STEP 1 – Finding AUTHENTIC or SEMI-AUTHENTIC contexts for my students. I investigated the NC4 ESOL for Employability context. Examples in a mindmap here.
LIVING IN SCOTLAND | SCOTTISH FESTIVALS | PRODUCING A LEAFLET |
DIVERSE SOCIETY | PRODUCING AN INTERACTIVE POSTER | |
SELF-AWARENESS | WHERE DO WE COME FROM? WHERE ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE GOING? | CREATING AN INTERACTIVE MAP/TIMELINE OF YOUR LIFE |
MY WELL-BEING | PRODUCING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE INFOGRAPHIC | |
PREPARING TO WORK | INVESTIGATING LOCAL BUSINESSES | PREPARING A PROPOSAL |
FINDING AN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY | APPLYING FOR A JOB | |
JOB INTERVIEW | MOCK JOB INTERPRODUCING A LEAFLETVIEW | |
ESOL READING | BOOK PROJECT | CREATING AN INTERACTIVE BOOKSHELF |
ESOL WRITING | MY JOURNAL | WRITING A JOURNAL |
STUDY SKILLS | WHY AM I CONSTANTLY BUSY? | CREATING AN ACTION PLAN/PLAN |
And a mindmap.
STEP 2 – CHOOSING AN APPROPRIATE TYPE OF PBL. More about types of PBL here.
CHALLENGE BASED: PRODUCING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE INFOGRAPHIC, APPLYING FOR A JOB, BOOK PROJECT
PLACE-BASED: PRODUCING A LEAFLET; APPLYING FOR A JOB
STEP 3 – FINDING APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY.
PRODUCING A LEAFLET | EASEL.LY or Google forms |
CREATING AN INTERACTIVE MAP/TIMELINE OF YOUR LIFE | DON’T KNOW YET |
PRODUCING AN INTERACTIVE POSTER | THINGLINK or VOICETHREAD |
PRODUCING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE INFOGRAPHIC | EASEL.LY or Google forms |
PREPARING A PROPOSAL | VOICETHREAD or padlet |
APPLYING FOR A JOB | word, cv generator |
JOB INTERVIEW | audio recording |
CREATING AN INTERACTIVE BOOKSHELF | don’t know yet; maybe PADLET |
WRITING A JOURNAL | PENZU |
CREATING AN ACTION PLAN/PLAN | MINDMUP or Google forms |