Here are some essential agreements I can make with my teachers: - Communicate openly and respectfully - Clarify roles and responsibilities - Maintain confidentiality - Be a team player and support the teacher - Seek feedback and opportunities to grow professionally - Uphold high standards for student learning and behavior My expectations are to assist the teacher, support students, and help create a positive learning environment through cooperation, respect and flexibility. Effective communication and teamwork are key.

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TA Role in the PYP
Teachers Assistant PD March 16th, ,2012

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Essential Agreements
 What do you want to gain or learn during this workshop?
 Appreciation  Enthusiasm
 Commitment  Independence
 Confidence  Integrity
 Cooperation  Respect
 Creativity  Tolerance
 Curiosity
 Empathy

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What do you know about the PYP?
 Using the A3 paper provided for
you on your tables please write
down as many things that you
know about the PYP as you
can.

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IB? IBO? PYP? POI? UOI?...Wait
What??
 Are you having a difficult time  PYP stands for Primary Years
understanding what all this lingo program and is one of the three
is about? Let me take a moment programs offered by the IB
to slow down and define some of Organization. This is what we are
the terminology that goes into our
IB program. currently teaching at CISB. It
focuses on students in PreK –
 IB stands for International Grade 5.
Baccalaureate. The International
Baccalaureate Organization
(IBO) was established in 1968
and is a non-profit, international
education foundation registered
in Switzerland

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IB? IBO? PYP? POI? UOI?...Wait
What??
 Each grade level writes their very own curriculum. This curriculum is
called a “Unit of Inquiry” or UOI. Our school also follows the New
Brunswick curriculum, so teachers must ensure that that curriculum is
followed. PYP encompasses all subject areas such as Language Arts
and Math that are sometimes stand alone subjects.
 All of the units combined are what make up our Program of Inquiry
(POI). Our teachers will be teaching all six of our planners to create a
first time completed POI for this year. Even so, our POI will continue to
change each year, updating and changing planners as needed.

6. Here is an example of a UOI.

8. This is a sampling of the PreK3 and PreK4 POI (Programme of Inquiry)

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Graffiti Board
There are posters that have been placed around the
room. You are free to write or draw any ideas that
are sparked by the words displayed.

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IB Learner Profiles
 The IB Learner profiles are the
10 most important attributes of
an international person and
answers the questions: What
kind of person do we want our
students to be? What kind of a
person do we want to be?
 The PYP aims to help students
become more internationally
minded by recognizing their
common humanity and shared
guardianship of the planet, help
to create a better and more
peaceful world.

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5 Essential Elements of the Written
Curriculum
1. Knowledge
Significant, relevant content we wish the students to
explore and know about, taking into consideration their
prior experience and understanding
2. Concepts
Powerful ideas that have relevance within the subject
areas but also transcend them and that students must
explore and re-explore in order to develop a coherent,
in-depth understanding.

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Those capabilities the students need to demonstrate to
succeed in a changing, challenging world, which may
be disciplinary or transdisciplinary in nature.
4. Attitudes
Dispositions that are expressions of fundamental
values, beliefs and feelings about learning, the
environment and people.
5. Action
Demonstrations of deeper learning in responsible
behaviour through responsible action; a manifestation in
practice of the other essential elements

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Role Playing
In your groups, I would like you to come up with role plays of
things that you have done in the class with students that pertain
to PYP or things that you would like to do.

14. Brainstorm
Challenge Symptom Solution

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Reflection
 What can you do more in the classroom to assist students and
teachers with the PYP?
 What would you like to do more?
 What can teachers do to help you in your professional
development?

16. Duties of Teachers Joint Activities Duties of Teachers’
Assistants and
Advisory Personnel
Diagnosing •Diagnose learning needs •Discuss students abilities,
strengths and weaknesses
•Attend program –planning
meetings (if the teacher
requests that TA’s be
present.
Planning •Plan lesson activities and •Prepare materials, including
choose resources modifications to the
•Establish priorities curriculum
•Provide advice on available
resources
Disciplining •Establish a clearly •Meet regularly to discuss
understood classroom student progress
management structure, •Discuss and clarify
classroom rules and expectations for student
expectations for students discipline and classroom
rules

17. Duties of Teachers Joint Activities Duties of Teachers’
Assistants and
Advisory Personnel
Evaluating •Evaluate student progress •Discuss observations
•Exchange information
Reporting •* Report to parents both •Discuss student information
formally and informally as appropriate
•Maintain confidentiality
Evaluating Assistants •Evaluate professional and •Discuss strengths and
non-professional staff concerns
•Document and share
concerns
•Seek training for assistants
as appropriate
Teaching •Implement lesson plans and •Clarify and share outcomes
direct teaching related to and experiences
those lesson plans •Discuss specific strategies,
•Supervise and facilitate activities and outcomes
student learning •Discuss workplace location
•Model techniques and
appropriate language
•Provide resources for the
assistants

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Essential Agreements
What are your expectations of your job?
What sort of agreements can you make between you and your
teachers to improve your relationships with your teacher and
your students?