This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
By taking a French language course, my students hope is to open their minds and connect their community to other places, countries and cultures. Our current unit Les Bandes Dessiness consists of studying the nature of Francophone comics and graphic novels.
My school is an urban magnet school for liberal arts that uses the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum.
The students go through rigorous and challenging IB and Advanced Placement classes, in hopes of attending top universities. Despite this, many students think that learning a language is useless and a waste of time. My students ask, "When will I ever use this?" This attitude is why I focus on francophone topics that promote the global community. When we start exposing ourselves to new topics on local, national, and international levels, my students let their curiosity and humor unfold. They start to find the joy and relevance of knowing another language. My students are supportive of each other and they care about creating a classroom environment where they can succeed.
My Project
This project will help bring more technology into the classroom. My students notice that our school and technological resources are not up to 21st century standards. Due to budgeting constraints, teachers are provided little, if any, technology for their classrooms. Teachers do their best to try to work around this by using years-old, school-issued computers and A/V equipment. Some teachers provide their own technology.
My students need an iPad to create a 21st century classroom experience. My students will use this iPad on a daily basis to tap into creativity and student inter-activity. As 21st century teens, they primarily experience the world through screens, and education must adapt to elevate their use of technology for learning rather than socializing or entertainment.
We will use video technology to explore as a class, other Francophone cultures and apps to play language/grammar games and showcase our fluency skills on a virtual level.
As they find the joy and relevance of knowing another language, my students will learn to integrate this technology into their lives when away from the classroom.
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