This week, we are getting an update on Katie's project with Living Hyphen. She will be sharing updates on her dual language book project-based learning. The book has printed and officially launched!
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- Identity Texts & Project-Based Learning - E119
- Living Hyphen website
- ESL classes with a project-based learning lens (creating a book about immigration and settlement challenges)
- Dual language writing pieces
- Teams: events, graphic design, publicity, presentation, podcasting, sales, production managers
- Oakville News Article
- Lots of due dates, quick turnaround time (less than 1 month!)
- Book launch - reached out to classes, board members, local media
- Presentation - process of creating the book, sharing some entries
- Tools used - Canva (needs auto-generating page numbers!), used anonymized accounts to protect student privacy
- Big wins: courage to share their journey (some were not happy)
- Roadblocks: low proficiency ELLs and/or new arrivals (how to get them involved to help build language)
- Going Forward: Give yourself more time, let the students take ownership (give up control), make the role expectations explicit, connect with feeder schools
- Find those opportunities for elementary and secondary schools to overlap to build relationships
- If you are in the Oakville, ON area and are interested in getting a copy of the book, reach out to us!
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