1. I need to show my excitement when presenting to other PYP educators and workshop participants and I would like to be a positive role model to impart the information regarding the PYP Enhancements so that others see the positive developments as well.
2. There is a greater emphasis on pedagogical approaches and using tools to develop deeper understanding such as design thinking, case studies, scenarios, project based learning.
3. I like the self-directed inquiry icons- Explore/ Connect/ Create/ Reflect/ Evidence as they help to develop deeper understanding.
4. I like how the new IB Standards and Practices are more aligned (PYP/MYP/DP)
5. Excited -What excites you about the PYP framework, PS&P and the new workshops?
5.1. I like the incorporation to the PYP Teacher Capabilities and the I CAN statements that link to these. Again promoting agency.
5.2. I like the emphasis on the Learner/ Learning and Teaching/ The Learning Community with agency at the center
5.3. Enhancements are more flexible for schools and easier for teachers to implement
6. Worrisome-What worries you about these publications/workshops? What personal learning do you need to do to alleviate any concerns?
6.1. Support Resources that need to be developed to support workshops to show the PYP Enhancements
6.2. I need more time to process and reflect on these PYP enhancements- this personal learning will help me work through any concerns.
6.3. I need time to edit my workshops using the new planner and placing everything online. I need to look at more IT tools and strategies to help me to do this.
6.4. I need to edit my content to make sure that my PYP Terminology is current and that my images are as well. Also I need to reference PiP and correct page numbers etc and the revised Standards and Practices.
7. How has your thinking around the reflective question prompts evolved over the course of this workshop?
7.1. IMAGE- How I am feeling now-I am calm but thinking things over, processing things- reflecting and also excited. I could not seem to insert the picture I wanted to in this mindmap but here is the link to it Questioning Current Standards of Care: Nurses Speak Up! - The Sentinel Watch
7.2. How will my response to the enhanced PYP Framework and the revised Programme Standards and Practices shape the perspective of PYP educators and schools I support as an IB educator?
7.3. What are the implications of moving to a different model of workshop design and facilitation?
7.3.1. There is a greater emphasis on agency so this is a positive move that ensures that workshop participants have a stronger choice and voice- however this needs to be balanced alongside the timing of the workshop/ pace/ and content or conceptual understandings that need to be unpacked within the workshop timing.
7.4. How can I further cultivate agency (voice, choice, ownership) among members of the PYP community?
7.4.1. I can build in more reflection prompts into my workshops and use the self directed inquiry icons for the PYP members to explore, connect, create, reflect, and provide evidence
7.4.2. I can focus more discussions and reflections on student agency and how we can build his within our schools
7.4.3. I can cultivate agency by building collaborative relationships and support well being.
7.4.4. I can develop agency through situating learning in local and global contexts and through the learner profile to support understanding in human commonalities
7.4.5. I can look at how learning environments help with agency- inclusive learning spaces.
7.4.6. I can build agency by focusing on transdisciplinary learning and approaches to learning