p4cHI Flourishes in Taiwan

On January 27, 2015, Dr. Jessica Ching-Sz Wang, Associate Professor from National Chiayi University in Taiwan, gave an impressive talk about her work with p4cHI in Taiwan. She shared her pioneering Analects Discussion Class with school children, and her innovative work with pre-service and in-service teachers at her College of Teacher Education. She also discussed the culturally responsive ways in which she has transformed Jackson’s (2201) magic words and Good Thinker’s Tool Kit into handy gestures. See this link for a video of some of her original p4cHI practices.

Participants who experience her talk enjoyed engaging in questions and discussion with Dr. Wang following her lecture. They commented on the remarkable growth of p4cHI in Taiwan, and were excited to learn more about the original ways in which Dr. Wang has made p4cHI more accessible to both educators and children.

Dr. Wang is visiting the Uehiro Academy for one month (1/15-2/15/2015) to work collaboratively with Dr. Amber Makaiau on their international self-study journaling project. The project explores what it means to be a p4cHI facilitator, and how to make p4cHI a culturally responsive practice. She will also work closely with Dr. Miller and Dr. Lukey to learn more about the use of p4cHI in teacher’s professional development.