project pedagogy

Ms. Carla Chávez S.Head of English

April 15th, 2011

Motivating our pupils Increases attention Creates a warm environment Reducess stress Fosters interaction, autonomy and problem solving Helps students to feel confident

Important considerations Identify the skills involved Create an instructions packet Plan every session Involve the school community

6th grade: Red Carpet3, 2, 1 ACTION! Once again, students from 6th Grade

excelled at speaking English while presenting their roles of famous actors and paparazzis on a fictitious RED CARPET event held at the school gymnasium. The glamorous premiere required the boys to wear their finest clothes while the lights of the cameras flashed on the glittering ceremony. At the end of the event, 6th graders definitely proved that they not only have the LOOKS, but also the ENGLISH to stand up and shine in the Olympus of FILM STARS! Excellent Job Boys!

Dinosaur museum The museum showcased the students’ hard work

researching dinosaurs. To prepare for the museum, the students worked in small groups; each group had to answer a research question about dinosaurs. Each group presented their question and answer with pictures and text on a poster.

The groups also made dinosaur models out of plasticine and built dioramas of dinosaur ecosystems. The sixth grade boys played the roles of museum guide, scientist and paleontologist, presenting and explaining their displays as younger students and several parents toured the museum.

Dinosaur Museum

Service learning

Service learning David Flint: A Great Day HelpingWhen we arrived in Lota, we went to the nursery school that

suffered damage in the recent earthquake. We also saw that the “Mediaaguas” that were made to replace the nursery school. Due to the lack of space, we were forced to transfer the activities to “Baldomero Lillo” school, which has the same name as the nursery school. We each got a “little brother” to whom we had to give a small gift and talk. During the activities, we had a very attentive audience. They were between 8 months and 5 years old. The girl I got as a “little sister” was 4 years old and was called Francesca. She seemed very happy with….

How to catch a leprechaun on St Patrick’s (video)

Example:issue advertisement Introduction to US electoral system:

http://prezi.com/yjpww4a5jf3w/copy-of-us-electoral-system/ Exploring US political campaigns:http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/

Example: issue advertisementPropaganda techniques Glittering Generalities Card Stacking Plain Folks Name Calling Symbol Transfer

Example:issue advertisement Create an issue ad aimed at a particular government

policy: Drilling for oil in the Alaskan National Wildlife

Refuge Gun control Trade with China Smart Growth initiatives Green energy