Welcome!Introduction to the

Primary Years Program

Created byTerry Spears, PYP Coordinator

Carlisle School

Introduction to the PYPCentral Idea of this presentation:

The PYP is an all inclusive international curriculum framework that involves learners ages 3-12 in their own construction of meaning through collaborative planning, purposeful inquiry, and authentic assessment.

The transdisciplinary themes of PYP are the conceptual organizers

that guide curriculum design. • Who we are• Where we are in place and time• How we express ourselves• How we organize ourselves• Sharing the planet• How the world works

Programme of Inquiry (POI)The Programme of Inquiry is a framework, organized into

transdisciplinary themes, which provides a balanced, integrated school-wide experience.

• Snapshot of a vertically and horizontally aligned curriculum

• Gives a focused, purposeful approach to student learning (avoids repetition of topics and irrelevant material)

• Displayed in a significant location for all to see

Carlisle School Program of Inquiry 2012-2013

What is Inquiry Learning?What is Inquiry Learning?As learners, we all use previous experiences to help us face new challenges.

Inquiry is the process by which a learner uses their background knowledge to approach new situations, and asks questions to find out more.

PYP and Assessment

“Assessment is the gathering and analysis of information about student performance. It identifies what students know, understand, can do and feel at different stages in the learning process.”

PYP Assessment Handbook, January 2001

Assessment

Assessment is the process of gathering information about student learning.

Strategies include: observations, performance

assessments, project based assessments, and open-ended tasks.

Assessment tools used in conjunction with the strategies: rubrics, exemplars, check-lists, anecdotal records, and continuums

Student Involved AssessmentStudent Involved Assessment

Students:• Set goals• Make learning decisions related to their own

improvement• Know what quality work looks like• Self-assess • Communicate their own strengths and needs

based on goals

International-Mindedness in the PYPgoes beyond…

food, festivals, famous people, fashion, and flags. This perspective is just the tip

of the iceberg.

Concepts

FormFunction

CausationChange

ConnectionPerspective

ResponsibilityReflection

Knowledge

Who We AreWhere We Are in Place

and TimeHow We Express

OurselvesHow the World Works

How We OrganizeOurselves

Sharing the Planet

Subject disciplines

Language Math ArtsSocial Studies

Science and Tech.Pers. Soc. And Phys. Ed.

Effective TeachingPractices

Inquiry

Constructivism

CollaborativePlanning

CollaborativeReflection

Action

Choose

Act

Reflect

Attitudes

AppreciationCommitmentConfidence

Co-operationCreativityCuriosityEmpathy

EnthusiasmIndependenc

eIntegrityRespect

Tolerance

TransdisciplinarySkills

SocialCommunication

ResearchThinking

Self-Management

Assessmentby

SelfPeers

Teachers

FormativeSummative

FormalInformalPublic

Criteria

Curriculum: Everything for which the school takes responsibility

International School: culture, climate, students example of adults, curriculum, resources, staffing, language, special needs, reflection,extension

Learners Constructing Meaning

Learner Profile

Caring Thinker

Reflective

Open-Minded

Principled

Knowledgeable

Balanced

Risk-Taker

CommunicatorInquirer

Taught Curr.

Assessed Curr.

The Written Curriculum

Why We Chose to Implement PYP in our School

•Through the Learner Profiles and the Attitudes, the PYP Program nurtures the the development of the whole child-intellectually, socially, and physically.

•The Primary Years Program encourages international-mindedness in our students.

•PYP students become life-long learners as the program actively engages students in inquiries and develops their awareness of the process through reflection

•The program reflects real life by encouraging learning beyond and through traditional subjects with meaningful in-depth inquiries into the human condition.

•The Primary Years Program lays the foundation for a continuum of excellence in education for our students grades preschool 3 –through 12th grade in our IB World School

For further inquiries visit www.ibo.orgor contact Terry Spears attspears@carlisleschool.org