It’s been an exciting summer of continuing education,
book study, planning, relaxing and traveling. I have tried to fit it all in and
I can’t believe that the five weeks are coming to an end.
I promised a while back that I would “re-launch” this
blog with a renewed focus on the PYP. There are so many teacher bloggers out
there that offer so much wonderful insight and creative products that can be
used in the classroom. There is, however, a much smaller group of bloggers that
address the IB and even fewer that focus on the PYP. I would like to share my
journey with all of you as I learn more about conceptual teaching and guiding
students through inquiry. The topics that we will discuss and the tips you will
get can be applied universally to your teaching regardless of whether you teach
in an IB school or a Title 1 School. I
hope you’ll find value in what you read here and hope that you contribute to
the discussions. I am learning so much and continue to learn from other
teachers. I am so grateful for bloggers and all the amazing collaborative
spirit that they bring to the table.
I spent the last weekend of the school year at an IB
training course in Zurich. It was an amazing and enlightening experience. I
felt full of great ideas and left with a clearer understanding of what the PYP
is all about. While I understood the 5 essential elements before going to the
training, I came away with a clearer picture for myself.
I have created a PYP Synopsis that I will be using to
pre-plan all six of my units this year. I’m posting it here for you if you
would like to use it as well. For those of you not familiar with the elements I
will be addressing them for the next 5 weeks on my IB Thursday posts.
In celebration of this re-launching occasion I am posting a little freebie. It's my Daily Schedule Labels. Just print, laminate and attach a magnet to the back or use it on a bulletin board or a pocket chart.
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