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Confessions of a PYP Teacher
This podcast is for any teacher who is seeking for ways to enrich the learning in their classroom without breaking the bank. We will explore the simple steps on how to turn the traditional learning experience into one founded on practices of the PYP in 10 to 20 minute episodes. The PYP is part of the International Baccalaureate program, which focuses on developing the whole child by allowing students to create their own meaning from learning. If you’re not a PYP teacher, don’t worry. We’ll be sharing ideas that can be applied to your learning setting, because good practice can be used anywhere. https://thinkchat2020.weebly.com/podcast
Confessions of a PYP Teacher
C6 (Challenge): Evidencing the Inquiry
As we are looking to assess student understanding, are we considering the entire journey and not just content objectives? Things to consider when looking back:
- Do students understand the WHY of the unit and how is this demonstrated?
- Did they engage in a variety of inquiry thinking?
- Have we addressed the questions in our A-Z planner?
- Do students know how to ask a variety of questions?
- Have they gone through different stages of inquiry to stretch their thinking?
To authentically assess a child, we need to see the big picture of student ability. This is especially important with inquiry-based learning, since it tends to be more hands-on in nature. How do we assess inquiry? How do we find a balance between collecting data on a child and evidence of student growth. Do we know the difference?
According to the IB, there are four dimensions of assessment that need to be considered when evaluating a child. This provides a broader and more richer evaluation of student progress. The four dimensions include:
- monitoring - collecting evidence of student progress to make goals
- documenting - collecting and displaying the process of learning
- measuring - capturing student understanding at one point in time
- reporting - sharing and celebrating student growth throughout the year
The four dimensions of assessment help to balance the purpose of collecting data and evidence with student goal-setting.
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