【Primary】Educators from Chongqing Visit WUIS,Jointly Exploring Excellence in Teaching Collaborately

On November 7th, the backbone teachers of pilot school of the “Key Language Preparation Talent Cooperative Training Pilot Project” in Jiangbei District Chongqing City visited Wuxi United International School to carry out English teaching research. The teachers of the WUIS Primary School led Chongqing education colleagues to visit the beautiful campus, the library with a fragrance of books, the teaching building with complete facilities, and the works of students’ learning. Each of these left the guests with admiration and reflection. This visit not only deepened understanding between schools but also sowed seeds of hope for future educational cooperation.

Dual-teacher Instruction, Detective Pursuit of Truth

Ms. Sima and Ms. Jeniver teamed up to bring an innovative Guided Reading lesson to the sixth-graders, a collaboration between Chinese and foreign teachers. In the classroom, students transformed into little detectives, navigating through the stories of Sherlock Holmes. Through the theme of “Make Inferences,” they used their prior knowledge to unravel clues and uncover the truth. This contest of wisdom and courage not only sparked students’ interest in reading but also subtly cultivated their dialectical thinking and logical reasoning abilities.

Blending of teaching and research, sharing of ideas

Ms. Sima and Ms. Jeniver shared their teaching design ideas after class, emphasizing the integration of detective books and making inferences, aiming to cultivate students’ dialectical thinking through story guidance. This exchange has brought new inspiration to the teachers.

Then the discussion was warm, and the teachers in Chongqing highly praised the cooperative teaching mode of Wuxi United International School. Teacher Summer believes that this model creates a dynamic and engaging learning environment, enriches students’ experiences, promotes deep understanding of texts and the cultivation of dialectical thinking, and enhances global awareness. Teacher David expressed the hope that in his class teaching when returning to Chongqing, through group cooperation, students would be given more time for reading, thinking and discussion, and a good cooperative learning atmosphere would be created.

Ms. Grace took a unique approach and elaborated on the characteristics of English and the reading curriculum at Wuxi United International School. She pointed out that the school focuses on cultivating students’ comprehensive English abilities, and through diversified reading curriculum design, students can enjoy reading in a pleasant atmosphere and improve their language proficiency.

After Ms. Grace, Mr. Andrew continued to elaborate on the focus and connection arrangements of ELA and Guided reading courses in each grade. He emphasized that the two courses complement each other, aiming to help students solidify their English foundation while honing their critical thinking and creativity.

At the end of the event, Ms. Grace and Mr. Andrew looked forward to the next opportunity for cooperation and exchange, expressing their vision of working together with colleagues from all walks of life to seek common development and create a better future.