curriculum overview teachers 2014 15

Curriculum Overview for 2014-15“Education is the most powerful weapon

which you can use to change the world.”

― Nelson Mandela

Goals for this session…

O Nuts and Bolts of the curriculum

-IB Update

-Planning for Inquiry

-Updated Curriculum and

Assessment binder

IB/PYP Updates

Check it out…OCC!

Who Cares?

O Stronger focus Trans-disciplinary skills

O Transition to MYP and their assessment of

the ALT’s

O Addressing the feedback from the PYP

Evaluation (Nov 2013)

Planning for Inquiry

O Single Subject integration meetings will be

moved into the PYP Planning meetings

O Single Subject classes will (at least)

integrate into two UOI’s (evidence of

integration on UOI Planner)

O Thursday afternoons-Meet the needs of

the school and Single Subject teacher

meetings

1st to 4th week of UOI

Discuss result of tuning-in

Use of formative assessment data to inform inquiry

Review summative

How are you using student questioning in lesson planning?

Specialist integration (both ways)

1 Week before UOI begins

Discuss activities that truly tune-in students to the central idea

Integration with specialist

All agree on summative task

2-3 Weeks before the UOI begins

Review the CI, Lines of Inquiry, Conceptual Understandings, Specialist Integration

Begin brainstorming using student data, personal experiences and relevant content

ReflectionO There will be a heavy focus on:

Curriculum and Assessment Binder

O Please add these to your C and A binder:

O Updated Assessment that Drives Inquiry

section

O Evidence of Feedback (Expectations)

O Reporting Calendar

O Updated Math/Language Yearlong

Planners

Questions?

O 2 minutes…If you have any

questions…ask three people around you.

O Unanswered questions?

Transition Cycle