welcome! introduction to the primary years program created by terry spears, pyp coordinator carlisle...
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Welcome!Introduction to the
Primary Years Program
Created byTerry Spears, PYP Coordinator
Carlisle School
Introduction to the PYPCentral Idea of this presentation:
The PYP is an all inclusive international curriculum framework that involves learners ages 3-12 in their own construction of meaning through collaborative planning, purposeful inquiry, and authentic assessment.
The transdisciplinary themes of PYP are the conceptual organizers
that guide curriculum design. • Who we are• Where we are in place and time• How we express ourselves• How we organize ourselves• Sharing the planet• How the world works
Programme of Inquiry (POI)The Programme of Inquiry is a framework, organized into
transdisciplinary themes, which provides a balanced, integrated school-wide experience.
• Snapshot of a vertically and horizontally aligned curriculum
• Gives a focused, purposeful approach to student learning (avoids repetition of topics and irrelevant material)
• Displayed in a significant location for all to see
Carlisle School Program of Inquiry 2012-2013
What is Inquiry Learning?What is Inquiry Learning?As learners, we all use previous experiences to help us face new challenges.
Inquiry is the process by which a learner uses their background knowledge to approach new situations, and asks questions to find out more.
PYP and Assessment
“Assessment is the gathering and analysis of information about student performance. It identifies what students know, understand, can do and feel at different stages in the learning process.”
PYP Assessment Handbook, January 2001
Assessment
Assessment is the process of gathering information about student learning.
Strategies include: observations, performance
assessments, project based assessments, and open-ended tasks.
Assessment tools used in conjunction with the strategies: rubrics, exemplars, check-lists, anecdotal records, and continuums
Student Involved AssessmentStudent Involved Assessment
Students:• Set goals• Make learning decisions related to their own
improvement• Know what quality work looks like• Self-assess • Communicate their own strengths and needs
based on goals
International-Mindedness in the PYPgoes beyond…
food, festivals, famous people, fashion, and flags. This perspective is just the tip
of the iceberg.
Concepts
FormFunction
CausationChange
ConnectionPerspective
ResponsibilityReflection
Knowledge
Who We AreWhere We Are in Place
and TimeHow We Express
OurselvesHow the World Works
How We OrganizeOurselves
Sharing the Planet
Subject disciplines
Language Math ArtsSocial Studies
Science and Tech.Pers. Soc. And Phys. Ed.
Effective TeachingPractices
Inquiry
Constructivism
CollaborativePlanning
CollaborativeReflection
Action
Choose
Act
Reflect
Attitudes
AppreciationCommitmentConfidence
Co-operationCreativityCuriosityEmpathy
EnthusiasmIndependenc
eIntegrityRespect
Tolerance
TransdisciplinarySkills
SocialCommunication
ResearchThinking
Self-Management
Assessmentby
SelfPeers
Teachers
FormativeSummative
FormalInformalPublic
Criteria
Curriculum: Everything for which the school takes responsibility
International School: culture, climate, students example of adults, curriculum, resources, staffing, language, special needs, reflection,extension
Learners Constructing Meaning
Learner Profile
Caring Thinker
Reflective
Open-Minded
Principled
Knowledgeable
Balanced
Risk-Taker
CommunicatorInquirer
Taught Curr.
Assessed Curr.
The Written Curriculum
Why We Chose to Implement PYP in our School
•Through the Learner Profiles and the Attitudes, the PYP Program nurtures the the development of the whole child-intellectually, socially, and physically.
•The Primary Years Program encourages international-mindedness in our students.
•PYP students become life-long learners as the program actively engages students in inquiries and develops their awareness of the process through reflection
•The program reflects real life by encouraging learning beyond and through traditional subjects with meaningful in-depth inquiries into the human condition.
•The Primary Years Program lays the foundation for a continuum of excellence in education for our students grades preschool 3 –through 12th grade in our IB World School
For further inquiries visit www.ibo.orgor contact Terry Spears [email protected]