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PBL from Start to Finish: The Process, The Challenges, and The Triumphs with Francesca Davi & Luisa Frontino
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Episode Summary:
In this episode, co-teachers share their secrets on how to prepare your ELLs and MLs for a PBL culminating event in which they showcase their civic-minded projects to a myriad of education specialists, field questions, and discuss possible solutions and future pathways to explore on their chosen topics. Ms. Davi and Ms. Frontino provide a comprehensive, start to finish guide that can be easily implemented by any educator with an interest in developing more structured, student-driven Project-Based Learning. If you’re looking for a way to breathe more life into your PBL projects, this is a must listen!
RBERNing Questions for this Episode:
1- Can you tell us about the implementation of your PBL project for this event from start to finish?
2- What were some of the biggest challenges you faced in implementing the project?
3- What were the biggest benefits for the students who participated in the PBL with ELLs in Mind collaborative culminating event on May 28th?
Guests' BIOS:
Luisa Frontino
This is Ms. Frontino’s tenth year teaching English as a New Language (ENL) at Brooklyn Studio Secondary School in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Prior to becoming a teacher, she was an NBC Page (like Kenneth on 30 Rock) and worked in book publicity at Little, Brown and Company for five years. Her experience in publicity definitely prepared her for teaching in a myriad of ways!
As a teacher, she has worked primarily in high school, supporting English language learners in ELA and US History classes. For the last four years, she and Francesca Davi have co taught high school English to sophomores and juniors. In the last two years they have focused on project based learning in their classroom to leverage the rich experiences and backgrounds of their students, and the results have been impactful. They look forward to continuing their work with PBL next year too!
Francesca Davi
Ms. Davi started her career 17 years ago in Italy, teaching English and Spanish to high school students. She attended Fordham University as an undergraduate student and graduated in 2006 with a double major in Italian Language and Literature and International Intercultural Studies and a minor in Spanish Language and Literature. She earned her Master’s degree in TESOL in 2017 from ACE.
In 2015, she began teaching at Brooklyn Studio Secondary School and has taught 7th grade science, high school nutrition, and middle and high school Italian. Recently, she has taken on the role of the 10th Grade ENL teacher and this is her first year also co-teaching 11th grade ELA/ENL with Ms. Frontino.
She recently won a grant to create an Exploring Italy class for her high school students. This course gives them a unique opportunity to virtually explore major cities in Italy in real time with local tour guides via Zoom. Students also learn about the culture and history of the country.
Resources:
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
PBL Pamphlet:
Amplifying Multilingual Voices and Learning in K-12 Education Through Project-Based Learning
To find out more about Mid-State RBERN at OCM BOCES' services, listen to season 1 of the show with host Collette Farone-Goodwin, or to receive CTLE credit for listening to episodes, click here: https://midstaterbern.org/
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Episode Summary:
In this episode, co-teachers share their secrets on how to prepare your ELLs and MLs for a PBL culminating event in which they showcase their civic-minded projects to a myriad of education specialists, field questions, and discuss possible solutions and future pathways to explore on their chosen topics. Ms. Davi and Ms. Frontino provide a comprehensive, start to finish guide that can be easily implemented by any educator with an interest in developing more structured, student-driven Project-Based Learning. If you’re looking for a way to breathe more life into your PBL projects, this is a must listen!
RBERNing Questions for this Episode:
1- Can you tell us about the implementation of your PBL project for this event from start to finish?
2- What were some of the biggest challenges you faced in implementing the project?
3- What were the biggest benefits for the students who participated in the PBL with ELLs in Mind collaborative culminating event on May 28th?
Guests' BIOS:
Luisa Frontino
This is Ms. Frontino’s tenth year teaching English as a New Language (ENL) at Brooklyn Studio Secondary School in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Prior to becoming a teacher, she was an NBC Page (like Kenneth on 30 Rock) and worked in book publicity at Little, Brown and Company for five years. Her experience in publicity definitely prepared her for teaching in a myriad of ways!
As a teacher, she has worked primarily in high school, supporting English language learners in ELA and US History classes. For the last four years, she and Francesca Davi have co taught high school English to sophomores and juniors. In the last two years they have focused on project based learning in their classroom to leverage the rich experiences and backgrounds of their students, and the results have been impactful. They look forward to continuing their work with PBL next year too!
Francesca Davi
Ms. Davi started her career 17 years ago in Italy, teaching English and Spanish to high school students. She attended Fordham University as an undergraduate student and graduated in 2006 with a double major in Italian Language and Literature and International Intercultural Studies and a minor in Spanish Language and Literature. She earned her Master’s degree in TESOL in 2017 from ACE.
In 2015, she began teaching at Brooklyn Studio Secondary School and has taught 7th grade science, high school nutrition, and middle and high school Italian. Recently, she has taken on the role of the 10th Grade ENL teacher and this is her first year also co-teaching 11th grade ELA/ENL with Ms. Frontino.
She recently won a grant to create an Exploring Italy class for her high school students. This course gives them a unique opportunity to virtually explore major cities in Italy in real time with local tour guides via Zoom. Students also learn about the culture and history of the country.
Resources:
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
PBL Pamphlet:
Amplifying Multilingual Voices and Learning in K-12 Education Through Project-Based Learning
To find out more about Mid-State RBERN at OCM BOCES' services, listen to season 1 of the show with host Collette Farone-Goodwin, or to receive CTLE credit for listening to episodes, click here: https://midstaterbern.org/