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Portfolio-Based

Language

Assessment (PBLA)

Presented by

Rebecca Hiebert

Which part of Canada are you

from?

(A) Manitoba

OR WHICH OTHER CANADIAN REGION?

(B) The Atlantic Region - Newfoundland and Labrador,

Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick.

(C) Central Canada - Quebec, Ontario.

(D) The Prairie Provinces - Saskatchewan, Alberta.

(E) The West Coast - British Columbia.

(F) The North - Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon

Territory

What is your connection

to ESL?

(A) Administrator

(B) ESL teacher CLB 1 to 4

(C) ESL teacher CLB 5 to 8

(D) Student

(E) Volunteer

(F) Other

What is your familiarity

with PBLA?

(A) I don’t know much, but want to learn

(B) I have heard/read about it, but never used it

(C) I have had the PBLA training

(D) I am currently using PBLA in teaching

(E) I am a Lead Teacher

(F) I am a Regional coach

What is your familiarity

with the CLB document?

(A) I have never seen the book.

(B) I have the book on my shelf/online but haven’t

looked at it much OR I don’t understand it.

(C) I used it in training/school/practicum teaching.

(D) I use the book occasionally for teaching or

reference.

(E) I use the book regularly for

teaching or reference.

What is your motivation for

attending this webinar?

(A) General interest or professional

development

(B) Looking for PBLA information to use in my

teaching

(C) I have specific questions I would like

answered.

(D) I am interested in a specific PBLA topic

(E) Other

CHAT BOX

What key words come to mind

when you think of PBLA?

What is PBLA?

Authentic; based on real world tasks

Documents learning

Assesses what is learned in class

Comprehensive

Systematic

Collaborative PBLA GUIDE PAGE 7

What is PBLA?

“Snapshots” of learning

self-awareness

responsibility for learning

Increases metacognition (strategy use)

PBLA GUIDE PAGE 7

CHAT BOX

What key words come to mind

when you think of the CLB?

PBLA is based on the CLB

National standard

Framework of reference

Descriptive statements

Task-based

12 benchmarks

PBLA GUIDE PAGE 13

PBLA terms to know

Skill-building or learning activity

Skill-using

Formative Assessment

Summative Assessment

Peer-assessment

Self-assessment

Learning reflection PBLA GUIDE PAGE 7 & 8, 27

Five Assessment

FOR learning strategies“

“Embedded Formative assessment” by Dylan Wiliam

Clarify learning intents and criteria for

success

PBLA GUIDE PAGE 15 & 16

Five Assessment



Incorporate classroom activities that elicit

evidence of learning


Let’s try this technique now:

Do you understand how to use some classroom

activities to check if student’s are learning?

(A) RED – No, I’m confused

(B) YELLOW – Not sure how this works.

(C) GREEN – Yes, I understand.

Five Assessment



Provide feedback that moves the learner

forward


Five Assessment



Activate students PBLA GUIDE PAGE 17

to become instructional resources for one another

To become owners of their own learning

More techniques to

activate students….PBLA GUIDE PAGE 18

CHAT BOX

What do you think are the key features of

PBLA?

Getting started with PBLA

Placement

Needs

assessments

Language

companion

Language Companion

Are you

familiar with

the language

companion?

Raise your

hand if you

are.

Getting started with PBLA

Baseline personal information

CLB levels

Goal statement

Autobiography

Next steps

Resume

Work and volunteer experience/goals

PBLA instructional cycle

PLAN: begin with the end in mind


TEACH:

raise awareness

build skills

use skills


ASSESS: using a simulated real world task

Receptive task

Questions

Actions

Productive task:

Rating scale

Checklist

Rubric


REFLECT

What does a classroom

with PBLA look like?

Less teacher-talk …. More time to listen!

PBLA GUIDE PAGE 54

What does a classroom with

PBLA look like?

Students have Language companion binders

Students know about the CLB

Real world language tasks

Portfolios with inventories, samples of work,

and reflections

PBLA throughout the term

Adding language tasks

Teacher master checklist

PBLA GUIDE PAGE 38

PBLA throughout the term

Task samples

L/S/R/W

Four competency areas

Self-assessment

Reflection

PBLA at the end of a term

End-of-term portfolio review

Standardized progress report

Student progress conference

The Number of Language-

Assessment Tasks

Number of artefacts added per week will vary

Eight to 10 artefacts per skill area minimum

250 hours + of instruction to achieve a

benchmark level in each skill

Assessment tasks cover all competency

areas

Progress points within CLB levels

Used at the end of a term, not on each

assessment PBLA GUIDE PAGE 39, 52

CHAT BOX

Based on this presentation and/or your

personal experience with PBLA, what are some

of the benefits of PBLA for teachers or

students?

Benefits of PBLA to students

Self-directed learning

Focus on learning process

Goal-setting

Integrated assessment

Transfer to other aspects of life, work and

school

PBLA GUIDE PAGE 8

Benefits of PBLA to teachers

Help to complete progress reports

Reference for teacher-student discussions

Use to adjust teaching strategies and plans

Provides information about student’s previous

studies

Develops professional expertise

PBLA GUIDE PAGE 8

Time for questions…

Extra slides for reference

during Q & A

Settlement themes

Employment

health and safety

Housing

for consumers

Education

Community & Getting

around

Recreation and Travel,

Law

Culture and

Citizenship

Environment

Family Friends and

Neighbours

A completed module…

The four competency areas

Focusing on language

in the task

Sample inventory for portfolio

Sample rating scale