inquiry into the second language classroom
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Inquiry into the Second Language Classroom. Beverley Bunker Jen Rossi. STA Convention May 2013. The Marshmallow Challenge. une guimauve le spaghetti le ruban la ficelle. Inquiry is. freedom to learn what is personally relevant authentic engaging - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
STA Convention May 2013
Inquiry into the Second Language
ClassroomBeverley Bunker
Jen Rossi
The Marshmallow Challenge
une guimauve
le spaghetti
le ruban
la ficelle
Inquiry is
freedom to learn what is personally relevant
authentic
engaging
connected to students’ lives and passions
collaboration with students
diverse
identifying students’ needs
difficult
messy & confusing
slow
learning together
finding courage
taking risks
fearless surrender
time consuming
Inquiry is not
unintentional
quick
giving students free reign
throwing out other good teaching practices
the same for everyone
permission to be disengaged
easy
Poetry Slam
Great way to celebrate the end of a poetry unit
Students demonstrate comprehension in an engaging and creative way
Lower level language, engages all students in all parts of the process (from brainstorming, to creating to assessment)
How to Slam
Throughout the unit, use poems as a “Message du jour”. www.momes.net
Highlight poetry forms, have students work with the vocabulary.
Have some students “present” the poems
1 criterion: “make the words come alive”
Poetry Slam
Brainstorm phrases, key words
Students write poems
Class develops a criteria /10 for the Slam, based on watching and listening to the examples given in class
Students “make the words come alive”
Each student gives a “mark” /10
Six word storiesLes histoires à six
motsErnest Hemingway
Literacy skills: visual literacy; summarizing, synthesis, creating
Students are using higher level cognitive process with simplified language skills
Six word stories
What makes up a story?
Collect student responses: highlight that it denotes CHANGE
Using photos ask students to talk about the story in the photo
Les histoires à six mots
Encourage them to think about what happened before, during and could happen after?
High level language: tell the story orally (in small groups)
Low level language: key words (ie: verbs and nouns), as a class
Écrivons une histoire!
What Is Genius Hour?
An opportunity for students to pursue their passions
Authentic language development; learning vocabulary on a need-to-know basis and according to students’ interests
Students sharing their learning in target language
Collaboration between students
Ongoing assessment for learning
C’est du plaisir!
Les projets de passion
Reflections on Learning
ePortfolios and Blogging
Science as Inquiry
PLO: Assesses human impact on ecosystems
Que sont les problèmes dans nos écosystèmes?
Qu’est-ce que tu veux changer?
Comment vas-tu le changer?
Reflecting…
Developing Key Questions to Guide
InquiryGUIDING INQUIRY QUESTIONS
(STUDENT EXAMPLES)
•Comment est-ce que nous pouvons arrêter la construction des condos à Cloverdale?
•Comment est-ce que nous pouvons diminuer les effets du poisson “snakehead”
dans nos écosystèmes?
Learning to Fail
Learn to become vulnerable
We need to model taking risks, so that our students feel comfortable taking risks
Recognize where we are and what is right for us in that moment.
“I have not failed. I have found 1,000 ways that do not work.” – Thomas Edison
Developing Inquiry Questions pour la
réutilisationEst-ce que tu aimes le chocolat?
Quel sorte de chocolat est-ce que tu aimes?
Pourquoi est-ce que tu aimes le chocolat?
ta mère
ta soeur
ton ami(e
)
ton père
ton frère
ton profess
uer
Developing Inquiry Questions pour en
profendeurEst-ce que tu aimes le chocolat?
Quel sorte de chocolat est-ce que tu aimes?
Pourquoi est-ce que tu aimes le chocolat?
Quand est-ce que tu aimes manger le chocolat?
Avec qui est-ce que tu aimes manger le chocolat?
NB: La négation is a form of réutilisation.
Developing Inquiry Questions pour en
profondeurEst-ce que tu aimes le chocolat?
Quel sorte de chocolat
est-ce que tu aimes?
Pourquoi est-ce que tu aimes le chocolat?
Quand est-ce que tu aimes manger le chocolat?
Avec qui est-ce que tu aimes
manger le chocolat?
Quel sorte de chocolat est-ce que
tu aimes manger avec ton ami?
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Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and then go do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Howard Thurman