Inquiry Based Learning Model in the Spanish Classroom

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Inquiry Based Learning in the Spanish Classroom By Marta Goodson & Gilbert Lewis Lake Forest Hills IB Elementary School

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Inquiry Based Learning in the Spanish Classroom

By Marta Goodson & Gilbert Lewis Lake Forest Hills IB Elementary School

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Which of these methods are included in your curriculum planning?

The Natural Approach The Audio-Lingual Method The Grammar Translation Total Physical Response The Communicative Language Method Cooperative Language Instruction Content Based Learning Suggestopedia Narrative

Note: Using your check chart, mark an X on the methods you use in your instruction.

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Yearly AP Spanish Language Challenges

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Challenges

AP Spanish classes are offered after Spanish III Students’ language barriers. Students learn a basic/intermediate command of the

second language in three years. They are not considered proficient in the target language

after the third class, unless some extended learning experience had taken after school or at home.

The inconsistency in the continuity of teachers in the department.

Students enroll in the Spanish level I class without any exploratory class experience received at the middle schools

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A. Einstein

Insanity: is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

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3 Attainable Goals

Increase academic achievement in AP Spanish students.

Use Spanish to acquire new knowledge.

Reinforce students’ interest in Spanish and to promote the importance of using the language in their lives, especially in their future careers.

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What is the Inquiry Based Learning Model (IBL)?

It is a process which has become an option for supporting student learning.

Inquiry implies:

to ask

to investigate

to create

to discuss

to reflect

and then to ask again.

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Lluvia de ideas

¿Qué observas?

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Addressing the Skills: Writing/Escritura/Vocabulario

In addition to the brainstorm of ideas, a vocabulary is also introduced.

• el adelgazamiento de la capa de ozono - hole in the ozone layer• el agua potable - drinkable water • el aerosol - spray• la basura nuclear - nuclear waste• el calentamiento global - global warning• el crecimiento de la población - population growth• el derrame de petroleo - oil spill• desechable - disposable• desperdiciar - to waste• el efecto invernadero - greenhouse effect• la tala - logging• el vertedero - dump• la sobrepoblación - overpopulation

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Vocabulary, cont.• envenenar - to poison

• el incendio - fire

• la inversión termal - thermal inversion

• la lluvia acida - acid rain

• el medio ambiente - environment

• el monóxido de carbon - carbon monoxide

• el país en vías de desarrollo - developing country

• el plomo - lead

• recuperar - to recover

• el recurso natural - natural resource

• la sequía - drought

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Unidad 5: El Medio Ambiente: Problemasy Soluciones

There are 8 steps in this model.

Step 1 The implementation is introduced by the essential question:

¿Cuáles son algunos de los problemas del medioambiente (locales, regionales y nacionales) y el impacto de estosproblemas en nuestrohabitat?

What are some of the local, regional, and national environmental issues and the impact of these problems on our habitat? What is the economic price to be paid for environmental solutions?

Adopted by Jake, Knodel &

Pennington

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Unidad 5: El Medio Ambiente: Problemas y Soluciones

Step 2 Step 3

Framing the objective, by developing six to ten foundation questions.

Examples:• ¿Cuales son algunos problemas ecológicos?• ¿Qué cosas puedes hacer para disminuir la

contaminación del aire?• ¿Cuáles son las consecuencias del desarrollo

económico para la ecología? • ¿Cómo puede controlarse en el estado de

Georgia o en el condado de Jefferson, la talade áboles indiscriminada?

• ¿Cuál es la importancia de la Capa de Ozono?

Develop a search

strategy:

Local media

Online sources

Textbooks

Videos

Labs (experiments or

classroom

experiences)

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More Brainstorming…

Students brainstorm together about causes and solutions to different environmental problems.

Causas de los problemas

Sugerencias para mejorar la situación

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Unidad 5: El Medio AmbienteProblemas y Soluciones

Step 4

To locate the information. Assign different topics on which to conduct a research.

This is the step for preliminary selection of readings.

Readings can be assigned by the instructor.

Readings and articles can be chosen from students’ contributions based on group interest.

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Addressing the Skills: Reading/Lectura Artículo - La contaminación marina

Una cita en línea

http://nationalgeographic.es/medio-ambiente/critical-issues-marine-pollution-1http://www.elmundo.es/

Diversas formas de contaminación

Existen pruebas de que los océanos han sufrido a manos del hombre durante miles deaños, desde la época romana. Sin embargo, los estudios llevados a cabo recientementedemuestran que la degradación, especialmente en las zonas costeras, se ha aceleradonotablemente en los últimos tres siglos a medida que han aumentado los vertidosindustriales y la escorrentía procedente de explotaciones agrarias y ciudades costeras.

La contaminación es la introducción de contaminantes nocivos que no son habituales enun ecosistema determinado. Algunos de los contaminantes más comunes derivados de laactividad humana son los plaguicidas, herbicidas, fertilizantes químicos, detergentes,hidrocarburos, aguas residuales, plásticos y otros sólidos. Muchos de estoscontaminantes se acumulan en las profundidades del océano, donde son ingeridos porpequeños organismos marinos a través de los cuales se introducen en la cadenaalimentaria global. Los científicos incluso han descubierto que los medicamentos queingiere el hombre y que no llegan a ser procesados completamente por su organismoacaban en el pescado que comemos.

Muchos de los contaminantes que encontramos en los océanos son liberados en elmedio ambiente mucho antes de llegar a las costas. Los fertilizantes ricos en nitrógenoque utilizan los productores agrícolas en zonas de interior, por ejemplo, acaban en lascorrientes, ríos y aguas subterráneas locales, y más tarde se depositan en los estuarios,bahías y deltas. Este exceso de nutrientes puede provocar un crecimiento masivo dealgas que consumen el oxígeno del agua, generando zonas en las que no puede habervida marina o apenas existe. Los científicos han descubierto 400 zonas muertas conestas características por todo el planeta.

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Unidad 5: El Medio Ambiente: Problemasy Soluciones

Step 5

The information found needs to be verified for validity and reliability.

Source:

magazine, newspaper, journal, electronic, encyclopedia, blogs, etc.

Year of Publication:

How recent is the source? Is it obsolete?

Author’s Expertise:

Has the source been peer reviewed or critiqued.

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Addressing the Skills: Writing/Escritura Language Functions

State Facts and Opinions

Exchange Information

Distinguish Fact from Opinion

Grammar: Recognition Subjuntivo con conjunciones

Detailed Instruction Objeto directo e indirecto

Review Expresiones impersonales con infinitivo

Diferencia entre frase y oración.

La narración en el pasado

La descripción (adjetivos y adverbios)

Comparaciones de igualdad y desigualdad.

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Addressing the Skills: Writing/Escritura

Informal Writing

Formal Writing (integrated skills)

Free Response

Groups should also jigsaw the drafts of their stories for peer review.

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Addressing the Skills: Writing/Escritura

Adjetivos Clasificacion de los adverbios

lugar Aqui, alli, ahi, aca, alla, cerca, lejos, donde etc.

tiempo Ayer, entonces, anteayer, hoy...

modo bien,mal, así, aprisa, terminados en mente…

cantidad más, menos, mucho, poco, etc.

orden Primeramente, sucesivamente,

afirmación Si, cierto, verdaderamente,

negación No, tampoco, nunca, jamas

duda Quizás, acasi, tal vez

Adjectives in Spanish agree in number and gender with the nouns that they modify.

Number

Singular

Plural

Gender

Masculine

Feminine

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Addressing the Skills: Writing/Escritura

Frase Oración

Es un grupo de palabrasconexas que esta dotado de sentido, como por ejemplo, lassiguientes expresiones:

los amigos de Pedro

esta presentación de metodologia

con nuestro propio dinero

La unidad más pequeña del habla con sentido completo. La oración gramatical contiene un verbo en forma personal.

Los amigos de Pedro son extranjeros.

Esta presentación de metodologíaes interesante.

Compramos la casa con nuestropropio dinero.

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Unidad 5: El Medio Ambiente

Step 6

To confirm if the information found answers the essential question developed at the beginning of the unit.

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Unidad 5: El Medio Ambiente

Step 7

To evaluate the quantity of information.

Rubrics

Planners

Check-lists

Thinking Maps

Flip Charts

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The Product

Step 8

To elaborate a product to represent the answer.

Other ideas:

School Newscast

School Newspaper

Community Service Project

Student Written Drama

Portfolios

E-portfolios

AP Spanish students perform an ecological fable at Wrens Elementary School.

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Addressing the Skills: Speaking/Comunicación

Culminating Activity

Informal & Formal Presentational Speaking.

School Morning Shows/News

Informal Speaking (Simulated Conversation)

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Music Artifact

El progreso, Roberto Carlos

“Yo quisiera ser civilizados como los animales…”

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Conclusions

The implementation of the IBL model is an alternative of changing attitudes and perceptions in the delivery of instruction and acquisition of a second language.

This learning model does not shift the responsibility to just the teacher or the student alone; instead, it embraces all in the process of learning.

This learning model promotes students to make a connection to current issues in their communities and to develop a need for solving them.

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Conclusions

The IBL reinforces students interest in continue learning Spanish.

The IBL increases academic achievement in AP Spanish students and it shows significance gain on the AP Spanish Language test.

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For additional information…

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