WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:01.700 So my name is Mi Ying Ma. 2 00:00:01.700 --> 00:00:03.050 I go by Ophelia, 3 00:00:03.050 --> 00:00:04.220 and for the past two years, 4 00:00:04.220 --> 00:00:07.310 I've been working as the Director of Curriculum Development 5 00:00:07.310 --> 00:00:09.810 at Beijing Number Four High School international campus, 6 00:00:09.810 --> 00:00:10.960 which is in Beijing, China. 7 00:00:10.960 --> 00:00:15.290 So my position supports the academic dean, 8 00:00:15.290 --> 00:00:18.980 line:15% and most of my responsibility is actually identifying 9 00:00:18.980 --> 00:00:22.210 line:15% and creating or developing partnerships 10 00:00:22.210 --> 00:00:24.660 line:15% with new innovative programs 11 00:00:24.660 --> 00:00:27.010 that can really support our students. 12 00:00:27.010 --> 00:00:29.870 So one of the things that I did when I was there 13 00:00:29.870 --> 00:00:33.308 line:15% was I created something called the I Project, 14 00:00:33.308 --> 00:00:36.080 line:15% which is a five week long, 15 00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:40.113 line:15% student directed sort of independent learning project, 16 00:00:41.270 --> 00:00:44.450 and so they were given some time in their schedule, 17 00:00:44.450 --> 00:00:46.690 and they can basically choose anything 18 00:00:46.690 --> 00:00:48.260 that they're personally passionate about. 19 00:00:48.260 --> 00:00:50.640 It's kind of a passion project kind of thing, 20 00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:55.210 and we give them kind of three broad categories. 21 00:00:55.210 --> 00:00:56.630 We call them I Make, 22 00:00:56.630 --> 00:00:58.330 which is to create something tangible, 23 00:00:58.330 --> 00:01:01.060 I Research, pretty self-explanatory, 24 00:01:01.060 --> 00:01:02.350 and then I Express, 25 00:01:02.350 --> 00:01:04.197 which is something more on the artsy side, 26 00:01:04.197 --> 00:01:06.250 the personal expression side, 27 00:01:06.250 --> 00:01:07.690 and then I Live, 28 00:01:07.690 --> 00:01:11.199 which is you can try and start your own company, 29 00:01:11.199 --> 00:01:13.400 line:15% or you can organize an event, 30 00:01:13.400 --> 00:01:15.090 line:15% or you can try out a new lifestyle, 31 00:01:15.090 --> 00:01:16.450 line:15% something of that sort, 32 00:01:16.450 --> 00:01:19.300 line:15% where you document your learning and your growth, 33 00:01:19.300 --> 00:01:22.760 line:15% and so that was a pretty big success, 34 00:01:22.760 --> 00:01:24.840 and then the school continued to do that, 35 00:01:24.840 --> 00:01:26.410 so that's for 11th graders, 36 00:01:26.410 --> 00:01:28.180 and then we do a big showcase, 37 00:01:28.180 --> 00:01:29.510 where we invited all of the families 38 00:01:29.510 --> 00:01:30.877 to come and join us, 39 00:01:30.877 --> 00:01:33.050 so it's programs like this 40 00:01:33.050 --> 00:01:36.613 that really focus on more 21st century learning, 41 00:01:36.613 --> 00:01:40.170 developing creativity and collaboration and communication, 42 00:01:40.170 --> 00:01:43.896 these kind of non-cognitive skills 43 00:01:43.896 --> 00:01:47.120 to supplement a very rigorous academic program 44 00:01:47.120 --> 00:01:48.770 that we're already offering. 45 00:01:48.770 --> 00:01:49.890 So yeah. 46 00:01:49.890 --> 00:01:51.015 So the other things that I've done 47 00:01:51.015 --> 00:01:54.060 line:15% is we did a critical reading seminar. 48 00:01:54.060 --> 00:01:56.960 line:15% We've done kind of some experiments with blended 49 00:01:56.960 --> 00:01:59.470 line:15% and online learning models to try to expand 50 00:01:59.470 --> 00:02:02.232 line:15% our elective offerings, 51 00:02:02.232 --> 00:02:03.563 and just programs like that.