XUAN WU

Dynamic and passionate Mandarin teacher with over 19 years of experience fostering a love for language among students aged 3 to 13 at prestigious international schools in Nanjing and Hong Kong. Expertise in creating engaging, inquiry-based learning environments that utilize authentic materials to spark curiosity and enhance language acquisition. Recognized for maintaining high expectations and a humorous approach, promoting a positive classroom atmosphere where students thrive and celebrate their learning successes. Committed to bridging classroom experiences with the outside world, ensuring every student feels valued and empowered in their educational journey.

• IBO visit team member, 2009-Present

Co-lead the Pre-authorization Visit, Authorization Visit, and Preliminary Visit in HK  and mainland China.

• IB consultant for PYP and MYP, 2011-Present

Work as a consultant for some PYP and MYP candidate schools in Asia.

• IB school representative for Asia-Pacific, IBO PYP Committee Meeting, 2012-2013
• IB workshop leader, 2003-Present

Lead and co-lead workshops, including Making the PYP Happen, Inquiry and  Additional Language Teacher, Assessment in Early Childhood, Teaching and  Learning, and Workshop Leaders and Visiting Team in HK, Singapore, and mainland China.

• Certificate for School Management and Leadership, Harvard Business School, 2022-2023
• Leadership Tools for Team Leaders, Teacher Leader Institutes, HK, 09.2014
• IB Visiting Team Member Training, Singapore, 04.2010
• IB Visiting Team Member and Consultant Upskilling workshop, Online, 2020 & 2022

• MYP Managing assessment: Language and literature (Cat.3), virtual, regional, 02.2023
• MYP Language and Literature: Delivering the MYP curriculum (Cat. 2), virtual regional, 06.2021
• MYP Language Acquisition: Implementing the MYP curriculum (Cat. 1), online, 05.2020
• IB PYP workshops, including Making the PYP Happen, Specialist Teacher, Inquiry-based Learning, Assessment, the Role of Language, and workshop leader training since 2003
• Teaching with Comprehensible Input, online, 06 -08.2020
• Literacy Institute, HKIS, 01.2018ACTFL Annual Conference, San Diego, American, 11.2015
• Annual Conference on Chinese Teaching and Learning, HK, 2015-2017
• The 3rd and 4th Conference on Chinese Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong, 2015-2016
• 13th Annual Mandarin Teacher Articulation Conference, Taiwan, 04.2014
• Annual ACAMIS Conference, 2005-2009
• ESL in the Mainstream, Nanjing, China, 09.2002-03.2003