Greetings

Hello, everyone! A warm welcome to my teaching blog. I established this blog a decade ago when I embarked on my journey to teach Mandarin in the UK. At that time, educational resources were scarce and not easily accessible. It led me to ponder, "Why are teachers all over creating similar resources? Shouldn't we collaborate and share our materials, freeing up time to enhance the quality of our teaching, improve classroom management, and build stronger relationships with our students? Why not begin with me?"

Following that, I uploaded numerous PowerPoints and worksheets, and to my astonishment, the views and download numbers surged. Teachers from all around the world left heartfelt thank-you comments, and their words deeply moved me. Fortunately, I received an invitation from the UCL Institute of Education to host a workshop on "Creativity in the Teaching of Mandarin" at their 10th Annual Chinese Conference back in 2012, marking my inaugural experience as a workshop presenter in the realm of education. In the subsequent years, I was honored to receive invitations to conduct teaching-related workshops at schools, university, and HSK center.

Between 2015 and 2017, I periodically updated the existing resources to ensure easy access for users, but I didn't introduce any new materials during that time. My primary focus was directed towards enhancing my personal classroom teaching experiences.

Then, in 2020, when the pandemic hit, like many other educators, I encountered the challenges of transitioning to online teaching. Initially, this shift caused anxiety, but soon, it transformed into excitement. Being someone who appreciates the role of technology in teaching, I eagerly sought out various engaging activities every day to captivate my students and maintain their motivation.

During this period, I compiled all the available Mandarin online resources into a comprehensive Excel file and shared it within a Facebook teaching group and on my blog. To my surprise, the post received over 500 likes and garnered thousands of views and downloads. Simultaneously, I established my own personal Chinese teaching blog on WeChat, with the intention of extending assistance to teachers in China, given that platforms like Facebook and Google are inaccessible there due to restrictions.

Subsequently, my blog posts shifted their focus away from topic-based PowerPoints and worksheets. Instead, they began to center around diverse teaching concepts such as storytelling, rap, movies, classroom activities, classroom management, and the use of authentic materials. I believe that learners should have opportunities to delve deeper into subjects using various approaches. By doing so, I aimed to create a positive teaching and learning environment that encourages exploration and engagement.

Once again, I want to say a big thanks for dropping by my blog! I'm all about sharing cool teaching tips whenever I stumble upon them. My hope is that you'll find something on my blog that sparks your own teaching mojo. To wrap it up, here's a quote: "Teachers who love teaching, teach children to love learning." Have a fantastic day ahead!

大家好！欢迎来到我的教学博客。我在十年前在英国中学教授对外汉语时创建了这个博客。那个时候，教学资源稀缺，老师们各自准备自己的课件。这也同时让我思考：“为什么老师们都在制作相似的课件？如果老师们能共享资源，那不就能腾出更多的时间提高课堂教学质量、改善课堂管理或是建立更良好的师生关系吗？要不我先起个头？”

随后，我上传了大量的PowerPoint和练习纸，令我惊讶的是，浏览量和下载量激增。来自世界各地的老师留下了感谢评论，他们的话语深深感动了我。幸运的是，我收到了伦敦大学学院教育学院的邀请，在他们第十届中文年会上分享我的创意教学经验。随后几年，我有幸受邀在国际学校、大学和HSK中心举办与教学相关的研讨会。

在2015年至2017年期间，我定期更新现有资源，以确保用户能够轻易获取，但在此期间我没有上传新的课件。

然后，在2020年，当疫情来袭时，和许多老师一样，我面临了转向在线教学的挑战。最初，这种转变引发了焦虑，但很快就变成了兴奋。作为一个科技迷，我每天寻找各种各样好玩的活动，以吸引我的学生并保持他们的学习动力。

在此期间，我也将所有可用的中文在线资源整理成一份综合的Excel文件，并在Facebook中文教师群和我的博客上分享。没想到这篇帖子获得了超过500个赞和上千个浏览和下载量。同时，我在微信上建立了汉语教学公众号，旨在为中国的教师提供帮助，考虑到中国对Facebook和Google等平台的限制。

之后，我的博客文章的重点不再是基于主题的PowerPoint和练习纸，而是更多样化的教学资源，如讲故事、说唱、电影、课堂活动、课堂管理和使用真实材料。我相信学习者应该有机会以多种方式学习一门语言。

再次感谢大家访问我的博客！我会继续分享我认为有用的教学资源。希望您能在我的博客上找到一些激发您自己教学灵感的东西。一起加油！