Inquiry, Task, & Project based Language Learning

Discussion Notes



Innovative Education Playlist

IBLL - Inquiry-based Language Learning

• How to use inquiry-based learning with young learners
• Using the Web to Support Inquiry-Based Language Learning
• Inquiry-Based Learning for EAL (English as an Additional Language)/
• How-to-ease-students-into-independent-inquiry-projects

TBLT - Task-based Language Teaching

• IATBLT.org
• A Task-based Approach
• What is Task-based Language Learning

Project-Based Learning

• Project-Based Learning Resources
• Task and Project-Based Learning in the ELT classroom
• Project-Based Language Learning Resources    (examples)
• Interview with Suzie Boss: All About PBL

International Baccalaureate

• https://www.ibo.org/benefits/the-ib-teaching-style/
• https://www.slideshare.net/GAIS/introduction-pyp
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOhS6viEg4w

20% Time

https://www.20timeineducation.com/

The History of 20-Time:

3M started it in the 1950's with their 15% Project.  The result? Post-its and masking tape. Google is credited for making the 20% Project what it is today.  Google asks its employees to spend 20% of their time at Google to work on a pet project...a project that their job description doesn't cover.  As a result of the 20% Project at Google, we now have Gmail, AdSense, Google News, and my favorite, the Google Teacher Academy. Using 20 Time in the workplace allows innovative ideas and projects to flourish and/or fail without the bureaucracy of committees and budgets.

What Are the Options?

20% Project: A lot of time has been spent with both success and failures to mold the 20% Project template series above.  If you'd like a structured template for instituting 20-Time in your classroom, the 20% Project is for you. Check out the 20% Project writeup, the 20% Project Template Series, and the 20% Project Community. For an in-depth guide on integrating 20-Time in your class- Kevin Brookhouser's 20Time Project is a must read.

Genius Hour: For those not ready for a commitment (teachers or students) try Genius Hour. Students search a different topic each week with a few informal presentations at the end of the hour.

Extrinsic-Intrinsic Motivation

• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
• Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation | TED Talk | TED.com

Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Lessons (POGIL)

• Pogil.org
• How to Use Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning

POGIL is an acronym for Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. Because POGIL is a student-centered instructional approach, in a typical POGIL classroom or laboratory, students work in small teams with the instructor acting as a facilitator. The student teams use specially designed activities that generally follow a learning cycle paradigm. These activities are designed to have three key characteristics:

• They are designed for use with self-managed teams that employ the instructor as a facilitator of learning rather than a source of information.
• They guide students through an exploration to construct understanding.
• They use discipline content to facilitate the development of important process skills, including higher-level thinking and the ability to learn and to apply knowledge in new contexts.