being a mentor at the exhibition
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Claudia FayadPYP Coordinator
Colegio Colombo Británico
Being a Mentor at The Exhibition
*STUDENTS *Follow a more teacher– *Structure & plan structured approach independently
*TEACHERS *Grade teachers mostly*Other teachers in school—mentors
*TIME *Regular planning times *More prep time throughout school year
*CLOSING *A more modest celebration *A bigger event with the whole community
*REFLECTION *More teacher-structured *Done via Journaling & learning logs
*TRANSDISCIPLINARY *One-to-one correspondence *All can be applied— THEMES regardless of topic
*CENTRAL IDEA *Created by teachers *Created by students*KEY CONCEPTS*Some are selected *All must be included*SKILLS *Some are selected *All groups included*ATTITUDES *Some are selected *All must be included*PROFILE *Some are selected *All must be included
ATTRIBUTES *THE PLANNER *The official one, by teachers *An adapted one, by
students
Unit of Inquiry The Exhibition
Personal Inquiry model It elicits meaningful
connections in students It has the benefit of tapping
into students’ interests and ensuring that they are fired up on the issue
It is more student-centred, therefore more conducive to differentiation
The challenge is being able to find a common, underlying theme—one that encompasses a single, big idea
It stresses significant concepts
It is much easier to manage because of its narrower focus
The advantage is to have everyone centred around an issue that is important to the school
It tends to be more conducive to action
BUT it is school-centred, not student centred
Our choice: Personal Inquiry
Collaborative Inquiry Model
The Exhibition should be a celebration of learning— so, unless we take
into account students’ interests, there’ll be nothing celebrative about putting in that much work
You can see ANY issue or student interest under ANY Transdisciplinary Theme!
There is nothing wrong with leaving Sharing the Planet (or any other Transdisciplinary Theme, for that matter) as the common one for all students, since concepts do not belong to any particular Theme but are Transdisciplinary—therefore, ALL can be made to relate to ONE common Theme!
Our Theme: Sharing the Planet
Knowledge of the elements of the Programme is CRITICAL –so we’ll ‘stick within the programme’ (just try to imagine yourselves “explaining the inner workings of the PYP” to a Bach teacher!)
Some of us should be left out—this could unjustly favour some group in terms of time and/or resources—plus, they should work with ALL students
We are not that comfortable with the idea of allowing parents to mentor—just yet
Our Mentors
Prepare bilingually—to be ready for any audience
Depending on the issue and M.O.—for instance, if interviews in Spanish are going to be required
Presentation in one language and display or slide show in another
Have students prepare 3 presentations: In English, for school visitors In Spanish, for parents—most of them, anywayA simplified version for First & Second graders
Our Languages
In little stands, and also with a big audienceBoth approaches are mixedDifferent venues allow everyone in the
community to see everything about The Exhibition during that week
Our choice of venue
Opening as a whole group with motivation by drama club to ‘prime’ the audience for what they´re going to see in the gym
Mentors are there, encouraging parents to go elsewhere after seeing their child’s presentation —Coordinator & Head nicely make sure parents don’t wander outside
Gather everybody together at the end—a chance to celebrate and thank mentors
Ebb-&-flow approach in the evening
Use the time to show ‘emotional’ video summarising the process—make sure shots from the actual night are included!
Have a huge mural for parents to write their feedback
But additionally send a slip home for more formal feedback
More ideas for staging
What is the role of mentors in The Exhibition?
HART’S LADDER OF PARTICIPATION
This happens when projects or programs are initiated by young people and decision-making is shared between young people and adults.
These projects empower young people while at the same time enabling them to access and learn from the life experience and expertise of adults.
8) Young people-initiated, shared decisions with adults
This step is when young people initiate and direct a project or program.
Adults are involved only in a supportive role.
7) Young people-initiated and directed
This is somewhat controversial an issue for many people working with and around young people.
Essentially, the debate is which of these levels of participation is actually the most meaningful?
Both arguments have merit; ultimately, it is up to us to determine which form of decision-making best fits with our needs.
Roger Hart's Ladder of Participation shows young people-initiated, shared decisions with adults as the top form of young people's participation, followed immediately by young people-initiated and directed.
The 7/8 Debate
MENTORING FOR THE EXHIBITIONWhat is it and it is not
A tutorAn editorA proofreaderA guardianA disciplinarianAn expert in the topic chosenAn advocate for the group
An Exhibition Mentor is NOT
An inquiry consultant for a group of youngsters
who meets with them on a weekly basis to provide not only feeback
but “feed-forward” in order to guide them
towards a successful Exhibition
AN EXHIBITION MENTOR IS
The Inquiry Cycle
1
2
4
35
67
Planning
Focusing and Preparing
Finding Information
Using Information
Synthesis
Evaluation
Action
Meet with your assigned group each week for a double period (block)
Dedicate yourself to guiding your group’s inquiry to the best of your knowledge and ability, according to guidelines given, and within the PYP framework and IB philosophy
Maintain frequent and open communication with your student’s classroom teacher
You will be required to
As a mentor you don’t need to be an expert in the chosen topic—conduct your own inquiry if necessary!
The main purpose in The Exhibiton (or any transdisciplinary unit of inquiry) is quite different from achieving topic expertise
Quote by Mel Levine: “an affinity can bring on expertise.”
The issue of ‘expertise’
Community Theme www.ibo.orgThe OCC http://occ.ibo.org
IB Exhibition Guidelines (e-library)Forums (green bar on the left)View Resources (search)Home Page (exhibition samples grid)
Google it! You-tube it!
Resources
Communication mentor-teacher is VITAL—the teacher needs to follow up on what the mentor is doing
Log for information exchangeAgenda for each mentor meetingAims for the following meeting must be clearAll goes in the folder kept by the class teacherKeep things simple, quick
INFORMATION to teachers andFEEDBACK to mentors is crucial
Mentor-Teacher Communication
Classroom teachers should keep a folder for each group to keep track of work done by mentors
Guidelines and forms must be clear to avoid confusion, overlapping and misunderstandings
The PYP Coordinator needs access to all those folders to supervise progress
Folders
Everyone in school needs to understand the importance of The Exhibition in order to make valuable contributions
Collaboration:Among teachersAmong students Among teachers and students
Wikis—use is compulsory this year!
Collaboration
ASSESSMENTPlanning for Evaluation of the Exhibition
Assessing individual student learning within The Exhibition
Assessing The Exhibition as a processAssessing the elements of the PYP within the
school using The Exhibition as a toolAssessing the implementation of the
Programme
Assessment
PYP EssentialElements
Assessment: The Student
CONCEPTS
ACTION
ATTITUDES
SKILLSKNOWLEDGE
Understanding
Content to find out
Some application
Feelings and Interactions
To do independently
Even though it formally appears as a DP consideration, students need to start learning about making sure they avoid plagiarism
Agreement on a single format for bibliography for the entire school, and training Exhibition students in how to use it is crucial: APA
Academic Honesty
Policy can be found in the green, left-hand column at the OCC
Reflect on it, share it with studentsWhy do students cut & paste? Because they
lack the skills to process information—so they take the easy way out
The key is really in the prompt—don’t say ‘bring info on…’—instead, ask for a product which requires processing of information
Model it—WALK THE TALK!
Guiding BookletThe PlannerTimeline
More Documents needed
Thank you for volunteering!
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