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起步阶段：摸索与挑战

和大多数中文老师一样，我每年都有四到五门中文课，这意味着每天要备三到四份课。虽然学校有统一的教材，但我觉得教材上的词汇和对话不够生动，无法充分激发学生的兴趣。于是，我开始制作自己的课件。起初，制作课件非常耗时，每天都要熬夜准备第二天的课。

疫情期间，各种线上培训、研讨会和会议层出不穷。正是在那个时候，我接触到了“反向设计”的概念。2020年夏天，我尝试着将这个方法应用到自己的教学中，彻底改变了我的备课方式。有了清晰的教学目标和终期项目，我可以更有效地规划每单元的教学内容。为了帮助学生自我评估，我还制作了包含学生自测和答案的学习目标清单(progress checks)，得到了学生们的一致好评。

完善阶段：精益求精

2021年以后，在实践中我进一步优化了教学单元，使学习目标更加明确和连贯。另外，我也更加注重融入真实材料和情境，开展项目式学习，显著丰富了课程内容。同时，我还增加和改进了Quizlet学习卡、Project、评分表(Rubrics)等教学资源。

2022年，在系主任的建议下，我开始制作跟PPT配套的纸质 handouts(工作纸)，以增加学生的课堂互动。此外，我还引入了项目选择板(project choice board)，让学生根据兴趣选择不同的项目形式，提高了学习积极性。

2023-2024年，随着教学体系逐渐稳定，我开始注重材料的组织优化。首先，我将 handouts 整合到一个 Google Doc 中，方便查找；其次，我制作了包含音频的 Quizlet 学习卡，并按单元分类管理，提高了学习效率；我完善了学校中文课网站的页面。网站按照单元组织，学生能找到PPT，对应的工作纸(handout)，Quizlet folder，单元的生词表，Progress Checks，学习指南等等。学生一致反应学习资源的条理更清晰，复习起来更方便了。

材料分享的初心

通过运用反向设计、TPRS 教法、课件和 handouts、学习目标清单(progress check)、项目式学习(Project-Based Learning)等教学策略，我明显感受到学生学习效果的提升，教学过程也更加愉悦。近几年，许多学生在各类比赛中获奖，让我感到非常欣慰。

在教师交流群里，大家经常讨论备课压力大、制作课件耗时的难题。虽然有资源分享，但材料散乱且不完整。许多老师渴望拥有完整的单元教学包，以减轻备课负担，专注于课堂互动。我意识到，我的教学材料或许能帮助到其他老师。于是，我花了整个夏天的时间，将材料整理成易于使用的单元教学包。

未来展望

我希望我的教学材料能够帮助其他老师节省备课时间，提高教学质量。我精心设计了课程，使用了丰富的真实材料，并探索出了一些高效的教学方法，尤其是对于语法教学。通过分享我的经验，我希望减轻老师们的负担，让教学变得更加轻松愉快。

我的目标是建立一个充满激情的教师社区，共同打造优质的教学资源。通过分享和合作，我们可以革新语言教学，让学习和教学变得更加有趣、高效和有成就感。

The Birth of My Materials

• Before 2020:  Like many Chinese teachers, I teach four to five classes, which means preparing four to five lesson plans. While I use the Integrated Chinese textbook, I found myself dissatisfied with relying solely on its vocabulary and dialogues. To create more engaging lessons, I decided to develop my own slides. Initially, this was incredibly time-consuming, as crafting slides for the next day's class consumed most of my preparation time.
• When the pandemic came, there was a blooming of online professional development opportunities: workshops, online meetings, conferences, etc. That was the time I started learning about "backward design".  I adopted this approach and redesigned my curriculum over the summer 2020. This proved to be a game-changer. With a clear roadmap, I could focus on developing each unit with a specific project in mind and measurable learning objectives. To empower students to assess their own learning, I developed progress checks (can-do statements) with examples and answer keys. These have been invaluable for student preparation and confidence. I received great feedback from the students as they are very clear what they will be assessed on for that unit.
• After 2021, I made more modifications of my units to make learning goals, objectives more clear and connected. I also gradually expanded my materials to include Quizlet study sets, projects, and more. This year I focused more on incorporating authentic materials, creating authentic tasks and project-based learning. Those really helped enrich my curriculum.  
• 2022: After taking the advice from my department chair, I created accompanying handouts for note-taking, exercises, and interactive activities to enhance student engagement beyond slides. Finally, to offer students more choice and flexibility, I incorporated project choice boards into many units. This has been a popular addition, allowing students to demonstrate their understanding in various ways.
• 2023-2024: As my curriculum became more stable, I started focusing more on "organization". I made a few improvements on organizations: 1) I combined these handouts into a single Google Doc, aligning them with the slides for easy reference. 2) I also created detailed Quizlet study sets for vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, complete with audio recordings. Organizing these study sets into unit folders improved accessibility.

The Birth of My Website 

• Since incorporating backward design, TPRS techniques, PowerPoint presentations with handouts, and progress checks into my teaching, I've noticed a significant improvement in student understanding and engagement. Both my students and I find the learning process more enjoyable. In recent years, many of my students have won awards for their work, which is incredibly rewarding.
• I'm part of several online teacher communities where we often discuss common challenges like excessive lesson planning and PowerPoint creation. While we share materials, resources are scattered and incomplete. Many of us desire comprehensive unit bundles to streamline our workload and focus on student interaction. Recognizing the potential value of my teaching materials, I've spent this summer organizing them into user-friendly unit bundles aligned with popular textbooks.

The Impact I Hope to Make

• I believe my materials can significantly benefit other teachers by offering high-quality, time-saving resources. I've carefully crafted lessons using authentic materials and innovative teaching techniques, particularly for challenging grammar concepts. By sharing my work, I hope to make teaching more enjoyable and less stressful for educators while enhancing student learning experiences.
• My goal is to foster a community of passionate language teachers who can collaborate to create exceptional learning experiences. By sharing my materials and encouraging open collaboration, I hope to revolutionize language education,making it more engaging, efficient, and rewarding for both teachers and students.