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1. MOTIVATING STUDENTS
THROUGH LONG-TERM
PROJECTS
Lisa Mann
English Language Fellow
Piura, Peru

2. ABOUT ME
I am originally from the San
Francisco bay area in California,
but I haven’t lived there in
many, many years. I have an MA
TESOL and an MA in translation.
I’ve worked as an English
teacher, director of studies,
program coordinator and a
translator for over 20 years in
just about every teaching
context you can imagine. I am
currently an English Language
Fellow based in Piura, northern

3. OVERVIEW OF THIS WEBINAR
Choosing good projects
Motivating factors
Project catalogue
Project route map

4. CHOOSING GOOD PROJECTS
CRITICAL
THINKING
COLLABORATION
MOTIVATION
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
PUBLIC PRODUCT
MULTIPLE SKILLS
AUTHENTICITY
GOAL-
ORIENTATION

5. POLL
How strong is this project idea?
In groups, students create a poster depicting the storyline of a film
watched in class. The posters will then be displayed at their school
A) It is a very good idea!
B) It’s okay, but not great.
C) This idea has no merit! It shouldn’t be used!

6. POLL
How strong is this project idea?
In groups, students create a poster depicting the storyline of a film
watched in class. The posters will then be displayed at their school.
A) It is a very good idea!
B) It’s okay, but not great.
C) This idea has no merit! It shouldn’t be used!

7. POLLIn groups, students create a poster depicting the storyline of a film
watched in class. The posters will then be displayed at their school.
Which of the criteria does this project NOT meet?
Critical thinking
Collaboration
Authenticity
Motivation
Essential question
Multiple skills
Goal-orientation
Public product

8. POLLIn groups, students create a poster depicting the storyline of a film
watched in class. The posters will then be displayed at their school.
Which of the criteria does this project NOT meet?
Critical thinking
Collaboration
Authenticity
Motivation
Essential question
Multiple skills
Goal-orientation
Public product

9. MOTIVATING PROJECTS
Technology
Agency
Meaningfuln
ess

10. PROJECT CATALOGUE
Guide to Wildlife in Your City
Which animals and plants do we share our environment with? What are
their habitats? How do our actions affect these plants and animals?
With your group, you will take photos of as many wild plants and
animals you can find. You will do research to find out what they are
called and how they live and write a short summary of your findings for
each one. You will create a website to publish your wildlife guide and
give a short presentation of your experiences.

11. PROJECT CATALOGUECivic Involvement
What are some of the biggest
environmental problems in our city?
What can we do as individuals to
solve these problems?
With your group, you will discuss
some of the biggest problems in your
city that can be solved by it citizens.
You’ll focus on a single issue and
discuss possible solutions, then you’ll
create a social media campaign – with
memes, information, challenges and
goals – to get the people of your city
involved in making it a better place to
live. You’ll prepare a presentation of

12. PROJECT CATALOGUE
The Green Pages
What are some of the biggest
environmental problems in our city? How
can you make people understand how
important they are?
With your group, you will decide which
environmental problems you would like to
change. You will collect information –
photos, interviews, information from
published sources – and write articles.
You will create a professional looking
newspaper and publish it online. You will
give a brief presentation about your
experiences.

13. PROJECT CATALOGUE
A New Kind of Super Hero
What are some of the biggest
environmental problems in your city right
now? If you could be a super hero with a
super power that could instantly solve your
city’s most important problem, what super
power would you choose?
With your group, you will work to create a
comic strip. You will design the characters,
write the story, draw the action and then
record your voices acting out the parts of
the story in an animated slide show. You
will show your creation to the rest of the

14. PROJECT ROUTE MAP
In-class
discussion
Project
selection
Group
discussion and
planning
Data collection
/ Content
creation
PublicationPresentation

15. REFERENCES
The Buck Institute for Education website: bie.org
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
website: www.ascd.org
The Green Schools Initiative website:
http://greenschools.net/article.php?id=160
The American English website: americanenglish.state.gov
Free website / blog platform: www.wordpress.com
Free newspaper templates: www.makemynewspaper.com
Free software for making animated slideshows:
www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11132