PBL
PBLL Web-shops
Aside from the in-home convenience and the plethora of topics we got to explore in our 10 hours together, here are a few other things I LOVED about finally setting up a PBLL workshop webinar…
inquiry
Google Slides Listening Captions
At first, I figured I should pick out some screencaps and have the young ones match captions I translated from the audio to them. Then I got to thinking, “Well, heck, they’ll just read ’em and match ’em.” So THEN I took ANOTHER video and made Spanish captions to go with those screencaps. I was still undecided, so I experimented on my patient and enthusiastic first period guinea pigs with both and ended up with this
authentic texts
Low-Prep PBL Inquiry with Infographs
Fortunately, I had done some resource gathering for the inquiry phase of the project to equip a local business with children’s menu placemats back in Hawaii. UNfortunately, I hadn’t really fleshed out what I was going to do WITH those resources as of about 5AM Wednesday morning. So here’s the plan I threw together
PBL
Why I Quit PBL Projects
I have had to redefine how I see myself on SO many levels: as a blogger, a teacher, a professional, and a person. A lot–a LOT–of things that I thought were fundamental to my teaching and my identity simply had to be abandoned.
collaboration
Target Language Reset Button
YOU are a MASTER teacher. You are a better teacher than I am, better than I ever will be–better than ANYONE–at least once a month. Picture that day. Or that lesson. Hey, maybe you even had a streak going at one point. I think my record is two. It was halfway Read more…
PBL
#FLENJ17 PBL Building Blocks Workshop
I want to help people get started with their first PBL project, but I don’t have any one set strategy that I, personally use to get started. Even if I did, the chances of everyone else’s brains working like mine are (thankfully) slim. When I’ve conducted “building block” type workshops Read more…
PBL
#TFLA16 Presentation: PBL Building Blocks
What a treat to get to join some of my favorite language educators in Texas! I was called in to talk PBL with TFLA teachers last weekend in both workshop and session format. In the workshop, we worked on actually getting started on that first PBL unit using resources I collected Read more…
CI
HOW and WHY? The Most Essential Essential Questions for Spanish I EVER
Spanish I is going to be one big PBL project this year, all leading up to the answers to the biggest driving question in any novice Spanish class: Spanish: HOW and WHY? In fact, forget “Spanish I” or even “Novice Spanish:–this is the new title for our students’ first official Read more…
goal setting
Self-Improvement PBL Unit: Setup
My Spanish students will start the year with a meaningful personal change. Here’s how. Goal Selection Day 1 we will take a look at organization issues: time, materials, and money. I’ve broken the questions down on Nearpod with a poll to introduce the issue and some possible sub categories Read more…
authentic texts
#Authres in PBL Groups: Market Research Jigsaw
The goal is not interpretation. The goal is not writing or speaking or interpersonal communication. The goal is to convince a Spanish-speaking audience that they need this new invention. Each group of 4-5 has already come up with a new product, but to convince the Spanish-speaking audience, they need some Read more…