Ibpyp Category Ii Workshop – Pedagogy & Learning

This past times calendar week I participated inwards an in-school workshop called, Teaching as well as Learning. My schoolhouse chose this workshop because nosotros were told it is a adept 1 to create subsequently the Category 1 workshop, Making the PYP Happen. We invited an extremely knowledgeable workshop leader past times thus elevate of Sally Wen. The workshop was delivered bilingually, which was highly beneficial inwards our context.

Sally modelled for us what a PYP classroom looks like. She shared a break of strategies for delivering dynamic lessons. Here I would similar to portion closed to of them alongside you:

Shapes for Grouping

1. The constant themes of the workshop were ‘grouping as well as regrouping’ & ‘learners socially constructing meaning’. As each player came inwards the door on the commencement twenty-four hours they were asked to accept 1 of the 25 coloured shapes on the commencement table. We were asked to acquire inwards groups according to our colour. (This likewise served every bit a covert agency to accept attendance.)

KWL Chart

2. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wonderwall was posted. This contained iii columns: 'Know', 'Want to know' as well as 'I possess got learned'. Sally was able to come across what nosotros wanted to know subsequently this activeness as well as changed her plans accordingly. This was a adept instance of constructivism.

3. In gild to convey the grouping dorsum together nosotros learned that asset upwardly your mitt was real effective. You thus hold off for everybody inwards the grouping to heighten their hands. This reaches learners who are kinesthetic, well as well as visual. You should non brand oculus contact when doing this.

4. We were asked to trouble upwardly inwards dissimilar ways. An instance of this was to trouble upwardly silently according to your nascency date. It is thus slow to break off learners for the newt grouping activity. Other variations could be: height, years pedagogy or length of your hair.

Concentric Circles

5. We learned concentric circles. This is a adept grouping activeness that allows yous to acquire a grouping to focus on 4 aspects. In out instance the commencement circle was your name, thus a learner profile attribute that best describes you, thus what would brand this workshop worthwhile as well as in conclusion something almost yous that non many people know.

6. Another grouping strategy nosotros learned was called, ‘Gourmet partners’. This is similar to clock partners but nutrient is used instead of numbers. We would live on asked to dyad off alongside our ‘pizza partner’ for a dyad activity. Sally ever had us state give cheers yous to our partners.

7. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 differentiation strategy nosotros learned was to alter the coloring fabric as well as font or our slides. Key words are underlined. All of these strategies acquire inwards easier for non-mother natural language students to easily discovery the principal message.

Mathematics

8. Sally likewise modelled questioning for us. This is a real of import business office of the PYP. Sally used an ikon of turtles inwards a refrigerator thus asked us for our thoughts. She would skillfully enquire questions to deepen as well as interrogation our assumptions. Questions like: “Why create yous recollect that?”, “Can yous portion what yous are thinking correct now?” as well as “Can yous tell me closed to more?”. Paraphrase as well as thus motion on.

Tool Kit

There were a break of other topics covered during this grooming but inwards this post I am only sharing closed to of the research strategies. The complet listing is aboveI learned a lot!