A PYP coordinator demonstrates his approach to the transdisciplinary theme of ‘Sharing the planet’.
Archive | Approaches to teaching
Mathematical conceptual understanding in the PYP: Part 2
In the previous post, the author gave practical advice on how to start planning for teaching and learning in mathematics so that it leads to conceptual understanding. In this post, she talks about sample learning engagements that lead students to understand mathematical concepts.
Mathematical conceptual understanding in the PYP: Part 1
In this two-part series a PYP coordinator describes a process to develop conceptual understanding in mathematics.
Design cycle and unit of inquiry
A PYP coordinator narrates how grade 2 students used the MYP design cycle and command terms in working on their unit of inquiry task. Inquiry involves an active engagement with the environment in an effort to make sense of the world, and consequent reflection on the connections between the experiences encountered and the information gathered. […]
Change ahead
This article illustrates a transition journey from PYP to MYP. For the last 3 years, educators in my department (IB Language Acquisition / foreign language) have been working hard at enriching and diversifying our appreciation for diverse approaches to teaching; as well as at broadening our explorations of learner-centered practices that benefit inquiry-based teaching and […]
Creating for understanding
This blog post talks about exploring different forms of technology as part of the transdisciplinary theme How we express ourselves. During a unit under the transdisciplinary theme How we express ourselves, we explored how technology can be a modern language of human expression. We began working around the tool or app of the day to […]