINGFIELD:

ADISCUSSION

ShuhanC.Wang,Ph.D.DuarteSilva,Ed.D.TingShen,Ph.D.

2018NationalChineseLanguageConferenceSaltLakeCity,UTMay18,2018

CELIN’sMission

SupportthegrowthandsustainabilityofChineseearly

languageandimmersionprogramsinandoutsidethe

UnitedStatestoensurethatstudentshave

opportunitiestodevelophigh-levelmultilingualand

interculturalcompetencyforadvancedstudyandwork

inaninterconnectedworld.

http://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/chinese-early-language-and-immersion-network

ChineseEarlyLanguageandImmersionNetworkCELINatAsiaSociety

ShuhanC.Wang JoyKreeft Peyton TingShen

CELINBriefsSeries专题指南系列• Threearealreadyonline• EightnewBriefswillbepostedonlinein2018• BilingualinEnglishandChinese

CELINBriefsEditors:ShuhanC.Wang,Ph.D.,shuhancw@gmail.comJoyK.Peyton,Ph.D.,joy@peytons.us

FindCELINBriefsat:http://AsiaSociety.org/CELIN

CULTIVATINGTEACHERLEADERSTOADVANCETHEFIELDOFCHINESELANGUAGEANDCULTUREEDUCATION

Co-authors:RobinE.Harvey,ClinicalAssistantProfessor,NewYorkUniversity

DuarteM.Silva,ExecutiveDirector,CaliforniaWorldLanguageProject,StanfordUniversity

What“Leaders”doweneedintheChineseteachingfield?

TeacherleadersMentors/coachesAdministrators

Curriculum/instruction/assessment

expertsMaterialsdevelopers

Chinese&Englishlanguagesand

cultures

Contentknowledge&

pedagogicalskills

Administrative&supervisory

skills/experiences

Parentandcommunityengagement

Professionalbackgroundand

credential

Capacityforinnovation,

leadershipandreflection

WhyNurturingLeadersintheChineseTeachingField

• Thefielddesperatelyneedseducatorswhocanleadusinordertomoveforwardandgrownstronger.

• ThisBriefaddressesthe“whys”andthe”hows”ofgrowingleadersforthefield.

• Togetherweunpackthemeaningandrolesofteacherleadershipdevelopmentandcapacitybuilding.

Meet,GreetandReflectActivityInviteParticipantstoReflecton:

(1) DefinitionsofLeadership

(2) PerceivedneedforLeadershipDevelopmentintheChineseTeachingProfession

(3) ActivityStructure

Meet,GreetandReflect

“The best gift that we receive from great mentors is not their knowledge or their approach to teaching, but the sense of self they evoke within us.” (Livsey)

Meet,GreetandReflectActivity

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands in times of Challenges and controversy.” (Rev.MartinLutherKing,Jr.)

Meet,GreetandReflectActivity

“Leadership should be born out of an understanding of the needs and strengths of those who would be affected by it.” (MarionAnderson)

Meet,GreetandReflectActivity

“Leadership is taking responsibility for what matters to you.” (JulianWeissglass)

SevenPrinciplesforHarnessingtheConceptofLeadership

1. Leadersstimulateintentionalandpurposefulteachingandlearning

ØIntentionalityØKnowledge,valuesandbeliefsØInclusivecontexts

SevenPrinciples…

2.Leadersleadandinfluenceothersbymodelingexemplarypractices

ØModelØCultivateØProbe

SevenPrinciples…

3.Leaderschallengethemselvesandotherstopursueavisionofexcellence

ØSharedAgendaØTrustandRespectØCommitment

SevenPrinciples…

4. Leadersbuildandsupporttheinfrastructureforteachingandlearning

ØTransformativeInfrastructureØDynamicandresponsiveØSustainableGrowth

SevenPrinciples…

5.Leadersdevelopacultureofcollaborationbybuildingtrustandeffectivecommunication

ØCommunicationØCollaborationØTransparency

SevenPrinciples…

6.Leaderspromoteandfacilitatecontinuousgrowthandimprovement

ØStakeholdersexpertizeØOpportunitiesforcontinuouslearningØCultureofnurturing/mentoringgrowth

SevenPrinciples…7.Leadersviewdevelopmentasacontinuumofindividualandprogramgrowthandrenewal

ØEmbraceandmanagechange(growthmindset)

ØLeverageresourcesØRecognize,acknowledgeandpromoteleadershipqualities

Challenges,StrategiesandSolutions1. Componentsofeffectivementoring/coachingprograms

2. Mywishlistoffeaturesofeffectiveteacherprograms

3. Roleofreflectivepracticeincontinuousprofessionalgrowthofateacherleader

4. Howmightprofessionalorganizationsandnetworkssupportmyleadershipdevelopment

5. ExistingteacherleadershipprogramsbothwithinandoutsideChinese/worldlanguagefield

6. Howcanteachers/educatorscollaboratetoadvanceteacherleadership

7. HowcanCELINpromoteteacherleadershipbeyondthebrief

IntroducingaCELINTeacherInitiative

StudentProgramDirectory

http://asiasociety.org/chinese-language-initiatives/celin-directory-programs

CELINWebPages

NationalAdvisors

MonthlyNewsletter

ResourcesforEducators

ProgramProfiles

http://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/program-profiles

Q&A

SuggestionsforwhatCELINcandoforteacherinitiatives?

谢谢！ Thankyou!Contact:

DuarteM,Silva Duarte.silva@stanford.edu

RobinHarveyrobin.harvey@nyu.edu

ShuhanC.Wangshuhancw@gmail.com

TingShenTing.celin@gmail.com