4. Business
You can find this presentation and any
supporting documents on the email sent
yesterday evening.
5. Perspective-Our Story
Authorized by the PYP in October 2010
CIS Accreditation in November of 2011
Introduced MB-November of 2011
Self-Study and Evaluation
-Visiting team-November 2013
6. Change-Where we were
-Planners in word documents
-Developmental continuums
-Reading, Writing, Maths (Phase 0)
-Adapted from IB Scope and sequence
-Continuums Under Construction
7. Scope and Sequence Documents
Still at the Default stages of Scope and
Sequence documents-Take a look
GWA-Year Long Planners
8. Does it fit?
Ideal-What is the ideal situation? How can we meld scope
and sequence documents into the PYP Framework?
Criteria-What is the criteria that you are being evaluated
against? Local ministry (eg. DSIB-progress and
attainment)
Situation-What skills/resources do you have and how will
they be transferred into MB?
Personally-What feels like the best solution?
9. Ideal Criteria Situation Personally
In Qatar there are no ministry regulations that
we have to adhere to.
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10. Change-Unit of Inquiry Development
Have a look for yourself
Grade 5
Reflection Prompts
Supporting this process
-GWA TechTalk
14. Reflection-Supporting Students
Grade 5 Transition Unit of Inquiry
Central Idea
Changes experienced at different stages of people’s lives affect identity and personal responsibility.
Lines of Inquiry
■ Physical & emotional changes of adolescence (puberty)
■ Social & emotional changes linked to finishing Elementary school and starting secondary
school (RAFT, transition cycle IR-Cheryl Murree)
■ The ways in which students and teachers interact with each other in secondary school
(identity, networks, citizenship)
■ Skills required to manage transition and change (ATL’s etc….)
16. Perspective-Student Portfolios
Brief tour of MB Student Portfolios
GWA-Digital Portfolio
Pro Con
-Familiarizes students and Parents with MB
-One standard format
-Difficult for parents/students to navigate
-Stifles creativity