This article shows fifth graders reflecting on learning experiences during their first unit of inquiry of the school year, How we express ourselves.
Archive | transdisciplinary learning
transdisciplinary themes: who we are, where we are in place and time, how the world works, how we express ourselves, sharing the planet, how we organize ourselves
Empowering students and giving them ownership
This article looks at students taking full ownership of the inquiry process from primary years all the way up to grade 5.
21st century storytellers
This article gives examples of the use of technology in storytelling to explore the theme ‘How we express ourselves’.
Conceptual provocations
A PYP coordinator demonstrates his approach to the transdisciplinary theme of ‘Sharing the planet’.
Maps and infographics to provoke inquiry
In this article you will read about strategies and ideas to provoke inquiry and engage students in questioning and searching for a deeper meaning.
How we express ourselves: A kindergarten inquiry
This article talks about unplanned events that are powerful in enabling students to make personal and emotional connections to their own first hand experiences which is a key to deeper understanding.