This document discusses effective teaching strategies for a diverse group of learners, including project-based learning. It describes project-based learning as involving real-life scenarios, being student-centered, and lasting 2-6 weeks. Examples are provided, such as a project where students introduce themselves to Chinese pen pals. The document also discusses using various technologies to support project-based learning, such as audio/video recording, Prezi, and iMovie. Group activities are proposed as sample projects involving guiding questions, projects, and technologies.

1. Kuangchi (Kathy) Lee, M.Ed. (miller@yscp.org)
Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School

2. What are effective teaching strategies?
Vygotsky’s ZPD
(Zone of
Proximal
Develiopment)
Standard-based
instruction Proficiency-
based
instruction
Content-
based
instruction
Student-center
instruction
WTC
(Willingness to
Communicate)
“Backward
Design”
Planning
The PACE
Approach

3. Who are our learners?
 Learning styles – “visual/spatial”, “bodily/kinesthetic”,
“musical”, “interpersonal”, “intrapersonal”, “linguistic”,
“logical/mathematical” (Howard Gardner’s multiple
intelligences)
 Language proficiency level
 Different ability levels
 Different cognitive needs
 Different interests

4. What is Project-Based Learning?
 Learn through a real-life scenario
 Based on curriculum
 Students centered pedagogy
 Individual or group activity
 2-6 weeks long
 Driving Question, projects, and assessment

5. How does PBL work?
• Introduce yourself
Guiding
Question
• Curriculum standards
• Open questions
Projects
• Technology assistance
• Video/Peer assessment
Technologies

6. Example
[Guiding Question] Your Chinese class has pen-
pals with a class of students in Dalian. It is your
turn to say something about yourself.
[Projects] You introduce yourself appropriately.
You talk about at least 5 things about yourself.
[Technology]
Prezi/ forum

7. Project-Based Learning(PBL) with technologies
 Can be part of differentiated instruction -- allows
teachers to face the challenge by taking diverse
student factors into account to suite the variety of
learning styles, interests, and abilities found within a
classroom.
 Scaffolding

8. What kind of technologies we
can use for PBL?
 Audio recording
 Video recording and editing (Skit)
 Moodle
 Prezi
 iMovie
 Photo Story
 Pixton for fun

9. Audacity
Online Voice Recorder
Vocaroo

10. Movie Maker

11. Skit

12. Skit

13. Skit

14. Moodle

15. Sound files

16. Online assignment

17. My Chinese Journal

18. Review and Quiz

19. Prezi

20. Prezi

21. iMovie

22. Photo Story

23. Pixton
 http://www.pixton.com/comic/5u19b9e6

24. …有沒有 ....? 在…?

25. the Magic Donkey

26. Group Activity-1
 [Guiding Question] You and your friends are
interested in a Chinese culture scholarship for this
summer. You decide to prepare a menu project to
impress the interviewer.
 [Projects]
-
-
-
 [Technologies]
Video-recording

27. Group Activity-2
 [Guiding Question] This year, your school has a
Chinese exchange student, 強. Since you are learning
Chinese, you are asked to be his buddy. You start the
conversation by telling him what subjects you are
taking now, who the teachers are, etc, so your Chinese
friend can get some ideas about the school.
 [Projects]
 [Technologies]

28. Q & A

29. Thank you for your listening!