The role of planning

1. Stage 2: What do we want to learn? bring in learner (voice:choice)

1.1. What are the key concepts that will help us explore the central idea. what line of inquiry can best describe the scope the inquiry and link it to the central idea ?

1.2. Teachers should model concept " open ended questions.

1.3. Form, Function, Causation, Change, Connection, Perspective, Responsibility, Reflection.

2. Stage 3: How best might we learn?

2.1. How will we know how our learners are moving along in their learning? what different modes of assessment could we incorporate to deduct this?

2.2. Design engaging experience

3. Stage 5:What resources could we use to deepen learning across various subject areas?

3.1. Identify resources that will enhance student engagement and provoke the interest of all learners, variety is key here as learners all learn differently. consider an array of resources.

3.2. Make flexible use of resources

4. Stage 7: To what extent did we include elements of the PYP?

4.1. How did learners demonstrate understanding of skills, attitudes, learner profile, concepts ?

5. Stage 9: Teacher Reflections

5.1. To end the unit off as it was in the beginning, meet with the staff who collaborated in the unit and reflect on successes, improvements to be made moving forward, challenges, changes needed for next time..

6. Stage 4: How we do we learn best?

6.1. What learning activities could we undertake to deepen learners knowledge of is they are learning. Focus on skills that may be taught through the specific unit of inquiry.

6.2. Incorporate the learner profile to create a well rounded PYP offering to your learners.

6.3. Prior Knowledge

6.4. Differentiation: Understand all learners as individuals

6.5. Establish learning goals

7. Stage 1: Identify purpose and conceptual focus

7.1. Central Idea: connects to the theme and description. This is Central idea focuses on what we want students to lear and what they (as learners) want to learn. Make a link to a real world issue.

8. Stage 6:To what extent did we achieve our purpose? how do we measure that?

8.1. Reflect on whether the unit was successful. Did the students demonstrate understanding of the central idea? if so how? evidence?

9. Stage 8: What student initiated inquiries arose from learning?

9.1. Highlight interesting student initiated responses, indquiries, ideas or findings.