Approach to transdisciplinary learning:
Effective collaboration
Planning process
PYP schools commit and support collaboration to improve the learning experiences and student outcome
Teachers collaborate within and beyond year level teams
Students demonstrate agency and their capacity to take action for their own learning by collaboration with teachers and peers
Collaborative teaching practices between year level and subject specialist teachers come in different forms and include co-constructed supported and stand alone learning experiences.
consider how to organize planning meetings
establish a clear purpose
identify shared values and understandings around the benefits of collaboration
have access to the people and materials that inform and support the process
agree on ways to document communicate and share the ongoing process of planning and reflection
Collaboration between year level and subject specialist teachers
Collaboration within and beyond the learning community
other students who have a particular passion or interest
colleagues working in different section of the school
parents and extended family members
experts and professionals in various fields within the local and global community
collaborative practice
ways of working
scenarios
supported learning experiences
Distinguishing feature of transdisciplinary learning :
appreciation for collective interpretation and reinterpretation of knowledge
appreciation for rigor in debate and discussion
respect for the contribution of other subjects to inquiry
engagement with ideas different to ones own
openness towards other perspectives
Making Time for collaboration
Supporting ongoing and effective collaboration
Supporting student agency
Identifying purpose and conceptual focus
establishing learning goals
designing engaging learning experiences
making flexible use of resources
integrated assessment