Primary Years Programme workshop materials requirements - Category 1
Please review the materials requirements for the PYP category 1 workshops listed below:
- An introduction to the IB standards for administrators new to the PYP
- An introduction to the PYP curriculum model
- Making the PYP happen in the classroom
For more information about the goals & objectives of the workshop categories, please review the IB Global Workshop Architecture.
An introduction to the IB standards for administrators new to the PYP (1A)
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- School mission statement
- Any relevant school policies
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- IB programme standard and practices
- A basis for practice
- The lB Learner Profile booklet
- General regulations
- Rules for IB World Schools - PYP
- Action plan template for candidate schools
- Towards a continuum of international education
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
An introduction to the PYP curriculum model (1B)
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- School mission statement
- Any relevant school policies
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- IB programme standard and practices
- A basis for practice
- The lB Learner Profile booklet
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
Making the PYP happen in the classroom
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- The school’s programme of inquiry
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- IB programme standards and practices
- The learner profile booklet
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
- A basis for practice
Primary Years Programme workshop materials requirements - Category 2
Please review the materials requirements for the category 2 workshops listed below:
- The Written Curriculum
- Collaborative Planning
- Assessment
- Pedagogical Leadership
- Teaching and learning
- Action
- The Exhibition
For more information about the goals & objectives of the workshop categories, please review the IB Global Workshop Architecture.
The Written Curriculum
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- Samples of differentiated tasks and/or assessments
- A resource you have used that promotes or supports inquiry-based teaching and learning
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- A basis for practice
- IB programme standard and practices
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
Collaborative Planning
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- The school’s programme of Inquiry
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- Any policies/agreements/school documents relating to planning
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- IB programme standard and practices
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
Assessment
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- The school's programme of inquiry.
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- A copy of your school’s essential agreements on assessment and/or your school’s assessment policy.
- Samples of recording and reporting processes and procedures from your school
- A professional resource for assessment that you have found useful
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- IB programme standard and practices
- Other IB materials that might inform the workshop (e.g. mathematics and language scope and sequences)
Pedagogical Leadership
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- The school’s programme of inquiry
- Copies of recent IB visit reports
- The school’s action plan and/or strategic plan
- A resource you have used that has supported you in your leadership role
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- PYP coordinator’s handbook
- IB programme standards and practices
- Learning in a language other than mother tongue in IB programmes
Teaching and learning
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- Samples of differentiated tasks and/or assessments
- A resource you have used that promotes or supports inquiry-based teaching and learning
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- A basis for practice
- IB programme standard and practices
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
Action
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- Examples/evidence of student-initiated action in their schools
- Related PYP documentation from their schools: (ie mission statement, programme of inquiry, grade level unit of inquiry planners, etc...)
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- The lB Learner Profile booklet
- IB programme standard and practices
- Towards a continuum of international education
- A basis for practice
- Exhibition guidelines
The Exhibition
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- Evidence of student/teacher process and products from their schools’ exhibitions.
Current version of the following IB documents
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- The PYP Exhibition Guidelines
- IB Standards and practices
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
- DP Academic honesty guidance booklet and ethical practices poster available at http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/occ/spec/malpr.cfm?subject=malpr
Primary Years Programme workshop materials requirements - Category 3
Please review the materials requirements for the category 3 workshops listed below:
- Teachers as Researchers in the PYP
- The Role of Language in the PYP
- Reading and Writing through Inquiry in the PYP
- The Role of Science and Social Studies in the PYP
- The Role of Mathematics in the PYP
- The Role of Arts in the PYP
- The Role of Physical Education in the PYP
- 3-5 Year Olds in the PYP
- Personal, physical and social education - Wellbeing
- Beyond symbolism – First peoples’ knowledge (two people, many thoughts)
- Concept based learning
- Play-based learning
- Science
- Sustainability as international mindedness
- Transdisciplinary learning
- The learning environment and inquiry
- The role of information and communication technology (ICT)
- The role of the coordinator
- Inquiry
For more information about the goals & objectives of the workshop categories, please review the IB Global Workshop Architecture.
�Teachers as Researchers in the PYP
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- American Educational Research Association ethical standards: http://www.aera.net/aboutaera/?id=222
- British Educational Research Association ethical standards: www.bera.ac.uk/ • Survey and Interview Ethics for Data Gatherers and Respondents http://www.ijoa.org/imta96/paper64.html
Current version of the following IB documents:
- DP Academic honesty guidance booklet and ethical practices poster available at http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/occ/spec/malpr.cfm?subject=malpr
The Role of Language in the PYP
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- The school’s programme of inquiry
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- The school’s language policy, or language policy related documents (if available)
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- PYP language scope and sequence
- IB programme standards and practices
- Guidelines for developing a language policy
- Learning in a language other than mother tongue in IB programmes
Reading and Writing through Inquiry in the PYP
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- The school’s programme of inquiry
- Resources that would be useful to share with fellow participants regarding reading/writing (including children’s literature, professional resources, samples of student work)
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- PYP language scope and sequence
- IB programme standards and practices
The Role of Science and Social Studies in the PYP
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- The school's programme of inquiry
- Any professional resources that you might want to share
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- PYP science scope and sequence
- PYP social studies scope and sequence
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
- IB standards and practices
The Role of Mathematics in the PYP
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- The school’s programme of inquiry
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- Any professional resources you might want to share
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP Happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- PYP mathematics scope and sequence
- IB programme standards and practices
The Role of Arts in the PYP
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- The school’s programme of inquiry
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
Any professional resources you want to share Arts manipulatives (as requested from the workshop leader in consultation with the regional office)
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- PYP arts scope and sequence
- IB programme standards and practices
- Role of arts in the Primary Years Programme
The Role of Physical Education in the PYP
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- The school’s programme of inquiry
- A resource you have used that promotes or supports inquiry-based teaching and learning in the area of physical education
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- PSPE scope and sequence
- IB programme standards and practices
- Role of physical education in the Primary Years Programme
3-5 Year Olds in the PYP
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- The school's programme of inquiry
- Any professional resources you might want to share, including photographs of learning spaces or environments
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- IB programme standards and practices
- PYP mathematics scope and sequence
- PYP language scope and sequence
- PYP PSPE scope and sequence
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
Personal, physical and social education - Wellbeing
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- A completed unit planner on which the participant has collaborated
- The school's programme of inquiry
- Any professional resources you might want to share
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- PYP PSPE scope and sequence
- IB programme standards and practices
- IB Learner Profile booklet
- Role of physical education in the Primary Years Programme
Beyond symbolism – First peoples’ knowledge (two people, many thoughts)
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- A family photograph
- A memory, a feeling, an idea, a hope, a dream
- An electronic copy of this article: http://uacoe.arizona.edu/short/Publications/Exploring%20sign%20Systems.pdf
- An open mind
Concept based learning
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- Samples of a programme of inquiry (POI) and unit planners
- Regional or national curriculum documents if applicable
Current version of the following IB document:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education IB programme standards and practices
- PYP mathematics scope and sequence
- PYP language scope and sequence
- Any one additional scope and sequence document
Play-based learning
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- Programme of inquiry from Early Years
- Units of inquiry
- Any documentation you have used to assess children’s understandings
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: A curriculum framework for international primary education
- PYP Language and Mathematics scope and sequence documents
Science
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- Samples of POI and unit planners
- Regional or national science curriculum documents if relevant
- Copy of ‘Low cost equipment for science and technology education’ available from: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0010/001023/102321eb.pdf
- Prepare and bring any one of these UNESCO experiments for a mini-science show.
Current version of the following IB documents:
- The Primary Years Programme as a model of transdisciplinary learning
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
- Making the PYP happen: A curriculum framework for international primary education
- PYP Science and Mathematics scope and sequence documents
- Any other PYP scope and sequence documents of relevance to participants
Sustainability as international mindedness
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- A copy of your school's programme of inquiry (POI)
- A few examples of units of inquiry
- Any documents your school has developed related to sustainability
- Any images or DVDs of your school related to sustainability that you would like to share
- Agenda 21 http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.Print.asp?documentid=52 (See Children and Youth; Promoting Education)
- Decade for sustainability http://www.unesco.org/en/esd/
- Earth Charter http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/pages/The-Earth-Charter.html
- UNESCO education statement http://www.unesco.org/en/esd/programme/educational-dimensions
- Visualising sustainability http://computingforsustainability.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/visualising-sustainability/
- Millennium assessment http://www.maweb.org/en/index.aspx
- Living Beyond Our Means: Natural Assets and Human Wellbeing http://www.maweb.org/en/BoardStatement.aspx
- Ecosystems and Human Wellbeing http://www.maweb.org/documents/document.356.aspx.pdf 18 January 2011 Name Sustainability as international mindedness
- Global status of ecosystem services http://www.wri.org/publication/content/7755
- Biogeochemical Cycles of Nature (general reference) http://www.smithlifescience.com/CyclesNature.htm
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
- The Primary Years Programme as a model for transdisciplinary learning
- Making the PYP Happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- The Learner Profile Booklet
- A continuum of International learning
- Science and Social studies scope and sequence
- Other documents that you think may be relevant to you programme (Basis of Practice, CAS documentation)
Transdisciplinary learning
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- Relevant state or national curriculum documents
- Programme of inquiry
- Any related curriculum mapping documents from their school.
Current version of the following IB documents:
- The Primary Years Programme as a model of transdisciplinary learning
- Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquiry
- Making the PYP happen: A curriculum framework for international primary education
- PYP Language and Mathematics scope and sequence documents
- PYP Science and Social Studies scope and sequence documents
- Any other PYP scope and sequence documents of relevance to participant
The learning environment and inquiry
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- Articles available online that are included in the final section on copyrighted material
- A laptop or notebook computer
- A copy of the school Program of Inquiry
- A copy of their current school design with some pictures of learning spaces
- Information to share re: learning environments – alternative fieldtrip experiences broadening understanding within a unit of inquiry, unconventional structures, systems, approaches employed which warrant discussion, interesting spaces used to facilitate better teaching and learning, programs promoting pedagogical shift
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
The role of information and communication technology (ICT)
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education (electronic or paper form)
- A laptop computer configured for wireless internet access (participants who don’t have access to this should contact the workshop facilitators prior to the workshop so they can arrange to have a laptop provided for them to borrow)
- A USB flash/travel drive (with at least 1 GB of storage)
- Access to the most current copy of their school’s program of inquiry and planners for inquiry units (electronic form)
- Copies of essential agreements and policies related to the implementation of the PYP at their school (assessment policies, collaborative planning agreements, Exhibition procedures, etc) (electronic or paper form)
- OCC log-in information
- Examples of documents and resources participants use to facilitate ICT integration at their school within the context of the PYP (school ICT policy/guidelines, planning templates, computer lab/planning schedules, website links, PYP unit/lesson plans, exemplars of student work, etc)
Optional materials for participants to bring
- A flash memory video camera (such as a flip camera) or other mobile video recording device • I-pods, digital cameras, tablets or other mobile devices participants use to facilitate student integration of ICT within their learning
The role of the coordinator
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- Samples of a program of inquiry (POI), unit planners and daily planning documents and action plans
- Developing a Transdisciplinary Program of Inquiry
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Current PYP coordinators‘ handbook
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- Making the PYP happen: Pedagogical leadership in a PYP school
- IB programme standards and practices
- Guide to authorization and Guide to evaluation
Please ensure that you have a valid OCC account
Inquiry
Participants are requested to bring (either download to laptop or bring a hard copy):
- Samples of a programme of inquiry (POI) and unit planners
- Regional or national curriculum documents if applicable
Current version of the following IB documents:
- Making the PYP happen: a curriculum framework for international primary education
- IB programme standard and practices
- Teaching students with particular special educational and learning needs
- PYP mathematics and language scope and sequence
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