VBS News Net: To clarify the teaching goals and stimulate students' enthusiasm for learning, from March 30 to April 13, the English group of Years 6 to 9 launched a seminar on creating differentiated, responsive, and compound English classes.

On March 30, Ms. Li Junying introduced the purpose and significance of this teaching and research activity, combined with the school's relevant documents and work plans to create a differentiated and responsive class, putting forward goals and requirements to all junior high school English teachers. Ms. Yan Jianghong used Oxford English Year 7 Unit 4 'Trees in our daily life' as an example to explain her understanding of the differentiated and responsive classes and the specific application in this lesson. The teaching and research group took this class as an example and conducted group discussions. The teachers started from the extensive reading class. They discussed implementing students' learning goals, the embodiment of differentiation, students' independent cooperation, the display of exploration and learning results, and teachers' teaching methods for the demonstration classes.

Ms. Yan Jianghong believes that a differentiated and responsive class should be based on students' excitement, interest, and hobbies. The teaching process must run through questions, discussions, and tasks.

Mr. Yi Peng believes that a differentiated and responsive class requires teachers to have perceptions and professionalism. In the class, they need to pay attention to each student's learning attitude and progress in time and know what they need at different stages.

Ms. Zhang Yangxiaohe believes that the task design of the extensive reading class must be based on the students' differences in thinking, expression, and learning.

Ms. Niu Chuyuan believes that every activity in the class must have different levels of difficulty, and the learning content must be presented in multiple modes.

Mr. Yu Bing believes that in extensive reading classes, learning content or topics can be imported through video, audio, pictures, and songs to stimulate students' interest.

Mr. Wei Sumin believes that it is necessary to adjust the course structure, take extra tasks or expansion assignments as attractive challenges, and connect them with students' interests.

On April 2, Mr. Yu Bing reported how the junior high school English preparation group would implement differentiated and responsive classes in the future. On April 9, Ms. Yan Jianghong gave a differentiated and responsive English demonstration lesson. The atmosphere of her class is relaxing and active, and students are engaged well.

On April 13, the subject group conducted an evaluation and a second discussion for this class, forming a preliminary model of differentiated, responsive, and compound English classes. Ms. Li Junying summarized the discussion and hoped that the teachers could grow together.

The VBS junior high school English group actively implements the school philosophy of 'Teach for the unknown, study for the future', letting our children experience the future, and strive to provide English teachers with opportunities and platforms to share，discuss，and learn from each other,.

Written by Mr. Yi Peng, Ms. Gao Pengbo

Editor: Linda

Photos provided by the English Group

Translated by Reny