1. Terry Spears, PYP Coordinator
Welcome!
Introduction to the
Primary Years Program
Created by
Terry Spears, PYP Coordinator
Carlisle School

2. Introduction to the PYP
Central 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.

3. 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

5. 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

6. Carlisle School Program of Inquiry 2012-2013

7. 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.
Teachers move from the role of “sage on the stage” to “guide on the side”.

8. 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

9. 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

10. Student 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

11. International-Mindedness in the PYP goes beyond…
food, festivals, famous people, fashion, and flags. This perspective is just the tip of the iceberg.
Every aspect of the school culture must embrace international-mindedness on a daily basis. International mindedness is more about sharing a cultures perspectives, values, and traditions. A student who exhibits the attributes of the Learner Profile is truly an internationally minded student.

12. The Written Curriculum
Caring
Thinker
Risk-Taker
Knowledgeable
Open-Minded
Inquirer
Balanced
Communicator
Principled
Reflective
Learner Profile
International School: culture, climate, students example of adults, curriculum, resources, staffing, language, special needs, reflection,extension
Curriculum: Everything for which the school takes responsibility
Learners Constructing Meaning
Concepts
Form
Function
Causation
Change
Connection
Perspective
Responsibility
Reflection
Knowledge
Who We Are
Where We Are in Place
and Time
How We Express
Ourselves
How the World Works
How We Organize
Sharing the Planet
Subject disciplines
Language Math Arts
Social Studies
Science and Tech.
Pers. Soc. And Phys. Ed.
Assessment by
Self
Peers
Teachers
Formative
Summative
Formal
Informal
Public
Criteria
Transdisciplinary
Skills
Social
Communication
Research
Thinking
Self-
Management
Attitudes
Appreciation
Commitment
Confidence
Co-operation
Creativity
Curiosity
Empathy
Enthusiasm
Independence
Integrity
Respect
Tolerance
Action
Choose
Act
Reflect
Effective
Teaching
Practices
Inquiry
Constructivism
Collaborative
Planning
Reflection
Putting all the pieces together, we have Learners Constructing Meaning.
The Written Curriculum
Taught Curr.
Assessed Curr.

13. 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

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