48 hours in your town: real-world pbll for the novice spanish classroom

48 Hours in Your Town

REAL-WORLD PBLL FOR THE NOVICE SPANISH

CLASSROOM

LOUISVILLE

BARRINGTON

¡Hola!Shannon Norquist@sranorquist snorquist@bcacademy.org

Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell@secottrell secottrell@musicuentos.com

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Let’s go!

1.What is PBLL?

Let’s tackle defining project-based

LANGUAGE learning.

“Project-based learning is a teaching method in which

students gain knowledge and skills by working

for an extended period of time

to investigate and respond to an

authentic, engaging and complex

question, problem, or challenge.

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BIE.ORG

Elements of Quality PBLL

○ Essential Question vs. Challenging Problem / Question

○ Authenticity / Public Product

○ Content:

◦ Engaging entry event

◦ Developing skills (input)

◦ Sustained inquiry(PBL: what do I make? PBLL: how do I even communicate?)

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Elements of Quality PBLL

○ Also:

◦ reflection

◦ critique

◦ revision

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2.Let’s try it!

Learn by doing:

Develop elements of a PBLL unit in groups

Brainstorm:Elements

○ Theme typically taught in novice class

○ Idea for real-world product with authentic audience

○ Essential and/or challenging/driving question / problem

○ Entry event

○ Language skills

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Brainstorm:Teaching

○ Comprehensible input

○ Authentic resources

○ Tasks/activities

○ Cultural inquiry

○ Opportunities for reflection, critique, revision

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3.What about your town?

How to join our project:

Visit 48horasen.com

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Our challenges

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Now what?Reflect: What is ONE goal you have after

this?

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Helpful links

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Shannon’s public folder: http://bit.ly/2zOeOfG

Sara-Elizabeth’s public folder: http://bit.ly/2zu6wc9

48 Horas En website: http://48horasen.com/

The Buck Institute for Education: http://www.bie.org/

NFLRC: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/

2018 PBLL Online Institute information:

http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/109/

PBL in the TL (Laura Sexton’s blog): http://www.pblinthetl.com

Thanks!Any questions?You can find us at:

@secottrell * musicuentos.com * secottrell@musicuentos.com

@sranorquist * snorquist@bcacademy.org

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