Participants will review different lesson-design models and strategies for organizing and delivering instruction. Presenters will share specific examples of techniques that integrate language and content and provide a coherent learning experience for students. Through hands-on activities, participants will examine a variety of instructional sequences that exemplify the components of an effective lesson.

1. Lesson Design & Delivery National Chinese LanguageConference Helene Chan San Jose State University [email_address] Esther Chau Starr King Elementary School [email_address]

2. Adapting Existing Lessons to Understanding by Design Format Professional Development Program for Teachers of Mandarin Chinese

8. Stages in the Backward Design Process Identify Desired Results Determine Acceptable Evidence Plan learning Experiences and instruction

10. Enduring Understanding Families throughout the world may come from different cultures and speak different languages, but there are essential similarities regardless of their origin .

11. Essential Question How can students create a Family History Project and present their own family story in our diverse community?

12. Identify Desired Results Students will be able to 1. Describe the significant events from birth to present 2. Identify the family members and relatives 3. Write a simple letter to one of the family members 4. Present their Family History Project to their classmates

20. Student Sample

21. Student Sample

29. Thank you to: Debbie Robinson Ohio Department of Education Jacque Van Houten Kentucky Department of Education Margaret Peterson San Francisco Unified School District Elizabeth Matchett Gunn High School