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Find Their Inner Genius

Published on Nov 18, 2015

20 Time and Independent Inquiry in the Target Language ACTFL 2014

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Find Their Inner Genius

20 Time and Independent Inquiry in the TL
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Get Ready to Learn How to..

  • find any kid's motivation
  • set up TL inquiry for any level
  • scaffold research with authentic texts
  • promote authentic TL production
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What Really Motivates?

Mastery, Purpose, Autonomy
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Interest Questions

  • What websites do you like to look at?
  • What types of videos do you like to look at?
  • What TV shows do you like to watch?
  • What types of movies do you like to watch?
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Free Time Questions

  • You have $100: where do you use it?
  • When not at school or home, where do you go?
  • What are you an expert in?
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Goal Questions

  • What do you want to know how to do?
  • What do you want to create?
  • How do you want to help other people?
  • How do you want to change the world?
  • What do more people need to understand?
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It can!

I know because I've done it!

The Genius Hour Process

  • Ask & Task
  • Collect & Reflect
  • Prepare & Share

The Process is Cyclical

and slightly different for World Languages

Scaffolding Is the Key

  • Vocabulary
  • Collect Research
  • Question & Reflect 
  • Prepare & Share
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Vocabulary

  • Search terms
  • Common verbs
  • Conjunctions
  • Collected terms
  • Communication terms
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Curating Vocabulary

  • Google Doc or Blog
  • Notebook
  • Google Phrasebook
  • Soundboard
  • Word Cloud
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Soundboard

Pinterest

Curating Research

  • Diigo
  • Storify
  • Pearltrees
  • Evernote
  • Livebinder
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Blog Prompts: Research

  • Something interesting for the class is...
  • I want to know more about...
  • I never knew that...

Experts

  • Fans & clubs
  • Schools, classes, & teachers
  • Shops & businesses
  • Emails & contact profiles
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Blog Prompts: Experts

  • Experts in my topic are...
  • Experts can help me by...
  • If I need more experts or information, I can...

Reflect

  • Driving Question, need-to know
  • Highlight & group
  • Paraphrase/summarize
  • Blog posts & comments
  • Classmate discussion
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Sample Driving Questions

  • Where can I find the best camping equipment?
  • What kind of diet and exercises build muscle?
  • What kind of music is popular in Spain?
  • What are some desserts I can make for kids?
  • What kind of tattoo might I want?

Diigo

Blogs

Blog Prompts: Reflection

  • A pattern I see in my research is...
  • I thought that...but I learned that...
  • I still don't understand...because...

Prepare

  • Essential vocabulary
  • Overview
  • Activity instructions
  • Works Cited
  • Rehearsal
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Overview

Activity

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Blog Prompts: Preparation

  • In my presentation, I want to focus on...
  • I can show the class how...works.
  • The class needs to understand...

Share

  • Class
  • School community
  • Local community
  • Global community
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College & Career Ready Skills

  • Formulate problems
  • Conduct research
  • Interpret evidence
  • Communicate findings
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