Language+B+Workspace

=Language B=



IB Learners strive to be:

 * ===Inquirers===
 * ===Knowledgeable===
 * ===Thinkers===
 * ===Communicators===
 * ===Principled===
 * ===Open-minded===
 * ===Caring===
 * ===Risk-takers===
 * ===Balanced===
 * ===Reflective ﻿﻿﻿ ===

**Given that the IB Learner Profile is our goal, what kind of instructional practice will it take to ensure that every students reaches this goal in Language B?**
Choose three profiles (two that are obvious and one that is a stretch) and for each... List examples from your classrooms below:


 * Communicators:
 * organize around communicative themes which are interesting and relevant to students
 * building language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) from basic to complex
 * provide and model explicit behaviors for successful communication and interaction
 * create maximum time for students to communicate in the target language
 * encourage respectful communication behaviors.


 * Risk-takers:
 * allowing students to experience the new language in a supportive enironment
 * explicitly teaching tolerance within a safe environment
 * scaffolding and group support to encourage risk-taking


 * Inquirers:
 * exploring other cultures (multiculturalism)
 * building language skills to a level where students can extrapolate information from a source presented purely in the target language (L2)
 * creating a desire to experience the L2 in a real-life situation (ex: travel, skype)


 * Collaboration November 5th**

Please brainstorm ways to introduce the IB Learner Profile in your classes and list your ideas below:
 * How could you teach students about these words in a meaningful way?

· As this group is largely untrained we wanted sites to go to to use curriculum ideas from master IB teachers. · Role play ideas with the profiles. · Trying to form their identities with these profiles. Great ideas! There's so much you can do with the LP in different languages.
 * I would recommend accessing the IB's Online Curriculum Center. I can give you the User Name etc. (I'd prefer not to post it in a public setting.) Post the Profile words in two languages. Refer to with content.

How could you facilitate connections between the Learner Profile and Language B curriculum?

· Amy shared her use of the learner profile words project in English/Spanish & French. Located on the y drive. · Explicitly teach the profile words with the balance of content. · Matching words with the definitions · Create posters in two languages around learner profile themes connecting content.
 * Integrate profile vocabulary and identities into lesson plans.

Do you have any specific lesson plans you could use (or have used) to create a classroom culture that fosters the qualities of the IB Learner?

Nice work so far!

Please see the IB Learner Profile folder in the Y drive (Teachers/All) to access Learner Profile materials for your classroom, hallway, etc.