EXCHANGE PROJECT - TX ESL and MI Spanish Class connection and general exchange

Project time frame

2 Weeks? (tenative)

How to sign up

2 classes will participate via K2K participants' collaboration

IP or ISDN?

IP

Learner Outcomes

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- Students will formulate written ideas prior to meeting about what they expect the respective schools to be like in terms of culture, climate, economy, etc.

- Students will develop relevant written questions prior to meeting.

- Students will converse with respective classes to get answers to their questions.

-Students will examine their expectations against the information they gather from eachother to compare and contrast their knowledge.

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Methods and Activities

Activities:

PRE : Students from both locations will brainstorm ideas about the area they will be VCing with (TX and MI). They will write what they expect to see and hear from the location they will be visiting.

Students will then think of a list of 5 questions as a group for the other classroom relating to respective cultures, weather, economies, etc.

Students will also come up with 5 questions independently and submit them to their respective teachers. This second set of questions will be more conversational in nature. Teachers will pull from the large group of questions and select 5 conversational questions their class will ask.

There will be a total of 10 formal (pre-written) questions asked by each class.

Activity: Students will introduce themselves and ask their questions in english.

1 class will ask 1 question and note the response. The other class will then ask one of their questions and note response.

Teachers may have the whole class sitting and have one students stand to ask the question. Students who are answering the questions will be selected by their respective teachers.

Interaction will be teacher guided/facilitated for he formal question session but a more casual exchange between students will be encouraged at the end of the session.

POST: Students will decide which question they anticipated the answers to accurately and which questions were answered in a suprising way. Students in their own classrooms then will determine what preconcieved ideas about the respective culture/weather/lifestyle they had.

Materials

Students will need their class's list of questions and something to write with.

Videoconference Details.

The VC itself will take an estimated 45 mins.

10-15 mins. connection, introductions, explanation and procedure

20 mins. formal questions as determined by the teachers

10 mins. general social questions, open-ended conversation.

Responsibilities: The two facilitators (Vicki and Laura) will coordinate with local teachers to outline the plan, coordinate the connection and attend the event. Each teacher will ready their class in relation to content and etiquette.

Agenda:

Credit:

MI Standards to be met:

Language: CE 1.1.3 Select and use language that is appropriate (e.g., formal, informal, literary, or technical) for the purpose, audience, and context of the text, speech, or visual representation (e.g., letter to editor, proposal, poem, or digital story

CE 2.1.7 Demonstrate understanding of written, spoken, or visual information by restating, paraphrasing, summarizing, critiquing, or composing a personal response; distinguish between a summary and a critique.

CE 4.1.1 Use sentence structures and vocabulary effectively within different modes (oral and written, formal and informal) and for various rhetorical purposes.

CE 4.2.1 Understand how languages and dialects are used to communicate effectively in different roles, under different circumstances, and among speakers of different speech communities (e.g., ethnic communities, social groups, professional organizations).

CE 4.2.2 Understand the implications and potential consequences of language use (e.g., appropriate professional speech; sexist, racist, homophobic language).

CE 4.2.3 Recognize and appreciate language variety, understand that all dialects are rule-governed, and respect the linguistic differences of other speech communities.

additional VC conferences will address english and spanish language practices. This lesson is to provide a general time for meeting and relevant conversation between the two classes.**

This project was written by Laura Stockwell and Vicki Fisher.

This project was created as part of the Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections Online Class.