What is a PYP education ?

GLOBAL CONTEXTS / LIFELONG LEARNERS

International mindedness

Language

Learner Profile

POI

TRANSDISCIPLINARITY

Units of Inquiry

6 themes

  • Who we are
  • Where we are in place and time
  • How we express ourselves
  • How the world works
  • How we organise ourselves
  • Sharing the planet

Student agency

Collaboration across discipline

Conceptual understanding

Explicit teaching
Subject specific knowledge

Central idea

Key concepts + related concepts

Lines of inquiry

ATL

CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING

Concept based inquiry

Based on :

  • student prior learning
  • interest/experience

Big idea :

  • broad
  • abstract
  • timeless
  • universal

Key concepts

  • Form
  • Function
  • Causation
  • Change
  • Connection
  • Perspective
  • Responsibility

frame the UOI

set of questions

transdisciplinary themes

Promotes :

  • cross-cultural understanding
  • inclusive learning
  • enrich teaching and learning

Stretch and challenge

Stimulate critical thinking
Expand thinking
Connect learning
Support transfer of knowledge

ATL

5 ATL (+ sub skills)

  • Thinking
  • Research
  • Communication
  • Social
  • Self-management

Complement :

  • LP
  • knowledge
  • conceptual understanding
  • inquiry

Learn how to learn:

  • self-regulated learners
  • questions
  • set effective goals

Student agency:
learning as an active
and dynamic process

Inside and outside the POI

INQUIRY

related concepts

Student agency

Purposeful and authentic

International mindedness

Student/teacher collaboration

Student-led learning

ASSESSEMENT

Informs learning
and teaching

What
Why
How

Self-efficacy
Self-adjusting learners

FEEDBACK

  • reflection and action
  • learning adjustment and self-efficacy
  • continuous improvement
  • celebrate success

Feedback
Feedforward

3 types of feedback:

  • knowledge or skills
  • learning process
  • self-regulation skills

Peer-feedback

  • learning adjustment
  • student understanding

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

  • safe and inclusive
  • engaging
  • multiple learning spaces
  • flexible learning
  • digital connectivity

pedagogy/design connection

resources

  • collaboration
  • agency
  • student identity
  • action---reaction = learning