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BIS PYP Exhibition 2010
- 1. Grade 5 Exhibition 2011 Sharing Our Humanity
- 2. What is the Exhibition? • Culmination of PYP • A rite of passage from the PYP to the MYP • A celebration of learning • Transferring skills and knowledge from previous years • Individual and group inquiry • Student centered • A focus on process and product
- 3. What is the Exhibition?
- 4. The Exhibition is NOT… • A science fair • A poster contest • A competition • Adult directed • Product driven
- 5. Requirements from the IB • Examples of written and oral work • Performance in any medium • Use of technology • Journal of the process • Authentic action • Multiple languages
- 6. Grade 5 Teachers’ Goals • Meaningful integration with single-subject teachers (e.g. German) • Continued development of independence and self-management skills • Guiding of authentic student action
- 7. Essential Elements of the PYP • Knowledge • Concepts • Skills • Attitudes • Action
- 8. Concepts • Form (what is it like?) • Function (how does it work?) • Causation (why is it like it is?) • Change (who 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?)
- 9. Transdisciplinary Skills • Research Skills • Thinking Skills • Research Skills • Social Skills • Self-management Skills
- 10. Attitudes • Appreciation • Commitment • Confidence • Cooperation • Curiosity • Empathy • Enthusiasm • Independence • Integrity • Respect • Tolerance
- 11. Learner Profile • Thinker • Open-Minded • Caring • Reflective • Inquirer • Knowledgeable • Risk-Taker • Communicator • Balanced
- 12. The Process (Inquiry Cycle) Tuning In Taking Action Finding Out REFLECTING Sharing Findings Sorting Out Going Further
- 13. Exhibition 2011 Timeline Karneval March 23 - SLC April 6 – Exhibition night
- 14. Choosing a Topic • Personal interest • Ability to make personal connection* • Local connection • Global connection
- 15. Choosing a Topic • Appropriate – Keep interest for six weeks – Can create deep and meaningful questions which they will have the ability to answer – Can conduct primary research – Can collect, analyze and display data – Possibility of multiple viewpoints – Possibility of personal action
- 16. 2011 Concepts • Global poverty • Peace and conflict • Education for all • Global infectious diseases • Digital divide: the uneven distribution of access to electronic media • Disasters and emergencies
- 17. Support Network (Grade 5 Teachers, Mentors, Parents) • Facilitate • Guide • Evaluate • Advise • Monitor • Question • Challenge • Clarify
- 18. The Role of the Parent • Ask questions • Be encouraging and positive • Give constructive feedback • Interpret information • Facilitate meetings • Help access resources • Consistently keep up-to-date (G5 site) • Support teachers • Attend the Exhibition presentations
- 19. Developing Higher-Order Thinking Skills • Ask open-ended questions • Let them solve their own problems • Let them be responsible for their learning • Encourage and respect independence and student ownership • Allow mistakes – this is when authentic learning happens • See process is as important as product
- 20. Questions? • Do ‘normal’ lessons continue? • Will there be homework? • How will my child be assessed? – continuous formative and summative • Can my child fail the Exhibition? • How will groups be chosen? • What happens to the normal classroom timetable? • How much time is spent on the Exhibition? • Can I see other years’ work?