1.Whatisourpurpose?

Toinquireintothefollowing:

transdisciplinarytheme

Cass/grade:Grades4&5

Agegroup:9&10yearolds

Howweorganizeourselves:Aninquiryintotheinterconncectednessof humanmadesystemsandcommunitiesthestructureandfunctionof organizationssocietaldecisionmakingeconomicactivitiesandtheirimpacton humankindandtheenvironment.

centralidea

School: PSI Title:Puttingonashow

Schoolcode:1124

Planningandorganizingaperformancerequiresthoughtfuldecisionmaking.

Teacher(s):LeslieMaslowJauhiainen Date:October2013 Summativeassessmenttask(s): Whatarethepossiblewaysofassessingstudentsunderstandingofthecentral idea?Whatevidence,includingstudentinitiatedactions,willwelookfor? Proposedduration:numberofhours 2.Whatdowewanttolearn?

Whatarethekeyconcepts(form,function,causation,change,connection,perspective, responsibility,reflection)tobeemphasizedwithinthisinquiry?2or3concepts. form:whatdoesaprograminclude,need,andlooklike? function:Howdoestheprogramwork?Whoplayswhatroles? responsibility:Whodoeswhatandhowwillthisturnoutintheend,howwillthechoices affecttheoutcome? Relatedconcepts: Whatlinesofinquirywilldefinethescopeoftheinquiryintothecentralidea?(maximum4) Whatmakesagood,balancedprogram? Whowillberesponsibleforwhichpart? Howcanwereflectontheprogramafterwardsandlearnwhatmighthavemadeitbetter? Whatteacherquestions/provocationswilldrivetheseinquiries? Whatdoyouthinkmakesanenjoyableprogramforanaudience? Whatarethedifferentjobs/rolesthatareneededforittobesuccessful? Whataredifferentwaysinwhichtocontributeinagrouptothesuccessofaprogram?

overnumberofweeks67wks

Articulate:MakealistofWHATtheyhavelearnedingroups:drawingconclusionsin smallgroupsandindividually.Summinguptheirunderstandingofwhatwasneeded inordertoorganizetheperformance. WrittenEvidence:GroupandpersonalreflectionsbeforeANDaftertheperformance, aboutwhattheylearned,howtheyworked,whatresponsibilitiestheytook. Demonstrate:Ongoing,onfilmaswellthroughouttheentireprocess.Intheend,the lastproductoftheprocesswillbetheirperformance..

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3.Howmightweknowwhatwehavelearned? ThiscolumnshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithHowbestmightwelearn? Whatarethepossiblewaysofassessingstudentspriorknowledgeandskills? Whatevidencewillwelookfor? Studentquestionsaskedduringclassdiscussionsandlearning. Watchingapreviousclassperformanceandreflectingonit

4.Howbestmightwelearn? Whatarethelearningexperiencessuggestedbytheteacherand/orstudentsto encouragethestudentstoengagewiththeinquiriesandaddressthedriving questions? Tuningin Watchingapreviousperformance,aswellasotherperformancesanddiscussing whatwasgoodorcouldbebetter

Sortingout/findingout Speakingtorealperformers/watchinginterviewsaboutperforming,

Goingfurther Creatingashowononesown,orperformanceorevencritiquingaliveperformance

Drawingconclusions/reflecting/acting Whatarethepossiblewaysofassessingstudentlearninginthecontextofthelines ofinquiry?Whatevidencewillwelookfor? Selfreflection,watchingatapedconcertoftheperformance.

Thewholeprocessofputtingtogetherthisconcertwillbefilmed..Thestudentswill haveachancetoassessthemselvesfrombeginningtoend.Groupworkwithactivity sheetswillbeintheirnotebooks,includingwhattheyalreadyknowaboutconcert goingtoorganizing,assigningroles,andtheactualconcertitself.Theywillbethe onesthatareintheconcert,performintheconcert,andtakeresponsibilityforthe actualconcertitselfwithhelpfromtheteacher.

Whatopportunitieswilloccurfortransdisciplinaryskillsdevelopmentandforthe developmentoftheattributesofthelearnerprofile?

Thestudentswillbetakingtheresponsibilitytoorganizeacommunityconcert, primarilyfortheirparents.Thiswilldevelopmanyskills,butthefocuswillbeon: communicationskillssuchaslistening,speaking,presentingandnonverbal communicationinmusic

Goingfurther

Selfmanagementskillssuchasorganization,timemanagementandcodesof behaviour

Independencewillbenecessaryalongwithcooperationandcommitment. Drawingconclusions/reflecting/acting

5.Whatresourcesneedtobegathered? Whatpeople,places,audiovisualmaterials,relatedliterature,music,art,computersoftware,etc,willbeavailable? Concertvenueoutsideofschoolisbooked.Instruments,programs,computerprogramstocreatetheprogram,aswellaslightsandsoundequipmentprovidedbythe venue.

Howwilltheclassroomenvironment,localenvironment,and/orthecommunitybeusedtofacilitatetheinquiry? Wewillbeusingthelocalcommunitytheatreinordertoputontheshow,includingtheirstage,lights,andsound Wewilluseclassroominstrumentsandmaterialstouseintheconcert.

6.Towhatextentdidweachieveourpurpose? Assesstheoutcomeoftheinquirybyprovidingevidenceofstudentsunderstanding ofthecentralidea.Thereflectionsofallteachersinvolvedintheplanningand teachingoftheinquiryshouldbeincluded.

7.TowhatextentdidweincludetheelementsofthePYP? Whatwerethelearningexperiencesthatenabledstudentsto: developanunderstandingoftheconceptsidentifiedinWhatdowewanttolearn? demonstratethelearningandapplicationofparticulartransdisciplinaryskills? developparticularattributesofthelearnerprofileand/orattitudes? Ineachcase,explainyourselection.

Howyoucouldimproveontheassessmenttask(s)sothatyouwouldhaveamore accuratepictureofeachstudentsunderstandingofthecentralidea.

Whatwastheevidencethatconnectionsweremadebetweenthecentralideaand thetransdisciplinarytheme?

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8.Whatstudentinitiatedinquiriesarosefromthelearning? Recordarangeofstudentinitiatedinquiriesandstudentquestionsandhighlight anythatwereincorporatedintotheteachingandlearning.

9.Teachernotes

Atthispointteachersshouldgobacktobox2Whatdowewanttolearn?and highlighttheteacherquestions/provocationsthatweremosteffectiveindrivingthe inquiries.

Whatstudentinitiatedactionsarosefromthelearning? Recordstudentinitiatedactionstakenbyindividualsorgroupsshowingtheirability toreflect,tochooseandtoact.