1. Project Based Learning
in the
World Language Classroom
Presenter – Ryan C. King
Loy Norrix High School
ryanckingpkt@gmail.com

2. Objectives
Attendees will be able…
 Describe the defining features of project
based learning.
 Describe the five central criteria of project
based learning.
 Use the defining features and central
criteria to design project based units in
their classrooms.

3. Standards Addressed
• 1.3.N.W.c – Write brief personal descriptions on familiar
topics in the target language such as self, friends, family,
home and school.
• 1.3.M.W.c – Present brief written reports about personal
experiences, school, and community happenings in the
target language.
• 1.3.N.S.c – Record materials in the target language such as a
puppet show, fashion show, or weather report.
• 1.3.A.S.c – Present oral reports on familiar and unfamiliar
topics in the target language.
• 2.1.M.H.c – Explain important political issues in a
community or country in which the language is spoken.
• 4.2.N.a – Identify basic target culture practices and compare
them to one’s own.
• 5.2.N.a – Willingly use the target language in the classroom
setting.

4. Defining Features of PBL
 Student learning goals
 Driving problem or
question
In-depth inquiry
Student Voice & Choice
Critique, Reflection &
Revision
Public Product

5. Central Criteria of PBL
 Focus of the curriculum
 Drives students to
encounter principles of the
discipline
 Constructive investigation
 Student driven
 Connected to Real World

6. Backwards Design
Defining the task or
project
Curriculum
Authentic
Create an exemplar
Model
Planning time
Frontloading

7. Class time = Project time
Give the project
value
Time
Feedback
Student Choice
Format
Content
Teacher’s role
With a should partner…
Take two minutes to discuss the
kinds of pitfalls you may encounter during
this phase of PBL.

8. Finish Work
Expectations
Partner work
Maturity
Reflection
Meta-cognitive
Forms of review
Display
With a should partner…
Take two minutes to discuss some
ways to provide your students with an
authentic audience.

9. Project Based Learning
in the
World Language Classroom
Presenter – Ryan C. King
Loy Norrix High School
ryanckingpkt@gmail.com
Thomas, John W. A Review of Research on Project Based Learning. Buck
Institute for Education. March 2000

10. Traduzcan al inglés
1. Tomas la calle Portage a la calle Main
2. Doblas a la derecha
3. Tomas la calle Main a la calle Edwin
4. Doblas a la derecha
5. La casa está a la izquierda
Spn2A

11. Tipo2
¿Cómo se llega a tu casa?
O
¿Cómo se llega al parque de Upjohn?
Spn2A

12. Backwards Design
 Essential Questions
1. How do I talk about my neighborhood & the people
in it in the target language?
2. How do I describe a house, say what needs to be
done and complain in the target language?
3. How do I ask for and give directions in the target
language?
With a should partner…
Take two minutes to discuss the
kinds of projects you could develop for the
essential questions from this slide.

13. La economía de la
España
Una presentación del Señor Rey

14. La historia
Unas causas de la
economía mal
La España debe mas que
2 trillones de dólares
Los gobiernos regionales
debieron mucho dinero
también
Muchos bancos
españoles maltrataron a
personas que debían
dinero

15. Una economía mal
La economía de la
España tiene problemas
Por la economía muchos
españoles necesitan
trabajos
Por la economía el
gobierno no tiene dinero
para programas
importantes
Las casas cuestan mucho
dinero