Global education projects

Project Based Learning with
Global Education Themes
Grace Liu, American English Fellow

WHY MOLDOVA?
DO YOU LIKE TO WORK HERE?
 Very happy to work in Moldova.
 Love Moldavian people: kind, friendly, caring, &
helpful. Enjoy the friendship.
 Feel very honored to have the opportunity to
work with English teachers here.
 Greatly respect teachers here: life long learning,
work under pressure (overworked & under
paid).

PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION:
1. Recharging: learn to teach project based
learning
 An introduction of the new theory &
practice.
 Understand the reasons for these changes.
2. Make connections with some amazing
teachers. The best resources we have is we
have each other.
3. Be open to changes. Changes
take time, not over night.

OUTLINE:
Outline:
I. Why is global competency important?
II. Why is project based learning beneficial to students?
III. How to design global learning projects?
IV. Sample US education projects.
V. Questions & discussions
VI. Reflection & Summary

TEAM BUILDING &
GROUP ROLES FOR DOING A PROJECT:
1. Leader
Responsible
for keeping the
group on task.
Makes sure
that all members
of the group
have an
opportunity to
participate and
learn.
2. Recorder
Writes out
results of group
activities or
important
discussion
points.
Also prepares
presentation
materials for oral
reports.
3. Reporter
Gives oral
responses about
the group’s
activities or
discussions.
4. Timekeeper
Responsible
for keeping time
and making sure
that the group
finishes the task
on time.

I. Why is global competency important?
 Global competency for our students is
required for the 21st century citizens.
 As educators, how are we doing our job?

I. Global Competency:
“Schools and universities around the world are
not adequately preparing ordinary citizens to
understand the nature of global challenges,
such as terrorism, climate change, human-
environmental interactions, world trade,
demographic change, and global
conflict”.
BY FERNANDO REIMERS, Harvard International Review March 21,
2009

GLOBAL CHALLENGES:
 terrorism,
 climate change,
 human-environmental
interactions,
 world trade,
 demographic change,
and
 global conflict.

I. Global Competency:
Because of the growing
interdependence of nations,
resulting from trade, increased
frequency of communications, and
migratory flows, the ability to
understand these modern global
challenges is critical.
BY FERNANDO REIMERS, Harvard International Review March 21,
2009

I. GLOBAL COMPETENCY:
A globally competent person
will view cultural
differences as
opportunities for
 constructive,
 respectful, and
 Peaceful
transactions among
people.
BY FERNANDO REIMERS, Harvard
International Review March 21, 2009

GLOBAL EDUCATION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
Attitude change towards
cultural & value
differences:
 Be interested
 Understand
 Tolerate
 Appreciate

II. WHY IS PROJECT BASED LEARNING
BENEFICIAL TO STUDENTS?
Definition: PBL is “an
instructional approach that
contextualizes learning by
presenting learners with
problems to solve or products to
develop”.
(Moss & Van Duzer, 1998, p. 2).

 What are the required skills for the 21st
century?
 What are the pedagogies to teach these
skills?
 How is a foreign language best learned?

FacebookTwitter
www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/a-diagram-of-21st-century-

The easiest way for teachers to teach:
to lecture
What is the best way
for students to learn?
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New approaches to facilitate students’
learning process

II. PROJECT BASED LEARNING:
Learning by doing
or teaching others
facilitates students
best in their
learning process.

 Language is not learned in isolation.
 from a teacher-centered top-down approach to
a student-centered bottom-up one.
 Major change: teacher's role in students’ learning process:
 from knowledge-transmission models to
Project or task-based, real life problem solving approach.
 Teachers’ role: work as a consultant,
guide, coach, and/or a facilitator.
By Chia Suan Chong: Ten innovations that have changed English language teaching
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New approaches to facilitate students’
learning process:

QUESTIONS FOR TEACHERS:
 What do we need to do to make our
classroom student centered?
 How do we guide our students in learning?
 How do we encourage students to find out
what they do not know? Or what they should
learn?
 How do we keep our students challenged,
interested and supported at the same time?
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Collaboration
PBL allows students to grow in the skills of:
1) Planning
2) Organizing
3) Negotiating (make a point and arrive at a consensus)
4) Assigning responsibility and following through
5) Problem-solving
6) Peer feedback
Where are these skills useful outside of class?
By Christine Esche from Project Based Learning Community of Practice webpage

BASIC PHASES/STEPS:
The basic phases found in most projects include:
1. Selecting a topic,
2. making plans,
3. researching,
4. developing products, and
5. sharing results with others.
(Wrigley, 1998).

III. HOW WE DID OUR PROJECTS?
 Decide a project/task (solve a problem or have a
product)
 Provide a list of requirements (due date, format of
presentation, paper, or a solution)
 Develop a driving question/questions-WH
 Divide team responsibilities& Monitor progress
 Give feedback & summarize/reflect
 Have a budget??? (banners, posters, & coffee
break)

HOW WE DID OUR PROJECTS:
Cultural Presentation Series:
 Use English
 Presenters are students or volunteers
 Choose a country or topic: Avoid politics &
religion
 Prepare a presentation with 6x6 rule – 90 min.
 A final research paper 5-7 pages

IV. SAMPLE PROJECTS:
IEW
Class projects
Study abroad
Club projects
Service
learning

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK (IEW)
(3RD WEEK IN NOVEMBER)
International Education Week (IEW), …is an
opportunity to celebrate the benefits of
international education and exchange
worldwide.
This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of
State and the U.S. Department of Education is
part of our efforts to promote programs that
prepare Americans for a global
environment and attract future leaders
from abroad to study, learn, and
exchange experiences.
From US State Department Web page

COMRAT STATE UNIVERSITY AMERICAN CENTER ---ENGLISH
CLUB
Monday: American Day
Tuesday: Moldavian Day
Wednesday: Gagauzian Day
Thursday & Friday: International Foreign Languages
Conference
Place: New Building Room #204
Time: November 13-17, 2017
2:00-4:00pm
Coffee, Tea, Pizza, & Cookies will be served!
1ST INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
WEEK

COMRAT STATE UNIVERSITY
AMERICAN DAY
PRESENTATIONS ON CULTURE,
LANGUAGES, HISTORY, EDUCATION AND
PEOPLE
November 13, 2017
2:00-4:00 pm. Rm. #204
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
WEEK

COMRAT STATE UNIVERSITY
MOLDOVIAN DAY
PRESENTATIONS ON CULTURE,
LANGUAGES, HISTORY, EDUCATION AND
PEOPLE
November 14, 2017
2:00-4:00 pm. Rm. #204
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
WEEK

CULTURAL PRESENTATION SERIES
 African Americans
 Bulgarian Culture
 Russian Immigration
 American Women
 American History: The Cold War
 Working in Germany
 US study scholarships
 US Educational system
 American College & University Life

AMERICAN HISTORY: THE COLD WAR

AMERICAN CENTER
ENGLISH CLUB
My Experience Studying & Working in Germany
A presentation by Milcan Helen
a student from the Foreign Language Department
Tuesday September 10, 2017
2:00-3:00 pm.
Welcome everyone!
New Building Room #204
Telephone: 0298-27638
COMRAT STATE

AMERICAN CENTER
ENGLISH CLUB
Speaker: Haley Frances
American Peace
Corps
Volunteer
Time: October 18,
Wednesday
2:00-3:00 pm.
Place: New Building
Room #204
PRESENTATION TIME
AMERICAN COLLEGE PREPARATION PROCESS
& THE LIBERAL ARTS SYSTEM

American Peace Corps volunteer Haley Frances Bader presented on
American college preparation process and libral arts system,
10/2017 40
3/25/2018

If you want to study in USA for FREE, please come to
this scholarship workshop for information
Anna Celac
Tuesday October 30, 2017
2:00-3:00 pm.
Welcome everyone!
New Building Room #204
0298-27638
GLOBAL UGRAD SCHOLARSHIP

CLASS PROJECTS:
American Culture &
Civilization
 US history
 US holidays
 US presidents
 US geography
 US immigration
 US government
 US election

PROJECTS ON AMERICAN CULTURE:
 US education
 American fast food
 US sports
 American history
 US music
 US science & technology
 US values
 US women
 US states & cities

CLUB PROJECTS:
 International Education Week
Committee
 Halloween Party Committee
 English Speaking
Contest Committee
PROJECTS ARE FUN!

English Club meeting to discuss how to celebrate
the International Education Week, 09/2017
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3/25/2018

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English Club officers working on the
decoration for the new American Center
10/2017
3/25/2018

 101
Phrases of
Praise for
Students
 That’s
Incredible
 How
Extraordinary!
 Far Out!
 Great
 Outstanding
Performance
 Marvelous
 I Can’t Get Over
It!
 Wonderful!
 Amazing Effort!
 Unbelievable
Work
 You Should Be
Proud
 Phenomenal!
 You’ve Got It
 Superb!
 Way to Go!
 You’ve Outdone
Yourself
Thumbs Up
 What A Great
Listener
 Your Help
Counts!
 You Came
Through!
 Terrific
 You Tried Hard
 You’re OK
 Fabulous
 You Made It
Happen
 You’re a Real
Trooper
 It Couldn’t Be
Better
 The Time You
Put in Shows
 Bravo!
 You’re Unique
 Exceptional
Good Work
 Awesome!
 I Knew You Had
It In You
 You’ve Made
Progress
 Your Work Is
Out of Sight
 What an
Imagination!
 It’s Everything I
Hoped For
 Stupendous
 You’re
Sensational
 Very Good!
 Thanks for
Caring
 What a Genius!
 You Made The
Difference
 Good For You
 A+ Work
 Take a Bow
 Super Job
 You’re Inspiring
 How Artistic
 You Go the
Extra Mile
 Hooray for You
 You’re a Joy
 You’re a
Shining Star
 You’re Amazing
 What a Great
Idea
 Great Answer
 Extra-Special
Work
 You Deserve a
Hug
 You’re Getting
Better
 You’re Tops
 You’re Catching
On
 You’ve Got
What It Takes
 You’re Neat
 Spectacular
 Clever
 You’re So Kind
 Wow!
 Magnificent!
 You’re Sharp
 Great Discovery
 You’re Very
Responsible
 Brilliant
 Thanks for
Helping
 You’ve Earned
My Respect
 You’re a
Pleasure to
Know
 You’re Very
Talented
 How Original
 Very Brave
 Congratulations
!
 You’re a Champ
 You’re Super
 You Figured It

V. Any questions and
suggestions?

VI. REFLECTION & SUMMARY
1. What have we done/learned today?
__________________________________________
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2. What do you like the most?
__________________________________________
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3. What can you try in your classroom?
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
Contact information:
Grace Liu
stlgrace@outlook.com

fellow@elprograms.org
@ELPrograms
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