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Caleb Greenwood Elementary School

Explore how Caleb Greenwood Elementary is engaging in the IB Primary Years Program, focusing on fostering a caring school community, technology integration, inclusive practices, and more.

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Caleb Greenwood Elementary School

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  1. Caleb Greenwood Elementary School The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Candidate School Year One 13-14 Community Meeting May 13, 2013

  2. Video: PYP Overview • http://blogs.ibo.org/ibtv/?p=265 • Produced by the International Baccalaureate Organization

  3. The IB learner profile • Inquirers: acquire skills to conduct inquiry and research; actively enjoy learning • Knowledgeable: explore concepts, ideas, and issues that have local and global significance • Thinkers: apply thinking skills critically and creatively • Communicators: understand and express ideas confidently in more than one language; work effectively with others • Principled: act with integrity and honestly; take responsibility for actions • Open-Minded: accustomed to seeking and evaluating a range of points of view; willing to grow from experience

  4. The ib learner profile • Caring: show empathy, compassion, and respect towards others; personal commitment to service and making a positive difference • Risk-takers: approach unfamiliar situations with courage and forethought; independence of spirit to explore new roles and ideas • Balanced: understand importance of intellectual, physical, and emotional balance • Reflective: assess own strengths and limitations in order to support their learning and personal development

  5. Completion of Consideration Phase • IB Leadership Team has been established • Teachers have established weekly collaborative planning time and have “tried out” one IB unit • 12-13 Professional Development has focused on Common Core Standards and inquiry-based instruction • Application for Candidacy has been submitted • Principal and teachers registered to attend IB Curriculum Development training in June/July- returning teachers and new teachers

  6. PYP Candidacy Year One 13-14 • Begin working with IB PYP Consultant • PYP Coordinator will be hired to support implementation of PYP and facilitate integration of the arts • Teachers and Principal will have access to IB worldwide school network • Continue to develop IB units and introduce IB Learner Profile to students • IB Leadership Team will work with community to begin work on Assessment Policy and Language Policy

  7. PYP Candidacy Year One 13-14: site Specific goals • Implement new Wellness Policy and Caring School Community program in order to support integration of IB Learner Profile • School wide Community Building • Cross-Age Buddies • Class Meetings • Homeside Activities • Provide professional development for teacher on effectively integrating technology with IB Units and hire a technology instructional aide (funded by PTSO)

  8. PYP Candidacy Year One 13-14: site Specific goals • Continue work on Common Core Standards with focus on Literacy and implementation of inquiry-based reading and writing workshop • Improve our implementation of Inclusive Practices • Collaborate with SCUSD Special Education Dept. to ensure we are moving towards a neighborhood school model; students may attend only if Caleb Greenwood is their neighborhood school or they apply through Open Enrollment or permit • Continue professional development with both general ed and special ed teachers on co-teaching and effectively differentiating curriculum for all levels of students • Schedule more time for small group instruction for students needing additional support or specialized instruction • Establish GATE Committee made up of parents and teachers to ensure that our GATE identified students are also getting needed differentiation and support

  9. Videos: reading workshop in action • Grade 6: Analyzing Points of View in a Persuasive Text: Whole Group • http://vimeo.com/55951301 • Grade 4: Using a Learning Progression to Support Self Assessment and Writing about Themes in Literature: Small Group • http://vimeo.com/55951743 From The Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University

  10. Feedback, dialogue, questions

  11. Looking ahead to 13-14 School year • IB Training for Mrs. Whitten and teachers: June 28-July 1 • Kindergarten Back to School Breakfast: Saturday, August 24th • Back to School Ice Cream Social: Thursday, August 29th • First Day of the 13-14 school year: September 3rd!

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