MYP PD WEEK
Sharpening each other and share with those who have never trained
set up strategies and ensure proper communication
HOD
Mission: towards excellence
new ideas and creativity
we should think beyond the principal agenda
Skills
move the whole department as a group
Look for people who are creative to give PD to other members
Get to know what ever takes place in each class
get ideas and views from all members
minutes should always be made and sent to the principal
Incase you need material in the science we should have ask for them
Trips are compulsory: to different industries, outside class room
access to teachers quick school to check entries/ isams
managing departmental resource and budgets, but always ask for every thing that we need
we are responsible and answerable? materials, curriculum, , marks,
is the teacher teaching the right curriculum
we should have ears on the ground
publications and magazines: what is happening in the science world, look
it does not matter to be the smartest and other non shinny
involved in recruiting of the teachers
evaluating fellow team mates
role to the learners
what is the learners need?
to discuss students academic progress
compare learners from different classes and way
Are teachers on the same page, students scores and assessments
report on performance, and what are needed
home work: should be too much. , set a policy on homeworks () donot give too much
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we must be doing things the real right way as (experts) always seek information
read everything about MYP
Vertical and horizontal collaboration
ask for time incase there is need to COLLABORATE
How many meetings do we need in the term
Plan critically
give specific merits for a particular actiivity: i.e comming early, doing activity on board
celebrate higher achievers
how do we help the higher achievers and weak achievers
November first visitation, Unit planners, delivery of lessons, IB visit in march , the whole school in order to get authorized
no E assessment, but next years we
18 for six hours group 1 /21 for six hours August we a
standard and practices that need to be in place : this is a must, we should be able to explain
What is the IB philosophy,
Do we have enough resources
Lets state what is missing
Reading is a must the standard and practices
the
Subject Guide and Standard and practices (we should ensure and remind them every time)
intercultural awareness international mindedness, how are we going implement it, activities in class, ATL mapping
how will learners be engaged in the learner profile
request wall boards, decorate the class
how many wall boards do we need.
Unit planners should be complete
Grading: ,Reporting, develop a template for teachers to use during assessment i.e.
keeping records, celebraiting a given learner profile all those records should be there
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