JCSRS’s journey of PYP

1. JCSRS’s journey of PYP • Preliminary visit 3/2007 • IBO course 6/2007 • Candidate school 9/2007 • Professional development on-going • Programme of Inquiry 11/2007 • Units of Inquiry 4/2008 • Units implementation 6/2008

2. What did we do before PYP? EQUALS • Inclusive education philosophy from mainstream education • For pupils with SLD and PMLD

4. From EQUALS to PYP

5. The IB Primary Years Programme, for students aged 3 to 14 at JCSRS focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. It is a framework guided by six transdisciplinary themes of global significance, explored using knowledge and skills derived from six subjects areas, as well as transdisciplinary skills, with a powerful emphasis on inquiry- based learning. Assessment (PYP Theme Attainment Levels) Planning (POI, UOI) Curriculum (adoption of EQUALS body of knowledge) Record keeping (Student Portfolio) School authorization & parents Professional development

6. The PYP essential elements: What makes up the synthesis model?

7. Transdisciplinary Inquiry Who we are Six organized themes structure the transdisciplinary inquiry Sharing the planet Where we are in place and time Six organizing themes structure the transdisciplinary inquiry How we organize ourselves How we express ourselves How the world works

8. The six transdisciplinary themes Who we are Inquiry into what it means to be human Where we are in place and time Inquiry into orientation in place and time – local and global perspective How we express ourselves Inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas

9. The six transdisciplinary themes How the world works Inquiry into the natural world and its laws, the interaction between the natural world and human societies How we organize ourselves Inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities. Sharing the planet Inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things.

10. Curriculum structure – Programme of Inquiry

11. Develop central ideas and lines of inquiry Title Our senses Subject Science & Technology, PE, Arts Central idea Students will experience using their available senses to explore the familiar and wider environment. Lines of inquiry What are my 5 senses? What parts of my body are used to experience my environment? What do we like to taste/smell/hear/see/feel? What would happen if we loose a sense, or if we are limited in one sense?

12. Transdisciplinary subjects

13. Planning a PYP Unit of Inquiry

14. The PYP Unit Planner • Central Idea & Inquiry Into • Resources • Key Questions • Student Activities • Assessment • Evaluation

15. Student portfolio Purpose – record keeping for parents and students

16. What are the gains? • Transdisciplinary approach • Planning: • increased collaboration in addressing curriculum and student needs • builds on students prior knowledge and experience • Assessing: • evaluating collaboratively • using formative assessment to give students regular and ongoing feedback throughout the unit • Teaching: • addressing the needs of students with different levels and types of ability • building on what students know • using multiple resources representing multiple perspectives • empowering students to feel responsible and to take action

17. Other possible gains? • Cooperative learning • Peer support • Inquiry driven • Experimental • Flexible grouping • Balance of formative and summative assessment • Access to other languages

18. Projections PYP Unit Planning:Unit 1 Unit Implementation Unit Evaluation PYP Unit Planning:Unit 2 Unit Implementation Unit Evaluation To be continued……