How and why is learning organised in the PYP What does Transdisciplinary mean when we compare it to other programmes? What is the role of subjects in a transdisciplinary programme? How do we ensure that we address learning outcomes in different subjects?

1. TRANSDISCIPLINARY
LEARNING IN THE
PYP AT BMS
OCT 30TH 1-2PM
SUZANNE TOMLINSON

2. LEARNING IN A
TRANSDISCIPLINARY
WORLD
How and why is learning organised in the PYP
What does Transdisciplinary mean when we compare it to
other programmes?
What is the role of subjects in a transdisciplinary
programme?
How do we ensure that we address learning outcomes in
different subjects?

3.  IB NANO

4. As you watch, consider the benefits for students learning through this approach, as well as the potential
challenges for schools implementing it. How do you personally connect to this approach?

5. THE
TRANSDISCIPLINARY
ELEMENTS OF THE
PYP

9. HOW DOES
THIS COMPARE
TO OTHER
MODELS OF
LEARNING?

11. The subject areas provide students with the knowledge
and skills required to develop understandings of our world,
which are encapsulated in the unit’s central idea.
When developing a traditional topic unit, a teacher might
ask: “What subject area knowledge and skills can
I cover in this unit?”
However, a transdisciplinary teacher will ask: “What
subject area knowledge, concepts and skills will be
needed to understand the central idea and lines of
inquiry?”
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12. HOW DO WE
ENSURE THAT
OUR LEARNING
OUTCOMES ARE
ADDRESSED?

13. WHERE TO FIND OUT MORE