Group+4+-+Teaching+and+Learning;+Planning+for+Teaching+and+Learning

FPIP pg 60- 79

=__**TEACHING AND LEARNING**__=



= Learning Expectation: =

Inquiry-based methodology allows for student choice and caters to the development of the whole person.
=What similarities and differences do you think there are in the following methodologies?=

**Constructivism** **Resource-based learning** **Cognitive apprenticeship** **Problem-based learning** **Project-based learning** **Collaborative learning**

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=__**PLANNING FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING**__= //Begin with the end in mind - Habit #2// //7 Habits of Highly Effective People//



= Learning Expectation: = = MYP teachers will create engaging inquiry-based units of study. =

Unit Planner template

= = =How does your unit planer look like? =

__Learning Experiences:__

 * Elbow-partner discussions...**

What is Stage 1? Where do you start when planning a unit?

Content? Unit Question? Area of Interaction (real-life context for learning)? Significant Concept (enduring understanding/"Big Idea")? Assessment? Learning Experiences? Resources?

T**he significant concept for the unit**: Devise an overarching non-content-specific statement that students should retain for the long-term.

that is most appropriate (see note 1). Some practitioners begin to plan for Inquiry at this stage, using Student Learning Expectations from their school or derived from //MYP: from principles into practice.//
 * The area of interaction focus:** Consider the significant concept in order to choose ONE area of interaction

provocative; significant.
 * The MYP unit question:** Questions should be open-ended; relevant and engaging; challenging and

at the assessment task.
 * The summative assessment:** Consider the prescribed minimum tasks(from the Language A guide) to arrive

=Chose a couple of these questions to have a table discussion...consider adding highlights or "ah-haas" on the discussion forum.=


 * •Why would it matter that we consider the significant concept when**
 * choosing the one area of interaction focus?**

**• Why is there only one area of interaction?**

**• Why shouldn’t we make unit questions content specific?**

**• Why are the prescribed minimum tasks important when there are**

**so many possible tasks?**

**• Why is assessment placed in stage 1 of the unit planner?**


 * •What effects might a well-planned unit have on an MYP classroom?**