Planning-ESL: 2.2 Read an Article and Answer Questions

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1. Read the article “Is Your Lesson a Grecian Urn?” You can also listen to the audio version on the same page (approximately 20 minutes).

This reflective piece invites us to reflect on the difference between a lesson that simply looks polished on the surface and one that truly fosters meaningful learning.

Take the time to answer a few questions in your participant booklet.

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Participant Booklet

<ol><li>Choose which answer best describes what a Grecian Urn is in the given text: <ul><li>A project that looks creative and hands-on but that lacks substantial learning in the given subject.</li><li>Using creativity to turn a boring project into a fun one.</li><li>A way to maximize student implication in a given project by letting them be creative with parts of the project.</li><li>A project that becomes too complicated because of all the subject matter students need to learn to carry it out. </li></ul></li><li>Explain how what you have just read or heard can be transferred or applied to the context of using technology in the ESL classroom. </li><li>Can you hypothesize how learning intentions can help prevent Grecian Urn projects?</li></ol><ol></ol><ol></ol><ol></ol>

2.1 Learning Intentions Part 1 2.3 Learning Intention Part 2

Planning the Integration of Technology in ESL

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