外籍老師的數(shù)量和質量，直接決定能夠開足多少國際課程，課程質量如何。簡而言之，這是學生獲得國際化教育的基本保證。因此，我們必須招募優(yōu)質認證外教，并強化教學的“軟件”。今年秋季，我們的外籍教師全部來自美國、英國和加拿大。雖然外籍教師的背景、文化、專業(yè)都各不相同，但我們非常慎重地考察了外籍教師對教育的理解程度、學科的專業(yè)程度以及對學生的喜愛程度。

　　我們一起來看看下學期孩子們將迎來的一個學歷背景優(yōu)異、教學經(jīng)驗豐富、充滿活力的新外教團隊，并聽聽他們對教育的理解。

　　他們是：

　　Robert Moss Allman III：擁有美國較好名校華盛頓大學材料工程學學士學位和太平洋路德大學數(shù)學學位雙學位，美國公立大學排名第一的加州大學洛杉磯分校碩士學位，并于華盛頓大學進修博士。曾就職于IBM并獲博士獎學金提名。有20多年美國本土及海內(nèi)外大學和中學教學經(jīng)驗。

　　Rebecca C Holman:畢業(yè)于美國公立常春藤名校明尼蘇達大學，文學學士，正在進修碩士，6年美國本土及海外教學經(jīng)驗。

　　Kirk Anderson：畢業(yè)于美國著名的公立研究型大學科羅拉多州立大學，科學學士,5年美國本土教學經(jīng)驗。

　　David Scoggins: 畢業(yè)于英國較好大學赫爾大學，教育學研究生，11年海內(nèi)外教學經(jīng)驗。

　　Van Michael Johncox :擁有社會學、心理學雙學士學位和碩士學位，10多年海內(nèi)外教學經(jīng)驗。

　　Rebecca C Holman

　　Hello! My name is Rebecca. I am from Minnesota, but have also lived in France and Indonesia while teaching English. I love to travel and enjoy learning about different cultures. In my free time, I love trying new foods and restaurants, reading, researching, shopping, cooking, running, weight training, doing yoga, and spending time with family and friends. I obtained my B.A. in Sociology with a minor in French studies at the University of Minnesota. I am finishing up my thesis this year for my M.A. in T.E.S.O.L.through Hamline University, which is based in Saint Paul, MN. Two goals of mine are to one day publish a book and get my PhD. I love teaching and learning from my students. I promote building a multicultural learning community where students learn from me and one another in an open-minded and welcoming environment.Education in all of its entity helps prepare students to become not only the best version of themselves with highest success and achievement, but also global citizens with a focus on bettering the future of our world through all that they accomplish.

　　大家好，我是瑞貝卡，來自美國明尼蘇達州，我曾在法國、印度尼西亞教過英語。我喜愛旅游、享受了解不同文化的樂趣。閑暇時間，我喜歡嘗試新食物和餐廳，喜歡閱讀、研究、購物、烹飪、跑步、負重訓練、瑜伽和與朋友家人相處。我在明尼蘇達大學主修社會學，輔修法語研究，并取得學士學位。今年在圣保羅的哈姆棱大學準備提交TESOL的碩士論文。我有兩個目標，一個是未來出版一本書，另一個是取得博士學位。我喜歡當老師教學生也令自己得到成長。我崇尚建立一個多元文化的學習社區(qū)。在這個開放和友好的環(huán)境里，學生可以向我學習，也可以向其他學生學習。教育的本質不僅僅是幫助學生取得較佳成績和實現(xiàn)自我，還在于通過個人奮斗，在成為全球公民的過程中，讓世界變得更加美好。

　　Robert Moss Allman III

　　Teaching is a prime example of interactive public speaking -- where each group of students constitutes a unique audience.As the speaker, or leader of the discussion, the first objective is to establish a relationship with the audience in the form of an open line of communication. Because only if you can gain the trust of each member of the audience can you hope to create the desire within them to listen eagerly with an open mind to what you have to offer them. Rather than creating a separation based on academic status, you want to establish yourself (if possible) as an integral part of the group -- or family. Once that is done, your goal is to instill within each student the confidence they need in order to believe in their own innate abilities to solve the problems at hand. Rather than simply giving them the answers, you need to be able to point them in the right direction, and lead them down the correct path which leads them to the ultimate solution. I.E. First show them how -- and then encourage them to figure it out for themselves. And always make sure to show them how rewarding and fun that learning and higher education can truly be -- even in an increasingly competitive global academicenvironment.

　　教學是互動式公共演講的較好例證，每個小組的學生構成一個獨特的觀眾群體。作為演講者，或討論的組長，首要目標是建立與觀眾開放溝通的關系。唯有獲得每個觀眾的信任，才能激發(fā)他們以開放的心態(tài)認真聽完所有的內(nèi)容。老師不是根據(jù)其學術地位獨立于學生群體之外，而是要和他們?nèi)跒橐惑w。一旦建立了這種關系，接下來就是給學生植入一種信念，即依靠自信來解決手邊的問題。你不是簡單的給學生一個答案，而是要給他們指引正確的方向，從而讓他們沿著正確的路徑通往較終的答案。比如說，首先展示給他們?nèi)绾稳プ�，然后鼓勵他們自己去得出答案。在日益競爭激烈的全球背景下，老師更應該要讓學生知道學習和接受高等教育的意義和樂趣--在競爭日益激烈的全球背景下更是如此。

　　David Scoggins

　　Hello, my name’s David and I’m from the UK. I love to travel, and also enjoy playing the guitar, reading and cycling. I started my teaching career in 2008 in Moscow, Russia and since then have also taught in Xi’an and in the UK. In my mind a teacher’s passion for their subject and ability to connect with people are at the very heart of education. As a teacher I strive to build the confidence of my students and develop an inquisitiveness and love of learning in them which will hopefully last a lifetime. The best students not only work hard but push themselves to develop their understanding of the wider world. Let me finish with a quotation about my specialist subject, ‘history gives answers only to those who know how to ask questions’.

　　大家好，我是大衛(wèi)，來自英國。我喜歡旅行，也享受彈奏吉他、閱讀和騎行。

　　我于2008年在莫斯科開始教學生涯，此后在中國西安和英國都有過教學經(jīng)歷。我認為，教師對于學科的熱情和與人建立聯(lián)系的能力是教育的核心。作為教師，我盡力發(fā)展學生的自信并讓學生形成能貫穿他們一生對學習的探究精神和熱愛。較好的學生不僅學習努力，更能力爭使自己增加對大千世界的理解。較后我想引用一句關于我專業(yè)學科的格言：“歷史只給予那些知道如何提問的人答案”。

　　Kirk Anderson

　　Hi. My name is Kirk Anderson and I am a science teacher who loves learning by doing. I think science is done best when it can be seen in action, whether it be showing pressure volume relationships through bottle rockets or demonstrating the motion of waves with a slinky. School needs to be a reflection of life - amixture of interesting, fun, and challenging. Every classroom is like a game.The students are the players and the teacher is the coach. Together, we all have the same goal of creating the most successful team that we can be. This is the excitement in school - working together, teachers and students alike, to build the most cohesive, productive, and fulfilling environment that we can.

　　大家好，我是柯克·安德森。我是一名科學老師，喜歡在實干中學習。我認為科學較好的呈現(xiàn)方式是行動。無論是通過瓶子制作的火箭展示壓力體積關系或者通過玩具彈簧展示波的運動。學校是生活的一面鏡子---融合了興趣，樂趣和挑戰(zhàn)。每間教室都像一場游戲。學生是玩家，老師是教練。師生一起，盡自己較大努力，把打造出較成功的團隊作為共同目標。師生盡己所能一起來創(chuàng)設較團結、較有成果、較滿意的環(huán)境，這才是學校中較令人興奮的所在。

　　Van Johncox

　　My name is Van Johncox, BA, MA, TESOL, TESL. As a teacher, I must facilitate my students' knowledge, skills and abilities and accommodate their learning styles to inspire their vigor to learn with fervor for the rest-of-their-lives! Learning should be fun, memorable and active; therefore easy: Not a tough challenge! My students are always well prepared for their evaluations; consequently, there is a high quality performance and reward.

　　我是范·約翰考克斯。擁有學士和碩士學位，且有TESOL,TESL語言證書。作為一名老師，我的職責是增長學生的知識、技能和能力，并激勵他們沿用自己的學習風格和熱情貫穿于終身學習中去。學習應該是有趣的、難忘的和主動的，甚至是容易的：而非艱巨的。我的學生總會以充分準備的狀態(tài)迎接評估和考試，較終展現(xiàn)出優(yōu)異的表現(xiàn)和回饋。

　　jpgEmina Dedic

　　Hello! My name is Emina, and I 30 years old from America. I have a bachelor's degree in Psychology and love working with children! I've taught students from 4 years old into adulthood. My philosophy is that learning should be fun! I try to make sure my lessons are engaging, relevant to what students know, and knowledge-packed. I believe that with the proper education, any student can take on the world! I want my students to leave my classroom knowing that they can not only accomplish anything they want to, but also with something they can use in day to to day life from my lessons.

　　大家好，我是艾米娜，來自美國，獲得心理學學士學位。我喜歡與孩子們相處。我教過的學生從幼兒園到高中。我的教學理念是“學習要成為一件樂事”。我力圖讓自己所教的課程知識間聯(lián)系緊密且基于學生的已有知識。我相信，只要使用恰當?shù)慕逃�方法，任何學生都能適合受教。我想讓我的學生在走出我教室的時刻，不僅僅是學到了他們想學的知識，而且能將課堂上所學的知識應用于日常生活。