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A Trip Abroad A Trip Abroad Unit Portfolio Unit Portfolio Presentation Presentation Beverly Brown Beverly Brown Jamie Woolley Jamie Woolley

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Page 2: A Trip Abroad Unit Portfolio Presentation Beverly Brown Jamie Woolley

CFQsCFQs

Essential Question:Essential Question:What is common to all human beings?What is common to all human beings?

Unit Question:Unit Question:How can your understanding of Spanish language, history, How can your understanding of Spanish language, history, geography and economics help you during your imaginary trip? geography and economics help you during your imaginary trip?

Content Questions:Content Questions:What are the products, practices and perspectives of your country? What are the products, practices and perspectives of your country?

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Vision for UnitVision for Unit

By creating this unit, I want toBy creating this unit, I want to Make my students study of the Spanish-speaking world Make my students study of the Spanish-speaking world

personally relevantpersonally relevant Think of ways to provide my students with a real-world Think of ways to provide my students with a real-world

application of their knowledge that they may apply in the future.application of their knowledge that they may apply in the future.

During this unit, I want my students toDuring this unit, I want my students to Learn ways to connect Latino culture to their own.Learn ways to connect Latino culture to their own. Use technology to communicate with different audiencesUse technology to communicate with different audiences

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Project ApproachesProject Approaches

As my students work on this project, theyAs my students work on this project, they

● Connect their project to the real worldConnect their project to the real world● Connect via technology to foreign cultures and current eventsConnect via technology to foreign cultures and current events● Create a product that shows what they’ve learnedCreate a product that shows what they’ve learned● Share their learning with a real audienceShare their learning with a real audience

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2121stst Century Learning Century Learning

Students will develop higher-order and 21Students will develop higher-order and 21stst century skills century skills in this unit as they in this unit as they

● Use the Essential and Unit Questions to guide their analysis of Use the Essential and Unit Questions to guide their analysis of their project to find themes that cross culturestheir project to find themes that cross cultures

● Communicate their ideas to a community audienceCommunicate their ideas to a community audience● Reflect on their reading, writing, research, and thinking Reflect on their reading, writing, research, and thinking

strategies, and modify and adapt them as necessarystrategies, and modify and adapt them as necessary● Use project assessments to self-assess their work and give Use project assessments to self-assess their work and give

feedback to their peersfeedback to their peers

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Gauging Student Needs AssessmentsGauging Student Needs Assessments

Use CFQs to learn• Students’ ideas about the Spanish-speaking world

• Background knowledge of Latino culture

Assess 21st Century skills• Ability to see similarities and differences between

cultures.

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Gauging Student Needs AssessmentsGauging Student Needs Assessments

I can use the information from these assessments to:

• Focus on aspects of the Spanish-speaking world that students have prior misconceptions about

• Plan activities in which they will answer their questions

Students can use the information from these assessments to:

• Compare their questions other students’ questions

• Set goals for how they will answer their own questions

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¡Buen Viaje!

Enjoy Your Trip!