Nov. 15, 2019
For three weeks this fall, DePaul's College of Education's hosted 23 teachers from the Haidian district of Beijing, China, to learn innovative strategies and methods to engage students in creativity and critical thinking. The teachers attended extensive teacher training workshops, graduate classes and visited Chicago public and private K-12 schools.
Paul Zionts, dean of the College of Education, teaches learning styles to visiting teachers from Beijing on DePaul's Loop Campus. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
Paul Zionts demonstrates different learning styles to help tecahers China learn how students can interpret various class lectures. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
Teachers become the students as they acquire insights on different learning styles. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
Paul Zionts demonstrates a learning technique teachers from China can implement during in their own class lectures. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
Teachers from Beijing collaborate on various teaching styles during a group task. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
The collaborative session allows for a deeper understading of various teaching techniques for educators fvisiting DePaul. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
Teachers from Beijing, China share thoughts during the learning group session. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)