Workshop: Making the PYP Happen in the Classroom: Day 2

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Landforms

Don't always need to write.

Central Idea

Will watch some teachers in action (videos)

Transdisciplinary Curriculum

Creating a Unit plan

A great session on how to put together a unit. Backwards Planning by design.


Topic: This may be derived from the curriculum

Ask: What is the purpose? Why is it compelling?

Develop 3-4 Understandings Goals: What 2-3 ideas do you really want students to understand about the unit? Understand goals. Students will understand that...

Selecting concepts

Conceptual understanding: include where appropriate some of the concepts you have chosen

Need to build evidence of understanding

This is an analysing tool. Will highlight a lot more creativity thinking. 

Transdisciplinary Skills (p10-27)

How are you already using these in your class? We are doing them already.

Attitudes

Not exclusive to children. Anyone who walks into this space. Adults, teachers, everyone.

Academics are only one aspect of learning.
Young students are discouraged when this

Get rid of teacher hat - they are people.

There are so many other aspects

Which attitudes did this represent?

Action

A teacher-run fundraiser is not an action. Must be student driven.

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Inquiring using artifacts

Must invest time into exploring ideas of concepts.

Representation of New Zealand in classroom is necessary.

Mixed text sets(?) variety of resources in FIRST stage of inquiry


Story in inquiry is very, very important. People have own stories. Objects have stories.


Article to read: Inquiry, Curriculum and Standards: Kathy Short

Slowing down process of inquiry


Video of a lesson: Jacki Craggs - Math lesson (arrays)

Watch the role of picture books in Math

Reflection: where to next with their learning?

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Putting it all together: PYP Planner

Touch-stone text from libraries. Use tech teachers.

Planner