West Windsor Plainsboro HS NorthSpanish 3 HonorsUnit 1: Life as a High School StudentTeacher: Ashley Warren

Question to class: How much do you know about education in Costa Rica?

This is a problem; your students don’t know anything about your unit! In pairs or small groups, discuss with your peers how you would seek to rectify this problem in your own classroom, noting what activities, materials, or strategies you would use.

Introduction

Our PBL Scenario

Problem Based Learning [PBL] in the L2 Classroom

•Where did PBL come from?

•Why use a PBL scenario in the classroom?

•What are the benefits and potential drawbacks of using PBL?

Results

Turn to a peer or small group and discuss whether or not you would like to include a PBL

scenario in your teaching this year.

If so: 1) identify a thematic unit where you would like to use PBL 2) brainstorm a problem that you could present to your students3) brainstorm how to gain an authentic audience

If not:4) discuss why 5) identify any features of PBL you may wish to modify and include in

your classroom