Sharing at faculty meeting

Hello Everyone! Trust everyone is having a great school year. It's been quiet on this platform and I apologize for my silence.

I have been very busy with my master's program.

Two weeks back, I had the honor of hosting my faculty members in my classroom. I showed them around the room and shared my reflections from my last professional development workshop. This is a summary of what I shared:

I reflected on three key areas that resonated with me after participating in the ‘Making the PYP Happen’ online course.

Key Concepts: I talked about the importance of the key concepts in guiding planning and the lines of inquiry. I also shared my understanding of  their importance in allowing students to ‘dig deeper’ with their inquiry.

 Transdisciplinary Skills:  I talked about their importance and also the need to teach the skills and support children’s self-evaluation of their understanding of these skills as well as the Learner Profile.

 Assessment: The course has caused me to re-think assessment. 
 
Assessment has multiple purposes:
 
            i.      Assessment for Learning to help improve teaching and learning and is Formative
            ii.      Assessment as Learning which is student driven and Formative
            iii.      Assessment of learning which tells us what children know and understand and is Summative.


I hope you found my sharing meaningful.

I will write more soon.......

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