how to work with donna
find me here to do a keynote talk…a training…a coaching session
direct or online
most requested topics:
- Scaffolding: Using the Mini-Lesson structure to design quick, powerful lessons
- Phenomenon-Based Learning: Projects with sparkles – based on real-world events
- Team-Based Learning: Project-based learning with a very specific structure and still a lot of fun!
- CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning, using any language and any content
- Blended Learning: Low/High Tech, face-to-face and online- esentially everthing all mixed into one!
- EMI: English as the Medium. of insrtuction, most popular at the university level with professors who want their students. to be more engaged in the learning process
Oxford, U.K.
Dehli, India
Nuremberg, Germany
Donna Lee fields
(that’s me!)
has spoken at:
Venice, Italy
Sidney, Australia
Maryland, U.S.
Ajezur, Portugal
Guadalajara, Mexico
Taiwan
Galway, Ireland
Bogotá, Colombia
Helsinki, Finland
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Lipian, Bulgaria
Sharm el Shek, Egypt
just to name a few!
just a few really nice comments about my workshops/talks/coaching from teachers and other stakeholders…
How does Donna manage to present so many new ideas to teachers who seem stuck in their ways, and still leave them smiling and more open-minded than when they sat down!
Pilar Gómez, Castellón, Spain
She has a smile that lights up the room. The energy we felt changed completely as we jumped with her from one activity to another, experiencing ourselves how exciting they are. We saw that she designed all the activities so that our students would truly benefit from them.
Bogotá, Colombia
We signed up for the conference, thinking we’d go home with one or two new ideas. Instead, we went home with a whole structure to plan our curriculum. We couldn’t believe the way Donna presented all the information so actively, involving us in every step. And she’s so direct and personable. We felt as though she was speaking to each. one of us individually.
Debbie Spencer, Washington, D.C:, U.S.
Thank you for such a wonderful workshop on Mini-Lessons and scaffolding. Those scaffolding techniques work well in so many different situations. I’m already seeing how my students react more positively when we begin new units because they understand much more.
Miki Triana, Parma, Italy
Thank you, Donna, so much for your encouragement. we are very lucky to be able to count on you at our school. You come into the classroom, evaluate how we are doing and always support us emotionally, pushing us ahead gently, with a clear vision of where we know we want to be and how we want our learning environment to look.
You always show such respect for where we are and you always seem to bring out the best in us. We have learned so much from from the PhBL projects we designed with you and the students have responded so well to the change in dynamics. They are learning so much responsibility and agency for their own learning – more than we every expected. Thank you. for everything.
Raija Spencer, Helsinki, Finland
I’ve been working with my at-risk students for two years now. They’re some of the most demanding students I’ve had in my teaching career…
…Thanks to Donna Fields’ seminar on Phenomenon-Based Learning, I decided this year to dare to work on the usual language curriculum through projects…….
…I still cannot believe how much this has changed my students’ engagement and behaviour. They are more respectful of their own learning and of each other.
…I’m so grateful to Donna for sharing her expertise with me and my colleagues and to inspire me to try project with sparkles!!!
Laurel Gilly, NYC, U.S.
My conclusions are very positive with the use of the Mini-Lessons. From the very first moment using scaffolding techniques, despite my students’ low language level and the fact that we were beginning a new unit, all of them participated enthusiastically and – this was the first time they worked in groups, so i am even more satisfied with the results. Now I’m thinking of trying out a PhBL project with a lot of Mini-Lessons to introduce new information. Thank you, Donna, for believing I could do this!
Bruce DronicS Winnepeg, Canada
Scaffoldingmagic.com is your entryway into DYNAMIC bilingual learning methodologies, such as Phenomenon-Based Learning, CLIL, EMI, and ESL. You’ll find ways to implement critical thinking tools (DOK) to promote higher level thinking, the growth mindset, instil an ethic of excellence, deep reflection on learning, and all through multi-cultural, interdisciplinary activities. We have the keys to turning competences into action and to creating collective efficacy in your school so you move ahead as a unified, enthusiastic team.
