Intro to pyp (1)

Intro to pyp (1)

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  Primary Years Programme(PYP) Introduction
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  What is PYP? •An International, trans-disciplinary program designed to foster the development of the whole child, not just in the classroom but through other means of learning. • PYP focuses on the total growth of the developing child, encompassing social, physical, emotional and cultural needs in addition to academic welfare. • PYP combines best research and practice from a range of national systems with a wealth of knowledge and experience from international schools to create a relevant and engaging educational framework for all children.
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  IB Primary YearsProgramme • Provides an opportunity for learners to construct meaning, principally through concept-driven inquiry. • Traditional academic subjects are part of the PYP but it emphasizes the interrelatedness of knowledge and skills through a trans-disciplinary programme of inquiry. • The PYP focuses on the heart as well as the mind and addresses social, physical, emotional and cultural needs as well as academic ones.
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  The PYP aimsto develop in students: • Sensitivity to the experiences of others through the curriculum • The characteristics listed in the student profile • The attitudes that are an explicit element of the programme • The expectation of socially responsible action as a result of the learning experience.
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  What is trans-disciplinary inquiry? •Focus on big ideas/issues/CONCEPTS • Essential KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ATTITUDES are necessary and must be taught • Focus on taking socially responsible ACTION • Emphasis: inquiry, problem solving, critical thinking • Integrates where appropriate key learning areas
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  Internationalism: The PYPPerspective • The PYP says that a school should be proud to send out into the world a person we could call an internationalist. • A PYP school regardless of location, size or constitution strives towards developing an international person. What is an international person? • From PYP perspective it is a person with attributes and dispositions described in the student profile.
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  What is thePYP learner profile? The goal of the Primary Years Program is to create internationally minded students. IBO believes that students should be: • Principled • Caring • Open-minded • Well-balanced • Reflective • Inquirers • Thinkers • Communicators • Risk-takers • Knowledgeable
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  What do wewant to learn? The Written Curriculum • The PYP strives for balance between search for understanding, acquisition of knowledge and skills, the development of positive attitudes and positive action. • There are 5 essential elements of the curriculum:  Concepts  Knowledge  Skills  Attitudes  Action
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  PYP Curriculum Model
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  The Curriculum Model •Commitment to structured inquiry as the leading vehicle for learning. • Six transdisciplinary themes provide the framework for the exploration of knowledge. • Students develop an understanding of important concepts, acquire essential skills and knowledge, develop particular attitudes and learn to take socially responsible action.
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  ORGANIZING THEMES- TheIB-PYPcurriculumisbuiltaroundsixorganizingthemes. Who weare - An exploration of the nature of the self; our beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social, and spiritual health; of our families, friends, communities, and cultures; our rights and responsibilities; of what it means to be human.
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  Where we arein place and time An exploration of our orientation in place and time; our personal histories; history and geography from local and global perspectives; of our homes and journeys; of the discoveries, explorations and migrations of human kind; of the contributions of individuals and civilizations .
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  How we expressourselves An exploration of the ways in which we discover and express our nature, ideas, feelings, beliefs and values through language and the arts.
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  How the worldworks An exploration of the physical and material world; natural and human- made phenomena; of the world of science and technology.
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  How we organizeourselves An exploration of human systems and communities; of the world of work, its nature and its value; of employment and unemployment and their impact on us and the world around us.
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  Sharing the planet Anexploration of our rights and responsibilities as we strive to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; of communities and of the relationships within and between them.
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  The process ofinquiry Students learn to ask questions. They are encouraged to develop their own questions related to the materials being studied. Through questioning, students learn there are a broad range of "right" answers for a given question and they begin to appreciate the enormous, complex world in which they live.
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  KEY QUESTIONS The IB- PYP's fundamental concepts are articulated as key questions and they drive the inquiry process. Each question is comprehensive and integrates many ideas. The key questions students should ask are: • FORM - What is it like? • FUNCTION - How does it work? • CAUSATION - Why is it like it is? • CHANGE - How is it changing? • CONNECTION - How is it connected to other things? • PERSPECTIVE - What are the points of view? • RESPONSIBILITY - What is our responsibility? • REFLECTION - How do we know?
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  Attitudes In addition tothe concepts, content and skills that are imbedded in the curriculum, students are taught and they practise the attitudes outlined by IBO. These attitudes are descriptive of a person who is a responsible citizen of his/her local and world wide community.
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  Students should demonstrate thefollowing: • Appreciation - Appreciating the wonder and beauty of the world and its people • Commitment - Being committed to their learning, persevering, and showing self discipline and responsibility • Confidence - Feeling confident in their ability as learners, having the courage to take risks, applying what they have learned and making appropriate decisions • Cooperation - Cooperating, collaborating, and leading or following as the situation demands • Creativity - Being creative and imaginative in their thinking and in their approach to problems and dilemmas
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  Students should demonstratethe following: • Curiosity - Being curious about the nature of learning and of the world, its people and cultures • Empathy - Imaginatively projecting themselves into another's situation, in order to understand his/her thoughts, reasoning and emotions • Enthusiasm - Enjoying learning • Independence - Thinking and acting independently, making their own judgments based on reasoned principles and being able to defend their judgments • Integrity - Having integrity and a firm sense of fairness and honesty • Respect - Respecting themselves, others, and the world around them • Tolerance - Feeling sensitivity towards differences and diversity in the world and being responsive to the needs of others