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Presentation Overview. What is the International Primary Curriculum (IPC)? Sharing good practice at IPC. 3: new pieces of information. 2: interesting pieces of information. 1: question. Do we know any Calvins ?. What is the IPC?. Curriculum driven by inquiry.
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Presentation Overview • What is the International Primary Curriculum (IPC)? • Sharing good practice at IPC. • 3: new pieces of information. • 2: interesting pieces of information. • 1: question.
What is the IPC? • Curriculum driven by inquiry. • Ownership and engaged learning; critical thinking; using and challenging MI; trans-disciplinary • Curriculum driven by key concepts and skills. • Key concepts • Definition: an idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars; a construct. • Skills • key trans-disciplinary skills are necessary for understanding, constructing and communicating key concepts.
What is the IPC? • Curriculum driven by constructivism. • Piaget and Vygotsky • Stages of development • Movement from teacher centred to student centred. • Self discovery • Importance of cooperative learning • “Zone of proximal development” • Curriculum driven by international mindedness (independence and interdependence)
Global Themes, Local Heritage International- mindedness Assessment For Learning Personal Development Brain-friendly IPC Thematic Creative and Challenging Skills Focused General overview
Examples • Assessment • Unit (exit) • Skill • Content through inquiry/discovery
IPC Examples • His / Geo • Multicultural approach • Synthesizing research / content in creative ways • Cooperative learning
Science progression • Early years Milepost 1 • Milepost 2 • Milepost 3
Art and technology • Interactive • Integrated • Displayed
Displays • Milepost 1
Display • Milepost 2
Display • Milepost 3
How you can get involved. • Look at the PBS curriculum statement on our webpage. • Supply resources from home and host country • Respond to requests for help • Talk to the children about their learning and what they have been doing.
Summary Thanks for listening! Any questions?