The document provides an overview of curriculum goals for the 2014-15 school year. It focuses on strengthening trans-disciplinary skills, integrating single subject classes into inquiry units of study, and using formative assessment data to inform instruction. Teachers will meet regularly to plan inquiry units, ensure specialist integration, and agree on summative assessments. An emphasis is placed on updating the curriculum and assessment binder with new materials and evidence of addressing feedback from the previous program evaluation.

1. Curriculum
Overview for 2014-15
“Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world.”
― Nelson Mandela

2. Goals for this session…
O Nuts and Bolts of the curriculum
-IB Update
-Planning for Inquiry
-Updated Curriculum and
Assessment binder

3. IB/PYP Updates

5. Check it out…OCC!

6. Who Cares?
O Stronger focus Trans-disciplinary skills
O Transition to MYP and their assessment of
the ALT’s
O Addressing the feedback from the PYP
Evaluation (Nov 2013)

7. Planning for Inquiry
O Single Subject integration meetings will be
moved into the PYP Planning meetings
O Single Subject classes will (at least)
integrate into two UOI’s (evidence of
integration on UOI Planner)
O Thursday afternoons-Meet the needs of
the school and Single Subject teacher
meetings

8. 1st to 4th week of UOI
Discuss result of tuning-in
Use of formative assessment data to inform inquiry
Review summative
How are you using student questioning in lesson planning?
Specialist integration (both ways)
1 Week before UOI begins
Discuss activities that truly tune-in students to the central
idea
Integration with specialist
All agree on summative task
2-3 Weeks before the UOI begins
Review the CI, Lines of Inquiry, Conceptual Understandings,
Specialist Integration
Begin brainstorming using student data, personal
experiences and relevant content

9. Reflection
O There will be a heavy focus on:

10. Curriculum and Assessment
Binder
O Please add these to your C and A binder:
O Updated Assessment that Drives Inquiry
section
O Evidence of Feedback (Expectations)
O Reporting Calendar
O Updated Math/Language Yearlong
Planners

11. Questions?
O 2 minutes…If you have any
questions…ask three people around you.
O Unanswered questions?

13. Transition Cycle