Thursday, July 23, 2026

The Golden Rule for Engaging Cross-Cultural Classrooms

 

~優華語計畫- 大手攜小手 教學工作坊~

應中興大學國際事務處的邀約,針對教室滿滿來自美國和德國的大學生,發想如何設計既有文化差異亮點、又有活潑和互動性質的主題。

藉由多年累積的實務經驗和教學設計架構,在短短的2節課裏一步步引導他們聚焦自己的主題和鎖定可行的小活動,目標在於讓本地的國小、高中生們感受到來自不同國家的文化、學校生活等精彩分享內容。

A passionate university student from New York stands in front of thirty Taiwanese fourth graders. He clicks to his next slide, which is packed with a solid paragraph of English text, and starts explaining his hometown at his normal, lightning-fast speed.

The kids just stare in silence, completely overwhelmed.

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

From Snack Tubes to Ciphers: Teaching WWII Cryptography in a Second Language

 




6月時觀到了一堂很棒的輔導員夥伴公開課,當下對於閔嵐老師將全英的講述和洋芋片密碼機的製作結合的如此之好留下非常深刻的印象,所以立刻決定在自己學校的暑假資優營也來使用這個有趣的活動。可是,當自己實際要備課的時候才發現困難重重,因為理解背後運作的原理及如何轉化成易懂、可理解的英語就已經有挑戰性,加上如何使用一個又一個的activity/task讓學生在整整一個上午都能專注、不無聊,更是花了最多時間在準備這次的上課。

Picture this: a teenager is staring intently at an empty Pringles can, a pair of scissors, and a sheet of scrambled letters. They aren't just doing a summer camp craft; they are wrestling with World War II cryptography—and they are doing it entirely in their second language.

Recently, after observing a brilliant lesson by a fellow EAT member, I traded in our usual ESL activities (like brewing bubble milk tea or extracting banana DNA) for something with significantly more friction. We built simulated Enigma machines out of snack containers.

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Behind the Judge’s Desk: How to Nail Your Teaching Demo and the One Tech Hack You Need

 


Combine that heart with the practical steps below, and I promise you will stand out. Good luck out there. I am rooting for you.  (國中英語教師甄試-試教與問答)

Imagine sitting in a quiet, air-conditioned room. Five evaluators stare at you from behind a long desk, pens hovering over identical scoring rubrics. The 15-minute timer starts ticking. Over the years, I’ve sat behind that exact desk for teacher selection panels across numerous cities and counties. I’ve watched candidate after candidate pick up a piece of chalk, turn their back to us, and start writing. Let me tell you, when someone finally breaks that mold, grabs our attention, and proves they are the real deal, it is the absolute best feeling in the world. When a candidate I’ve evaluated lands their dream job, I silently cheer for them.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Media Literacy: Fake News Detective Lab





雖然還有3個快到期限的重要待辦事項尚未完成,但今天早上還是花了3節課的時間,從發想、搜尋、成形、修改等等,一直到下午在「國際文化交流」班實施,看到學生的投入和產出,只能說真的很值得、真的很開心啊!

Watching a group of students huddled around a screen, fiercely debating how to debunk a viral propaganda piece, I felt an immense wave of professional pride. This was the exact level of engagement I had hoped for when planning and delivering this lesson. Instead of just sitting quietly, the entire classroom was alive with collaborative energy—teams actively tearing apart fake news and preparing to present the truth to their peers.

Monday, May 25, 2026

A 5-Step Teacher Interview Formula for Teacher Selection

 


英語口語表達能力絕不可能短時間內就練得起來,但很多考生都是筆試通過後才非常急切、窘迫的要練習教甄口試。若有一個秘方、架構,裏面包含必備的元素,可以在不管面對英語教學、班級經營或教育政策等任何問題,都能夠很有系統、組織地幫助自己用英語來表達呢?(國中英語教師甄試-口試答題架構與技巧)

Imagine sitting across from a three-person hiring panel in a stifling junior high conference room. Your palms are sweating, your tie feels a little too tight, and the principal just dropped the heavy hitter: "How do you handle a chaotic classroom?" You have exactly four minutes before their eyes glaze over and they reach for the next resume in the stack.