Collaborative Planning in the PYP
Planning within the Primary Years Program is very collaborative and is an ongoing process. The Grade 2 Homeroom and EAL teachers at ISNS meet to collaborate 5 times a week with various coordinators (PYP, Literacy, Math, Technology, and the Principal). As teachers from various educational and cultural backgrounds and experiences, we are constantly learning new strategies and ideas from each other.
Based on our reflections, assessment moderations and discussions, we plan and design our Units of Inquiry, as well as our Math and Literacy units. As a team we create lessons, activities, formative and summative assessments in an attempt to continually improve authentic teaching and the inquiry cycle within our classrooms.
IB Standards & Practices
1. Teaching and learning aligns with the requirements of the program(s).
b. The classroom teacher takes responsibility at least for the language of instruction, mathematics, social studies and science to support the PYP model of transdisciplinary teaching and learning.
2. Teaching and learning engages students as inquirers and thinkers.
a. The school ensures that inquiry is used across the curriculum and by all teachers.
3. Teaching and learning builds on what students know and can do.
a. Teaching and learning addresses the competencies, experiences, learning needs and styles of students.
7. Teaching and learning addresses the diversity of student language needs, including those for students learning in a language(s) other than mother tongue.
8. Teaching and learning demonstrates that all teachers are responsible for language development of students.
9. Teaching and learning uses a range and variety of strategies.
10. Teaching and learning differentiates instruction to meet students' learning needs and styles.
a. The school provides for grouping and regrouping of students for a variety of learning purposes.