Eight new Primary Years Programme (PYP) Subject guidance development reports have been published on the PRC. The reports update the current subject guidance review developments over the last 12 months and detail what happens next with each subject.
Why teach conceptually? Many reasons to move to a conceptually focussed framework for curriculum. Learners connect knowledge to build understanding around big ideas of importance that are transferrable and applicable. Meaningful, powerful learning. #conceptsinaction#deeplearning
Critical reading includes 'Inspectional Reading': Reading with a focus on grasping the book as a 'whole thing'--also called 'Systematic skimming.' https://t.co/lg8uFxbTb8
How do you view children? "create an image of children as capable, contributing citizens of the now. Children viewed from this perspective have important stories to share – stories that are responsive to their lives, experiences, and communities." https://t.co/XanuyllzGE
This week's sketch: Empowered Inquiry Spaces and the work of David Thornburg to help students have agency over the physical space to support their learning.
Find them all at https://t.co/lcR9O1pfWX
#inquirymindset#inquiry#aussieed#ukedchat#edchat#ibpyp
As our students return to school in Turkey, I will carry this message to my teams: Now more than ever, we must make sure that the child is seen as expressive and powerful.
Competence and Capacity in the Early Years https://t.co/kg49pmUWuO via @DianeKashin1
Extremely happy to be launching our new #ISUSeniorSchool#ISUWellbeing programme. We recognise that wellbeing is essential to our learning and growth. We’ve identified health, relationships and identity as our core components of wellbeing #ISULearns#ISUDiscoverTheDifference
All too often I hear educators argue about the importance of knowledge. We are having the wrong conversation. Knowledge is still important. It is just no longer the endpoint, It is the through point! Through knowledge, we can engage in complex tasks, the new endpoint! #agency
Unscheduled, unsupervised, playtime is one of the most valuable educational opportunities we give our children. Why Free Play Is the Best Summer School, by @jesslahey https://t.co/eYRr548sDz