PYP at Scotch College
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Key Concepts WA Curriculum Trans- disciplinary Themes Approaches Learner Profile to Learning Attributes
Curriculum: Curriculum for reporting & assessment of the Junior School Curriculum & philosophy for Early Years education
Guided Inquiry
Inquiry Task examples • Tuning In: Inquire about a personal object • Finding out: World Book Online search • Sorting: Priority Ladder of world issues • Going Further: Find a‘relevant’ news article • Reflection: ‘Through the Magic Mirror’ Book • Action: What change will you make or feel?
Key Concepts WA Curriculum Trans- disciplinary Themes Approaches Learner Profile to Learning Attributes
Curriculum: Where we are in place and time An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.
Where we are in place and time: An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories(3) ; homes(1) and journeys; the discoveries, explorations(4) and migrations(5) of humankind ; the relationships(PP) between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations(2), from local and global perspectives(K).
Look at the connection between the Central Idea and Transdisciplinary Theme
Key Concepts WA Curriculum Trans- disciplinary Themes Approaches Learner Profile to Learning Attributes
IB Learner Profile: Inquirers Principled Open-Minded Knowledgeable Caring Thinkers Risk-Takers Balanced Reflective Communicators
IB Learner Profile: Guess who Inquirers Christopher Columbus Principled Cochise Knowledgeable Marie Curie Open-Minded Charles Dickens Thinkers Thomas Edison Caring Elizabeth Fry Risk-Takers Louis Pasteur Balanced Albert Schweitzer Reflective Confucius Communicators Helen Keller
Key Concepts WA Curriculum Trans- disciplinary Themes Approaches Learner Profile to Learning Attributes
Approaches to Learning: • Research • Communication • Social • Thinking • Self-Management
Thinking Skills • Acquisition of knowledge • Comprehension • Application • Analysis • Synthesis • Evaluation • Dialectical thought • Metacognition
Key Concepts WA Curriculum Trans- disciplinary Themes Approaches Learner Profile to Learning Attributes
Key Concepts: Questioning tool Form Perspective What is it like? What are the points of view? Function Connection How does it work? How is it connected to other things? Causation Responsibility Why is it like it is? What is our responsibility? Change Reflection How is it changing? How do we know?
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